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Characteristics Associated With Active Defects in Juvenile Spondylolysis
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Health-Related Quality-of-Life Scores, Spine-Related Symptoms, and Reoperations in Young Adults 7 to 17 Years After Surgical Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
The goal of surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is to prevent disability associated with curve progression.
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Surgery for Blastomycosis of the Spine
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Delayed Spontaneous Reduction of Traumatic Pediatric Atlantoaxial Rotatory Subluxation
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Correlation Between Cervical Spine Sagittal Alignment and Clinical Outcome After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Studies have shown that maintenance of lordosis improves outcomes after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). The relationship between...
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Instrumented Open-Door Laminoplasty as Treatment for Cervial Myelopathy in 104 Patients
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Identification and Surgical Treatment of Primary Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
We report the surgical treatment results for 7 patients (4 men, 3 women; mean age, 49 years) who presented with myelopathy caused exclusively by...