Spine
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Retrospective analysis on prospectively collected data. ⋯ To our knowledge, this is the first study reporting racial disparities in outpatient spine surgery and demonstrates an emerging disparity in outpatient cervical spine utilization among Black patients. These restrictive patterns of access to same-day outpatient hospital and surgery centers may contribute to broader disparities in the overall utilization of major spine procedures that have been previously reported. Renewed interventions are needed to both understand and address these emerging inequalities in outpatient care before they become more firmly established within our orthopedic and neurosurgery spine delivery systems.
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Retrospective case-control study. ⋯ 3.
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A retrospective cohort study. ⋯ Early resolution of preoperative grade 1 ISI on postoperative T2-weighted MRI may be associated with better surgical outcomes in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy undergoing cervical spinal surgery.
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Prospective cohort study. ⋯ In patients with AIS treated with bracing, improved patient experience was positively correlated with better patient reported outcomes, especially if patients' concerns were addressed during treatment and they received supportive care and education on self-care. In contrast, patient experience did not correlate with PROMs in children and adolescents with AIS who were under observation.
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Observational Study
A Simple Preoperative Score Predicting Failure Following Decompression Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.
Proper patient selection is crucial for the outcome of surgically treated degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS). Nevertheless, there is still not a clear consensus regarding the optimal treatment option for patients with DLSS. ⋯ Retrospective observational study, Level III.