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• Spine · Jun 2015

  Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study

  KAST Study: The Kiva System As a Vertebral Augmentation Treatment-A Safety and Effectiveness Trial: A Randomized, Noninferiority Trial Comparing the Kiva System With Balloon Kyphoplasty in Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures.

  The KAST (Kiva Safety and Effectiveness Trial) study was a pivotal, multicenter, randomized control trial for evaluation of safety and effectiveness in the treatment of patients with painful, osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). ⋯ 1.

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• Spine · Jun 2015

  Observational Study

  Magnetic Resonance Neurography of the Lumbar Plexus at the L4-L5 Disc: Development of a Preoperative Surgical Planning Tool for Lateral Lumbar Transpsoas Interbody Fusion (LLIF).

  Observational study. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · Jun 2015

  Comparative Study

  Posterolateral Lumbar Arthrodesis With and Without Interbody Arthrodesis for L4-L5 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: A Comparative Value Analysis.

  Independent retrospective review of prospectively collected data, comparative cohort study. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · Jun 2015

  Undertapping of Lumbar Pedicle Screws Can Result in Tapping With a Pitch That Differs From That of the Screw, Which Decreases Screw Pullout Force.

  Survey of spine surgeons and biomechanical comparison of screw pullout forces. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · Jun 2015

  Review

  Fungal Infections of the Spine.

  Review of the literature. ⋯ 3.

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