Spine
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Multicenter Study
Residual Paresthesia after Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Incidence and Impact on Clinical Outcomes and Satisfaction.
Multicenter, prospective cohort study. ⋯ 3.
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Multicenter Study
Cannabis Use is Associated with Higher Rates of Pseudarthrosis Following TLIF: A Multi-Institutional Matched-Cohort Study.
This was a retrospective cohort study. ⋯ After 1:1 exact matching to control for confounding variables, the findings of this study suggest that cannabis use is associated with higher rates of pseudarthrosis, as well as higher rates of all-cause surgical and all-cause medical complications. Further studies are needed to corroborate our findings.
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Multicenter Study
BrAIST-Calc: Prediction of Individualized Benefit from Bracing for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Prospective multicenter study data were used for model derivation and externally validated using retrospective cohort data. ⋯ This externally validated model can be used by clinicians and families to make informed, individualized decisions about when and how much to brace to avoid progression to surgery. If widely adopted, this model could decrease overbracing of AIS, improve adherence, and, most importantly, decrease the likelihood of spinal fusion in this population.
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Multicenter Study
Revision Free Loss of Sagittal Correction > 3 Years After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: Who and Why?
Multicenter retrospective cohort study. ⋯ Approximately, a quarter of revision-free patients lose an average of 10° of their 6-week correction by 3 years. Lordosis is lost proximally through the instrumentation ( i.e. tulip/shank angle shifts and/or rod bending). The use of supplemental rods and avoiding sagittal overcorrection may help mitigate this loss.
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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.