Accelerative Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation on Postoperative Recovery After Thoracolumbar Vertebral Fracture Associated With Suppressed Sympathetic Activity and Interleukin-6.

Objectives: Gastrointestinal (GI) disturbance is a frequent complication in patients with thoracolumbar vertebral fracture (TVF). Transcutaneous electrical acustimulation (TEA) has been reported to effectively accelerate postoperative GI function recovery after abdominal surgery. This study aimed to investigate the effects of TEA on postoperative recovery and the associated mechanisms.

The effects of interactive video games combined with LEGO game therapy on social anxiety in rural left-behind children.

Background: China has a significant population of left-behind children, defined as those whose parents have migrated away from their home for at least six months. This situation arises when one or both parents leave to seek work in urban areas. Among the various challenges faced by left-behind children, social anxiety has emerged as one of the most pressing issues.

[Zero-profile intervertebral fusion with cage-titanium plate for the treatment of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy].

Objective: To explore clinical effect of Zero-profile intervertebral fusion with cage-titanium plate in treating multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

Methods: From January 2016 to January 2020, 107 patients with multisegmental cervical spondylotic myelopathy treated by surgery were retrospectively analyzed and divided into Hybrid group and control group according to different surgical methods. There were 54 patients in Hybrid group, including 42 males and 12 females, aged from 33 to 77 years old with an average of (57.

[3D printing navigation template assisted pedicle screw placement for the treatment of typeⅡold odontoid fractures].

Objective: To compare the safety and clinical efficacy of freehand and 3D printing navigation template assisted screw placement in patients with old odontoid fractures of typeⅡ.

Methods: Total of 38 patients with old odontoid fractures of typeⅡwere treated from November 2018 to December 2022, all of which presented as chronic neck pain. According to the different methods of screw insertion into the pedicle, the patients were divided into a navigation template group and a freehand group.

Micro-Computed Tomography Analysis and Histological Observation of the Screw-Bone Interface of Novel Porous Scaffold Core Pedicle Screws and Hollow Lateral Hole Pedicle Screws: A Comparative Study in Bama Pigs.

Objective: Screw loosening is a common complication of pedicle screw internal fixation surgery. This study aimed to investigate whether the application of a porous scaffold structure can increase the contact area between screws and bone tissue by comparing the bone ingrowth and screw-bone interface of porous scaffold core pedicle screws (PSCPSs) and hollow lateral hole pedicle screws (HLHPSs) in the lumbar spine of Bama pigs.

Methods: Sixteen pedicle screws of both types were implanted into the bilateral pedicles of the L1-4 vertebrae of 2 Bama pigs.

Flowering-associated gene expression and metabolic characteristics in adzuki bean (.) with different short-day induction periods.

Background: The adzuki bean is a typical short-day plant and an important grain crop that is widely used due to its high nutritional and medicinal value. The adzuki bean flowering time is affected by multiple environmental factors, particularly the photoperiod. Adjusting the day length can induce flower synchronization in adzuki bean and accelerate the breeding process.

Biomechanical evaluation of reinsertion and revision screws in the subaxial cervical vertebrae.

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the biomechanical effects of reinserted or revised subaxial cervical vertebral screws.

Methods: The first part aimed to gauge the maximum insertional torque (MIT) of 30 subaxial cervical vertebrae outfitted with 4.0-mm titanium screws.

Biomechanical Properties of Novel Porous Scaffold Core and Hollow Lateral Hole Pedicle Screws: A Comparative Study in Bama Pigs.

Objective: Screw loosening is a common complication of internal fixation of pedicle screw. Therefore, the development of a pedicle screw with low loosening rate and high biosafety is of great clinical significance. This study aimed to investigate whether the application of a porous scaffold structure can improve the stability of pedicle screws by comparing the biomechanical properties of novel porous scaffold core pedicle screws (PSCPSs) with those of hollow lateral hole pedicle screws (HLHPSs) in a porcine lumbar spine.

