May 03, 2021

Survival of cancer patients continues to improve with systemic treatment advancements, leading to an increase in cancer-related complications such as pathological spinal fractures. In this study, the ...

May 03, 2021

Separation surgery followed by spine stereotactic radiosurgery (SSRS) has been shown to achieve favorable rates of local tumor control and patient-reported outcomes in patients with metastatic epidura...

May 03, 2021

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death and greatly decreases a patient's quality of life. Vertebral metastases often lead to epidural spinal cord compression (ESCC) requiring surgical therapy. I...

May 03, 2021

In order to improve the current knowledge of the topography and the anatomy of the paranasal sinuses of the one-humped dromedary (Camelus dromedarius), we applied both conventional and advanced imagin...

Apr 30, 2021

THURSDAY, April 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation reduces acute pain and opioid requirements in the week following orthopedic surgery, according to a pilot study p...

Apr 29, 2021

Groundwater chemistry can be affected by and related to earthquakes, thus it is crucial to understand the hydrochemical changes and associated processes caused by earthquakes for post-seismic groundwa...

Apr 29, 2021

Health professionals responsible for return to work plans have little data about allied health movement to guide recommendations following lower back injury. This study aimed to quantify the lumbar mo...

Apr 29, 2021

This study evaluated the effects of the promotion of active breaks and postural shifts on new onset of neck and low-back pain during a 6-month follow-up among high-risk office workers.A 3-arm cluster-...

Apr 29, 2021

Capturing deformation of bone using strain gauges is still a common approach in biomechanics. So far, the bone surfaces had to be sanded and cleaned using various solvents prior to attaching the senso...

Apr 29, 2021

Inspired by the standard computed tomography, a new method of 3D X-ray imaging embedded in FIB-SEM microscope is proposed. The unique combination of TEM-like specimen stage enabling in lens STEM detec...

Apr 29, 2021

Cardiovascular disorders represent the leading cause of death in dialysis patients. Alterations of bone and mineral metabolism (BMM) and vascular calcifications play a fundamental role in it. The obje...

Apr 28, 2021

WEDNESDAY, April 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Cannabis abuse appears to be associated with worse spine surgery outcomes, according to a study published online March 23 in Spine.Ryan G. Chiu, from the ...

Apr 27, 2021

MONDAY, April 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Clinician sex and local work culture may contribute more to burnout than electronic health record (EHR) usage, according to a study published online April 20...

Apr 27, 2021

MONDAY, April 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- All 26,000 Houston Methodist workers must get a COVID-19 shot by June 7 or risk losing their jobs, making it the first U.S. hospital system to make vaccinati...

Apr 26, 2021

FRIDAY, April 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The rate of work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD) claims from overexertion among construction workers is highest for those aged 35 to 44 years, althou...

Apr 26, 2021

Nurses' musculoskeletal diseases (MSDs) are worldwide prevalent and are considered to be a costly occupational injury. This study aims to investigate the relationship among exposure to occupation-rela...

Apr 26, 2021

Literature highlights the need for research on changes in lumbar movement patterns, as potential mechanisms underlying the persistence of low-back pain. Variability and local dynamic stability are fre...

Apr 26, 2021

This study aimed to clarify the kinematic, kinetic characteristics associated with lateral ankle sprain.A 16-month prospective cohort study.Laboratory.A total of 179 college athletes.Joint kinematics,...

Apr 26, 2021

Pulsatile tinnitus (PT) can be a mild or debilitating symptom. Following clinical examination and otoscopy, when the underlying aetiology is not apparent, radiological imaging can be used to evaluate ...

Apr 26, 2021

Boride, which belongs to the distinct category of ceramic materials, has attracted significant attention in tissue engineering applications. Magnesium diboride (MgB2) consists of a plane of magnesium ...