Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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Multicenter Study
Prediction of Subsequent Vertebral Compression fractures after Thoracolumbar Kyphoplasty: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis.
Second fractures at the cemented vertebrae (SFCV) are often seen after percutaneous kyphoplasty, especially at the thoracolumbar junction. Our study aimed to develop and validate a preoperative clinical prediction model for predicting SFCV. ⋯ The SFCV score was found to be a simple preoperative method for identification of patients at low and high risk of postoperative SFCV. This model could be applied to individual patients and aid in the decision-making before percutaneous kyphoplasty.
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To assess whether implementation of the Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention (STOP) Act was associated with an increase in the percentage of opioid prescriptions written for 7 days or fewer among patients with acute or postsurgical musculoskeletal conditions. ⋯ These results demonstrate significant potential for legislation to influence opioid prescribing behavior.