Spine
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Retrospective review. ⋯ Preoperative HGT could help to correct deformity and improve neurological deficit. 3CO procedure might be unnecessary in patients with severe focal kyphosis in UTS with the utilization of HGT.Level of Evidence: 4.
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A study using rat spondylolisthesis models. ⋯ Correction of vertebral rounding deformity was associated with improvement of chondrocyte differentiation; furthermore, there is possible involvement of a third mechanism, namely transchondroid bone ossification.Level of Evidence: N/A.