Thoracic Radicular Pain Caused by Extravertebral Gas and Fluid Collections Associated with Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture Containing a Vacuum Cleft by Kazunobu Kida, Toshikazu Tani, Tateo Kawazoe, Michio Toda

“…An 87-year-old woman presented with barely reported extravertebral gas and fluid collections probably originating from the contents of the adjacent cleft within the T10 collapsed osteoporotic vertebra. Her chief complaint was intractable pain radiating over the left thorax suggestive of intercostal neuralgia. …”
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Effects of Obesity on Bone Mass and Quality in Ovariectomized Female Zucker Rats by Rafaela G. Feresin, Sarah A. Johnson, Marcus L. Elam, Edward Jo, Bahram H. Arjmandi, Reza Hakkak

“…BMD of L4 vertebra was measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, and microcomputed tomography was used to assess the microstructural properties of the tibiae. …”
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A nomogram for postoperative pain relief in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture treated with polymethylmethacrylate bone cement by Shirong Lu, Xudong Xia, Xu Shi, Xiaoli Qin, Chunguang Wang, Wei Wei

“…Percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) aims at strengthening the vertebra and reducing pain, but efficacy can vary among patients. …”
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Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disease with Positive Autoimmune Indices: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by M. E. Evangelopoulos, G. Koutsis, E. Andreadou, C. Potagas, A. Dimirakopoulos, C. Sfagos

“…Thorough clinical examination revealed paresis of the left lower limb and sensory deficit at the level of the Th4 vertebra. MRI of the thoracic spine demonstrated a lesion at the level of Th1–Th7. …”
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Dynamic evaluation of vertebral alveolar echinococcosis using MR T2 mapping by Jinhuan Han, Yushan Chang, Hui Guo

“…Results There was no significant difference in the T2 mapping values between the diseased vertebrae and the undiseased vertebrae in the experimental group at the 1st month after surgery ( t = 1.7, p = .119), and the differences were statistically significant at the 2nd to 6th month after surgery ( p < .05). …”
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Retropharyngeal Abscess in Adults: Five Case Reports and Review of the Literature by A. Harkani, R. Hassani, T. Ziad, L. Aderdour, H. Nouri, Y. Rochdi, A. Raji

“…The radiography of cervical spine showed prevertebral thickening in all cases, this thickening was associated with an aspect of vertebral lysis of the fourth cervical vertebra in one case. A CT scan was performed in all our cases and showed features of retropharyngeal abscess which was associated, in one case, with spondylodiscitis. …”
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E-campañas: Uso de big data, inteligencia artificial en campañas políticas híbridas y la aparición de “wikiliderazgos” by Ana E. Perugachi Kindler

“… Este artículo se vertebra de once momentos en los que se aborda la migración de las campañas políticas a la era digital.  …”
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Fifth Lumbar Vertebral Shape in Early-Stage Lumbar Spondylolysis: Three-Dimensional Bone Morphology Analysis Using Homologous Models by Yuji Yamane, Hajime Toda, Masaki Katayose

“…Methods: Homologous models of the L5 vertebra were constructed using computed tomography data from 72 patients with early-stage spondylolysis (SP group) and 95 patients without spondylolysis (CON group). …”
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Sarcopenia and fat tissue distribution in patients with colorectal cancer by V. K. Lyadov, V. N. Yegiyev, A. P. Seryakov, O. V. Kucheruk, Ye. S. Darda, A. Z. Negardinov

“…Body composition data, including amount of skeletal musculature, subcutaneous fat tissue and visceral fat, estimated at single axial native CT-image at the level of 3rd lumbar vertebra (L3) by specialized software. Sarcopenia was detected as a state at which the volume of sceletal musculature is at the range below 2 standard deviations from the mean level for healthy adults. …”
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Ultrasound-Guided Rhomboid Block versus Paravertebral Block in Postoperative Analgesia for Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial by Yan Wang, Xiaoping Gu, Simin Huang, Minke Shi, Xiaofeng He, Zhengliang Ma

“…It was a prospective, randomized, double-blinded clinical trial involving 132 patients with video-assisted thoracic surgery divided into three groups: the general anesthesia (GA) group, RIB group, and PVB group on T5 vertebra, using 0.4% ropivacaine at 3 mg/kg, registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR2100054057, “https://www.chictr.org.cn”). …”
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Directional microwave ablation in spine: experimental assessment of computational modeling by Austin Pfannenstiel, Haileigh Avellar, Clay Hallman, Brandon L. Plattner, Margaret A. Highland, Francois H. Cornelis, Warren L. Beard, Punit Prakash

