Spine
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Given the results of previous in vitro investigations of the expression patterns of adiponectin and its receptors in healthy and degenerated intervertebral discs (IVDs), we studied the effects of adiponectin on tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) production in degenerated nucleus pulposus (NP) cells and analyzed the association between adiponectin levels in IVD tissues and IVD Pfirrmann grades. ⋯ N/A.
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A retrospective review of a prospective database. ⋯ 4.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A Prospective, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial Assessing the Effects of Applying a Force to C5 by a Mechanically Assisted Instrument (MAI) on Referred Pain to the Shoulder.
Randomized, prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. ⋯ 2.
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A propensity-matched comparison of risk factors for proximal junctional failure (PJF), which is a symptomatic proximal junctional kyphosis developing after corrective surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD). ⋯ 3.