Purpose The objective is to analyse peri-operative blood loss (BL) and hidden blood loss (HBL)
rates in spinal deformity complex cases surgery, with a focus on the strategies to prevent …

Purpose To compare the biomechanical behavior of vertebrae with vertebral compression
fractures (VCF) treated by a novel system with pedicular anchorage (dowelplasty) versus …

Background Patient radiation exposure associated with the use of computed tomography (CT)
navigation during spinal surgeries was widely compared with other intraoperative imaging …

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is a chronic relapsing
disease of unknown aetiology. The diagnosis of this disease is still very complicated. The …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Thoraco-lumbar vertebral mobility is one of the key parameters
that must be analyzed when planning a spinal surgery for spinal deformity. In 1989, Putto et al…

Global seismological observations are sensitive to oceanic forcings, namely microseisms. In
addition to dominant surface waves, these sources generate body waves that travel through …

Growing pressures linked to global warming are prompting governments to put policies in
place to find alternatives to fossil fuels. In this study, we compared the impact of tree-length …

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is one of several chronic
acquired demyelinating neuropathies that are considered to be autoimmune diseases. The …

We present three patients with atypical chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
and discuss the management of patients who appear treatment resistant or present …

Purpose: We have identified the phytoalexin compounds glyceollins I, II, and III, which exhibit
marked antiestrogenic effects on estrogen receptor function and estrogen-dependent tumor …