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Original Source: Increased incidence of cage migration and nonunion in instrumented transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with bioabsorbable cages.
Object Recent advances in the field of spinal implants have led to the development of the bioabsorbable interbody cage. Although much has been written about their advantageous characteristics, little has been reported regarding complications associated with these cages. The authors conducted this prospective cohort study to compare fusion and complication rates in patients undergoing transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) with carbon fiber cages versus biodegradable cages made from 70/30 poly(l-lacti...
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Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus SCLE
Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) is a nonscarring non–atrophy-producing photosensitive dermatosis. SCLE may occur in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Sjögren...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic disease characterized by progressive joint deformity and joint destruction driven by synovial inflammation and hyperplasia in which cytokines play cen...
Lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs)
Lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) represent a group of about 50 genetic disorders caused by deficiencies of lysosomal proteins. Most involve genetic mutations causing loss of function of key catabo...
Lupus : A major unmet medical need Lupus is a chronic and severe autoimmune disease in which the immune system produces antibodies to cells within the body leading to widespread inflammation and t...
Macular degeneration in the elderly (AMD) is a major cause of blindness. Its prevalence increases to 30% in patients 75 to 85 years of age. AMD occurs in two forms: dry and wet AMD. Central geograph...
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Off-Label Use of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins in Pediatric Spinal Arthrodesis
To the Editor: Arthrodesis of the spine is frequently performed in children. Although nonunion occurs frequently in adults, children rarely experience nonunion. We are aware of no evidence to support...
Study Questions Utility of BMP for Spinal Fusion
The largest study to date of 9000 patients finds no difference in operative nonunion rates between patients who got BMP and those who did not. Medscape Medical News
Prevalence of visual impairment in US increases
The prevalence of nonrefractive visual impairment (not due to need for glasses) in the U.S. has increased significantly in recent years, which may be partly related to a higher prevalence of diabetes,...
Prevalence of TB, hepatitis C, HIV high among homeless
(HealthDay) -- The global prevalence of tuberculosis, hepatitis C virus infection, and HIV is high among homeless people, although significant heterogeneity is seen in prevalence estimates, according...
Study finds increase in prevalence of nonrefractive visual impairment in the U.S.
The prevalence of nonrefractive visual impairment (not due to need for glasses) in the U.S. has increased significantly in recent years, which may be partly related to a higher prevalence of diabetes,...
Study on prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis among U.S. soldiers
Among deployed U.S. service members who died of combat or unintentional injuries between 2001-2011 and underwent autopsies, the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis was 8.5 percent, with factors ass...
Autopsy-based study examines prevalence of atherosclerosis among U.S. service members
Among deployed U.S. service members who died of combat or unintentional injuries between 2001-2011 and underwent autopsies, the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis was 8.5 percent, with factors ass...
Ordering the chaos for patients with multimorbidity
Estimates of the prevalence of multimorbidity vary according to how it is measured, but studies agree that prevalence is rising and that it increases precipitously with age.1 By middle age,...
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Teriparatide, a nonsurgical solution for femoral nonunion? A report of three cases.
We medicated teriparatide in three patients, who had a nonunion of the femur even after the initial surgical intervention. Teriparatide was administered for 3-9 months after a diagnosis of nonunion....
Nonunion of the femoral neck and artificial heart : How far may we go?
Due to medical improvements surgeons are increasingly confronted with conditions associated with severe medical comorbidities. Fracture or nonunion of the femoral neck would have been classified as"in...
Clavicle Nonunion in a 10-year-old Boy.
Posttraumatic clavicle nonunion is rare, particularly in children. Four cases of clavicle fracture nonunion in patients aged 10 years and younger have been reported. A variety of techniques have been...
Nonunion of fibula: a systematic review.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this systematic review was to analyse the available evidence regarding nonunions of the fibula. We focussed on the incidence, risk factors, evaluation, and treatment modalities...
BACKGROUND: Tibial shaft fractures are the most common long bone fracture and are prone to complications such as nonunion requiring reoperations to promote fracture healing. We aimed to determine the...
