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Short-Term Impact of Bracing in Multi-Level Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion

Ryan Dimentberg, Saurabh Sinha, Gregory Glauser, Ian F. Caplan, James M. Schuster, Scott D. McClintock, Jang W. Yoon, Paul J. Marcotte, Zarina S. Ali and Neil R. Malhotra
International Journal of Spine Surgery October 2021, 15 (5) 915-920; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8119
Ryan Dimentberg
1University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
BS
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Saurabh Sinha
1University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MD
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Gregory Glauser
1University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MD, MBA, MA
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Ian F. Caplan
1University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
BS
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James M. Schuster
1University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MD, PHD
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Scott D. McClintock
2West Chester University, Department of Mathematics and West Chester Statistical Institute, West Chester, Pennsylvania
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Jang W. Yoon
1University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MD, MSC
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Paul J. Marcotte
1University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MD
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Zarina S. Ali
1University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Neil R. Malhotra
1University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3Translational Spine Research Lab of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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vol. 15 no. 5 915-920
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.14444/8119
PubMed 
34551926

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International Journal of Spine Surgery
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2211-4599
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  • Published online December 3, 2021.

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  1. Ryan Dimentberg, BS1,
  2. Saurabh Sinha, MD1,
  3. Gregory Glauser, MD, MBA, MA1,
  4. Ian F. Caplan, BS1,
  5. James M. Schuster, MD, PHD1,
  6. Scott D. McClintock, PHD2,
  7. Jang W. Yoon, MD, MSC1,
  8. Paul J. Marcotte, MD1,
  9. Zarina S. Ali, MD, MS1 and
  10. Neil R. Malhotra, MD1,3
  1. 1University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  2. 2West Chester University, Department of Mathematics and West Chester Statistical Institute, West Chester, Pennsylvania
  3. 3Translational Spine Research Lab of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  1. Corresponding Author:
    Neil R. Malhotra, MD, Chief of Neurosurgery – HUP, Vice Chairman for Operations, Associate Professor and Associate Program Director, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Neurosurgery, 3rd Floor Silverstein Pavilion, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Phone: (215)662-3487; Fax: (215) 349-5534; Email: neil.malhotra{at}pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
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Short-Term Impact of Bracing in Multi-Level Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion
Ryan Dimentberg, Saurabh Sinha, Gregory Glauser, Ian F. Caplan, James M. Schuster, Scott D. McClintock, Jang W. Yoon, Paul J. Marcotte, Zarina S. Ali, Neil R. Malhotra
International Journal of Spine Surgery Oct 2021, 15 (5) 915-920; DOI: 10.14444/8119

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