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Friedman GN, Grannan BL, Zinzuwadia A, Williams ZM, Coumans JV. Congenitally Fused Cervical Spine Is Associated With Adjacent-Level Degeneration in the Absence of Cervical Spine Surgery. Neurosurgery 2023; 93:409-418. [PMID: 36892290 PMCID: PMC10319372 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cervical fusion surgery is associated with adjacent-level degeneration, but surgical and technical factors are difficult to dissociate from the mechanical effects of the fusion itself. OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of fusion on adjacent-level degeneration in unoperated patients using a cohort of patients with congenitally fused cervical vertebrae. METHODS We identified 96 patients with incidental single-level cervical congenital fusion on computed tomography imaging. We compared these patients to an age-matched control cohort of 80 patients without congenital fusion. We quantified adjacent-level degeneration through direct measurements of intervertebral disk parameters as well as the validated Kellgren & Lawrence classification scale for cervical disk degeneration. Ordinal logistic regression and 2-way analysis of variance testing were performed to correlate extent of degeneration with the congenitally fused segment. RESULTS Nine hundred fifty-five motion segments were analyzed. The numbers of patients with C2-3, C3-4, C4-5, C5-6, and C6-7 congenitally fused segments were 47, 11, 11, 17, and 9, respectively. We found that patients with congenital fusion at C4-C5 and C5-C6 had a significantly greater extent of degeneration at adjacent levels compared with the degree of degeneration at the same levels in control patients and in patients with congenital fusion at other cervical levels, even while controlling for expected degeneration and age. CONCLUSION Taken together, our data suggest that congenitally fused cervical spinal segments at C4-C5 and C5-C6 are associated with adjacent-level degeneration independent of fixation instrumentation. This study design removes surgical factors that might contribute to adjacent-level degeneration.
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- Gabriel N. Friedman
- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Godlewski B, Bebenek A, Dominiak M, Bochniak M, Cieslik P, Pawelczyk T. Adjacent segment mobility after ACDF considering fusion status at the implant insertion site. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN SPINE SOCIETY, THE EUROPEAN SPINAL DEFORMITY SOCIETY, AND THE EUROPEAN SECTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE RESEARCH SOCIETY 2023; 32:1616-1623. [PMID: 36917300 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-023-07634-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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PURPOSE This paper sets out to analyse mobility changes in segments adjacent to the operated segment. Additionally, it investigates the relationship between the degree of fusion in the operated disc space and mobility changes in the adjacent segments. METHODS In total, 170 disc spaces were operated on in 104 consecutive patients qualified for one- or two-level surgery. The degree of mobility of segments directly above and below the implant insertion site was calculated. Measurements were performed the day before the surgery and 12 months post-surgery. Functional (flexion and extension) radiographs of the cervical spine and CT scans obtained 12 months post-surgery were used to evaluate the fusion status. The results were subjected to statistical analysis. RESULTS Statistically significant increase in mobility was recorded for the segments situated immediately below the operative site, with a mean change in mobility of 1.7 mm. Complete fusion was demonstrated in 101 cases (71.1%), and partial fusion in 43 cases (29.9%). In the complete fusion subgroup, the ranges of both flexion and extension in the segments directly below the operative site were significantly greater than those in the partial fusion (pseudoarthrosis) subgroup. CONCLUSION The mobility of the adjacent segment below the implant insertion site was significantly increased at 12 months post-ACDF surgery. The range of this compensatory hypermobility was significantly greater in patients with complete fusion at the ACDF site than in cases of pseudoarthrosis. Implant subsidence was not associated with mobility changes in the segments directly above or directly below the site of ACDF surgery.
