Spine
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ IV.
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Retrospective Review. ⋯ Patients undergoing lumbar fusion with greater than 2 years of symptoms prior to surgery have a smaller increase in PROMIS-PF and are less likely to achieve MCID on PROMIS-PF. Further study is needed in order to determine the optimal timing for lumbar fusion surgery following symptom onset.
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A retrospective, cross-sectional cohort study. ⋯ III.
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ While post-admission outcomes and inpatient complications were similar across PNI groups, PNI on admission provides useful insight into the severity of infection and predicts the need for operative intervention in patients presenting with native spine infection.
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ Relative to two-level ACDF patients, two-level CDA patients were found to have significantly lower odds of 90-day readmissions and minor adverse events (dysphagia), while rates of major adverse events (pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, sepsis, etc.) were comparable between the groups. Further CDA patients had lower cost of overall care, but no difference in five-year survival to cervical spine reoperation. Thus, it may be appropriate to further consider CDA when two-level surgery is pursued.