Preferential motor reinnervation is modulated by both repair site and distal nerve environments.

To restore function after nerve injury, axons must regenerate from the injury site to the periphery, then reinnervate appropriate end organs when they arrive. Only 10 % of adults who suffer nerve injury will regain normal function, often because axons regenerate to functionally inappropriate targets (Brushart, 2011). The peripheral destination of these axons is largely determined by the pathways they enter at the site of nerve repair.

Revision Surgery after Single Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion With Plate vs Stand-Alone Cage over 2 to 5 Year Follow-Up.

Study Design: retrospective study.

Objective: To investigate the incidence of all-cause revision surgery between plated vs stand-alone cage constructs for single level ACDF.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed a commercial insurance claims database.

Nurse-led web-based self-management program to improve patient activation and health outcomes in patients with chronic low back pain: an acceptability and feasibility pilot study.

Background: Patients with chronic low back (cLBP) pain report reduced physical function and ability to participate in social roles and are more likely to use opioid pain medications. While self-management interventions have been shown to support these patients, their effectiveness has been limited due to poor patient engagement. "Patient activation" encompasses the skills, knowledge, and motivation that a person has to manage their health.

Associations of cognitive appraisal and patient activation on disability and mental health outcomes: a prospective cohort study of patients undergoing spine surgery.

Background: With the increased use of patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) to assess spine surgery outcomes, it is important to understand how patients interpret their health changes over time. The measurement of cognitive-appraisal processes enables the quantification of how individuals think about quality of life (QOL). This study examined how appraisal processes were associated with patients' views of their role in managing their health-patient activation.