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Open AccessComparison between surgical fusion and the growing-rod technique for early-onset neurofibromatosis type-1 dystrophic scoliosis
Spinal deformities constitute one of the most common types of manifestations of neurofibromatosis type-1 (NF-1), which can lead to either dystrophic or non-dystrophic early-onset scoliosis (EOS). Surgical trea...
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Open AccessPosterior only instrumented fusion provides incomplete curve control for early-onset scoliosis in type 1 neurofibromatosis
The mid-long term outcomes of posterior spinal fusion in pediatric neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) patients are rarely reported, so does the effectiveness of itsorthopeidc maintenance function. This study aims...
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Prediction Stability as a Criterion in Active Learning
Recent breakthroughs made by deep learning rely heavily on a large number of annotated samples. To overcome this shortcoming, active learning is a possible solution. Besides the previous active learning algori...
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The Effect of Traditional Single Growing Rod Technique on Growth of Unsegmented Levels in Mixed Type Congenital Scoliosis
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Differentially expressed circular RNAs in air pollution–exposed rat embryos
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are an important class of non-coding RNAs partly by acting as microRNA sponges. Growing evidence indicates that air pollution exposure during pregnancy could lead to congenital defects...
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Open AccessPredictors for blood loss in pediatric patients younger than 10 years old undergoing primary posterior hemivertebra resection: a retrospective study
Blood loss during hemivertebra resection may be substantial. Few studies have examined the risk factors of blood loss undergoing hemivertebra resection, especially those in patients under 10 years old.
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Open AccessMental health of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and their parents in China: a cross-sectional survey
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is an adolescent onset spinal deformity, which can negatively affect the mental health of these patients. But no studies about their parental mental health have been repor...
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Open AccessKyphoscoliosis with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome: a case report and literature review
Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is a rare congenital syndrome characterized by the triad of venous varicosities, capillary malformations and limb hypertrophy. However, KTS may rarely occur in combination with...
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Thoracic Spinal Deformities Affected Cardiopulmonary Function in Patients with Scoliosis
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Comparison of Cardiopulmonary Function in Patients with Congenital Scoliosis and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
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Growing-Rod Treatment Improves Nutritional Condition of Patients with Early-Onset Scoliosis
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Clinical manifestations and radiological characteristics in patients with idiopathic syringomyelia and scoliosis
To clarify the clinical manifestation and radiological characteristics of idiopathic syringomyelia (IS) and to investigate the relationship between syrinx and scoliotic curves in IS-related scoliosis patients.
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Open AccessRisk factors of perioperative complications for posterior spinal fusion in degenerative scoliosis patients: a retrospective study
Rare study has been conducted to detect risk factors of perioperative complications, which are closely related to preoperative status of the patients and surgical stress. The aim of this study is to detect the...
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Open AccessRadiographic characteristics in congenital scoliosis associated with split cord malformation: a retrospective study of 266 surgical cases
Vertebrae, ribs, and spinal cord are anatomically adjacent structures, and their close relationships are clinically important for planning better corrective surgical approach. The objective is to identify the ...
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Open AccessSurgical correction of hyperlordosis in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: A case report
Hyperlordosis is common in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), which cannot be controlled by bracing. While the surgical treatment is neither reported nor recommended in previous studies, we report ...
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Open AccessRadiographic evaluation of posterior selective thoracolumbar or lumbar fusion for moderate Lenke 5C curves
Posterior selective thoracolumbar or lumbar (TL/L) fusion with pedicle screw constructs for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has been studied in a few researches. However, few studies have discussed the i...
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Intra-operative MEP monitoring can work well in the patients with neural axis abnormality
To explain the intra-operative transcranial motor evoked potential (MEP) monitoring can work well in patients with neural axis abnormality (NAA).
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Prognostic value of intraoperative MEP signal improvement during surgical treatment of cervical compressive myelopathy
The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the prognostic value of intraoperative improved transcranial motor evoked potential (MEP) after cervical cord decompressive surgery for cervical compressive mye...
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ANRIL: a pivotal tumor suppressor long non-coding RNA in human cancers
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a family of non-protein-coding RNAs with length more than 200 nucleotides. LncRNAs played important roles in many biological processes such as cell development, proliferation...
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The role of miRNAs in the pheochromocytomas
Pheochromocytoma (PCC) is a catecholamine-producing and neuroendocrine tumor, which originates from chromaffin cells in adrenal medulla or at extra-adrenal sites. The clinical symptoms of PCC patients were inc...
