Discogenic pain in lumbar vertebra : is quantitative assessment of the osteochondral endplates by simultaneous 18F-NaF PET/MRI helpful? [PDF]
Lin YP +5 more
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Prevalence of Low Muscle Mass in the Computed Tomography at the Third Lumbar Vertebra Level Depends on Chosen Cut-Off in 200 Hospitalised Patients-A Prospective Observational Trial. [PDF]
Fischer A +15 more
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Denosumab discontinuation and fracture risk: getting the balance right
Abstract Denosumab is a highly effective therapy for osteoporosis. Since its approval by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in 2010, use of denosumab has surged across Australia, delivering substantial fracture‐prevention benefits to tens of thousands of patients. However, stopping denosumab may lead to acute loss of bone with an increased risk
Albert S. Kim, Christian M. Girgis
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Prognostic value of the third thoracic vertebra skeletal muscle measurements in patients with digestive system malignancies: a comparative study with the third lumbar vertebra indices. [PDF]
He Y +6 more
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Sarcopenia defined by skeletal muscle mass index at the third lumbar vertebra is a prognostic factor for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer patients: a retrospective study. [PDF]
Wang K +6 more
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Anatomy of spinal CSF loss in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
India ink introduced into the cranial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) compartment of Alligator diffuses along the spinal cord and exits the spinal compartment using perineural flow, resulting in a prominent “ink cuff” forming at the base of the spinal nerve. In Alligator, the region of the ink cuff is drained by a small lymphatic vessel.
Hadyn DeLeeuw +5 more
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Ethanol consumption has minimal effects on cancellous bone architecture in femur and lumbar vertebra in two species of non-human primates. [PDF]
Zhakubayev A +5 more
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A three‐dimensional model is used to analyze the locomotor biomechanics of the large Late Triassic archosaurian reptile Postosuchus kirkpatricki. The study finds that it is more uncertain than previously concluded whether it was quadrupedal or bipedal, and plantigrade or digitigrade, but it clearly had locomotor specializations including large hindlimb
John R. Hutchinson +6 more
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