Short term high fat feeding in rats results specifically in hepatic fat accumulation and provides
a model of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in which to study the mechanism of hepatic …

Cartilage has a poor intrinsic healing response, and neither the innate healing response
nor current clinical treatments can restore its function. Therefore, articular cartilage tissue …

Several prior studies have been performed to determine the feasibility of tissue decellularization
to create a non-immunogenic xenogenic tissue replacement for bladder, vasculature, …

OBJECTIVE: The facet joint has been identified as a significant source of morbidity in lower
back pain. In general, treatments have focused on reducing the pain associated with facet …

Background context A persistent challenge in spine surgery is improving screw fixation in
patients with poor bone quality. Augmenting pedicle screw fixation with cement appears to be …

Study Design. Retrospective comparative study. Objective. To compare clinical and radiographic
outcomes between the S2-alar-iliac (S2AI) and the iliac screw (IS) techniques in the …

Background Hydrostatic pressure (HP) is a significant factor in the function of many tissues,
including cartilage, knee meniscus, temporomandibular joint disc, intervertebral disc, bone, …

OBJECTIVE Different CSF diversion procedures (ventriculoperitoneal, ventriculoatrial, and
lumboperitoneal shunting) have been utilized for the treatment of idiopathic normal pressure …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2), insulin-like
growth factor (IGF-I), and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) on the biochemical and …

Background Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a devastating condition that
affects the elderly population. Although ventriculoatrial (VA) shunts can be used to manage …