Spine
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Epidemiology and Comparative Analysis of Outcomes of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumor Between Pediatric and Adult Patients.
This was as clinical retrospective study. ⋯ We found that the clinical characteristics of ISCTs differed between pediatric and adult patients. In terms of histopathological types, astrocytoma was most common in pediatric patients. ISCT occurring at an early age may not be an indicator for poor prognosis.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Development of a Diagnostic Model for Differentiating Tuberculous Spondylitis and Pyogenic Spondylitis with MRI: A Multicenter Retrospective Observational Study.
Multicenter retrospective observational study. ⋯ This is the largest study comparing MRI features in TS and PS and the first to develop an MRI-based nomogram, which may help clinicians distinguish between TS and PS.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Pain Medication Use Two Years After Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Fusion Surgery.
Observational case control. ⋯ 4.