Background context Although explored in humans and animal models, the pathomechanisms
of discogenic low back pain (LBP) remain unknown. Purpose The aim of this study was to …

Background A nationwide survey of hip fractures by the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA)
from 1998 to 2008 found a drastic increase in incidence. The aims of this study were to …

Previously, it was believed that the lumbar intervertebral disc was innervated segmentally
by dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons via the sinuvertebral nerves. Recently, it was …

Objectives. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate changes in tumor necrosis
factor-α (TNF-α) and TNF-α receptor 1 (p55 receptor) using double fluorescent …

… For multiple comparisons, we used Dunnett’s test. Comparison of the numbers of TNF-… way
ANOVA with Dunnett’s test. A P value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …

… The manuscript submitted does not contain information about medical device(s)/drug(s). …
Ohtori S, Inoue G, Orita S, et al. Teriparatide accelerates lumbar posterolateral fusion in women …

Purpose Extreme lateral interbody fusion provides minimally invasive treatment of spinal
deformity, but complications including nerve and psoas muscle injury have been noted. To …

There have been several reports on the use of extracorporeal shock waves in the treatment
of pseudarthrosis, calcifying tendinitis, and tendinopathies of the elbow. However, the …

Methods. The participants were patients who underwent OLIF surgery under the diagnosis
of degenerative lumbar diseases between April 2013 and May 2015 at 11 affiliated medical …

Background One of the sources of knee pain in osteoarthritis (OA) is believed to be related to
local chronic inflammation of the knee joints, which involves the production of inflammatory …