Global spine journal
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Global spine journal · Jan 2021
Machine Learning Approaches to Define Candidates for Ambulatory Single Level Laminectomy Surgery.
retrospective cohort study. ⋯ Machine learning approaches provide a promising tool to identify candidates for ambulatory laminectomy surgery. Both machine learning algorithms highlighted the as yet unrecognized importance of preoperative laboratory testing on patient pathway design.
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Global spine journal · Jan 2021
Does Smoking Status Influence Health-Related Quality of Life Outcome Measures in Patients Undergoing ACDF?
Retrospective comparative study. ⋯ Whereas nonsmokers had higher function and lower pain than former or current smokers preoperatively, smoking status overall was not found to be an independent predictor of outcome scores after ACDF. This supports the notion that smoking status alone should not deter patients from undergoing ACDF for cervical degenerative pathology.
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Global spine journal · Dec 2020
A Comparison of Various Surgical Treatments for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis.
Retrospective Cohort. ⋯ Laminectomy/fusion carries the highest risk for morbidity, mortality, and unplanned readmissions in the short-term postoperative period. Laminoplasty and ACDF cases carry similar short-term complications risks. ACDF is significantly associated with the longest operative duration and shortest LOS without an increase in individual or overall complications, readmissions, or reoperations.
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Global spine journal · Nov 2020
Disability, Health-Related Quality of Life and Mortality in Lumbar Spine Fusion Patients-A 5-Year Follow-Up and Comparison With a Population Sample.
Prospective follow-up study. ⋯ Although the patients who had undergone LSF benefited from surgery still at 5 years, they never reached the physical level of the population.