Spine
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A prospective study. ⋯ During kyphoplasty, the use of the remote control injection system can significantly reduce surgeons' radiation exposure without affecting the efficiency of procedures.
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Retrospective case series. ⋯ PET/CT was effective in diagnosing SSI and identifying infection sites despite the presence of spinal instruments. Although further studies with a larger number of patients are required, PET/CT presents a good candidate for detecting early-phase SSI after instrumented spinal surgery.
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A retrospective study. ⋯ Anteverted pelvis appears in almost half of Lenke 5 patients with AIS, especially in who have smaller PI or distal lower end vertebra. The abnormal pelvic sagittal state will be generally corrected by posterior correction surgery except for patients with a PI less than 39° or a lower instrumented vertebra that extends to L5.
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Vaccination of spinal cord injury (SCI) mice with myelin basic protein-derived peptide (A91) pulsed dendritic cells (DC) to enhance brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) expression in injured spinal cord. ⋯ The findings of study demonstrate that the therapeutic strategy of vaccination A91-DC is a potential minimally invasive approach that could provide strong neurotrophic factor support after SCI.