Spine
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Case Reports
Multi-Level 3D Printing Implant For Reconstructing Cervical Spine With Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.
MINI: A 3D printing technology is proposed for reconstructing multilevel cervical spine (C2-C4) after resection of metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma. The personalized porous implant printed in Ti6AL4V provided excellent physicochemical properties and biological performance, including biocompatibility, osteogenic activity, and bone ingrowth effect. ⋯ 5.
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MINI: Posterior hemivertebra resection with anterior structural reconstruction and short segmental fusion may be a reliable procedure for selected patients with scoliokyphosis due to a hemivertebra, providing good correction both on the coronal and sagittal planes, saving mobile segments with lower risk of implants failures. ⋯ 4.
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Biography Historical Article
Louis A. Goldstein MD: A Pioneer in Spinal Deformity Surgery.
MINI: During the first half of the 20th century interest in spinal deformity grew due to common conditions of that era including polio and tuberculosis. This article will discuss Louis Arnold Goldstein, a visionary leader in spinal deformity surgery from Rochester, New York and one of the founders of the Scoliosis Research Society. During the first half of the 20th century interest in spinal deformity grew due to common conditions of that era including polio and tuberculosis. ⋯ Louis A. Goldstein was a talented surgeon, administrator, and clinician scientist. He also started a spine surgery fellowship program that still bears his name and that continues to train complex spine surgeons.
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MINI: Trends in lumbar spinal stenosis surgery are largely unknown outside of the United States. This population-based health record linkage study revealed that complex fusion surgery had a four-fold increase from 2003-2013 in Australia. This surgical procedure increased the risk of complications and resource use compared with decompression surgery alone.
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Observational Study
Predictive Accuracy of SurgimapTM Surgical Planning for Sagittal Imbalance: A Cohort Study.
MINI: Surgical planning in sagittal imbalance is recognized as a key step of treatment to ensure good clinical results. Surgimap is a reliable tool to predict satisfactory postoperative sagittal alignment. Setting by default pelvic tilt to 20° improves predictive value during surgical planning.