Glucocorticoids are the most commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory/immunosuppressant
medications worldwide. This article highlights the risk of clinically significant and sometimes …

Background Context Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is a frequently used technique
for the treatment of lumbar pathology. Despite its overall success, LLIF has been associated …

Steady-state shear viscosity η(γ̇) of unconcatenated ring polymer melts as a function of the
shear rate γ̇ is studied by a combination of experiments, simulations, and theory. …

The mechanisms involved in the activation of persulfate by nanosized zero-valent iron (NZVI)
were elucidated and the NZVI transformation products identified. Two distinct reaction …

Background Context Minimally invasive spine surgery (MIS) procedures carry an inherently
difficult learning curve based upon anecdotal evidence. Few studies have investigated the …

Background: There is literature on the association between chronic preoperative pain and
worse outcomes among patients undergoing hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular …

Adding small amounts of ring polymers to a matrix of their linear counterparts is known to
increase the zero-shear-rate viscosity because of linear-ring threading. Uniaxial extensional …

Patients undergoing surgical procedures of the spine with associated large volume blood
loss often require perioperative blood conservation strategies. Synthetic antifibrinolytic …

We combine linear viscoelastic measurements and modeling in order to explore the dynamics
of blends of the same-molecular-weight ring and linear polymers in the regime of the low …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. To characterize the timing of
complications after spinal fusion procedures. Summary of Background Data. Despite many …