Association between Paraspinal Muscle Parameters and single-segment Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Retrospective, cross-sectional Cohort Study.

Study Design: A retrospective, cross-sectional cohort study.

Objective: This study aims to investigate the association between paraspinal muscle parameters and single-segment degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS).

Summary Of Background Data: The relationship between lumbar paraspinal muscles morphology and single-segment DLS remains unclear.

Efficacy of five-step shoulder manipulation for rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

Background: Rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP) is the most common cause of shoulder disorders. In China, manipulation has been used extensively for the treatment of patients with RCRSP. However, high-quality clinical evidence to support the therapeutic effect of manipulation is still limited.

Deletion of Opg Leads to Increased Neovascularization and Expression of Inflammatory Cytokines in the Lumbar Intervertebral Disc of Mice.

Study Design: Neovascularization and expression of inflammatory cytokines were examined in Osteoprotegerin (Opg) knockout (KO) mice that show intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration.

Objective: The aim of this study was to clarify the pathological changes in lumbar IVD degeneration in Opg KO mice.

Summary Of Background Data: Osteoporosis is a controversial risk factor for IVD degeneration.

Biomechanical Characteristics of Osteoporotic Fracture Healing in Ovariectomized Rats: A Systematic Review.

Biomechanical tests are widely used in animal studies on osteoporotic fracture healing. However, the biomechanical recovery process is still unknown, leading to difficulty in choosing time points for biomechanical tests and in correctly assessing osteoporotic fracture healing. To determine the biomechanical recovery process during osteoporotic fracture healing, studies on osteoporotic femur fracture healing with biomechanical tests in ovariectomized rat (OVX) models were collected from PUBMED, EMBASE, and Chinese databases.