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Clinical impact of 3-level anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) on the occipito-atlantoaxial complex: a retrospective study of patients who received a zero-profile anchored spacer versus cage-plate construct
PurposeTo evaluate changes in the sagittal parameters of the occipito-atlantoaxial complex after three-level anterior cervical decompression and...
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Implantation of C2 prosthesis with dorsal fusion C0-C4 due to pathologic C2 fracture. Case report and literature review
IntroductionPathological destruction of the axis vertebra leads to a highly unstable condition in an upper cervical spine. As surgical resection and...
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Face presentation at term: incidence, risk factors and influence on maternal and neonatal outcomes
ObjectivesThe incidence, diagnosis, management and outcome of face presentation at term were analysed.
MethodsA retrospective, gestational...
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Effects of Head and Neck Alignment and Pharyngeal Anatomy on Epiglottic Inversion During Swallowing in Dysphagic Patients
The effects of head and neck alignment and pharyngeal anatomy on epiglottic inversion remain unclear. This study investigated the factors involved in...
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Factors Associated with Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury During Vacuum-Assisted Vaginal Delivery
Introduction and HypothesisObstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) is a major complication associated with vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery (VAVD)....
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Computed tomography quantitative analysis of cranial vault dysmorphology and severity of facial complex changes in posterior synostotic plagiocephaly patients
BackgroundPosterior synostotic plagiocephaly (PSP) impacts craniofacial skeleton. Study quantifies facial changes in children with PSP to investigate...
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Radiological assessment and surgical management of cervical spine involvement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
The purpose of the present systematic review was to describe the diagnostic evaluation of rheumatoid arthritis in the cervical spine to provide a...
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Occipitocervical measurements: correlation and consistency between multi-positional magnetic resonance imaging and dynamic radiographs
PurposeTo evaluate the reliability and validity of the multi-positional magnetic resonance imaging in measuring occipitocervical parameters using the...
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Variation of cervical sagittal alignment parameters according to age and pelvic incidence in degenerative spinal deformity patients
IntroductionIn asymptomatic subjects, variations of cervical sagittal alignment parameters according to age and spinopelvic organization have been...
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Structural integrity of grey and white matter in schizophrenic patients by diffusion tensor imaging
BackgroundSchizophrenia is a chronic disabling mental illness. A novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique known as diffusion tensor imaging...
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The role of intraoperative extensor digitorum brevis muscle MEPs in spinal surgery
PurposeIntraoperative muscle motor evoked potentials (m-MEPs) are widely used in spinal surgery with the aim of identifying a damage to spinal cord...
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Clinical observation of tuina manipulations for tic disorders in kids
ObjectiveTo observe the clinical efficacy of tuina manipulations in treating different types of tic disorders (TD).
MethodsEligible TD patients were...
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Description of age-related changes in cervical sagittal alignment based on pelvic incidence classification in asymptomatic Chinese population
PurposeTo investigate the pelvic incidence (PI)- and age-related cervical alignment changes of Chinese healthy population.
MethodsSix hundred and...
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Endoscopic-enhanced supra-cerebellar trans-tentorial (SCTT) approach to temporo-mesial region: a multicenter study
Surgical access to the temporo-mesial area may be achieved by several routes such as the sub-temporal, the temporal trans-ventricular, the...
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Preservation of frontal white matter tracts in ventricular surgery: favoring an anterior interhemispheric transcallosal approach vs a transcortical transfrontal transventricular approach
Secondary to the creation of a surgical corridor and retraction, white matter tracts degenerate, causing long-term scarring with potential...
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Atlantoaxial instability treated with free-hand C1-C2 fusion in a child with Morquio syndrome
Mucopolysaccharidosis type IVA, also known as Morquio syndrome, is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease. Skeletal dysplasia with short...
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Risk factor analysis of perioperative complications in patients with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing primary cervical spine surgery
BackgroundRheumatoid arthritis (RA) often causes cervical spine lesions as the disease condition progresses, which induce occipital neuralgia or...
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The morphometric analysis of mastoid foramen and mastoid emissary canal on cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)
PurposeThe purpose of this retrospective study was to assess the prevalence and morphometric features of the mastoid foramen (MF) and mastoid...
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Occipito-transtentorial approach for falcotentorial meningiomas: how I do it
BackgroundFalcotentorial meningiomas are rare tumors that arise at the junction of the dural folds of the tentorium and falx cerebri, at the junction...
