BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to describe the mechanical durability and the
clinical and radiographic outcomes of a viscoelastic total disc replacement (VTDR). The …

Chronic pain is one of the most common health complaints in industrial nations. For example,
chronic low back pain (cLBP) disables millions of people across the world and generates a …

Background Bone metastases are often the cause of tumor-associated pain and reduction
of quality of life. For patients that cannot be treated by surgery, a local minimally invasive …

Only a few cases of intraventricular meningioma have been reported and the association with
intracranial haemorrhage is even rarer. More than ever, autopsy findings are scarce. Here, …

Study Design. Case report. Objective. To avoid neuronal damage by using the bipolar radio
frequency ablation of spinal tumors. Summary of Background Data. Radio frequency …

In 200 patients with either isolated protrusion of disc or with spondylosis a cervical discectomy
in one or two levels was performed from a ventral approach. In 100 patients the removed …

The standard cervical disc surgery includes removal of the disc and fusion using an anterior
approach. The loss of motion associated with fusion has prompted a search for other options…

This book is a revised version of my 2005 thesis [71] for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. The whole idea of writing a …

Examines enviromental and human health impacts from wastes dumped in Arctic and North
Pacific regions, from nuclear contaminants discharged into these environments, and from …

Antimicrobials administered postexposure can reduce the incidence or progression of
anthrax disease, but they do not protect against the disease resulting from the germination of …