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SpineNov 03 2026
Concurrent Triple-class Psychotropic Use and Postoperative Morbidity Following Single-Level Lumbar Fusion: A Propensity Score-matched Cohort Study.
In propensity-matched lumbar fusion patients with psychiatric diagnoses, triple-class psychotropic use (SSRI, benzodiazepine, antipsychotic) carried higher infection, readmission, and revision rates…
Spine
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related ResearchNov 01 2026
Do Perineural Dexamethasone and Dexmedetomidine Improve Analgesia and Inflammatory Response After Lumbar Spine Surgery?
Dexmedetomidine and dexamethasone as perineural adjuvants prolong analgesia; dexamethasone better reduces inflammation and opioid consumption after lumbar spine surgery.
SpineRandomized trial
European Spine JournalNov 05 2026
Early spine surgery is associated with better outcomes in patients with a thoracic spinal cord injury: national database retrospective analysis.
In a national trauma database, surgery within 24 hours of admission for thoracic spinal cord injury, isolated or polytrauma, was linked to fewer complications and better discharge disposition than…
SpineOrthopaedic Trauma

Classic

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American)1990 · Cited by 2,708
Abnormal magnetic-resonance scans of the cervical spine in asymptomatic subjects. A prospective investigation.
MRI showed cervical spine abnormalities in 19% of asymptomatic volunteers (14% under age 40, 28% over 40), warning that surgical decisions must not rest on imaging findings that lack matching…
Spine

Review

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsJan 15 2026
Current Practice and Evidence for Endoscopic Spine Surgery.
This review examines endoscopic spine surgery (transforaminal, interlaminar, biportal), comparing outcomes with open surgery and addressing patient selection, learning curve, complications, and…
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