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• Spine · Sep 2023

  Association Between Lenke Classification, The Extent of Lumbar Spinal Fusion, and Health-Related Quality of Life After Instrumented Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

  Prospective cohort study. ⋯ Lenke classification and especially its curve type (major thoracic vs. major thoracolumbar scoliosis) was associated with long-term health-related quality of life after instrumented spinal fusion for AIS.

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• Spine · Sep 2023

  Observational Study

  Impact of Pre-operative Duration of Symptoms on Patient Satisfaction, Outcomes and Complications after Lumbar Discectomy: A Propensity Matched Comparison.

  Observational study. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · Sep 2023

  Identification of Factors Associated With 30-Day Readmissions After Posterior Lumbar Fusion Using Machine Learning and Traditional Models: A National Longitudinal Database Study.

  A retrospective cohort study. ⋯ 3.

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• Spine · Sep 2023

  A genetic variant of FAM46A is associated with the development of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in the Chinese population.

  A genetic case-control study. ⋯ Four SNPs were successfully validated as novel susceptibility loci associated with AIS in the Chinese population. Moreover, FAM46A expression was associated with the phenotype of AIS patients.

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• Spine · Sep 2023

  Effect of Cervical Stenosis and Rate of Impact on Risk of Spinal Cord Injury during Whiplash Injury.

  Finite Element Study. ⋯ Increased spinal stenosis and rate of impact are associated with greater magnitude and spatial distribution of spinal cord stress and strain during a whiplash injury. Spinal canal stenosis of 6 mm was associated with consistent elevation of spinal cord stress and strain above SCI thresholds at 2.6 m/s.

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