Spine
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Multicenter Study
Defining Spino-Pelvic Alignment Thresholds: Should Operative Goals in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Account for Age?
Retrospective review of prospective, multicenter database. ⋯ This study demonstrated that sagittal spino-pelvic alignment varies with age. Thus, operative realignment targets should account for age, with younger patients requiring more rigorous alignment objectives.
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Historical Article
Posterior Arch Defect of the Atlas Associated to Absence of Costal Element of Foramen Transversarium from 16th Century Sardinia (Italy).
A paleopathological case of posterior arch defect of the atlas associated to the absence of costal element of the foramen transversarium. ⋯ N/A.
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Comparative Study
Biomechanics of a Posterior Lumbar Motion Stabilizing Device: In Vitro Comparison to Intact and Fused Conditions.
Nondestructive flexibility tests were performed in vitro, comparing multiple conditions of fixation in a single group of specimens. ⋯ N/A.
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A systematic review with meta-analysis. ⋯ 1.
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Prospective, multicenter cohort study including 8 medical centers of the Cantons Zurich, Lucerne, and Thurgau, Switzerland. ⋯ Obese patients can expect clinical improvement after lumbar decompression for DLSS, but the percentage of patients with a meaningful improvement is lower than in the group of patients with underweight, normal weight, and preobese weight at 6 and 12 months.