Spine
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Comparative Study
Neck and shoulder pains in relation to physical activity and sedentary activities in adolescence.
A cross-sectional survey among adolescents aged 15-16 years. ⋯ Neck or occipital pain and shoulder pain are very common symptoms among adolescents, and both prolonged sitting and a high level of physical activity seem to be related to them.
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En bloc resection of a chordoma of the C5 vertebra with wide surgical margins. ⋯ Total en bloc spondylectomy with wide surgical margins is feasible for malignant bone tumors of the cervical spine.
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Prospective follow-up and retrospective review of 174 patients surgically treated for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis. ⋯ In patients undergoing surgery for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis, the preoperative type of leg pain predicts function and leg symptom outcomes.
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A retrospective clinical and radiologic evaluation of patients with vertebral osteomyelitis treated via radical debridement and stabilization using titanium mesh cages. ⋯ The use of titanium mesh cages in the treatment of vertebral osteomyelitis effectively reconstructs the anterior column, while adding stability and restoring the sagittal profile. There is no increase in the rate of recurrence or persistence of infection related to the implantation of titanium mesh cages.
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Chronically compressed sciatic nerve segments were transplanted to hemisected spinal cord injured rats. Histologic evaluation and behavior functional outcomes were tested after 6 weeks following surgery. ⋯ Functional recovery after hemisection injury improved significantly in the late postoperative period with transplantation of preconditioned peripheral nerve. Preconditioned grafts also exhibit sustained axonal regeneration at and past the lesional site in histologic analysis. Further investigation with later time points is warranted.