… Comparison of the 2 methods showed that the calculated cross-sectional area was highly
correlated with the measured surface area (r = 0.95). They also found that a smaller transverse …

Background Lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication is one of the most commonly
diagnosed and treated pathological spinal conditions. It frequently afflicts the elderly …

Background Although minimally invasive surgical (MIS) approaches to the lumbar spine for
posterior fusion are increasingly being utilized, the comparative outcomes of MIS and open …

Background There is convincing preclinical evidence that early decompression in the setting
of spinal cord injury (SCI) improves neurologic outcomes. However, the effect of early …

Prions are proteins that adopt alternative conformations that become self-propagating; the
PrP Sc prion causes the rare human disorder Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD). We report …

Increasingly, evidence argues that many neurodegenerative diseases, including progressive
supranuclear palsy (PSP), are caused by prions, which are alternatively folded proteins …

Lactobacillus iners is a common constituent of the human vaginal microbiota. This species
was only recently characterized due to its fastidious growth requirements and has been …

Background Spine stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is increasingly being applied to
the postoperative spine metastases patient. Our aim was to identify clinical and dosimetric …

Study Design. Comparative biomechanical study was conducted in osteoporotic human
cadaveric spines. Objective. Determine the influence of the volume of polymethyl methacrylate …

The strong epidemiological association between cigarette smoke (CS) exposure and respiratory
tract infections is conventionally attributed to immunosuppressive and irritant effects of …