OBJECTIVE: The concept of accelerated degeneration of adjacent disc levels as a consequence
of increased stress caused by interbody fusion of the cervical spine has been widely …

The aim of this work was to add to the body of data on the frequency and severity of degenerative
radiographic findings at adjacent levels after anterior cervical interbody fusion and on …

Background DNA methylation is the addition of a methyl group to the 5 position of cytosine.
It is an epigenetic process with several effects, including chromatin structure modulation, …

… A clinical study was initiated in January 2000 and evaluated the use of the device in treating
single level disease. A second arm of the study was initiated in January 2001 and evaluated …

This study presents the 5–9-year follow-up after anterior cervical fusion and osteosynthetic
stabilization anterior plating for fractures and/or dislocations of the cervical spine in 25 …

From the beginning, the reporting of the results of National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Studies
(NASCIS) II and III has been incomplete, leaving clinicians in the spinal cord injury (SCI) …

Purpose: To investigate the therapeutic role of adjuvant vaccination with autologous mature
dendritic cells (DC) loaded with tumor lysates derived from autologous, resected …

OBJECTIVE: Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a well-known complication in joint replacements,
but its occurrence and clinical effect on cervical artificial discs has not yet been studied. …

Object In this study, long-term results are presented from clinical studies of the Bryan Cervical
Disc Prosthesis at University Hospital Gasthuisberg in Leuven, Belgium. A total of 98 …

Study Design. Cadaver and preliminary clinical study. Objectives. To enhance the precision
of screw positions for posterior transarticular fixations according to Magerl at C1–C2. …