BACKGROUND CONTEXT Surgical site infection (SSI) is a serious and costly complication
of spine surgery. Many surgeons apply vancomycin powder to the surgical wound to prevent …

GATA1 is a master transcriptional regulator of the differentiation of several related myeloid
blood cell types, including erythrocytes and megakaryocytes. Germ-line mutations that cause …

Background: Traditional pedicle screws are currently the gold standard to achieve stable 3-column
fixation of the degenerative lumbar spine. However, there are cases in which pedicle …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the main cause of mortality in patients with chronic viral
hepatitis (CVH). We determined the impact of surveillance and treatments on long‐term …

Background: In recent years, the use of pedicle screws has become the gold standard for
achieving stable, 3-column fixation of the spine. However, pedicle screw placement may not …

Study Design: Controlled laboratory study. Objective: To measure the total bone mineral
density (BMD), cortical volume, and cortical thickness in seven different anatomical regions of …

Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction is the treatment of choice for recurrent
patellofemoral instability. Although attention to MPFL reconstruction in the orthopaedic …

Objective Due to high sustained virological response (SVR) rates, sofosbuvir‐based regimens
are currently a mainstay for hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapies. The addition of pegylated …

Study design: retrospective case series. Objective: the presenting clinical symptoms of
spinal infections are often nonspecific and a delay in diagnosis can lead to adverse patient …

Background Pedicle screw loosening is a complication of spinal instrumentation in osteoporotic
patients. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scans are not able to detect variations in …