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The efficacy of oral vitamin D supplements on fusion outcome in patients receiving elective lumbar spinal fusion—a randomized control trial

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Background Previous studies have reported that vitamin D supplement could improve fracture healing, but evidence regarding the role of vitamin D supplements in spinal fusion was limited.
Ming-Hsien Hu, Yu-Kai Tseng, Yu-Hsuan Chung, Nai-Yuan Wu, Chi-Huan Li, Pei-Yuan Lee   +5 more
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Bovine-derived xenograft is a viable bone graft substitute in multilevel, instrumented, spinal fusion. [PDF]

, 2022
Max Prost, Jochaim Windolf, Markus Rafael Konieczny   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Bioprinting Organs—Science or Fiction?—A Review From Students to Students

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Bioprinting artificial organs has the potential to revolutionize the medical field. This is a comprehensive review of the bioprinting workflow delving into the latest advancements in bioinks, materials and bioprinting techniques, exploring the critical stages of tissue maturation and functionality.
Nicoletta Murenu, Camilla Mussoni, Mateo S. Andrade Mier, Paula Buettner, Nathaly Chicaiza‐Cabezas, Yi‐Yu Robin Dai, Jessica Faber, Maren Fiedler, Zan Lamberger, Xuen Jen Ng, Vanessa Moessler, Anna Rederer, Jonas Roeder, Sabrina Stecher, Katinka Theis, Jeanette Weigelt, Silvia Budday, Gregor Lang, Natascha Schaefer   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Higher incidence of delayed bone fusion for atlantoaxial fusion versus occipitocervical fusion with navigation system

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background Due to the high stresses placed on the upper cervical spinal region, achieving firm fixation and solid bony fusion is essential for good surgical outcomes.
Masashi Uehara, Shota Ikegami, Hiroki Oba, Terue Hatakenaka, Daisuke Kurogochi, Takuma Fukuzawa, Shinji Sasao, Tetsuhiko Mimura, Jun Takahashi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Targeted Delivery of Abaloparatide to Spinal Fusion Site Accelerates Fusion Process in Rats

Biomedicines
Spinal fusions are performed to treat congenital skeletal malformations, spondylosis, degenerative disk diseases, and other pathologies of the vertebrae that can be resolved by reducing motion between neighboring vertebrae.
Jeffery J. Nielsen, Stewart A. Low, Christopher Chen, Xinlan Li, Ephraim Mbachu, Lina Trigg, Siyuan Sun, Madeline Tremby, Rahul Hadap, Philip S. Low   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of teriparatide and bisphosphonate on spinal fusion procedure: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundGiving patients anti-osteoporotic agents peri-operatively is a well-accepted strategy to increase fusion rate and prevent complications. The purpose of this study was to investigate effectiveness of teriparatide and bisphosphonate on fusion ...
Shih-Hao Cheng, Yi-Jie Kuo, Chiehfeng Chen, Yi-No Kang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Use of S53P4 Bioactive Glass in the Treatment of Bone Defects and Infected Bone: A Systematic Review of the Quality of Clinical Outcomes and A Grade Assessment

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Bioactive glass (BAG) S53P4 is a synthetic bone substitute. Clinically it has been used in the treatment of benign bone tumor surgery, in spine surgery, in trauma surgery, in frontal sinus surgery, in diabetic foot osteomyelitis surgery, in mastoid surgery, in oral and maxillofacial surgery in more than 4000 patients, with excellent clinical long‐term ...
Sebastian CE Lindfors, Chris JJ Arts, Nina C Lindfors   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman, Samiha Ahmed, Majed Othman Althumayri, Megan Guy, Darlenne Chavez Lugo, Frances S. Ligler, George T. Ligler, Rahmi Oklu, Hiroshi Kawahira, Michael J. McShane, Jun Kameoka, Jonathan Bova, Hatice Ceylan Koydemir   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The efficacy of allograft bone using titanium mesh in the posterior-only surgical treatment of thoracic and thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis

BMC Surgery, 2020
Background The bony fusion of allograft bone using titanium mesh in the posterior-only surgical treatment of thoracic and thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis has not been explained in detail.
Bingjin Wang, Wenbin Hua, Wencan Ke, Yukun Zhang, Xianlin Zeng, Cao Yang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of an Injectable Poly(vinyl alcohol)‐gelatin Hydrogel for Growth Factor Delivery in an Orthopedic Application

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces photo‐crosslinkable tyraminated poly(vinyl alcohol)‐gelatin (PVA‐GT) hydrogels as tunable injectable platforms for tissue engineering and growth factor delivery applications. This schematic illustrates the two developed hydrogel formulations and the experimental workflow used to evaluate their physico‐chemical properties in vitro ...
Alessia Longoni, Gretel S. Major, Sam Arnold, Samuel Tomkins, Eugenia Spessot, Scott Loeffler, Kieran Lau, Richard Tan, Jessica Harte, Roslyn Kemp, Tess Reynolds, Jelena Rnjak‐Kovacina, Gary J. Hooper, Tim B. F. Woodfield, David C. Kieser, Khoon S. Lim   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source