Spine
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Laboratory study using a rat T9 contusion model of spinal cord injury (SCI). ⋯ Results suggest that keratin biomaterials support some locomotor functional recovery and may alter the acute inflammatory response by inducing macrophage polarization following SCI. This therapy warrants further investigation into treatment of SCI.Level of Evidence: N/A.
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In vivo studies of the vascular system in ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) model mice. ⋯ Ossification model mice had impaired blood coagulation and vascular morphology and high capacity for vasculogenesis. With regard to the pathogenesis of VTE, ttw mice harbor an environment that promotes the development of VTE.Level of Evidence: N/A.
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A retrospective case series. ⋯ This study is the first to investigate the incidence of laminar closure after double-door LAMP without a laminar spacer. Laminar closure occurred exclusively in elderly patients with kyphotic deformity after LAMP.Level of Evidence: 4.