Detailed pathophysiological findings of secondary damage phenomena after spinal cord
injury (SCI) as well as the identification of inhibitory and neurotrophic proteins have yielded a …

Chronic back pain is a common disability, which is often accredited to intervertebral disc
degeneration. Gold standard interventions such as spinal fusion, which are mainly designed to …

Musculoskeletal disorders, such as osteoarthritis and intervertebral disc degeneration are
causes of morbidity, which concomitantly burdens the health and social care systems …

Background One of the greatest challenges in the development of a nucleus prosthesis is to
minimize the risk of implant expulsion. At the same time, the physiological flexibility, …

Introduction: This exploratory study investigated the impact of altered physiological states on
emotion processing in quadriplegic patients, endurance athletes and healthy controls. High …

Effective restoration of human intervertebral disc degeneration is challenged by numerous
limitations of the currently available spinal fusion and arthroplasty treatment strategies. …

Intervertebral disc degeneration and disc herniation is one of the major causes of lower
back pain. Depletion of extracellular matrix, culminating in nucleus pulposus (NP) extrusion …

Background Total disc replacement is a possible treatment alternative for patients with
degenerative disc disease, especially in the cervical spine. The aim is to restore the physiological …

Purpose: To present the results of operative treatment of distal femoral fractures with the Less
Invasive Stabilization System (LISS) and discuss the indications in a clinical study. Methods…

A problem in after-treatment cannot be defined until a standardized management scheme
for the normal course of treatment has been drawn up, when it can be defined in terms of its …