BACKGROUND Mitigating common complications such as postoperative urinary retention (POUR)
following elective spine surgery is prudent. Identifying patients at risk for POUR and …

A 90-year-old woman with marked osteoporosis had collapse of the L1 and L2 vertebrae.
This was associated with marked pain and limitation of motion. By the percutaneous route, a …

Background While national databases provide large datasets that can be used to understand
trends over time, their correlation with prospectively collected data from local registries has …

• The" gold standard" procedure for spinal stenosis is a laminectomy, usually concomitant
with partial medial facetectomies and foraminotomies after all conservative treatment options …

The article reports on an increase in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgeries
in the US for the treatment for cervical myelopathy and radiculopathy. ACDF for treatment …

• Although there is strong preclinical evidence supporting the promise of cannabinoids in
the treatment of back pain, there is a paucity of clinical data supporting their use in clinical …

… Aris Yannopoulos, and Cao Zhanda for their helpful comments and inspiration; and
Stephannie Bonaiuto, Teresa Carlisle, and Jeffrey Schaefer for their able and assiduous efforts. …

Oligomeric mini-proteins, short peptides with protein-like features, constitute valuable
minimal models for the study of oligomeric proteins. Oligomerization is a common feature of …

… Yannopoulos, Fredrik, Remote ischemic preconditioning as a means to protect the brain …
Yannopoulos, Fredrik, Esialtistavan raajaiskemian aivoja suojaavat vaikutukset sydän- ja …

The aim of this paper is to provide a framework within which the spatial effects of economic
integration schemes can be analysed. Following a suggestion in Andie, Andie and Dosser (…