Spine
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) can be complete or incomplete. The level of injury in SCI is defined as the most caudal segment with motor function rated at greater than or equal to 3/5, with pain and temperature preserved. The standard neurological classification of SCI provided by the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) assigns grades from ASIA A (complete SCI) through ASIA E (normal sensory/motor), with B, C, and D representing varying degrees of injury between these extremes. The most common causes of SCI include trauma (motor vehicle accidents, sports, violence, falls), degenerative spinal disease, vascular injury (anterior spinal artery syndrome, epidural hematoma), tumor, infection (epidural abscess), and demyelinating processes (). (SDC Figure 1, http://links.lww.com/BRS/B91)(Figure is included in full-text article.).
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Review Meta Analysis
Return to Play in Elite Athletes after Lumbar Microdiscectomy: A Meta-Analysis.
Systematic literature review and meta-analysis of English language studies. ⋯ 3.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Two-year Comparative Outcomes of MIS Lateral and MIS Transforaminal Interbody Fusion in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. Part I: Clinical Findings.
A prospective, multicenter, institutional review board (IRB) approved study with randomized and observational study arms. ⋯ 2.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Two-Year Comparative Outcomes of MIS Lateral and MIS Transforaminal Interbody Fusion in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. Part II: Radiographic Findings.
Prospective, multicenter, institutional review board approved study with randomized and observational study arms. ⋯ 2.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Can Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Fusions With rhBMP-2 Be Reduced With Local Depomedrol Application?: A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial.
A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial. ⋯ 1.