Spine
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: Wilhelm Schulthess was a pioneer in the treatment of spinal deformities. The Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute in Bologna, Italy, awarded him in 1911 for his work: "pathology and treatment of spinal deformities". In this paper the Swiss Clinician is remembered through the documentation still preserved at the Rizzoli institute.
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Analysis of National Inpatient Sample (NIS), 2004 to 2015. ⋯ 3.
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Detailed clinical information of 13 adult patients with acute atlantal fractures underwent nonoperative treatment was retrospectively studied. "Rule of Spence" was found inaccurate in predicting either integrity of transverse atlantal ligament (TAL) or atlantoaxial stability, whereas Dickman's classification of TAL injury was more superior to "rule of Spence" on both prediction.
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Cost-utility analysis OBJECTIVE.: To compare the cost utility of operative versus nonoperative treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and identity factors that influence cost-utility estimates. ⋯ 2.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Weekly Teriparatide Administration and Preoperative Anterior Slippage of the Cranial Vertebra Next to Fusion Segment < 2 mm Promote Osseous Union After Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
A multicenter case-control study. ⋯ 4.