Spine
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A retrospective clinical study of scoliosis-associated airflow obstruction due to endothoracic vertebral hump. ⋯ Each patient with symptomatic scoliosis and thoracogenic scoliosis required relatively long periods of respiration management. Patients having lordoscoliosis with an apex located between T7 and T9 may develop airflow obstruction due to an endothoracic vertebral hump. Correction of lordoscoliosis through anterior and posterior approaches successfully improved endothoracic hump ratio and atelectasis in all patients.
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The expression of netrin-1 and its deleted in colorectal cancer (DCC) receptor was investigated in human lumbar discs using immunohistochemistry. ⋯ The increased expression of netrin-1 and DCC in diseased IVDs compared with controls suggested that they might play an important role in the process of neurovascular ingrowth.
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Case series. ⋯ It is difficult to determine the origin of lower leg pain by spinal nerve block and hip joint block in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and hip osteoarthritis. We take this into consideration before surgery.
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A series study of patients with lower cervical facet dislocation accompanied by traumatic disc herniation treated with anterior decompression and nonstructural bone grafting and posterior fixation. ⋯ Although further study based on injury types as well as long-term follow-up is still needed, anterior decompression and nonstructural bone grafting and posterior fixation provides a promising surgical option for treating cervical facet dislocation with traumatic disc herniation.