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Which Design and Biomaterial Factors Affect Clinical Wear Performance of Total Disc Replacements? A Systematic Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background Total disc replacement was clinically introduced to reduce pain and preserve segmental motion of the lumbar and cervical spine. Previous case studies have reported on the wear and adverse local tissue reactions around artificial prostheses ...
Alexander, Dominik D.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Remarkable Recovery After Delayed High‐Dose Methylprednisolone in a Rare Case of Penetrating Spinal Cord Injury

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) caused by sharp‐force penetration is exceptionally rare, and the use of high‐dose methylprednisolone (MP) remains highly controversial, especially beyond the conventional 8‐h treatment window. This case report describes a 30‐year‐old male with acute incomplete TSCI following a knife stab wound to the right ...
Honghong Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Active adjustment of the cervical spine during pitch production compensates for shape: The ArtiVarK study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The anterior lordosis of the cervical spine is thought to contribute to pitch (fo) production by influencing cricoid rotation as a function of larynx height. This study examines the matter of inter-individual variation in cervical spine shape and whether
Dediu, D., Moisik, S., Zhi Yun, D.
core   +1 more source

Recurrent Hypothermia and Autonomic Dysfunction Secondary to Shapiro Syndrome

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A 44‐year‐old man presented with recurrent hypothermia, diaphoresis and hypertension. Extensive investigation for infectious, inflammatory, metabolic and endocrine aetiologies was negative. MR scan of the brain demonstrated no lesions but revealed callosal dysgenesis, consistent with Shapiro syndrome.
Naveen Kumar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Reliabilities of Several Measurement Methods of Cervical Sagittal Alignment in Cases with Cervical Spine Rotation Using X-ray Findings in Cervical Spine Disorders

open access: yesSpine Surgery and Related Research, 2018
Introduction: Several measurement methods designed to provide an understanding of cervical sagittal alignment have been reported, but few studies have compared the reliabilities of these measurement methods.
Kiyonori Yo   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of cervical spine management in a subset of severe traumatic brain injury cases using computer simulation. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2011
BACKGROUND: No randomized control trial to date has studied the use of cervical spine management strategies in cases of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) at risk for cervical spine instability solely due to damaged ligaments.
Kimbroe J Carter   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complications in Cervical and Thoracic Spine Surgery [PDF]

open access: diamond, 2023
Andrew Lekarczyk   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

Clinical Correlates of High Cervical Fractional Anisotropy in Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Objective: Fractional anisotropy (FA) of the high cervical cord (C1-C2), rostral to the injury site, correlates with upper limb function in patients with chronic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI).
Eckardt, Gerald   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Cervical Spine Osteoradionecrosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Osteoradionecrosis (ORN), a well-known complication of radiotherapy in the mandibular bone, is very rare in the cervical spine. The authors report the result of a 3-year follow-up of a 63-year-old female patient with ORN of the cervical spine.
Kimata, Yoshihiro   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Sarilumab in Polyarticular‐Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Dose‐Finding and 1‐Year Analysis of a Phase 2b, Open‐Label, Multicenter Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study assessed sarilumab in treating patients with polyarticular‐course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pcJIA). Methods This phase 2b, open‐label study (NCT02776735) consisted of three sequential parts (each with a core‐treatment and extension phase).
Fabrizio De Benedetti   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

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