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Pedicle Screw Placement Accuracy

open access: yes, 2007
STUDY DESIGN: A meta-analysis of the published literature was conducted specifically looking at accuracy and the postoperative methods used for the assessment of pedicle screw placement in the human spine.
Kosmopoulos, V.   +3 more
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Possible therapeutic repositioning of valproic acid: From epileptic seizures to acute kidney injury

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Valproic acid, an anticonvulsant, may be repositioned to prevent acute kidney injury due to ischemia followed by reperfusion. It preserves renal functions, electrolyte homeostasis and active sodium transport in kidney tubules, and blocks the onset of hypertension.
Danilo Alves‐Bezerra   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mitochondrion in a cone photoreceptor pedicle: movie

open access: yes, 2008
Presents movie showing the three-dimensional details of cone pedicle mitochondria generated using electron tomography. Pedicles averaged five medium-sized mitochondria clustered far from the active zones.
Perkins, Guy A.   +3 more
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Radiographic assessment of pedicle hook placement

open access: yes, 1995
Study Design. A cadaveric study of the changes in the radiographic morphology of the thoracic pedicle with vertebral rotation. Objective. To study the effect of vertebral rotation on the assessment of pedicle hook placement by determining the ...
Leong, JCY, Luk, KDK, Cheung, KMC
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Maximizing Neurovascular Outcomes of Facial Transplantation: A Comprehensive Review

open access: yesClinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Facial transplantation is a division of reconstructive surgery which aims to improve the function and appearance of a face that has endured severe disfigurement. Currently, the face transplant procedure uses allogenic tissue, harvested from a brain‐dead donor, to replace damaged facial components.
Olivia A. James, Faye Bennett
wiley   +1 more source

Broken lumbar pedicle screw – a short report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Spinal fixation is one of the common surgical procedure performed by spine surgeons. Among the various spinal fixation technique, pedicle screw fixation is of paramount importance especially when instability is in dorsolumbar and sacral region of spine ...
Dwivedi, Ashish Kumar   +5 more
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True anteroposterior view pedicle screw insertion technique

open access: yes, 2016
Jia-yue Bai, Wei Zhang, Ji-long An, Ya-peng Sun, Wen-yuan Ding, Yong Shen Key Biomechanical Laboratory of Orthopedics, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China Background: The wide use of ...
Zhang W   +5 more
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Biomechanical arrangement of threaded and unthreaded portions providing holding power of transpedicular screw fixation

open access: yes, 2017
Background: Failure of pedicle screw is a major concern in spinal surgery. The threaded and unthreaded portions of the pedicle screw provide the ability to anchor and squeeze the surrounding bone, respectively.
Tsuang, Fon-Yih;Chen, Chia-Hsien;Wu, Lien-Chen;Kuo, Yi-Jie;Lin, Shang-Chih;Chiang, Chang-Jung
core   +1 more source

The Impact of Aging on the Anatomical Course of the Azygos Vein: A Retrospective, Computed Tomography Study

open access: yesClinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The azygos vein (AV) is typically described as ascending vertically to the right of the vertebral column before arching anteriorly to drain into the superior vena cava. However, a small number of studies suggest that it is found leftward in older adults.
Lauren R. Hector   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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