Comparison of clinical and radiographic outcomes in unilateral transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective analysis of three surgical approaches.

Purpose: The primary objective of this study is to evaluate and compare the clinical and radiographic outcomes of the combined spinous process-splitting approach with a Wiltse (SPSW) approach, the combined conventional approach with a Wiltse (CW) approach, and the conventional open (CO) approach in unilateral transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF).

Methods: The clinical outcomes were assessed, and intraoperative data and complications were collected. Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) scores for low back pain and leg pain, the Japanese Orthopaedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ) scores for evaluating functions of the lumbar spine and health-related quality of life, and the modified MacNab standard for assessing satisfaction were analyzed.

Aberrant expression of serum circANRIL and hsa_circ_0123996 in children with Kawasaki disease.

Background: Kawasaki disease is a childhood systemic vasculitis that causes coronary artery abnormalities. The etiology remains unknown and there are no specific diagnostic tests. Circular non-coding RNAs are a special class of endogenous RNAs that display some characteristics of an ideal biomarker.