Spine
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ As utilized in real-world clinical practice, single-level anterolateral versus posterior approaches for interbody fusion have no effect on long-term reoperation rates.
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Retrospective longitudinal study. ⋯ More advanced and long-lasting DD is associated with lower VBQ indicating less bone marrow fat content and potentially stronger bone. VBQ score as a marker of bone quality seems affected by DD.
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Diagnostic test study. ⋯ There was good inter-rater reliability and evidence of criterion validity supporting assessments of EPSD presence using both methods. However, neither method contained all needed EPSD phenotypes for optimal sensitivity, and specific phenotypes were often misclassified.
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Retrospective cohort. ⋯ 3.