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PLIF for the treatment of adult spinal deformity [PDF]

Acta Neurochirurgica, 2010
In this article, Tsai and colleagues review their results using posterior interbody fusion (PLIF) to treat 58 patients with degenerative scoliosis. The report is notable in that the authors had excellent follow-up and utilized accepted outcomes measures to ascertain the degree of clinical improvement in their cohort, and I congratulate them on their ...
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The Lupus Damage Index Revision Program: Results From the Item Generation and Reduction Phases

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A data‐driven and expert/patient consensus‐based project to develop a revised Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Damage Index (SDI) is under way supported by SLICC, ACR, and the Lupus Foundation of America. Our objective is to report the item generation and reduction phase results
Burak Kundakci, Megan R. W. Barber, Ann E. Clarke, Sindhu R. Johnson, Anselm Mak, Hermine I. Brunner, Murat Inanc, Rosalind Ramsey‐Goldman, Guillermo Ruiz‐Irastorza, Ellen M. Ginzler, John G. Hanly, Alexandra Legge, Cynthia Aranow, Laurent Arnaud, Nathalie Costedoat‐Chalumeau, Dafna D. Gladman, Søren Jacobsen, Michelle Petri, Clovis A. Silva, Évelyne Vinet, Alexandre E. Voskuyl, SDI Revision Literature Review Groups, SDI Revision Delphi Panel, SDI Revision Item Reduction Committee, SDI Revision Clinical Domain Groups, Ian N. Bruce   +25 more
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Pleural Effusion in Spinal Deformity Correction Surgery- A Report of 28 Cases in a Single Center. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
OBJECTIVES:To analyze the occurrence, risk factors, treatment and prognosis of postoperative pleural effusion after spinal deformity correction surgery.
Weiqiang Liang, Bin Yu, Yipeng Wang, Guixing Qiu, Jianxiong Shen, Jianguo Zhang, Hong Zhao, Yu Zhao, Ye Tian, Shugang Li   +9 more
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Bone Health Optimization in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients: A Narrative Review

Journal of Clinical Medicine
Osteoporosis and low bone mineral density (BMD) pose significant challenges in adult spinal deformity surgery, increasing the risks of complications such as vertebral compression fractures, hardware failure, proximal junctional kyphosis/failure, and ...
Yousef Al-Najjar, Danyal A. Quraishi, Neerav Kumar, Ibrahim Hussain   +3 more
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Effectiveness and Feasibility of Injectable Escherichia coli‐Derived Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein‐2 for Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion at the Lumbosacral Junction in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Clinical Pilot Study

Orthopaedic Surgery, 2022
To explore the effectiveness and feasibility of injectable Escherichia coli‐derived recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein‐2 (injectable E‐rhBMP‐2, a combination of E.
S. Im, Jung-Hee Lee, Ki Young Lee, Seung-Jin Yoo   +3 more
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Short‐term response to biologic therapy in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is not influenced by disease duration at initiation of therapy

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives We aimed to determine whether the short‐term response to biologics in biologic‐naïve psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is better in patients initiating biologic treatment early in the disease course. Methods PsA patients who started biologic therapy from the year 2000 to 2025 were included for analysis. Patients considered in the early treatment (ET)
Sung Min Cho, Shangyi Gao, Daniel Pereira, Richard J. Cook, Dafna D. Gladman   +4 more
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Caregiver Perspectives on the Burden of Disease and Treatment in Uncontrolled Gout

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Uncontrolled gout (UG) refers to persistently elevated serum urate (SU) levels >6 mg/dL and ongoing gout symptoms despite use of urate‐lowering therapy (ULT). The objective of this study was to evaluate the burden associated with informal caregiving for individuals with UG.
Angelo Gaffo, Bhavisha Desai, Abiola Oladapo, Nana Kragh, Rebekah Zincavage, Brad Padilla, Naomi Schlesinger   +6 more
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Neurological complications in adult spinal deformity surgery [PDF]

Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, 2016
The number of surgeries performed for adult spinal deformity (ASD) has been increasing due to an aging population, longer life expectancy, and studies supporting an improvement in health-related quality of life scores after operative intervention. However, medical and surgical complication rates remain high, and neurological complications such as ...
Justin A, Iorio, Patrick, Reid, Han Jo, Kim   +2 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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Bilateral dual iliac screws in spinal deformity correction surgery

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2018
Background Surgery for adult spinal deformity requires optimal patient-specific spino-pelvic-lower extremity alignment. Distal fixation in thoracolumbar spinal deformity surgery is crucial when arthrodesis to the sacrum is indicated.
Shigeto Ebata, Tetsuro Ohba, Hiroki Oba, Hirotaka Haro   +3 more
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