Spine
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Clinical case series. ⋯ The proposed PLICS score system showed excellent intraobserver and interobserver reliability. When a PLICS score is >7 or 7 accompanied by extremely unstable lateral mass fractures, the risk of postoperative failure after an anterior-only reconstruction is high and supplemental posterior strengthening can be considered.Level of Evidence: 4.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Efficacy of Intraoperative Intervention Following Tc-MEP Alert during Posterior Decompression and Fusion Surgery for Thoracic OPLL: A Prospective Multicenter Study of the Monitoring Committee of the Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research.
Prospective, multicenter, observational study. ⋯ These results show the efficacy of intraoperative intervention following a Tc-MEP alert for prevention of neurological deficit postoperatively.Level of Evidence: 2.
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Retrospective cross-sectional cohort. ⋯ This study offers an objective measurement of muscle health that correlates with HRQOLs for patients with lumbar spine pathology.Level of Evidence: 3.
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Prospective analysis of example cases. ⋯ The ISSG-AO Multi-Domain Spinal Deformity Complication Classification System for Adult Spinal Deformity demonstrated good accuracy and repeatability among both surgeons and research coordinators in capturing complications in adult spinal deformity surgery. The ISSG-AO system may be applied to help better understand the impact of complications on outcomes and costs in adult spinal deformity surgery.Level of Evidence: 5.