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Proximal junctional acute collapse cranial to multi-level lumbar fusion: a cost analysis of prophylactic vertebral augmentation.

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Abstract
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Limited data are available regarding incidence of proximal junctional acute collapse after multilevel lumbar spine fusion. There are no data regarding the cost of prophylactic vertebral augmentation adjacent to long lumbar fusions compared with the costs of performing revision fusion surgery for patients suffering with this complication.

Year of Publication
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1969
Journal
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The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Volume
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8
Issue
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6
Number of Pages
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875-81
Date Published
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1969
ISSN Number
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1529-9430
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1529-9430(08)00045-4
DOI
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10.1016/j.spinee.2008.01.015
Short Title
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Spine J
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