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Symptomatic Epidural Hematoma after Elective Posterior Lumbar Decompression: Incidence, Timing, Risk Factors, and Associated Complications

Readmission or reoperation following elective lumbar spine surgery is rare and can occur many days or weeks after a procedure, but there are modifiable risk factors for PLEH and associated additional post-operative complications that physicians should be suspicious of following posterior lumbr decompression.
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Shorter Time to Surgery Is Associated With Better Outcomes for Spondylolisthesis in the Workers' Compensation Population.

It is demonstrated that for workers' compensation patients with spondylolisthesis, longer time to surgery was a negative predictor of return to work (RTW) status.
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The Influence of Retrograde Femoral Nail Removal With and Without Interpositional Fat Grafting on Distal Femoral Physeal Behavior: A Sheep Study

Evaluating the behavior of the distal femoral physis after retrograde femoral nail removal in a sheep model with and without placement of an interpositional fat graft revealed early development of a bone bridge, emphasizing the importance of follow-up to skeletal maturity in patients treated with retrograde nailing across an open physis.
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Time to Surgery Affects Return to Work Rates for Workers' Compensation Patients With Single-Level Lumbar Disk Herniation.

The results confirm that the duration of radiculopathy due to single-level lumbar disk herniation has a predictive value for the workers' compensation population undergoing diskectomy.
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Victims of Crime Recovery Program Decreases Risk for New Mental

VOCARP programming appears beneficial for limiting risk of new mental illness after injury, and unemployment and use of VOCARP services were predictive of decreased risk for newmental illness.
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Modified Grammont Soft-Tissue Distal Patellar Realignment and Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for Patellofemoral Instability in Pediatric Patients

A modification of the Grammont distal patellar realignment procedure in conjunction with medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction for the management of pediatric patell ofemoral instability is described.
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Implementation of programming for survivors of violence-related trauma at a level 1 trauma center

This represents the largest violence intervention cohort reported to date to the authors' knowledge, and efficacy in terms of lower recidivism appears limited to specific subgroups or resource utilization.
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Impact of novel psychosocial programming on readmission and recidivism rates among patients with violence-related trauma

Complications were lower for VOCARP patients, and crime victims differ from other trauma patients, more often with younger age, single marital status, and unemployment at baseline, representing a population for future attention.
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The Impact of Smoking in Workers' Compensation Patients Receiving Spinal Cord Stimulation.

After implantation, smokers were less likely to RTW after 6 months and had higher pain scores after 6 and 12 months and both smokers and nonsmokers had significance reductions in opioid use after SCS implantation.
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Seven-year Outcomes of Adolescent Forearm Fractures Treated With Plate Fixation

Plate fixation for pediatric forearm fractures achieves osseous union but not without the potential for long-term sequelae, andScar satisfaction and return to baseline function were imperfect.
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