Background context The objective of the North American Spine Society's (NASS) Evidence-Based
Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation with …

Objective. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence, mean age, and
association of prevalence and age of lumbar internal disc disruption (IDD), facet joint pain (FJP), …

In this paper, we argue that discussions of transfer in L2 writing and composition studies have
focused primarily on the reuse of past learning and thus have not adequately accounted …

Objective. To estimate the prevalence of lumbar internal disc disruption, zygapohyseal joint
pain, sacroiliac joint pain, and soft tissue irritation by fusion hardware in post-fusion low back …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Sacral insufficiency fractures (SIFs) can cause low back pain in
osteoporotic patients. Symptomatic improvement may require up to 12 months. Treatment …

Background and Objectives Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee affects the aging population and
has an associated influence on the health care system. Rigorous studies evaluating …

The molecular mechanisms that maintain totipotency of the germline are not well understood.
Here, we show that two conserved translational regulators, MEX-3 and GLD-1, are …

Objective. To examine the combined relationships between age, gender, and body mass
index (BMI) and the specific source of chronic low back pain. Design. Retrospective chart …

Human ataxin 2 is a protein of unknown function that is implicated in the neurodegenerative
disorder spinocerebellar ataxia type 2. We found that the C. elegans ortholog of ataxin 2, …

Cervical intervertebral disc has long been considered a common source of neck pain. However,
the pain caused by the disc itself has not been clearly defined so far, and its diagnosis …