… Bringing his plethora of expertise to this book, Dr Nicholas discusses the subject of high
cycle fatigue (HCF) from an engineering viewpoint in response to a series of HCF failures in the …

A tension version of the split Hopkinson bar or Kolsky apparatus is developed for conducting
tests in tension at high rates of strain up to 10 3 s −1 . A number of aluminum, titanium, and …

• Administration of methylprednisolone (MP) for the treatment of acute spinal cord injury (SCI)
is not recommended. Clinicians considering MP therapy should bear in mind that the drug …

It is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among
patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect to particular …

Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons published
the first evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with acute cervical spinal …

Multiple lines of evidence have validated the Rho pathway as important in controlling the
neuronal response to growth inhibitory proteins after central nervous system (CNS) injury. A …

The intensive care unit (ICU) setting has traditionally been reserved for critically ill patients
who require aggressive medical care and exceptional medical attention. Most contemporary …

Object. To evaluate and review their experience with pediatric cervical injuries and factors
affecting outcome, the authors conducted a retrospective clinical study of 102 cases (65% boys…

The authors present a review of spinal cord blood supply, discussing the anatomy of the
vascular system and physiological aspects of blood flow regulation in normal and injured spinal …

METHODS: Initial computed tomographic studies of 346 consecutive patients who underwent
bedside ventriculostomy were reviewed retrospectively. Diagnosis, catheter tip location, …