Background Opioid use in North America has increased rapidly in recent years. Preoperative
opioid use is associated with several negative outcomes. Our objectives were to assess …

Background Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome is an underestimated cause of brachial
weakness and pain. The subclavius posticus muscle (SPM) is an aberrant muscle originating …

Introduction: Correction of deep bite is one of the primary objectives of orthodontic treatment.
Different treatment modalities could be used including anterior bite plane (ABP). The aim of …

Objectives To elucidate the available evidence regarding the actual effect on mandibular
growth and position after early bite opening in growing patients with Class II deep bite …

This chapter provides a review on some important welding considerations that need to be
considered to minimize chances for in-service failures of three of the most important steels (…

Isolated bilateral pedicle fractures in the spine are rare, and an extremely uncommon
etiology for spondylolisthesis. 1–3 We report a case of bilateral pedicle stress fractures …

304L is one of the most used stainless-steels, usually welded by ER308L but in some cases
welding is performed by ER316L filler according to client specifications or non-nuclear repair…

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neuroautoimmune condition characterized by
neurodegeneration and demyelination throughout the central nervous system. While the pathology of …

Background Balancing the risks of recurrent ischaemic stroke and intracranial haemorrhage
is important for patients treated with antithrombotic therapy after ischaemic stroke or …

Background and Purpose— There is some controversy on the association of the National
Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score to predict arterial occlusion on MR …