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

Background Age-related sarcopenia can cause various forms of physical disabilities. We
investigated how sarcopenia affects degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) and lumbar spinal …

Study Design. Prospective consecutive series. Objective. To evaluate the post-traumatic disc
degeneration and range of motion 10 years after short-segment fixation without fusion for …

Study Design. The expression of vanilloid receptor 1 (VR1), calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP),
and isolectin B4 (IB4)-binding glycoprotein in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons …

Study Design. Immunohistochemical study of the sensory innervation of the human lumbar
intervertebral disc. Objective. To determine the type of sensory fibers innervating human …

The purposes of this study were to determine if the intraoperative insertional torque of pedicle
screws correlates with the degree of osteoporosis and if insertional torque can be used as …

Study Design. The expression of growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43), a marker of axonal
growth, in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons innervating the lumbar intervertebral disc …

Study Design. Using a retrograde tracing method and immunohistochemistry, we assessed
the expression of activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3), a marker of nerve injury, and growth-…

Study Design. Animal model of intravertebral disc (IVD) degeneration. Objective. To examine
production of inflammatory mediators in IVDs and neuropeptides in dorsal root ganglia (…