The use of polymethylmetacrylate beads for local delivery of antibiotics requires a second
surgical procedure for their removal and resorbable calcium sulphate exhibits cytotoxic effects. …

Background Back pain has many causes. In Germany, about 70% of adults have at least
one episode of back pain per year. Methods This review is based on a selective literature …

Toothed whales (Odontoceti, Cetacea) are the only aquatic mammals known to echolocate,
and probably all of them are able to produce click sounds and to synthesize their echoes into …

OBJECTIVE Surgical decompression is extremely effective in relieving pain and symptoms
due to lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Decompression with interlaminar stabilization (D+ILS) is …

The study investigated whether the use of carbon fiber-reinforced PEEK screw material (CF-PEEK)
can reduce magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) artifact formation. Two consecutive …

A prospective, non-randomized multicenter study was initiated to study efficacy and safety of
a partly resorbable composite of calcium sulphate and hydroxyapatite (Cerament™ …

Earlier osteodensitometric results of femoral periprosthetic bone showed that postoperative
antiresorptive treatment with alendronate following total hip arthroplasty (THA) reduces the …

Purpose For the stabilization of the thoracolumbar spine area, various stabilization techniques
have been developed in recent decades. The aim of these techniques is to immobilize the …

In this paper on the ontogenesis and evolutionary biology of odontocete cetaceans (toothed
whales), we investigate the head morphology of three perinatal pantropical spotted dolphins …

Study Design. This investigation prospectively compared self-assessed quality of life and
biomechanical measures of physical function before and after spinal fusion surgery in 26 adult …