Spine
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Retrospective cohort. ⋯ After 1:1 exact matching, the results of this study suggest that ZP (stand-alone) implants have similar outcomes compared with grafts with plating systems, with no observed differences in all-cause surgical or medical complications profile.
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ 3.
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Observational Study
Facet Joint Morphology and Tropism in Adolescents: Association with Lumbar Disc Herniation and Spondylolysis.
A cross-sectional and observational study. ⋯ Facet tropism in adolescents is similar in the axial and sagittal planes. Facet tropism and specific morphology may be related to lumbar disk herniation and spondylolysis in this age group.
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Retrospective case series. ⋯ The effects of posterior decompression surgery alone can still be observed at least 2 years postoperatively for patients with LSS and concomitant sagittal MA. Patients with sagittal MA may experience lower HRQOL than those without this type of MA.
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Clinical experimental diagnostic study. ⋯ This study demonstrates the utility of zero echo time MRI and CT-based Micromotion Analysis in detecting subtle yet clinically relevant vertebral motions influencing the foramina in the cervical spine during the Spurling maneuver. These findings could lead to a better understanding and potentially improved diagnostic strategies for cervical foraminal stenosis, although further research with a larger cohort is necessary to confirm these results.