Spine surgeries are occurring more frequently worldwide. Spinal implant infections are one
of the most common complications of spine surgery, with a rate of 0.7% to 11.9%. These …

Background The implications of two-stage revision on mental health are poorly understood.
The purpose of this study is to determine (1) whether patients undergoing two-stage revision …

Background: The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)
assesses multiple aspects of patient well-being but has not been thoroughly studied amongst …

Background: The implications of delaying surgical intervention for patients with adolescent
idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) wishing to undergo vertebral body tethering (VBT) have not yet been …

… 212 Hydrocephalus in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: National Incidence, Risk Factors,
and Outcomes in 124,444 Patients Kavelin Rumalla; Vijay Letchuman; Bharadwaj Jilakara; …

Background Current recommendations support the use of lumbar puncture (LP) in the diagnosis
of dementia in certain settings. Recent research and new diagnostic criteria support the …

… Jeera is the most prominent name for cumin in India, however there are several more widely
used regional names, such as Jiragam in Tamil and Jilakara in Telgu. The 3 to 6mm long …

METHODS: We performed a retrospective study on 222 patient’s records which have received
242 procedures of Percutaneous Balloon Compression (PBC) as treatment for TN. A 6 …

METHODS: We performed experiments to study the distribution and kinetics of iron labeled
dextran in rats using a 7T MRI scan for a period of two hours during and immediately …

Background The objective was to investigate the relationship between cerebrovascular
disease and amyloid deposition including multiple forms of β-amyloid (Aβ). Methods The study …