World Neurosurg
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Pelvic incidence (PI) and Jackson's angle are 2 major spinopelvic parameters that define the position of the sacrum within the pelvis. These parameters are measured on standing lateral radiography, and the identification of the hip axis is essential for measurements. Moreover, identifying the hip axis in patients with hip diseases or femoral head deformity is challenging. In this study, we described a novel parameter named posterior pubic incidence (PPI) that could be measured using the posterior pubic edge instead of the hip axis. ⋯ PPI was strongly correlated with PI, which was nearly equal to PI, and may replace PI in formulas containing PI.
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Brain injury following head trauma occurs in 2 stages, namely an early stage attributable to mechanical damage and a delayed stage resulting primarily from neuroinflammation. In this study, we examined early proinflammatory cytokine upregulation in an animal model of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and examined the effects of early anti-inflammatory therapy on neuroinflammation, neuropathology, and systemic inflammatory activity. ⋯ The administration of anti-inflammatory drugs or vitamin D analogs in the early period following TBI might help to reduce secondary injury from neuroinflammation.