May 27, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to assess the minimally clinically important difference (MCID) in patients receiving cervical disc replacement (CDR) for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy versus myelo...

May 27, 2022

The study was a post-hoc review of data acquired from 2 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -approved Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) trials. For a study, researchers sought to assess disc space...

May 27, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to compare the perioperative and radiographic outcomes of stand-alone and anterior plating 1 and 2-level anterior cervical discectomy with fusion (ACDF). Patients with ...

May 27, 2022

For a study, researchers sought a link between serum inflammatory mediators, preoperative cervical spine illness severity, and clinical outcomes following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF...

May 27, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to assess the mechanical qualities of 3 posterior spinal fusion assemblies widely utilized to cross the cervicothoracic junction. As defined in ASTM F1717, 3 titanium a...

May 23, 2022

The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) held a consensus conference in 2012 that examined methods used by SRTR for constructing performance metrics and made recommendations on how to i...

May 23, 2022

To evaluate the initial use of label-free second harmonic generation (SHG) imaging with two-photon excitation (2PE) auto-fluorescence in multi-photon microscopy (MPM) for the quantification of collage...

May 23, 2022

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an important curative therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but recurrence rate remains high as all the other HCC therapeutic modalities. Methyltransferase 1 (MET...

May 23, 2022

To retrospectively compare the high-angled sagittal split osteotomy (HOO) and the bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) for the correction of skeletal dysgnathias regarding intra- and postoperativ...

May 23, 2022

The objective of this study was to compare the indications and outcomes of the total inferior border ostectomy and T-shape genioplasty. A retrospective study was conducted using the clinical notes and...

May 23, 2022

Mono-to octa-chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in pooled blood from the general population living near a typical industrialized area were i...

May 23, 2022

Hiatal hernia repair is commonly performed by both general and thoracic surgeons. The present study examined differences in approach, setting, and outcomes by specialty for hiatal hernia repair.Adults...

May 23, 2022

The initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma within 12 weeks after surgery is recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. This study seeks to identify factors as...

May 16, 2022

Outcome prediction following heart transplant is critical to explaining risks and benefits to patients and decision-making when considering potential organ offers. Given the large number of potential ...

May 16, 2022

Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) can be curative for a variety of non-malignant diseases (NMDs) as well as hematological malignancies. However, there are several fundamental differe...

May 16, 2022

The palmaris longus muscle is one of the most variable muscles in the human body. Palmaris longus muscle anatomical variations include reversed (palmaris longus inversus muscle), duplicated, triplicat...

May 16, 2022

This study proposes a new surgical alternative for the most common deformity in the ears, the so-called "protruding/prominent ears", which is a condition that affects 5% of the Caucasian population (G...

May 16, 2022

The treatment for early-onset scoliosis (EOS) is one of the most challenging for pediatric orthopedics. Surgical treatment is often necessary, and wound problems and surgical site infections (SSIs) ar...

May 16, 2022

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is the only polymer material that can replace titanium implants in the field of orthopedics. This is because the mechanical properties of PEEK are similar to those of bone,...

May 16, 2022

Age-related testicular degeneration can be defined as the progressive deterioration of the testis that typically occurs in middle-aged or older males and that leads to diminished testicular function a...