Statement of Problem. Fracture of acrylic resin prosthetic teeth from acrylic resin denture
bases can be a problem for some patients. The optimal combination of acrylic resin denture …

Objective To review the literature of spinal cord injury and stem cell therapy for large animal
models and incorporate those results into an understanding of stem cell therapy for human …

The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) as a sampling tool offers insights into the detection
of invasive and/or rare aquatic species and enables biodiversity assessment without …

Background: Operative management of lower back pain often necessitates anterior lumbar
interbody fusion (ALIF) or transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF). Specific …

We tested the feasibility and safety of human-spinal-cord-derived neural stem cell (NSI-566)
transplantation for the treatment of chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). In this clinical trial, four …

Objective Cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) is a recent alternative to anterior cervical discectomy
and fusion (ACDF) in patients suffering cervical disc herniation and degeneration. To …

Background Laminectomy with excision of spinal neoplasms is commonly performed. The
current study examines risk profiles associated with elective laminectomies of benign, …

Effective in vivo use of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based vectors to achieve gene-specific
silencing or upregulation in the central nervous system has been limited by the inability to …

The successful development of a subpial adeno-associated virus 9 (AAV9) vector delivery
technique in adult rats and pigs has been reported on previously. Using subpially-placed …

OBJECTIVE Normative data exists for stimulus-evoked pedicle screw electromyography (EMG)
current thresholds in the lumbar spine, and is routinely referenced during spine surgeries …