Feb 17, 2020

Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) has been used successfully to treat myriad types of chronic pain, including spinal radicular pain and that associated with facet arthropathy. Although there are a few repor...

Feb 17, 2020

Modulation of pain perception by oxytocin (OXT) has attracted increased scientific and clinical interest. Neural mechanisms underlying these effects are poorly understood. In this study, we aimed to i...

Feb 13, 2020

Cohort study (level 3).To identify independent risk factors for residual low back pain (LBP) following osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF).Non-union has been proposed as the primary cause of residua...

Feb 13, 2020

Retrospective case analyses.The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and characteristics of associated upper cervical spine injuries in 15 survival cases of traumatic atlanto-occipital d...

Feb 13, 2020

Research studies to understand the biomechanics of manual wheelchair propulsion often incorporate experimental data and mathematical models. This project aimed to advance this field of study by develo...

Feb 13, 2020

Observational studies have suggested that accelerated surgery is associated with improved outcomes in patients with a hip fracture. The HIP ATTACK trial assessed whether accelerated surgery could redu...

Feb 13, 2020

To investigate the safety and efficacy of dienogest (DNG), a progestational 19-norsteroid, administered for 52 weeks in patients with primary and secondary dysmenorrhea.A total of 147 patients with ...

Feb 10, 2020

The increase in the incidence of tuberculosis in developing countries has resulted in increased reporting on more related complications. We report the successful management of an intraoperative sponta...

Feb 10, 2020

Open fractures are associated with high rates of complication, morbidity and high economic costs. To improve outcomes, an open extremity fracture clinical pathway that protocolized surgical management...

Feb 10, 2020

In management of traumatic thoracolumbar burst fractures, short-segment pedicle screw fixation with balloon-assisted endplate reduction (BAER) and cement injection is a safe, feasible, and effective t...

Feb 10, 2020

Fractures are common events, but the exact incidence and severity of fractures have not been clearly determined for most anatomical sites. We estimated the incidence and severity of fractures in Franc...

Feb 04, 2020

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relevance of a commonly used morbidity prognostic tool, the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), in determining the survival rate of patients with isolated p...

Jan 31, 2020

Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) often cause local kyphosis. Percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) is a common method for the treatment of local kyphosis. However, the influence of kyphop...

Jan 31, 2020

Identifying strategies that reduce the risk of illness and injury is an objective of sports science and medicine teams. No studies have examined the relationship between oxidative stress (OS) and illn...

Jan 31, 2020

To characterize, for the first time, the mechanical properties of treadmill surfaces along with a practical interpretation of their influence on physiological and perceived demands during endurance ru...

Jan 31, 2020

Due to age-related changes in the psychobiological state of masters athletes, this brief report aimed to compare training load responses using heart rate (HR) and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) d...

Jan 31, 2020

Our hypothesis was that a pre-operative posteromedial quadratus lumborum (QL) block would reduce postoperative morphine consumption and provide superior analgesia in the setting of multimodal analgesi...

Jan 30, 2020

The actual incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in femoral neck fractures is underestimated. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of DVT in the lower extremities after femoral neck fractur...

Jan 30, 2020

For anterior spine column reconstruction after corpectomy, expandable cages offer solid anterior support and allow correction of deformity, providing excellent primary stability. To provide a larger b...

Jan 30, 2020

Updating the Statistical Shape Model (SSM) used in image guidance systems for the treatment of back pain using pre-op CT and intra-op US is challenging due to the scarce availability of pre-op images ...