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Posterior segmental spinal fixation in Scoliosis surgery
Spinal deformity was recognised in the ancient works for philosophy, religion, myths, and fairy tales dating back as far as 3500BC[1,6]. Scoliosis was first described in the 5th century BC by Hippocrates. He recommended treatment with axial distraction on an extension apparatus (figure 1).
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A Keratin Biomaterial for Treatment Following Spinal Cord Hemisection Injury and Investigation of Secondary Damage Mechanisms
Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are a severely debilitating injury that affects about 200,000 people in the United States alone. The only current treatment options include use of steroids, spinal fixation surgery, and rehabilitation, none of which provide any significant recovery of function. SCIs are …
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InVivo Therapeutics® Corporation
To date, the primary treatment for spinal cord injuries has been the use of spinal fixation devices to create a stable environment for the spinal cord to heal. The second treatment option is to remove soft tissue near and around the spinal cord intended to reduce pressure on the spinal cord and …
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Reduction of Dose Calculation Errors For Patients With Metal Implants Receiving Photon Radiation Therapy
… in radiation oncology (hip prosthesis, spinal fixation rods, and dental fillings), and its dosimetric impact was evaluated using two clinical cases. Though not always the most successful method, O-MAR was the most consistent and thus safest candidate for all-purpose metal artifact …
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Use of Compliant Interbody Force Sensing Grafts to Compare Load Sharing Properties of Unidirectional and Bidirectional Multilevel Dynamic Translational Anterior Cervical Plates
… Translational cervical plating system (Medtronic Spinal and Biologics, Memphis, TN) was used for the plated spine conditions with fixed-angle screws. Measurements included vertebral motion, applied load and moment, and graft loads. Normalized flexibility data, motion data, and graft load data were …