Spine
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Meta Analysis Comparative Study
Comparing the Diagnostic Accuracies of F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Detection of Spondylodiscitis: A Meta-analysis.
A meta-analysis. ⋯ 2.
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A retrospective database analysis among Medicare beneficiaries OBJECTIVE.: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of chronic steroid use and chronic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection on rates of surgical site infection (SSI) and mortality in patients 65 years of age and older who were treated with lumbar spine fusion. ⋯ 3.
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A prospective study. ⋯ 2.
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Retrospective cohort study using prospectively collected registry data. ⋯ 3.