Spine
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A case report. ⋯ Electrophysiological monitoring might be useful when intraoperative anatomical findings of the hemodynamic structure are inadequate. Moreover, in our case, intraoperative changes in motor evoked potentials indicated the risk to occlude one of posterior SAs, although it is said that posterior circulation of spinal cord has ischemic tolerance.
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A retrospective, propensity score, multivariate analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) between 2008 and 2011. ⋯ Patients with traumatic spine fractures were more likely to receive surgery if they were insured, regardless of the presence of SCI.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Five-year Follow-up of a Prospective, Randomized Trial Comparing Two Lumbar Total Disc Replacements.
This was a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter study. ⋯ This prospective, randomized study comparing two TDRs found no significant differences in outcomes during 5-year follow-up. Both provided statistically significant improvements by 6 weeks that were maintained. This results support other studies. Serum ion levels in TDR patients were well below the recommended threshold levels to merit monitoring.
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Review Meta Analysis
Minimally Invasive Versus Open Laminectomy for Lumbar Stenosis - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Systematic review with meta-analysis. ⋯ 1.