Spine
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A retrospective case-series. ⋯ Level 3.
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ The results of this study suggest that after accounting for surgical maturity, neurosurgeons and orthopedic spine surgeons have similar surgical outcomes. However, neurosurgeons have higher all-cause medical complication rates compared with orthopedic spine surgeons. Further research is warranted to validate this relationship in other spine procedures and for other outcomes.
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Observational Study
Readability of Patient Reported Outcomes in Spine Surgery and Implications for Health Literacy.
Observational study. ⋯ Most PROMs utilized in spine surgery require an average reading competency far above the average patient's comprehension. This may have a meaningful impact on understanding PROM instruments and may affect the accuracy of complete surveys and the rates of incompletion.
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Retrospective single-center study using prospectively collected data. ⋯ Intraoperative screw malposition occurred in 2.4% of RA-CBT. High body mass index was associated with screw malposition, regardless of etiology. Skive was associated with high HU and decreased screw overlap to the bone surface at the insertion point.
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Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. ⋯ The spinal roots innervated a much larger range of muscles than what is indicated in general textbooks. Furthermore, a non-negligible number of patients showed asymmetric innervation of lower limb by the lumbar spinal roots.