Single-Position Prone Lateral Interbody Fusion is Associated with Improved Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes at One Year compared to Single-Position Lateral Interbody Fusion: A Single Institution Experience.

Background: Recent studies highlight the increasing adoption of single-position prone lateral(SP-PL) and single-position lateral decubitus(SP-LD) in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery(MISS) to reduce operative time, enhance patient safety, and improve surgical accessibility.

Objective: To assess the differences between SP-PL and SP-LD achievement of optimal postoperative outcomes and post-operative complication rates.

Study Design: Retrospective review of prospectively collected MIS database.

Pain Control and Satisfaction With Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Upper Extremity Surgery.

Background: Regional anesthesia ("block") is an important component of upper extremity (UE) surgery pain control. However, little is known about patient experience related to perioperative opioid use. This study assessed patient-reported pain control and satisfaction with UE blocks and evaluated how opioid consumption impacted these outcomes before the block "wore off.

Arterial Perfusion of the Proximal Phalanx Revisited: New Insights Based on Micro-Computed Tomography.

Purpose: To characterize the periosteal and endosteal arterial perfusion of the proximal phalanx using micro-computed tomography angiography (micro-CTA).

Methods: Cadaveric upper extremities were injected with a barium sulfate/gelatin suspension. Phalanges were imaged using micro-CTA and analyzed with a focus on osseous arterial anatomy.

Orthobiologics in Hand Surgery.

Orthobiologic agents are used as innovative adjuvant therapy to treat common upper-extremity pathology, including carpal tunnel syndrome, de Quervain tenosynovitis, and distal radius fractures. In this article, we perform a narrative review and evaluate current literature on orthobiologics in the upper extremity. Orthobiologics evaluated include bone morphogenetic proteins, platelet-rich plasma, bone marrow aspirate concentrate, mesenchymal stem cells, and amniotic membrane.

Stimulus Context and Reward Contingency Induce Behavioral Adaptation in a Rodent Tactile Detection Task.

Behavioral adaptation is a prerequisite for survival in a constantly changing sensory environment, but the underlying strategies and relevant variables driving adaptive behavior are not well understood. Many learning models and neural theories consider probabilistic computations as an efficient way to solve a variety of tasks, especially if uncertainty is involved. Although this suggests a possible role for probabilistic inference and expectation in adaptive behaviors, there is little if any evidence of this relationship experimentally.