The gap between surgeon goal and achieved sagittal alignment in adult cervical spine deformity surgery.

Objective: Malalignment following cervical spine deformity (CSD) surgery can negatively impact outcomes and increase complications. Despite the growing ability to plan alignment, it remains unclear whether preoperative goals are achieved with surgery. The objective of this study was to assess how good surgeons are at achieving their preoperative goal alignment following CSD surgery.

Enhanced Type 1 Interferon Signature in Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients Unresponsive to Secukinumab Treatment.

Objective: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is an inflammatory disease in which overactive interleukin (IL)-17A-producing cells are implicated in a central role. Therapeutically, biologics that target IL-17A, such as secukinumab, have demonstrated improved clinical outcomes. Despite this translational success, there is a gap in understanding why some patients with axSpA do not respond to IL-17A-blocking therapy.

Quantifying neurodegeneration of the cervical cord and brain in degenerative cervical myelopathy: A multicentre study using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging.

Background And Purpose: Simultaneous assessment of neurodegeneration in both the cervical cord and brain across multiple centres can enhance the effectiveness of clinical trials. Thus, this study aims to simultaneously assess microstructural changes in the cervical cord and brain above the stenosis in degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a multicentre study.

Methods: We applied voxelwise analysis with a probabilistic brain/spinal cord template embedded in statistical parametric mappin (SPM-BSC) to process multi parametric mapping (MPM) including effective transverse relaxation rate (R2*), longitudinal relaxation rate (R1), and magnetization transfer (MT), which are indirectly sensitive to iron and myelin content.

Scoping Review with Topic Modeling on the Diagnostic Criteria for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy.

Study Design: This study is a scoping review.

Objective: There is a broad variability in the definition of degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) and no standardized set of diagnostic criteria to date.

Methods: We interrogated the Myelopathy.

Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation for Spasticity: a Systematic Review of the Literature.

Objective: Spasticity is a form of muscle hypertonia secondary to various diseases, including traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, and multiple sclerosis. Medical treatments are available; however, these often result in insufficient clinical response. This review evaluates the role of epidural spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in the treatment of spasticity and associated functional outcomes.

Gender and Sex Differences in Health-related Quality of Life, Clinical Outcomes and Survival after Treatment of Metastatic Spine Disease.

Study Design: Retrospective review of prospective, multicenter and international cohort study.

Objective: To describe the effect of gender on HRQoL, clinical outcomes and survival for patients with spinal metastases treated with either surgery and/or radiation.

Summary Of Background Data: Gender differences in health-related outcomes are demonstrated in numerous studies, with women experiencing worse outcomes and receiving lower standards of care than men, however, the influence that gender has on low health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and clinical outcomes after spine surgery remains unclear.

Incremental mortality associated with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease among US Medicare beneficiaries with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common comorbidity in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTMLD). Both conditions are associated with increased morbidity and mortality, but data are lacking on the additional burden associated with NTMLD among patients with COPD. Thus, the goal of this study was to assess the incremental mortality risk associated with NTMLD among older adults with COPD.

How Good Are Surgeons at Achieving Their Preoperative Goal Sagittal Alignment Following Adult Deformity Surgery?

Study Design: Multicenter, prospective cohort.

Objectives: Malalignment following adult spine deformity (ASD) surgery can impact outcomes and increase mechanical complications. We assess whether preoperative goals for sagittal alignment following ASD surgery are achieved.

Amikacin liposome inhalation suspension clinical benefit-risk assessment for refractory complex lung disease.

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Steroids in the Management of Preoperative Neurological Deficits in Metastatic Spine Disease: Results From the EPOSO Study.

Objective: Patients presenting with neurological deficit secondary to metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC) are often treated with surgery in combination with high-dose corticosteroids. Despite steroids being commonly used, the evidence regarding the effect of corticosteroids on patient outcomes is limited. The objective of this study was to describe the effect of corticosteroid use on preoperative neurological function in patients with MESCC.

Complement Inhibition in Myasthenia Gravis and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder.

