World Neurosurg
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Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a rare and devastating brainstem glioma that occurs predominately in children. To date, the prognostic impact of radiotherapy (RT) in conjunction with temozolomide (TMZ) in DIPG has not been thoroughly analyzed. The aim of this meta-analysis was to analyze the effectiveness of RT quantitatively and precisely in conjunction with TMZ in improving the prognosis of DIPG. ⋯ Requirements of up-to-date evidence on evaluating the prognostic impact of this therapy are urgent.
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This is a single-surgeon series to prospectively evaluate the clinical and radiologic results of sacroiliac joint (SIJ) stabilization using hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated, fully threaded screws in patients with SIJ dysfunction. ⋯ Percutaneous SIJ fixation procedure has been shown to have good clinical outcomes, but the use of HA-coated fully threaded screws in this procedure is not recommended on the basis of patient-reported outcome measures and radiologic findings in this prospective study.