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Open AccessThe adductor tubercle can be a radiographic landmark for joint line position determination: an anatomic-radiographic correlation study
The adductor tubercle (AT) has been used intraoperatively as a landmark to evaluate the joint line position in knee arthroplasty. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the AT could be clearly iden...
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Open AccessLaminoplasty instead of laminectomy as a decompression method in posterior instrumented fusion for degenerative cervical kyphosis with stenosis
Posterior laminectomy with instrumented fusion is a standard procedure for treating degenerative cervical kyphosis with stenosis (DCKS). Two major disadvantages of the surgery are adhesion of the dural membran...
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Open AccessExpansive open-door laminoplasty secured with titanium miniplates is a good surgical method for multiple-level cervical stenosis
Laminoplasty is an effective procedure for treating cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). Little information is available regarding the surgical outcomes of expansive open-door laminoplasty (EOLP) when securi...