Can spontaneous fusion of vertebral bodies be considered as nature's solution to the growth of Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament?
Summary of "Can spontaneous fusion of vertebral bodies be considered as nature's solution to the growth of Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament?"
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Affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Nizam's institute of Medical Sciences , Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh , India.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: British journal of neurosurgery
ISSN: 1360-046X
Pages: 582
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22844994
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02688697.2012.707704
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Spinal Fusion
Operative immobilization or ankylosis of two or more vertebrae by fusion of the vertebral bodies with a short bone graft or often with diskectomy or laminectomy. (From Blauvelt & Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed, p236; Dorland, 28th ed)
Embryoid Bodies
Spontaneous aggregations of human embryonic stem cells that occur in vitro after culturing in a medium that lacks LEUKEMIC INHIBITORY FACTOR. The embryoid bodies can further differentiate into cells that represent different lineages.
Saline Solution, Hypertonic
Hypertonic sodium chloride solution. A solution having an osmotic pressure greater than that of physiologic salt solution (0.9 g NaCl in 100 ml purified water).
Formaldehyde
A highly reactive aldehyde gas formed by oxidation or incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. In solution, it has a wide range of uses: in the manufacture of resins and textiles, as a disinfectant, and as a laboratory fixative or preservative. Formaldehyde solution (formalin) is considered a hazardous compound, and its vapor toxic. (From Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p717)
Vertebral Artery Dissection
Splitting of the vessel wall in the VERTEBRAL ARTERY. Interstitial hemorrhage into the media of the vessel wall can lead to occlusion of the vertebral artery, aneurysm formation, or THROMBOEMBOLISM. Vertebral artery dissection is often associated with TRAUMA and injuries to the head-neck region but can occur spontaneously.
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