Objectives. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate changes in tumor necrosis
factor-α (TNF-α) and TNF-α receptor 1 (p55 receptor) using double fluorescent …

Study Design. Immunohistochemistry for tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and protein gene
product (PGP) 9.5 in vertebral endplates of patients with discogenic low back pain and Modic …

Study Design. Prospective study. Objective. To examine the efficacy of teriparatide or
bisphosphonate treatment to reduce pedicle screw (PS) loosening after instrumented lumbar …

Purpose Extreme lateral interbody fusion provides minimally invasive treatment of spinal
deformity, but complications including nerve and psoas muscle injury have been noted. To …

There have been several reports on the use of extracorporeal shock waves in the treatment
of pseudarthrosis, calcifying tendinitis, and tendinopathies of the elbow. However, the …

Methods. The participants were patients who underwent OLIF surgery under the diagnosis
of degenerative lumbar diseases between April 2013 and May 2015 at 11 affiliated medical …

Background One of the sources of knee pain in osteoarthritis (OA) is believed to be related to
local chronic inflammation of the knee joints, which involves the production of inflammatory …

Background The exact mechanism of knee osteoarthritis (OA)-associated pain is unclear,
whereas mixed evidence of inflammatory pain and neuropathic pain has been noted. We …

Study Design. Prospective trial. Objective. To examine the clinical efficacy of teriparatide for
bone union after instrumented lumbar posterolateral fusion using local bone grafting in …

Objectives This study aimed to determine antibody responses in healthcare workers who
receive the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and identify factors that predict the response. …