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Enhancing gender diversity at academic conferences is critical for advancing women’s representation and career trajectories in spine surgery.
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Mashup Score: 2Postoperative racial disparities following spine surgery are less pronounced in the outpatient setting - 14 day(s) ago
Racial disparities in spine surgery have been thoroughly documented in the inpatient (IP) setting. However, despite an increasing proportion of procedures being performed as same-day surgeries, whether similar differences have developed in the outpatient (OP) setting remains to be elucidated.
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While blacks had higher chance of adverse events, reop, and non-home discharge after inpatient surgery, this was not the case with outpatient surgery compared to Whites. However, readmissions were still higher. 2/2 https://t.co/EHcEIzpuOF
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Mashup Score: 2Walking performance in individuals with lumbar spinal stenosis—possible outcome measures and assessment of known-group validity - 29 day(s) ago
One of the primary goals of treatments received by individuals with lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication is to improve walking ability. Thus, a thorough and valid assessment of walking ability in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis is needed. Duration of continuous walking and steps per day could be relevant when evaluating walking ability in daily living.
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I’m digging it—more objective functional outcome measures. A Danish group had patients with lumbar stenosis wear a thigh accelerometer for 7 days. Not too surprising, controls walked for continuous periods of moderate length than pts w/stenosis. https://t.co/nhUWza86Hh
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Mashup Score: 2MRI-based lesion quality score assessing ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine - 2 month(s) ago
The disease of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) in the cervical spine was first reported by Key in 1838 [1]. Surgery for cervical OPLL accounts for about 5% of all cervical spine surgeries [2]. Due to the unique characteristics of OPLL, such as its hardness and frequent adherence to the dura mater, surgery on the cervical spine carries a significant risk of complications and involves technical difficulties [3]. Accordingly, surgeons should identify preoperatively if the space-occupying lesion in the cervical spine is OPLL.
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Using their parameters, they achieved 100% sensitivity and 92% specificity. I don’t know if I’m ready to give up my CT, but it’s compelling. 2/2 https://t.co/0L2mCjzdRh
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Anterior cervical disc replacement (ACDR) and minimally invasive posterior cervical foraminotomy (MI-PCF) have emerged as two increasingly popular alternatives to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for the management of cervical radiculopathy. Both techniques provide advantages of segmental motion preservation and lower rates of adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) compared to ACDF.
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Not unexpected: dysphagia more w/ TDR, revisions much more common with foraminotomy. NDI was better with TDR (but probably not clinically meaningful). 2/2 https://t.co/m0w0Lu3zjA
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Mashup Score: 2Coordination of hip and spine in individuals with acute low back pain during unstable sitting - 3 month(s) ago
Trunk postural control differs between individuals with and without chronic low back pain (LBP). Whether this corresponds to differences in hip/spine coordination during the early acute phase of LBP (ALBP) is unclear.
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Cluster analysis showed different coordination strategies in both groups. With LBP, hip and lumbar spine were less coordinated in general. 2/2 https://t.co/6Slxul0nrh
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Mashup Score: 0Long-term quality of life and functional outcomes after management of spinal epidural abscess - 3 month(s) ago
In recent years, the incidence of spinal epidural abscesses (SEA) has tripled in number and nonoperative management has risen in popularity. While there has been a shift towards reserving surgical intervention for patients with focal neurologic deficits, a third of patients will still fail medical management and require surgical intervention. Failure to understand long-term quality of life and functional outcomes hinders effective decision making and prognostication.
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It was also associated with global/physical function (but not mental health or overall health scores). 2/2 https://t.co/jBeV5cZpr6
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Mashup Score: 0Long-term survivability of surgical and nonsurgical management of spinal epidural abscess - 3 month(s) ago
Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare and life-threatening infection within the epidural space with significant functional impairment and morbidity. Active debate remains over whether to operate for SEAs, with limited existing data comparing the long-term survivability after surgical versus nonsurgical management.
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Surgery reduced the risk of death by 62.4%. Risk factors for death were varied. 2/2 https://t.co/tfqFZcJk5o
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Pedicle screws are commonly used for posterior fixation of the lumbar spine. Inaccuracy of screw placement can lead to disastrous complications.
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Spirig et did a nice randomized cadaveric study showing no difference in sensitivity of AP and oblique fluoro views. Maybe the oblique is more specific (if it looks out, it’s out). 2/2 https://t.co/j5PtnZhhy7
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Mashup Score: 2The impact of being overweight or obese on 12 month clinical recovery in patients following lumbar microdiscectomy for radiculopathy - 4 month(s) ago
The proportion of patients who undergo lumbar microdiscectomy due to lumbar radiculopathy who are also overweight or obese is high. However, whether high body mass index (BMI) affects clinical outcomes is not well-studied.
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Caveat: the study was not in the US, so only 15% were obese. 2/2 https://t.co/iOLeeLvfC1
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Cartagena-Reyes et al found no increase in women’s representation at 3 major meetings over 15 years. This is discussed in great detail, both about women and URIMs. In short, we need to be intentional and think outside our usual circles. @HopkinsMedicine https://t.co/aKQAQcWh6b https://t.co/vvUmnE9MDV