Spine
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Antimicrobial effect of a novel silver-impregnated pedicle screw in rabbits. ⋯ This novel experimental design of implantation in rabbits is easy to apply and resembles human stabilization technique. Modified Ti screws were shown to have antimicrobial effect especially inhibiting the biofilm formation. This anchored Ag NPs that remained after 21st day of implantation shows that it is resistant to tapping forces of the screw.
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Establishment of immortalized cell lines derived from rat intervertebral disc cells by Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) inhibitor, Y-27632. ⋯ N/A.
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ 4.
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A retrospective study. ⋯ The same change of LL and TK and no significant difference in LL-TK indicated that LL-TK might be an important compensatory mechanism in keeping sagittal balance.