Conservative treatment still has an important role to play, despite the increasing possibilities
of surgical treatment. Treatment starts at the site of trauma. Transportation and …

Study Design. A prospective, nonrandomized multicenter study of lumbar disc nucleus
replacement using the DASCOR Disc Arthroplasty Device. An interim analysis of clinical results is …

… This study suggests that ABM/P-15 has equal or greater efficacy at 6 and 12 months. Pain
improvements exceeded success criteria at all time points. Functional improvement exceeded …

… fusion: 93.9% for Ti nanocoating (P = .0034) and 88.0% for CaP nanocoating (P = .032).
No significant differences in fusion were found between the nanocoated cage types (P = .4318). …

… 6 to 12 weeks period (p = 0.03). The ratio between bone volume and tissue volume (BV/TV)
was significantly higher in titanium versus control in the 6 to 12 weeks period (p = 0.02). A …

An interesting technique of lumbosacral transfixation includes the use of transdiscal pedicle
screws, described by Abdu et al in 1994. This allows for the use of standard instruments and …

Discussion This case illustrates a rapid atlantoaxial subluxation in an adult patient following
an infectious process nearby, known in the literature by a variety of descriptive terms, …

A traumatic pedicle fracture in association with pre-existing bilateral spondylolysis and
anterolisthesis has never been described. A 27-year-old male professional football player …

As part of a study of the structural-functional correlations of excised human lungs obtained
at autopsy, the parenchyma and peripheral airways were examined by means of …

Background Little is known about the incidence of severe critical events in children undergoing
general anaesthesia in Europe. We aimed to identify the incidence, nature, and outcome …