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- Bartosz Godlewski
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, with Spinal Surgery Ward, Scanmed - St. Raphael Hospital in Cracow, ul. Adama Bochenka 12, 30-693, Cracow, Poland.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, with Spinal Surgery Ward, Scanmed - St. Raphael Hospital in Cracow, ul. Adama Bochenka 12, 30-693, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, with Spinal Surgery Ward, Scanmed - St. Raphael Hospital in Cracow, ul. Adama Bochenka 12, 30-693, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, with Spinal Surgery Ward, Scanmed - St. Raphael Hospital in Cracow, ul. Adama Bochenka 12, 30-693, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Affective and Psychotic Disorders, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Goedmakers CMW, Lak AM, Duey AH, Senko AW, Arnaout O, Groff MW, Smith TR, Vleggeert-Lankamp CLA, Zaidi HA, Rana A, Boaro A. Deep Learning for Adjacent Segment Disease at Preoperative MRI for Cervical Radiculopathy. Radiology 2021; 301:664-671. [PMID: 34546126 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2021204731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Background Patients who undergo surgery for cervical radiculopathy are at risk for developing adjacent segment disease (ASD). Identifying patients who will develop ASD remains challenging for clinicians. Purpose To develop and validate a deep learning algorithm capable of predicting ASD by using only preoperative cervical MRI in patients undergoing single-level anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF). Materials and Methods In this Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant study, retrospective chart review was performed for 1244 patients undergoing single-level ACDF in two tertiary care centers. After application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 344 patients were included, of whom 60% (n = 208) were used for training and 40% for validation (n = 43) and testing (n = 93). A deep learning-based prediction model with 48 convolutional layers was designed and trained by using preoperative T2-sagittal cervical MRI. To validate model performance, a neuroradiologist and neurosurgeon independently provided ASD predictions for the test set. Validation metrics included accuracy, areas under the curve, and F1 scores. The difference in proportion of wrongful predictions between the model and clinician was statistically tested by using the McNemar test. Results A total of 344 patients (median age, 48 years; interquartile range, 41-58 years; 182 women) were evaluated. The model predicted ASD on the 93 test images with an accuracy of 88 of 93 (95%; 95% CI: 90, 99), sensitivity of 12 of 15 (80%; 95% CI: 60, 100), and specificity of 76 of 78 (97%; 95% CI: 94, 100). The neuroradiologist and neurosurgeon provided predictions with lower accuracy (54 of 93; 58%; 95% CI: 48, 68), sensitivity (nine of 15; 60%; 95% CI: 35, 85), and specificity (45 of 78; 58%; 95% CI: 56, 77) compared with the algorithm. The McNemar test on the contingency table demonstrated that the proportion of wrongful predictions was significantly lower by the model (test statistic, 2.000; P < .001). Conclusion A deep learning algorithm that used only preoperative cervical T2-weighted MRI outperformed clinical experts at predicting adjacent segment disease in patients undergoing surgery for cervical radiculopathy. © RSNA, 2021 An earlier incorrect version appeared online. This article was corrected on September 22, 2021.
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- Caroline M W Goedmakers
- From the Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Fenwood Rd, Boston, MA 02115 (C.M.W.G., A.M.L., A.H.D., A.W.S., O.A., M.W.G., T.R.S., H.A.Z., A.R., A.B.); and Spine Research Department, Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (C.M.W.G., C.L.A.V.L.)
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- From the Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Fenwood Rd, Boston, MA 02115 (C.M.W.G., A.M.L., A.H.D., A.W.S., O.A., M.W.G., T.R.S., H.A.Z., A.R., A.B.); and Spine Research Department, Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (C.M.W.G., C.L.A.V.L.)
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- From the Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Fenwood Rd, Boston, MA 02115 (C.M.W.G., A.M.L., A.H.D., A.W.S., O.A., M.W.G., T.R.S., H.A.Z., A.R., A.B.); and Spine Research Department, Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (C.M.W.G., C.L.A.V.L.)
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- From the Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Fenwood Rd, Boston, MA 02115 (C.M.W.G., A.M.L., A.H.D., A.W.S., O.A., M.W.G., T.R.S., H.A.Z., A.R., A.B.); and Spine Research Department, Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (C.M.W.G., C.L.A.V.L.)
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- From the Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Fenwood Rd, Boston, MA 02115 (C.M.W.G., A.M.L., A.H.D., A.W.S., O.A., M.W.G., T.R.S., H.A.Z., A.R., A.B.); and Spine Research Department, Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (C.M.W.G., C.L.A.V.L.)
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- From the Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Fenwood Rd, Boston, MA 02115 (C.M.W.G., A.M.L., A.H.D., A.W.S., O.A., M.W.G., T.R.S., H.A.Z., A.R., A.B.); and Spine Research Department, Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (C.M.W.G., C.L.A.V.L.)
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- From the Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Fenwood Rd, Boston, MA 02115 (C.M.W.G., A.M.L., A.H.D., A.W.S., O.A., M.W.G., T.R.S., H.A.Z., A.R., A.B.); and Spine Research Department, Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (C.M.W.G., C.L.A.V.L.)
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- From the Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Fenwood Rd, Boston, MA 02115 (C.M.W.G., A.M.L., A.H.D., A.W.S., O.A., M.W.G., T.R.S., H.A.Z., A.R., A.B.); and Spine Research Department, Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (C.M.W.G., C.L.A.V.L.)
