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Performing histopathobiochemical analyses of the healthy and degenerated ligamentum flavum, Jezek et al. find the greatest changes in vascularization and stiffness occur in the central region: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #medtwitter

While many exciting developments in fusion cages have been driven by the advent of 3-D printing, more work is needed to understand clinical outcomes, indications, and cost-effectiveness: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #medtwitter

Lindsey et al. find no differences in mortality and re-operations between properly indicated long and short fusions in PD patients, noting high rates of adjacent level complication in short fusions: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #medtwitter

Pennington et al. review the application of deformity principles to the management of spinal neoplasms: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #medtwitter

MacNeil et al. report TFESI efficacy improves when administered on the convex side of the primary scoliosis curve in patients with L5-S1 radicular pain: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #medtwitter

In CSM patients, symptom severity and lower BMI are associated with greater postoperative delirium severity, while posterior approach is associated with greater delirium incidence and severity: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter

Ohba et al. find proximal junctional kyphosis subtype meaningfully stratifies reoperation risk after ASD surgery: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter

Yu et al. find the incidence of SSIs following instrumented spinal surgeries in Japan increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite increased infection prevention measures: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #medtwitter

Chisango et al. find despite value of the measurement, important changes to spinal shape and segmental alignment may occur even in the face of Δ L1 pelvic angle <5°. nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter

Hendricks et al. find that both implant dimensions and patient-specific bone quality must be considered to achieve stable and successful outcomes in revision SIJ fusion: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #medtwitter

Opioid prescriptions following lumbar discectomy have markedly decreased over the past decade, suggesting a trend toward nonprescription multimodal pain management medications and strategies: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter

Arora et al. report tEMG and MMG demonstrate high and equivalent accuracy to detect cortical breaches intraoperatively: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter

While T2DM is associated with a higher risk of medical and surgical complications following short-segment TLIF, Khalid et al. report prediabetes does not affect postoperative complication rates: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter

PROs concerning preoperative mobility, mental wellbeing, and support at home were more discriminatory than clinical metrics at predicting facility discharge following lumbar fusion: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter

Wilent et al. describe the current state and future directions of intraoperative neuromonitoring in spine surgery, highlighting the role of consistent implementation and AI/ML technologies: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter

Parker et al. find metabolic syndrome negatively impacts outcomes following lumbar fusion, and this difference in outcomes is not solely explained by obesity: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter

In a systematic review of spinal GSWs, Sankhyan et al. find surgical management and antibiotic utilization do not lead to improved outcomes: @TobiasMattei @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-…

With the largest cohort to date, Drexelius et al. found no statistically significant improvements in LOS or short-term postoperative opioid usage when patients received TAP blocks for ALIF: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #medtwitter

Carmichael et al. detail the relationship of scapular pain and cervical radiculopathy: @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #MedTwitter nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-…

In a retrieval analysis of Porous Coated Motion cervical disc replacements, Wahbeh et al. find most devices were removed due to migration: nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #medtwitter