Spine
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A retrospective review. ⋯ Use of fusion for ISY has significantly increased and interbody fusion has become the most preferred approach over the study period. Hospital charges and complications were highest for combined anterior-posterior fusions.
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Retrospective case series of one institute database. ⋯ Rod fractures occurred more commonly with titanium rods and connector fractures with cobalt-chromium rods.
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In vitro experimental study. ⋯ N/A.
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Retrospective study of the coronal curvature measurement on ultrasound (US) images with the aid of previous radiographs. ⋯ 3.
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Retrospective Cohort. ⋯ Potentially, the preset exercises of the BR in this study design were not appropriate for the identified subgroup. The results of this study should be replicated in a RCT design that conforms to the necessary methodological steps in the identification of prognostic indicators and clinical prediction rules (CPRs).