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• Spine · Dec 2016

  Review Meta Analysis

  Posterolateral Fusion Versus Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

  Systematic literature review and meta-analysis. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · Dec 2016

  Variations in Occipitocervical and Cervicothoracic Alignment Parameters based on Age: A Prospective Study of Asymptomatic Volunteers using Full-Body Radiographs.

  Cross-Sectional Cohort Study OBJECTIVE.: To describe age-stratified normative values of novel occipitocervical, cervical, and cervicothoracic alignment parameters. ⋯ 4.

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• Spine · Dec 2016

  Variations in Sagittal Alignment Parameters based on Age: A Prospective Study of Asymptomatic Volunteers using Full-Body Radiographs.

  Cross-sectional cohort study. ⋯ 4.

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• Spine · Dec 2016

  Does the Level of Cervical Disc Herniation Surgery Affect Performance-Based Outcomes in National Football League Athletes?

  Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ 4.

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• Spine · Dec 2016

  Predicting Cervical Alignment Required to Maintain Horizontal Gaze Based on Global Spinal Alignment.

  A retrospective cohort. ⋯ Cervical kyphosis may represent normal alignment in a significant number of patients. However, in patients with SVA >50 and greater thoracic kyphosis, cervical lordosis is needed to maintain the gaze. Cervical alignment can be predicted from underlying TK and lumbar lordosis, which may be clinically relevant when considering correction for thoracolumbar or cervical deformityLevel of Evidence: 3.

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