Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021 To study the effect of intradiscal injection of simvastatin on discogenic pain in rats and its possible mechanism, 30 adult female rats were used in this experiment.
Xiaodong Huang +7 more
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Differences in Epidural Pathology between Cervical and Thoracolumbar Intervertebral Disk Extrusions in Dogs [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2017 Background Although the basic pathophysiology is the same in both cervical and thoracolumbar intervertebral disk (IVD) extrusions, there are considerable clinical differences that have only been partially explained.
L. Züger +5 more
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BMC Veterinary Research, 2012 Background Disk-associated cervical spondylomyelopathy (DA-CSM) is a multifactorial neurological disorder in which progressive caudal cervical spinal cord compression is mainly caused by one or more intervertebral disk protrusions.
De Decker Steven +4 more
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Sagittal Radiographic Parameters of the Spine in Three Physiological Postures Characterized Using a Slot Scanner and Their Potential Implications on Spinal Weight-Bearing Properties [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2021 Study Design Prospective radiographic comparative study. Purpose To compare and understand the load-bearing properties of each functional spinal unit (FSU) using three commonly assumed, physiological, spinal postures, namely, the flexed (slump sitting ...
Hwee Weng Dennis Hey +8 more
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Efficacy and Safety of Condoliase Disc Administration as a New Treatment for Lumbar Disc Herniation
Spine Surgery and Related Research, 2022 Introduction: Condoliase is a newly approved drug that improves symptoms associated with lumbar disk herniation (LDH) by intradiscal administration. This study aimed to evaluate the mid-term outcomes of condoliase injection, examine the adverse events ...
Masahiro Inoue +22 more
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Advances of Naturally Derived and Synthetic Hydrogels for Intervertebral Disk Regeneration
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020 Intervertebral disk (IVD) degeneration is associated with most cases of cervical and lumbar spine pathologies, amongst which chronic low back pain has become the primary cause for loss of quality-adjusted life years.
Guoke Tang +7 more
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Prevalence and breed predisposition for thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease in cats [PDF]
, 2016 Objectives The objective was to evaluate the prevalence and possible breed predilections for thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) in cats. Methods Medical records and imaging studies of cats diagnosed with thoracolumbar IVDD between January ...
De Decker, S, Volk, H A, Warner, A-S
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BMC Medical Imaging, 2012 Background For some scoliotic patients the spinal instrumentation is inevitable. Among these patients, those with stiff curvature will need thoracoscopic disk resection.
Claudia Chevrefils +4 more
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Clinical reasoning in canine spinal disease: what combination of clinical information is useful? [PDF]
, 2015 Spinal disease in dogs is commonly encountered in veterinary practice. Numerous diseases may cause similar clinical signs and presenting histories. The study objective was to use statistical models to identify combinations of discrete parameters from the
ABRAMSON +36 more
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Outcome of anterior lumbar interbody fusion : a retrospective study of clinical and radiologic parameters [PDF]
, 2017 Objective. This study aims to critically evaluate the long-term results of stand-alone anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), without use of rhBMP-2, as a therapeutic option for symptomatic patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD).
Caemaert, Jacques +7 more
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