Spine
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Retrospective study. ⋯ A considerable number of patients (33.3%) developed MF after deformity correction using ACR procedures. Therefore, appropriate surgical strategies are necessary to prevent MF in patients undergoing deformity correction using ACR, with special attention to the risk factors we identified here.
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Retrospective review, single-institution cohort studies. ⋯ Earlier and later repeat lumbar surgeries differed in complexity and residual disease compared with no repeat surgery. These findings have implications for patient counseling regarding short-term and long-term postoperative spine health.
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Retrospective review of cohort studies. ⋯ Lower baseline ODI and greater improvements in postoperative ODI are associated with an increased likelihood of patient satisfaction. A relative improvement of ≥66% or achieving a postoperative ODI score of ≤24 were the most indicative thresholds for predicting patient satisfaction, proving more sensitivity and specificity than an absolute change of ≥38 points.
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Cohort study. ⋯ Level III.