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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Myhre syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by progressive multisystem involvement. Gain‐of‐function missense heterozygous variants affecting the Ile500 residue and Arg496 residue of the SMAD4 gene are implicated in this condition.
Kawmadi Gunawardena +13 more
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, 2011 The aim of this study is to review the different surgical indications, techniques and outcomes of occipito-cervical fusion, including C2 fixation methods, the influence on clinical outcome, patient scoring systems and ...
Bick, Simon Millard
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Measurement and evaluation of surgical models of spinal fusion in mice, rats, and rabbits
Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.In this study, spinal fusion models in mice, rats and rabbits are compared and discussed. The results show that after comparing the anatomical structure and the complexity of surgical operation, among the three experimental animals in this study, the rabbit as an experimental animal is superior to the mouse and the rat in the establishment of spinal ...
Jianghong Lu, Yicun Hu, Xin Yao
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The influence of contraction duration in muscle energy technique applied to the atlanto-axial joint
, 2004 Background: Muscle Energy Technique (MET) has been advocated for the treatment of restricted range of motion in the upper neck. There is little evidence, however, to support the effectiveness of MET to increase motion in the cervical spine, or determine ...
Fryer, Gary, Ruszkowski, Wojtek
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Domesticated European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) have long been chosen as laboratory model organisms. Despite this, there has been no definitive study of the vertebral musculature of wild rabbits. Relevant descriptions of well‐studied veterinary model mammals (such as dogs) are generally applicable, but not appropriate for a species ...
Nuttakorn Taewcharoen +3 more
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Orthopaedic Surgery, 2019 Objectives To establish a dynamic three‐dimensional (3D) model of upper cervical spine instability and to analyze its biomechanical characteristics. Methods A 3D geometrical model was established after CT scanning of the upper cervical spine specimen ...
Xiao‐dong Wang +2 more
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Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Spectrum of Related Disorders Affecting the Aging Spine.
Neurosurgery, 2015 Cervical spinal cord dysfunction can result from either traumatic or nontraumatic causes, including tumors, infections, and degenerative changes. In this article, we review the range of degenerative spinal disorders resulting in progressive cervical ...
Lindsay A. Tetreault +6 more
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Cervical spine instability in the course of rheumatoid arthritis – imaging methods
, 2017 Cervical spine is affected in more than a half of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Depending on the degree of damage to the individual joints and ligaments RA-related cervical spine instability takes the form of atlanto-axial subluxation ...
Małgorzata Mańczak, Robert Gasik
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Early Pliocene Varanus (Squamata, Varanidae) remains from Megalo Emvolon, Thessaloniki, Greece
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.The article describes new cranial and postcranial varanid material from Megalo Emvolon Lower Pliocene vertebrate fossil site near Thessaloniki. The fossils, likely representing a single individual, are referred to Varanus cf. marathonensis. Abstract This study describes new fossil varanid material from a recently discovered fossil spot (MVL site) at ...
Chara Drakopoulou +3 more
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