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- From the Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Fenwood Rd, Boston, MA 02115 (C.M.W.G., A.M.L., A.H.D., A.W.S., O.A., M.W.G., T.R.S., H.A.Z., A.R., A.B.); and Spine Research Department, Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (C.M.W.G., C.L.A.V.L.)
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- From the Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Fenwood Rd, Boston, MA 02115 (C.M.W.G., A.M.L., A.H.D., A.W.S., O.A., M.W.G., T.R.S., H.A.Z., A.R., A.B.); and Spine Research Department, Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (C.M.W.G., C.L.A.V.L.)
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- From the Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 60 Fenwood Rd, Boston, MA 02115 (C.M.W.G., A.M.L., A.H.D., A.W.S., O.A., M.W.G., T.R.S., H.A.Z., A.R., A.B.); and Spine Research Department, Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (C.M.W.G., C.L.A.V.L.)
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Zhou C, Li G, Wang C, Wang H, Yu Y, Tsai TY, Cha T. In vivo intervertebral kinematics and disc deformations of the human cervical spine during walking. Med Eng Phys 2020; 87:63-72. [PMID: 33461675 DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2020.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The kinematics of the cervical spine during various functional neck motions has been widely reported. However, no data has been reported on the cervical intervertebral kinematics during walking, the most frequently performed daily functional activity. In this study, we evaluated cervical kinematics and disc deformation of asymptomatic subjects during a gait cycle using a dual fluoroscopic imaging system. Our measurements showed that the vertical translation of the cervical spine (1.6 ± 0.1 Hz) occurred at twice the frequency of the gait cycle (0.8 ± 0.1 Hz). The overall ranges of motion (ROMs) of the entire (C2-T1) cervical spine were 5.0 ± 3.1° in the flexion-extension rotation, 3.4 ± 1.0° in the lateral-bending rotation, and 5.8 ± 2.1° in the axial-twisting rotation during walking. Each intervertebral disc (measured at the disc centre location) dynamically deformed in its axial direction in a range of 16.2 ± 5.7% ~ 23.7 ± 8.7% (without significant differences among different segment levels, p > 0.05), similar to the ranges of shear deformations of the same disc (p > 0.05, except for the C7-T1 disc, where p = 0.010). These data could be useful for improvements of diagnosis and treatment methods of cervical pathologies.
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- Chaochao Zhou
- Orthopaedic Bioengineering Research Center, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 159 Wells Avenue, Newton, MA 02459, USA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Orthopaedic Bioengineering Research Center, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 159 Wells Avenue, Newton, MA 02459, USA.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Orthopaedic Bioengineering Research Center, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 159 Wells Avenue, Newton, MA 02459, USA
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- Orthopaedic Bioengineering Research Center, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 159 Wells Avenue, Newton, MA 02459, USA; Department of Spine Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Orthopaedic Bioengineering Research Center, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 159 Wells Avenue, Newton, MA 02459, USA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Hua W, Zhi J, Wang B, Ke W, Sun W, Yang S, Li L, Yang C. Biomechanical evaluation of adjacent segment degeneration after one- or two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus cervical disc arthroplasty: A finite element analysis. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2020; 189:105352. [PMID: 31991316 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2020.105352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To compare the biomechanical changes of adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) after one- or two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) versus cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA). METHODS A three-dimensional finite element (FE) model of intact C2-C7 segments was constructed and validated. In the one-level surgery model, the cage with plate implant or Prestige LP cervical disc prosthesis were integrated at C5-C6 segment into the FE model; while in the two-level surgery model, the prostheses were integrated at both C4-C5 and C5-C6 segments into the FE model. A pure moment of 1.0 Nm combined with a follower load of 73.6 N were imposed on C2 to investigate the flexion-extension, lateral bending, and axial rotation of different segments in the FE model. The segmental range of motion (ROM) and intradiscal pressure of the surgery models were investigated and compared with the intact model. RESULTS In the one-level model of ACDF, the ROM at C5-C6 was decreased, the ROM and intradiscal pressure at C4-C5 and C6-C7 segments were increased. In the two-level model of ACDF, the ROM at C4-C5 and C5-C6 were decreased, the ROM and intradiscal pressure at C3-C4 and C6-C7 were increased. However, in both one- and two-level models of CDA, the ROM of surgery segments were preserved, avoiding the increase of the ROM and intradiscal pressure at the adjacent segments. CONCLUSIONS Abnormal ROM and intradiscal pressure at the adjacent segments may contribute to the higher risk of ASD after ACDF compared with CDA.
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- Wenbin Hua
- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- State Key Lab of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- State Key Lab of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
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