Background context The North American Spine Society's (NASS) Evidence Based Clinical
Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain features evidence-based …

Study Design. A literature review. Objectives. To evaluate the mechanisms of action and
effectiveness of interspinous distraction devices in managing symptomatic lumbar spinal …

Background: Both human health and the health systems we depend on are increasingly
threatened by a range of environmental crises, including climate change. Paradoxically, health …

To determine the influence of time from injury to surgery on neurological recovery and length
of stay (LOS) in an observational cohort of individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI)…

OBJECTIVE: Spinal intradural-extramedullary neoplasms are uncommon lesions that usually
cause pain or neurological deficit secondary to neural compression. Traditional treatment …

… TMS recovery of 13.7 points (SD 15.6), compared with 14.1 points (SD 21.6) for patients in
… points (SD 8.4) in the matched NASCIS-II methylprednisolone group and 6.4 points (SD 12) …

The formation of smart, Metal Matrix Composite (MMC) structures through the use of solid-state
Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) is currently hindered by the fragility of uncoated …

Object Oxidative stress leading to lipid peroxidation is a major cause of secondary injury
following spinal cord injury (SCI). The objectives of this study were to determine the duration of …

Anthropogenic environmental change negatively effects human health and is increasing
health-care system demand. Paradoxically, the provision of health care, which itself is a …

… We estimated the standard deviation (SD) in the study groups based on our study
population (SD=15) and the literature (difference in SD=10–35). The anticipated sample size to …