Spine
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Risk Factors for Postsurgical Foot Complaints One Year Following Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Surgery.
MINI: Postsurgical foot complaints occurred frequently in 853 degenerative lumbar surgeries (prevalence, 20.6%; n = 176). Risk factor analysis showed that the incidence of postsurgical foot complaint was significantly higher in patients with preoperative foot symptoms (adjusted odds ratio, 5.532) and in those with preoperative sensory deficits on the leg (adjusted odds ratio, 1.904).
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MINI: In this study, respiratory function at the time of extubation can be useful optimal clinical guidelines for weaning and extubation attempts in patients with acute cervical spinal cord injury. Serum thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances level at admission can be a useful predictor for severity in acute cervical patients with spinal cord injury.
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MINI: It is unclear whether the ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator can predict 30-day complications after lumbar and cervical spinal fusions. This study shows that the Risk Calculator is only of marginal benefit in predicting outcomes in cervical fusion and unlikely to be of benefit in lumbar fusions.
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MINI: Spinal sagittal realignment necessitates a reference posture, and thus far this has only been defined for an "averaged" curve via horizontal offsets from the gravity line (GL). This prospective study of 169 healthy subjects demonstrates normative sagittal spatial orientation of each vertebra, for all Roussouly curve types, using vertebral slopes and horizontal offsets from the GL.
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Retrospective population-based cohort analysis. ⋯ 3.