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The “addicted” spine [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2014
Units of dendritic branches called dendritic spines represent more than simply decorative appendages of the neuron and actively participate in integrative functions of "spinous" nerve cells thereby contributing to the general phenomenon of synaptic plasticity.
Marco Diana   +5 more
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A Multi-surgeon Robotic-guided Thoracolumbar Fusion Experience: Accuracy, Radiation, Complications, Readmissions, and Revisions of 3,874 Screws across Three Robotic Generations [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique, 2022
Objective Robotic guidance provides indirect visualization of key anatomic landmarks to facilitate minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and is emerging as a reliable and accurate technique for posterior spine instrumentation.
Alexandra E. Thomson   +9 more
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Shape manipulation using physically based wire deformations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This paper develops an efficient, physically based shape manipulation technique. It defines a 3D model with profile curves, and uses spine curves generated from the profile curves to control the motion and global shape of 3D models.
Au   +35 more
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Prognostic Factors for Postsurgical Recovery of Deltoid Palsy due to Cervical Disc Herniations [PDF]

open access: yesAsian Spine Journal, 2015
Study DesignRetrospective multicenter study.PurposeWe aimed to investigate prognostic factors affecting postsurgical recovery of deltoid palsy due to cervical disc herniation (CDH).Overview of LiteratureLittle information is available about prognostic ...
Jae-Yoon Chung   +12 more
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Congenital agenesis of lumbo-sacral pedicles with associated anomalies: case report with an emphasis on the use of O-arm, navigation in the management with literature review

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2022
Background Congenital spinal pedicle agenesis is rare. The majority of cases are asymptomatic. Few present with either low back pain or radiculopathy. Pedicle screw insertion may pose difficulties in view of abnormal anatomy.
Bharat Dave   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of the 2006 Massachusetts Healthcare Reform on Spine Surgery Patient Payer-Mix and Age [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
OBJECTIVE Several similarities exist between the Massachusetts health care reform law of 2006 and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The authors’ prior neurosurgical research showed a decrease in uninsured surgeries without a significant change in surgical ...
Barbaro, Nicholas M.   +3 more
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Spine surgeons: spine industry [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Spine Journal, 2007
Spine surgeons and the spine industry are intimately related. There has been a significant amount of bad press and some apparent Academic/Medical Society repercussions and/or negative aspersions when research is reported which has been supported from industry grants [7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16]. My bias is that industry funds are not (or need not) be bad, or
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The ROCK inhibitor Fasudil prevents chronic restraint stress-induced depressive-like behaviors and dendritic spine loss in rat hippocampus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Indexación: Web of Science; Scopus.Background: Dendritic arbor simplification and dendritic spine loss in the hippocampus, a limbic structure implicated in mood disorders, are assumed to contribute to symptoms of depression.
Aguayo, F.   +12 more
core   +1 more source

Utility of cervical dynamic magnetic resonance imaging for evaluating patients with cervical myelopathy: a retrospective study [PDF]

open access: yesAsian Spine Journal
Study Design Retrospective observational study. Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the utility of cervical dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) in the assessment of cervical canal stenosis.
Mrugank Narvekar   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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