Segmental bone defects: from cellular and molecular pathways to the development of novel
biological treatments - Pneumaticos - 2010 - Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine - …

Disc degeneration is the most common cause of back pain in adults and has enormous
socioeconomic implications. Conservative management is ineffective in most cases, and results …

Sclerostin has been identified as an important regulator of bone homeostasis through inhibition
of the canonical Wnt-signaling pathway, and it is involved in the pathogenesis of many …

Thoracolumbar fractures are common injuries after blunt trauma and are accompanied with
significant morbidity, including neurologic deficit. Parallel to the evolution of initial …

Background: Conservative treatment of an acute Achilles rupture remains a viable and
acceptable option as does surgical fixation, with open and percutaneous repair consisting the …

Purpose Ilizarov pioneered bone transport using a circular external fixator. Papineau described
a staged technique for the treatment for infected pseudarthrosis of the long bones. This …

Traditional materials for the spine such as titanium and stainless steel have produced
satisfying long-term fusion rates, mainly due to their strength and stiffness. However, although …

Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) provokes the onset of an intricate pathological process.
Initial primary injury ruptures local micro-neuro-vascularcomplex triggering the …

We assessed the value of conventional culture, vial culture, and broad-range PCR of the
sonication fluid (SF), individually or in combinations, for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Over the past 20 years, methods of minimally invasive surgery
have been developed for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures. Balloon …