Publications by authors named "C E Ferland"
Article Synopsis
- Researchers utilized bibliometric methods to analyze the growth and funding trends in brain research papers from 1991 to 2020, revealing a significant increase in publications, especially from China.
- The study assessed the relative and absolute contributions of different countries to brain research and identified variations in specialization patterns based on funding sources.
- Overall, the findings offer valuable insights into the evolution of brain research, laying the groundwork for future investigations in the field.
Axial rotation and pain are associated with facet joint osteoarthritis in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Osteoarthritis Cartilage
August 2023
Objective: Facet joints are crucial for spinal stability but develop premature osteoarthritis in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Here, we evaluated the association between facet joint cartilage and subchondral bone homeostasis, perceived back pain and 3-dimensional spinal deformity to better understand the role of facet joint degeneration in AIS progression and pain.
Method: The osteoarthritic state of cartilage and bone of AIS facet joint surgical samples were characterized using histological OARSI scoring, visual morphological grading and μCT analysis, respectively.
Background: Postoperative pain cannot be measured accurately among many children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, resulting in underrecognition or delay in recognition of pain. The Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) is a pain assessment tool that has been widely validated in critically ill and postoperative adults.
Aims: The objective of this study was to validate the CPOT for use with pediatric patients able to self-report and undergoing posterior spinal fusion surgery.
Purpose: Nociplastic pain distinguishes individuals with pain and hypersensitivity in body regions with apparently normal tissues, without any signs of neuropathy, but with contribution of central and/or peripheral sensitization. There is a lack of literature describing nociplastic pain in the pediatric population. The objective of this study was to investigate the differences between pediatric patients with nociplastic pain compared with patients with non-nociplastic pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The pathophysiology of pediatric musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is unclear, contributing to persistent challenges to its management.
Objectives: This study hypothesizes that children and adolescents with chronic MSK pain (CPs) will show differences in electroencephalography (EEG) features at rest and during thermal pain modalities when compared with age-matched controls.
Methods: One hundred forty-two CP patients and 45 age-matched healthy controls (HCs) underwent a standardized thermal tonic heat and cold stimulations, while a 21-electrode headset collected EEG data.