Spine
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A porcine model. ⋯ A novel and portable navigator based on MINS and BIA could be beneficial for improving or maintaining accuracy while reducing overall radiation exposure.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Automated Segmentation of spinal Muscles from Upright Open MRI Using a Multi-Scale Pyramid 2D Convolutional Neural Network.
Randomized trial. ⋯ This study represents a fundamental step toward the development of an automated spinal muscle properties extraction pipeline, which will ultimately allow clinicians to have easier access to patient-specific simulations, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Prospective, Randomized, Blinded Clinical Trial Comparing PEEK and Allograft Spacers in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Surgeries.
Prospective, randomized, blinded clinical trial. ⋯ Comparable radiographic outcomes were observed for patients undergoing one- to three-level PEEK versus allograft-assisted ACDF surgeries. Although MCID comparisons suggest that allograft and PEEK-treated patients have similar clinical outcomes, testing that incorporates the magnitude of the change suggests that there may be a statistically significant greater magnitude of improvement for the allograft group patients, but further studies with a larger sample size would be helpful to determine if a true effect exists.