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  • Open Access
12 Citations
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11 Pages

Risk Factors for Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Subsidence with Bryan Disc—A Retrospective Observational Analysis

  • Cheng-Ying Lee,
  • Kuan-Kai Tung,
  • Hsi-Kai Tsou,
  • Wen-Hsien Chen and ,
  • Chung-Yuh Tzeng,
  • Ruei-Hong Lin,
  • Tse-Yu Chen,
  • Chih-Wei Huang and
  • Ting-Hsien Kao
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

10 March 2024

Background: Cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) is currently used instead of fusion to preserve cervical spine motion. Cervical implant subsidence is a potential complication after CDA. Methods: Radiological measurements were recorded via patient antero...

(This article belongs to the Section General Surgery)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,612 Views
12 Pages

Impact of Sarcopenia and Bone Mineral Density on Implant Failure after Dorsal Instrumentation in Patients with Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures

  • Harald Krenzlin,
  • Leon Schmidt,
  • Dragan Jankovic,
  • Carina Schulze and ,
  • Marc A. Brockmann,
  • Florian Ringel and
  • Naureen Keric
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Background and Objectives: Age-related loss of bone and muscle mass are signs of frailty and are associated with an increased risk of falls and consecutive vertebral fractures. Management often necessitates fusion surgery. We determined the impacts o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Treatment of Spine and Pelvic Fractures in Patients with Osteoporosis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
759 Views
15 Pages

Sagittal Alignment Reciprocal Changes After Thoracolumbar/Lumbar Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering

  • Taha Furkan Yağcı,
  • Serkan Bayram,
  • Murat Korkmaz,
  • Şahin Karalar and ,
  • Adem Bayraktar,
  • Gökhan Bayrak and
  • Turgut Akgül
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

6 January 2026

Background/Objective: The anterior vertebral body tethering (AVBT) technique, which preserves spinal mobility and avoids possible fusion problems in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients, continues to be increasingly used in spine surgery. T...

(This article belongs to the Section Orthopedics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,577 Views
12 Pages

Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis and Obesity: Defining the Silhouette of Disease Features in Overweight Patients

  • Laura Papetti,
  • Elena Panella,
  • Gabriele Monte,
  • Michela Ada Noris Ferilli and ,
  • Samuela Tarantino,
  • Martina Proietti Checchi and
  • Massimiliano Valeriani
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

22 November 2023

Obesity has been suggested as an environmental risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS) and may negatively effect the progression of the disease. The aim of this study is to determine any correlation between overweight/obesity and the clinical and neu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Effect of Nutrients on Neurological Disorders)
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  • Open Access
661 Views
25 Pages

Edge-Enabled Real-Time Gait Assessment for Degenerative Spinal Disease Using Wearable Inertial Sensors

  • Kuei-Ann Wen,
  • Li-Hsieh Lin,
  • Jiun-Lin Yan,
  • Chen-Nen Chang and
  • David Shih

8 July 2026

Gait analysis is used in the diagnosis, rehabilitation, and longitudinal monitoring of degenerative spinal disease (DSD). However, conventional gait assessment commonly depends on subjective visual observation or laboratory-based motion-capture syste...

(This article belongs to the Section Wearables)