Background. Senile systemic amyloidosis (SSA) derived from wild-type transthyretin is a fairly
common condition of old individuals, particularly men. The main presentation is by cardiac …

Study Design. Prospective randomized controlled study. Objective. To compare the outcome
of indirect decompression by means of the X-Stop (Medtronics Inc., Minneapolis, MN) …

The study design includes a prospective, randomised controlled study comparing total disc
replacement (TDR) with posterior fusion. The main objective of this study is to compare TDR …

Purpose To evaluate long-term clinical results of lumbar total disc replacement (TDR)
compared with posterior lumbar fusion. Methods This prospective randomized controlled trial …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Sex life and sexual function may be affected by low back pain (LBP).
Sexual dysfunction after anterior lumbar fusion is reported in both men and women, but …

The aim of the study was to identify inflammatory cytokines/chemokines associated with
neuroinflammation and periphery-to-CNS inflammatory cross-talk in degenerative disc disease (…

This randomized controlled health economic study assesses the cost-effectiveness of the
concept of total disc replacement (TDR) (Charité/Prodisc/Maverick) when compared with the …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Fusion is considered the “gold standard” in surgical treatment
of degenerated disc disease; the intended postoperative goal is absence of mobility, but …

The role of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) has been
highlighted in mechanisms underlying inflammatory and neuropathic pain processes. The …

During the last decade many traffic signal controlled intersections have been replaced by
roundabouts. There has been a trend towards the establishment of roundabouts where …