“…This report describes a computational modeling-based approach to simulate directional microwave ablation (dMWA) in spine, supported by ex vivo and pilot in vivo experiments in porcine vertebral bodies.Materials and methods A 3D computational model of microwave ablation within porcine vertebral bodies was developed. Ex vivo porcine vertebra experiments using a dMWA applicator measured temperatures approximately 10.1 mm radially from the applicator in the direction of MW radiation (T1) and approximately 2.4 mm in the contra-lateral direction (T2). …”
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COMPARISON OF MONO AND POLY-AXIAL PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION IN THORACOLUMBAR A3/A4 FRACTURES by EMILIANO NEVES VIALLE, BARBARA MIROSKI DE OLIVEIRA PINTO, JOANA BRETAS CABRAL RONDOM GUASQUE, LUIZ ROBERTO GOMES VIALLE, RENATO FEDATO BERALDO

“…The qualitative variables used were the type of implant (mono-axial or poly-axial), type of fracture (A3 or A4), neurological deficit, use of an additional screw in the fractured vertebra, and need for reoperation. The quantitative variables were preoperative Cobb (CobbPre); immediate postoperative Cobb (CobbPOI); late postoperative Cobb (CobbPOL); Delta (∆) kyphosis; preoperative anterior vertebral body collapse (AVBC%); postoperative AVBC%; ∆ AVBC%. …”
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Efficacy of an Intrathecal Multidrug Infusion for Pain Control in Older Adults and in End-Stage Malignancies: A Report of Three Cases by Sadegh Abdolmohammadi, Pierre-Olivier Hétu, Andrée Néron, Gilbert Blaise

“…Three patients (69, 64 and 94 years of age) with intractable and poorly controlled pain due to bed sores, pelvic metastatic mass, and thoracic vertebra and rib fractures, respectively, were treated. …”
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SAPHO Syndrome Mimicking Infectious Spondylodiscitis and Bone Metastasis by S. Biuden, K. Maatallah, H. Riahi, H. Ferjani, M. D. Kaffel, W. Hamdi

“…Bone scintigraphy showed uptake in the chondrosternal articulations and D4 to D7 vertebrae. The diagnosis of SAPHO was established. …”
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Annual Zoledronic Acid for the Treatment of Osteoporosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Asif Hussain, Sushil Kumar Saini, Jaydeep Patel, Chandra Prakash Pal, Hemant Singh Chahar, Rohit Yadav

“…Conclusion: Annual infusion of zoledronic acid reduces the risk of combined fracture of vertebra and hip and improves the bone mineral density in osteoporotic patients.…”
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A case of subcutaneous metastatic malignant melanoma of the left medial ankle: a case report and review of literature by Lauren Workman, Lauren Fang, Martina Blazevic, Joanna Chen, Richard Simman

“…At 6 months following completion of therapy, metastases were identified in the lungs, vertebra, ribs, and liver. The patient is currently receiving immunotherapy with ipilimumab-nivolumab. …”
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Holocord syringomyelia in 18 dogs by Despoina Douralidou, Lorenzo Mari, Sophie Wyatt, Juan Jose Minguez, Patricia Alvarez Fernandez, Carlo Anselmi, Christoforos Posporis

“…On MRI, the cranial limit of HSM was at C1 vertebra in seven (39%) and at C2 in 11 dogs (61%). …”
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Sarcopenia as a Predictor of Mortality in a Cohort of Elderly Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography by Giacomo Mulinacci, Clara Benedetta Conti, Alberto Savino, Davide Gandola, Davide Ippolito, Roberto Frego, Alessandro Ettore Redaelli, Marta Maino, Marco Emilio Dinelli

“…Sarcopenia was assessed using the skeletal muscle index (SMI) measured from a single axial slice through the L3 vertebra on a CT scan. ERCP-related outcomes were recorded. …”
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An Unusual Case of Systemic Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor with Successful Treatment with ALK-Inhibitor by Sanjivini V. Jacob, John D. Reith, Angerika Y. Kojima, William D. Williams, Chen Liu, Lizette Vila Duckworth

“…Tumor cells showed immunoreactivity for smooth muscle actin and anaplastic lymphoma kinase 1 (ALK1). Tissue from the L5 vertebra showed a process histologically identical to that seen in the liver. …”
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An Invariant Geometric Feature for Inter-Subject Lumbar Curve Alignment to Detect Spondylolisthesis by Podchara Klinwichit, Watcharaphong Yookwan, Athita Onuean, Paramate Horkaew, Sornsupha Limchareon, Jun-Su Jang, Suwanna Rasmequan, Krisana Chinnasarn

“…This feature measures the displacement between vertebrae but is sensitive to variations in size and rotational alignment of the vertebrae. …”
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