Study Design. Clinical review of pediatric patients with lumbar spondylolysis and
biomechanical analysis using finite-element lumbar spine model. Objectives. To evaluate the …

Minimally invasive percutaneous endoscopic discectomy (PED) with a transforaminal approach
under local anesthesia was started in the late 20th century. As the procedure requires a …

The minimally invasive percutaneous endoscopic discectomy (PED) as the postero-lateral
approach with the local anesthesia was started in the late 20th century. The procedure only …

Study Design. A retrospective review of prospectively collected data. Objective. The aim of
this study was to investigate recent outcomes of conservative treatment for bony healing in …

The objective of this study is to examine the differential expression of mast cell tryptase and
its receptor, protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2), in the synovium and synovial fluid of …

We conducted population-based association tests for the four selected SNPs (rs2240340/padi4_94,
rs7528684/fcrl3_3, rs3792876/slc2F2 and rs2268277/runx1) previously reported to …

The pedicle screw (PS) system is widely used for spinal reconstruction. Recently, screw
insertion using the cortical bone trajectory (CBT) technique has been reported to provide …

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of osteochondrosis in children and adolescent
soccer players. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to players of all 113 …

Percutaneous endoscopic surgery for the lumbar spine, which was established in the last
decade, requires only an 8-mm skin incision and causes minimal damage to the paravertebral …

Study Design. Using fresh cadavers, real-time dosimeters were used to estimate the radiation
exposure dose from C-arm fluoroscopy to surgeons, medical staff, and patients during …