Browsing by Subject "Lumbosacral Region"
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Approach Selection: Multiple Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion to Recreate Lumbar Lordosis Versus Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy: When, Why, How?
(Neurosurgery clinics of North America, 2018-07)Restoration of physiologic lumbar lordosis is a fundamental principle of spinal deformity surgery. Techniques using multilevel anterior lumbar interbody fusion or pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) are described. Multilevel ... -
Kinematic and dynamic gait compensations in a rat model of lumbar radiculopathy and the effects of tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonism.
(Arthritis research & therapy, 2011-08-26)Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) has received significant attention as a mediator of lumbar radiculopathy, with interest in TNF antagonism to treat radiculopathy. Prior studies have demonstrated that TNF antagonists can attenuate ... -
Neuropathic pain activates the endogenous kappa opioid system in mouse spinal cord and induces opioid receptor tolerance.
(J Neurosci, 2004-05-12)Release of endogenous dynorphin opioids within the spinal cord after partial sciatic nerve ligation (pSNL) is known to contribute to the neuropathic pain processes. Using a phosphoselective antibody [kappa opioid receptor ... -
Standardization and validation of a novel and simple method to assess lumbar dural sac size.
(Clinical radiology, 2015-02)To develop and validate a simple, reproducible method to assess dural sac size using standard imaging technology.This study was institutional review board-approved. Two readers, blinded to the diagnoses, measured ...
