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Howard An to Postoperative Complications

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2.891
  1. Patients with predominantly back pain at the time of lumbar fusion for low-grade spondylolisthesis experience similar clinical improvement to patients with predominantly leg pain: mid-term results. Spine J. 2020 02; 20(2):276-282.
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    Score: 0.444
  2. Obesity does not impact clinical outcome but affects cervical sagittal alignment and adjacent segment degeneration in short term follow-up after an anterior cervical decompression and fusion. Spine J. 2019 07; 19(7):1146-1153.
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    Score: 0.428
  3. There is no increased risk of adjacent segment disease at the cervicothoracic junction following an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion to C7. Spine J. 2017 09; 17(9):1264-1271.
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    Score: 0.375
  4. Stability-preserving decompression in degenerative versus congenital spinal stenosis: demographic patterns and patient outcomes. Spine J. 2017 10; 17(10):1420-1425.
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    Score: 0.375
  5. Problems related to cervical fusion: malalignment and nonunion. Instr Course Lect. 2009; 58:737-45.
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    Score: 0.211
  6. Characterization of graft subsidence in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with rigid anterior plate fixation. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2007 Aug; 36(8):421-7.
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    Score: 0.191
  7. Demographic, Surgical, and Radiographic Risk Factors for Symptomatic Adjacent Segment Disease After Lumbar Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2021 08 04; 103(15):1438-1450.
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    Score: 0.126
  8. Risk Factors Associated With Development of Urinary Retention Following Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion: Special Attention to the Use of Glycopyrrolate in Anesthesia Reversal. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2021 Jan 15; 46(2):E133-E138.
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    Score: 0.121
  9. Development and validation of a novel scoring tool for predicting facility discharge after elective posterior lumbar fusion. Spine J. 2020 10; 20(10):1629-1637.
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    Score: 0.114
  10. Does obesity impact lumbar sagittal alignment and clinical outcomes after a posterior lumbar spine fusion? Eur Spine J. 2020 02; 29(2):340-348.
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    Score: 0.110
  11. Could the Topping-Off Technique Be the Preventive Strategy against Adjacent Segment Disease after Pedicle Screw-Based Fusion in Lumbar Degenerative Diseases? A Systematic Review. Biomed Res Int. 2017; 2017:4385620.
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    Score: 0.093
  12. MR contrast enhancement: an experimental study in postlaminectomy epidural fibrosis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1993 Jul-Aug; 14(4):997-1002.
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    Score: 0.072
  13. C1-C2 posterior fixation: indications, technique, and results. Orthop Clin North Am. 2012 Jan; 43(1):11-8, vii.
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    Score: 0.065
  14. Anti-adhesion properties of a thrombin-based hemostatic gelatin in a canine laminectomy model: a biomechanical, biochemical, and histologic study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 Feb 15; 31(4):E91-7.
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    Score: 0.043
  15. Lumbar spine surgery in the obese patient. J Spinal Disord. 1997 Oct; 10(5):376-9.
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    Score: 0.024
  16. Spinal disorders at the cervicothoracic junction. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1994 Nov 15; 19(22):2557-64.
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    Score: 0.020
  17. Spinal kinematics and facet load transmission after total disc replacement. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Oct 15; 35(22):E1160-6.
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    Score: 0.015
  18. Herniated lumbar disc in patients over the age of fifty. J Spinal Disord. 1990 Jun; 3(2):143-6.
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    Score: 0.015
  19. In vivo three-dimensional morphometric analysis of the lumbar pedicle isthmus. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Nov 15; 34(24):2599-604.
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    Score: 0.014
  20. Effect of endplate conditions and bone mineral density on the compressive strength of the graft-endplate interface in anterior cervical spine fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2001 Apr 15; 26(8):951-6.
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    Score: 0.008
  21. A prospective comparison of the standard and reverse robinson cervical grafting techniques: radiographic and clinical analyses. J Spinal Disord. 2000 Oct; 13(5):369-73.
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    Score: 0.007
  22. Prospective comparison of the effect of direct current electrical stimulation and pulsed electromagnetic fields on instrumented posterolateral lumbar arthrodesis. J Spinal Disord. 2000 Aug; 13(4):290-6.
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    Score: 0.007
  23. Concomitant noncontiguous thoracolumbar and sacral fractures. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1993 Aug; 18(10):1285-91.
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    Score: 0.005
  24. Upper lumbar disc herniations. J Spinal Disord. 1993 Aug; 6(4):351-9.
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    Score: 0.005
  25. Gunshot wounds to the cervical spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1990 Oct; 15(10):1058-63.
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    Score: 0.004
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