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• Spine · Nov 2013

  Nerve root sedimentation sign for the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis: reliability, sensitivity, and specificity.

  Retrospective review of magnetic resonance images. ⋯ 4.

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• Spine · Nov 2013

  Case Reports

  Anomalous vertebral artery injured during anterior cervical discectomy: a case report.

  Case report. ⋯ N/A.

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• Spine · Nov 2013

  Comparative Study

  Ti2448 pedicle screw system augmentation for posterior lumbar interbody fusion.

  A finite element analysis was used. ⋯ Using the Ti2448 screw system is suggested for augmenting single-level PLIF because it induces less disc intradiscal pressure at adjacent levels and the stress-shielding effect at implant-bone surface with stabilization performance compared with the Ti-6Al-4V screw system.

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• Spine · Nov 2013

  Comparative Study

  Modified Marmot operation versus spinous process transverse cutting laminectomy for lumbar spinal stenosis.

  Retrospective comparative cohort study. ⋯ The MM operation was less invasive and produced superior clinical outcomes compared with laminectomy involving exposure of the PVM.

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• Spine · Nov 2013

  Tumor necrosis factor-α-dependent infiltration of macrophages into the dorsal root ganglion in a rat disc herniation model.

  A prospective molecular mechanism of macrophages infiltration in experimental disc herniation. ⋯ N/A.

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