Spine
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An expert-panel consensus-based content validation and case-based clinical validation study. ⋯ TSIS is a comprehensive scoring system integrating demographic, anatomical, clinical, and radiological factors aimed at diagnosing instability in TB spine. The classification determines indications for surgical stabilization in patients with TB spine, with no or little neurological deficit.Level of Evidence: 4.
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A retrospective cohort study with chart review. ⋯ A large cohort of 875 patients with PCFs stopping at -C7 or -T1/T2 with an average follow-up of more than 4 years found no statistical difference in reoperation rates for ASD (operative ASD).Level of Evidence: 3.
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Population-based cohort study. ⋯ Our study shows that the MRI degenerative findings we examined, individually or in combination, do not have clinically important associations with LBP, with almost all effects less than one unit on a 0 to 10 pain scale.Level of Evidence: 3.
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This is a retrospective, cohort analysis of multi-institutional database. ⋯ Our analysis demonstrated that drain use is associated with significant longer hospital stay.Level of Evidence: 3.