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    Influence of slippage reduction and correction of lumbosacral kyphosis by single-level posterior lumbar interbody fusion on spinal alignment in patients with dysplastic spondylolisthesis

    To investigate the influence of slippage reduction and correction of lumbosacral kyphosis by L5–S1 single-level posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) on spinal alignment and clinical outcomes including post...

    Kazuki Takeda, Satoshi Suzuki, Masahiro Ozaki, Yohei Takahashi in Spine Deformity (2024)

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    Prognostic impact of respiratory dysfunction in elderly patients with cervical spinal cord injury and/or fractures: a multicenter survey

    To investigate the impact of early post-injury respiratory dysfunction for neurological and ambulatory ability recovery in patients with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) and/or fractures.

    Ryosuke Hirota, Yoshinori Terashima, Hirofumi Ohnishi in European Spine Journal (2023)

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    A multicenter study of 1-year mortality and walking capacity after spinal fusion surgery for cervical fracture in elderly patients

    The 1-year mortality and functional prognoses of patients who received surgery for cervical trauma in the elderly remains unclear. The aim of this study is to investigate the rates of, and factors associated w...

    Takeshi Sasagawa, Noriaki Yokogawa, Hiroyuki Hayashi in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2022)

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    Evaluation of the effects of subject thickness on the exposure index in digital radiography

    The exposure index (EI) was proposed as a new X-ray dose index by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and has since been implemented as an international standard. The EI is calculated by use of...

    Takeshi Takaki, Kazuki Takeda, Seiichi Murakami in Radiological Physics and Technology (2016)