The differentiated effects of health on political participation.

Background: Several studies have shown that an individual's state of health can significantly affect their decision to vote, but analysis is often only done on a single level of government; the national level. However, prior research has shown that the determining factors for voting can differ according to the level of government being considered. Our analysis is the first attempt to take a comprehensive look at the magnitude of health and political participation in a same country on different levels.

Irradiated allograft bone in spine surgery: to culture or not? A single center retrospective study.

Study Design: Retrospective chart review.

Objective: We aimed to document the rate of infection in our institution after the use of irradiated cancellous allograft or iliac crest bone autograft in vertebral fusion procedures. We also reviewed the pertinence of microbiological culture of cadaveric allograft bone prior to its implantation.