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Prospective clinical pilot study and cadaveric study. The aim of this study was to evaluate the spread of an ultrasound-guided interfascial plane blocks (UGIPBs) and its potential efficacy for cervical radiculopathy. Cervical radiculopathy is a common disorder, potentially leading to severe pain and disability. Conservative treatment with cervical ...
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Retrospective study. The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term fate of asymptomatic PJK focusing on the elderly patients with sagittal imbalance by comparing the patients with and without PJK. Most of previous studies demonstrated that PJK does not negatively affect the clinical outcome compared to that of the patients without PJK. The...
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Retrospective cohort. To assess the relationship of depressive symptoms with patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) in patients undergoing either primary or revision anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) procedures. Depression has been associated with poorer outcomes following ACDF. However, research examining the relationship between d...
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Retrospective cohort study. The aim of the current investigation was to evaluate the impact of prolonged prophylactic systemic antibiotics (PPSA) on the development of surgical site infection rate (SSIR) in degenerative spine surgery. Surgical drains are utilized postoperatively in posterior spine surgery to help minimize the risk of seroma formati...
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Retrospective study. To describe the epidemiology and clinical outcomes of pediatric patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) without radiographic abnormality (SCIWORA) in mainland China for the first time. SCIWORA is a syndrome that often occurs in children mainly due to the unique biomechanics of the pediatric spine. Although there have been numero...
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Cross-sectional study. To develop a binary classification model for cervical myelopathy (CM) screening based on a machine learning algorithm using Leap Motion (Leap Motion, San Francisco, CA, USA), a novel non-contact sensor device. Progress of CM symptoms are gradual and cannot be easily identified by the patients themselves. Therefore, screening ...
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A longitudinal study. The aim of this study was to clarify the association between sleep disturbance and low back pain (LBP) using 3-year longitudinal data after the Great East Japan Earthquake, with a focus on the duration or frequency of sleep disturbance and the effect of sleep disturbance on LBP. Sleep disturbance and LBP are common health prob...
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Finite element analysis (FEA) and in vivo ovine spinal interbody fusion study. To determine comparative load-induced strain amplitudes, bone mineralization and fusion outcomes associated with different diameter struts in a truss-based interbody fusion device. Additive manufacturing technology has been employed to develop implants that actively part...
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Multicenter Retrospective Review. This study aims to address major postoperative complications associated with SK when compared to AIS in a large population, matched by demographic characteristics, levels fused, and operative techniques. Prior studies have found that SK patients are 3.86 times more likely to experience major postoperative complicat...
