Purpose Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a disabling condition associated with narrowing of
the spinal canal or vertebral foramina. Paraspinal muscle atrophy and fatty infiltration have …

Purpose To investigate asymmetry in size and composition of the multifidus and erector
spinae in patients with posterolateral disc herniation and concordant radicular symptoms, and …

Purpose Sacral chordomas (SC) are rare, locally invasive, malignant neoplasms. Despite
surgical resection and adjuvant therapies, local recurrence (LR) is common and overall …

Recently, calcium sulfate dihydrate has been demonstrated as safe biodegradable
osteoconductive bone void filler. However, its exact mechanism of action on bone cells is yet …

BACKGROUND: Since the first report of the significant gene-environment interaction (G × E)
in depression published by Caspi et al., the literature is considerably contradictory in this …

Background Context Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most serious complications of
spine surgery. Its predisposing factors, especially in routine surgeries, are less reported. …

Study Design: Literature review. Objective: To provide an overview of the recent advances
in spinal oncology, emphasizing the key role of the surgeon in the treatment of patients with …

Anxiety is a polygenic condition, and the recently discovered Endocannabinoid System (ECS)
is one plausible candidate. Experimental data suggest that the ECS can modulate several …

BACKGROUND Despite our inability to accurately predict survival in many cancer patients,
a life expectancy of at least 3 mo is historically necessary to be considered for surgical …

Study Design. Systematic literature review and expert survey Objective. The aim of this
study was to determine factors associated with neurologic improvement in patients with …