Lumbar disc degeneration is one of the leading causes of chronic low back pain. The
degenerative cascade is often initiated by an imbalance between catabolic and anabolic …

Fluoride has been overlooked as a target in the development of synthetic anion transporters
despite natural fluoride transport channels being recently discovered. In this paper we …

Background The endonasal access to the frontal recess and sinus may be complicated by a
variety of anatomical variations. Previous classifications of these variants were …

The human intervertebral disc (IVD) is a complex organ composed of fibrous and cartilaginous
connective tissues, and it serves as a boundary between 2 adjacent vertebrae. It provides …

Introduction Surgical decompression is standard care in the treatment of degenerative
spondylolisthesis in patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis, but there remains …

In this study, the anion-binding bis(cyclopeptide) 2 is introduced, which dissolves freely in
water, affording up to 10 mM concentrations, thanks to triethylene glycol-derived substituents …

Background: Image-guided spinal surgery (IGSS) underwent rapid development over the past
decades. The goal of IGSS is to increase patient safety and improve workflow. We present …

The phenomenon of residential segregation was captured by Schelling’s famous segregation
model where two types of agents are placed on a grid and an agent is content with her …

Strong forces are pushing minimally invasive spinal surgery (MISS) to the forefront of spine
care. Less-invasive surgical techniques have been enabled by a variety of technical …

Anion receptor 2b was designed and synthesized, which was structurally derived from a
previously described bis(cyclopeptide) 2a comprising two covalently linked cyclic hexapeptide …