The complement system is a tightly controlled signaling network that plays a role in innate immune surveillance. However, abnormal signaling through this pathway contributes to tissue damage in several inflammatory, autoimmune, and degenerative diseases. Myasthenia gravis (MG) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) have complement dysfunction at the core of pathogenesis, providing a strong rationale for therapeutic targeting of complement components.

The Scoli-RISK 1 results of lower extremity motor function 5 years after complex adult spinal deformity surgery.

Introduction: Neurologic complications after complex adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery are important, yet outcomes are heterogeneously reported, and long-term follow-up of actual lower extremity motor function is unknown.

Objective: To prospectively evaluate lower extremity motor function scores (LEMS) before and at 5 years after surgical correction of complex ASD.

Design: Retrospective analysis of a prospective, multicenter, international observational study.

Correlation Between the Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) and Patient Reported Outcomes.

Study Design: International multicenter prospective observational cohort study on patients undergoing radiation +/- surgical intervention for the treatment of symptomatic spinal metastases.

Objectives: To investigate the association between the total Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS), individual SINS components and PROs.

Methods: Data regarding patient demographics, diagnostics, treatment, and PROs (SF-36, SOSGOQ, EQ-5D) was collected at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks post-treatment.

Tracking White and Gray Matter Degeneration along the Spinal Cord Axis in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy.

This study aims to determine tissue-specific neurodegeneration across the spinal cord in patients with mild-moderate degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM). Twenty-four mild-moderate DCM and 24 healthy subjects were recruited. In patients, a T2-weighted scan was acquired at the compression site, whereas in all participants a T2*-weighted and diffusion-weighted scan was acquired at the cervical level (C2-C3) and in the lumbar enlargement (i.

Systematic Review of Interventions to Increase Awareness of Ultraviolet Radiation-Induced Harm and Protective Behaviors in Post-Secondary School Adults.

College and university students are a group known for excessive sun exposure and indoor tanning. Health education campaigns for avoidance of ultraviolet (UV) radiation have been relatively unsuccessful in this population. This systematic review examines interventions aimed at post-secondary school young adults on college and university campuses for skin cancer awareness, photoprotection, and change in UV-exposure-related behavior.

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Local Delivery of a Rho Inhibitor (VX-210) in Patients with Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.

Acute traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) can result in severe, lifelong neurological deficits. After SCI, Rho activation contributes to collapse of axonal growth cones, failure of axonal regeneration, and neuronal loss. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2b/3 study evaluated the efficacy and safety of Rho inhibitor VX-210 (9 mg) in patients after acute traumatic cervical SCI.

Patient-Reported Outcomes After Complex Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: 5-Year Results of the Scoli-Risk-1 Study.

Study Design: Prospective cohort.

Objective: To prospectively evaluate PROs up to 5-years after complex ASD surgery.

Methods: The Scoli-RISK-1 study enrolled 272 ASD patients undergoing surgery from 15 centers.

Amikacin Liposome Inhalation Suspension for Complex Lung Disease: A 12-Month Open-Label Extension Clinical Trial.

Patients with refractory complex (MAC) lung disease have limited treatment options. In the CONVERT study, amikacin liposome inhalation suspension (ALIS) added to guideline-based therapy (GBT) increased culture conversion rates versus GBT alone by Month 6. Limited data are available regarding >6-month treatment in a refractory population.

Development and Validation of a Multidomain Surgical Complication Classification System for Adult Spinal Deformity.

Study Design: Prospective analysis of example cases.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the accuracy and repeatability of a new comprehensive classification system for capturing complications data in adult spinal deformity.

Summary Of Background Data: Complications are common in adult spinal deformity surgery.

Health related quality of life outcomes following surgery and/or radiation for patients with potentially unstable spinal metastases.

Background: Currently there is no prospective pain and health related quality of life (HRQOL) data of patients with potentially unstable spinal metastases who were treated with surgery ± radiation or radiation alone.

Methods: An international prospective cohort multicenter study of patients with potentially unstable spinal metastases, defined by a SINS score 7 to 12, treated with surgery ± radiation or radiotherapy alone was conducted. HRQOL was evaluated with the numeric rating scale (NRS) pain score, the SOSGOQ2.