Object. Microvascular decompression has become an accepted surgical technique for the
treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, glossopharyngeal neuralgia, and other …

Background context The objective of the North American Spine Society's (NASS) Evidence-Based
Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation with …

Study Design. Clinical practice guideline. Objective. To develop evidence-based
recommendations on use of interventional diagnostic tests and therapies, surgeries, and …

Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. To systematically assess benefits and harms of
surgery for nonradicular back pain with common degenerative changes, radiculopathy with …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The North American Spine Society (NASS) Evidence-Based
Clinical Guideline on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy from …

OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: Transarticular screw fixation of the C1–C2 complex provides
immediate rigid fixation of the unstable spine. The technique is not feasible in a certain …

Methods. Fifty consecutive patients underwent standard CT of the cervical spine. Pedicle
and transarticular screw trajectories were plotted, and the maximum safe diameter for screw …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The objective of the North American Spine Society (NASS)
evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal …

Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are potent synthetic agonists of the ligand-activated transcription
factor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ). TZDs were shown to induce …

OBJECTIVE: We performed a biomechanical comparison of several C1 to C2 fixation techniques
including crossed laminar (intralaminar) screw fixation, anterior C1 to C2 transarticular …