Background Older adults are at increased risk of malnutrition compared to their younger
counterparts. Malnutrition screening should be conducted using a valid malnutrition screening …

BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory disease involving
the spine. It has a predilection for involving the craniocervical spine. Despite widespread …

BACKGROUND: En bloc resection of primary sacral tumors has a demonstrated survival
benefit. Total and high sacral amputations are traditionally performed by using a staged anterior …

OBJECT A chordoma is an indolent primary spinal tumor that has devastating effects on the
patient's life. These lesions are chemoresistant, resistant to conventional radiotherapy, and …

OBJECTIVE: To assess antenatal, birth, and infant outcomes for pregnant women, fetuses,
and infants after antenatal vaccination with any antigen present in combination pertussis …

Object The cervical foraminotomy was pioneered in the 1940s to address radicular symptoms
via a posterior approach, but the long-term outcome has not been adequately studied. …

Objectives To identify determinants of incident malnutrition in community‐dwelling older adults.
Design Meta‐analysis of 6 community‐based longitudinal datasets with follow‐up of 1 to …

Resistance to temozolomide and radiotherapy is a major problem for patients with glioblastoma
but may be overcome using the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor ABT-888. Using …

Background: Australia recently experienced its worst pertussis epidemic since introduction
of pertussis vaccine into the National Immunisation Program. This study aimed to determine …

OBJECTIVE Historically, performing neurosurgery with the patient in the sitting position offered
advantages such as improved visualization and gravity-assisted retraction. However, this …