May 06, 2021

Immunopathology and intestinal stem cell (ISC) loss in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the prima-facie manifestation of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and is responsible for significant mortality...

May 03, 2021

Vertebral compression fractures are common in multiple myeloma (MM). Modern treatment paradigms place emphasis on treatment with radiation, with surgery reserved for cases involving frank instability ...

May 03, 2021

In patients with metastatic spinal disease (MSD), interhospital transfer can potentially impact clinical outcomes as the possible benefits of transferring a patient to a higher level of care must be w...

May 03, 2021

Survival of cancer patients continues to improve with systemic treatment advancements, leading to an increase in cancer-related complications such as pathological spinal fractures. In this study, the ...

May 03, 2021

Separation surgery followed by spine stereotactic radiosurgery (SSRS) has been shown to achieve favorable rates of local tumor control and patient-reported outcomes in patients with metastatic epidura...

May 03, 2021

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death and greatly decreases a patient's quality of life. Vertebral metastases often lead to epidural spinal cord compression (ESCC) requiring surgical therapy. I...

May 03, 2021

In order to improve the current knowledge of the topography and the anatomy of the paranasal sinuses of the one-humped dromedary (Camelus dromedarius), we applied both conventional and advanced imagin...

Apr 29, 2021

Groundwater chemistry can be affected by and related to earthquakes, thus it is crucial to understand the hydrochemical changes and associated processes caused by earthquakes for post-seismic groundwa...

Apr 29, 2021

Health professionals responsible for return to work plans have little data about allied health movement to guide recommendations following lower back injury. This study aimed to quantify the lumbar mo...

Apr 29, 2021

This study evaluated the effects of the promotion of active breaks and postural shifts on new onset of neck and low-back pain during a 6-month follow-up among high-risk office workers.A 3-arm cluster-...

Apr 29, 2021

Capturing deformation of bone using strain gauges is still a common approach in biomechanics. So far, the bone surfaces had to be sanded and cleaned using various solvents prior to attaching the senso...

Apr 29, 2021

Inspired by the standard computed tomography, a new method of 3D X-ray imaging embedded in FIB-SEM microscope is proposed. The unique combination of TEM-like specimen stage enabling in lens STEM detec...

Apr 29, 2021

Cardiovascular disorders represent the leading cause of death in dialysis patients. Alterations of bone and mineral metabolism (BMM) and vascular calcifications play a fundamental role in it. The obje...

Apr 26, 2021

Nurses' musculoskeletal diseases (MSDs) are worldwide prevalent and are considered to be a costly occupational injury. This study aims to investigate the relationship among exposure to occupation-rela...

Apr 26, 2021

Literature highlights the need for research on changes in lumbar movement patterns, as potential mechanisms underlying the persistence of low-back pain. Variability and local dynamic stability are fre...

Apr 26, 2021

This study aimed to clarify the kinematic, kinetic characteristics associated with lateral ankle sprain.A 16-month prospective cohort study.Laboratory.A total of 179 college athletes.Joint kinematics,...

Apr 26, 2021

Pulsatile tinnitus (PT) can be a mild or debilitating symptom. Following clinical examination and otoscopy, when the underlying aetiology is not apparent, radiological imaging can be used to evaluate ...

Apr 26, 2021

Boride, which belongs to the distinct category of ceramic materials, has attracted significant attention in tissue engineering applications. Magnesium diboride (MgB2) consists of a plane of magnesium ...

Apr 22, 2021

To investigate the radiographic characteristics of the uppermost instrumented vertebrae (UIV) and UIV+1 compression fractures that are predictive of revision surgery following long-segment spinal fixa...

Apr 22, 2021

Sternoclavicular joint dislocation accounts for 1 percent of the human joint dislocations. Sternoclavicular joint dislocation most commonly occurs in anterior or posterior dislocation. To the best of ...