Research into the anatomy of the subaxial cervical pedicle for ensuring screw insertion safety.

The study aimed to determine the optimal entry points and trajectories for posterior subaxial cervical pedicle screw (CPS) fixation. Computed tomography (CT) and Mimics software were used to evaluate the subaxial cervical pedicle in 42 cervical spine CT scans. The width of the cervical pedicle was measured and compared at medial angulations of 30°, 35°, 40°, 45°, 50°, 55°, and 60° relative to the midline sagittal plane.

A Novel Method to Improve the Accuracy and Stability of the 3D Guide Template Technique Applied in Upper Cervical Spine Surgery.

Aim: To evaluate the safety and accuracy of C1 and C2 pedicle screw placement using a three-dimensional (3D)-printed double template and compare them with those of the conventional method in a clinical study.

Material And Methods: DICOM format data from 60 cases with C1-C2 instability were obtained after computed tomography (CT) was performed. A total of 32 cases underwent surgery via the free-hand technique, whereas 28 cases underwent surgery via a 3D-printed "pointing-drilling" guide template.

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for Andersson lesion in ankylosing spondylitis: A case report and literature review.

Rationale: Andersson lesion (AL), a phenomenon initially described by Andersson nearly 80 years ago, has been the subject of extensive research and various treatment modalities. The ongoing debate surrounding the need for anterior surgery in AL cases has spurred numerous proposed approaches. Despite the demonstrated efficacy of anterior surgery in achieving fusion and stabilization, its implementation is associated with prolonged operation time and heightened intraoperative bleeding.

Bone resorption of vertebral bodies at the operative segment after prevail cervical interbody fusion: A case report.

Background: We report an interesting case of bone resorption of vertebral bodies at the operative segment after Peek Prevail cervical interbody fusion. Instability of cervical vertebrae is likely to occur due to increased stress in Peek Prevail implant body for bone resorption. The finite element analysis was used to clarify the biomechanical effects of bone resorption and stress distribution in Peek Prevail implant body.

Treatment of unstable C1 semi-ring fractures with direct C1 pedicle screw fixation using a navigational template: A case report and literature review.

Rationale: Because of the risk of C1 to C2 instability, which would reduce the mobility of the occipito-atlanto-axis articulation, unstable C1 semi-ring fractures are typically treated with C1 to C2 or C0 to C2 fusion. The vertebral artery and spinal cord are at risk of harm during the installation of C1 pedicle screws. There is a need for a method that can maintain the occipito-atlanto-axis articulation's mobility and increase the safety of C1 pedicle screw fixation, particularly for surgeons who have less experience inserting C1 pedicle screws freehand.

Biomechanical Properties of Novel Lateral Hole Pedicle Screws and Solid Pedicle Screws: A Comparative Study in the Beagle Dogs.

Objective: Although pedicle screws are widely used to reconstruct the stability of the spine, screw loosening is a common complication after spine surgery. The main objective of this study was to investigate whether the application of the hollow lateral hole structure had the potential to improve the stability of the pedicle screw by comparing the biomechanical properties of the novel lateral hole pedicle screws (LHPSs) with those of the solid pedicle screws (SPSs) in beagle dogs.

Methods: The cancellous bone of the distal femur, proximal femur, distal tibia, and proximal tibia were chosen as implantation sites in beagle dogs.

Analysis and Research on Starch Content and Its Processing, Structure and Quality of 12 Adzuki Bean Varieties.

Investigating starch properties of different adzuki beans provides an important theoretical basis for its application. A comparative study was conducted to evaluate the starch content, processing, digestion, and structural quality of 12 adzuki bean varieties. The variation ranges of the 12 adzuki bean varieties with specific analyzed parameters, including the amylose/amylopectin (AM/AP) ratio, bean paste rate, water separation rate, solubility, swelling power and resistant starch (RS) content level, were 5.

Transcriptome Analysis of Short-Day Photoperiod Inducement in Adzuki Bean ( L.) Based on RNA-Seq.

The flowering characteristics of adzuki bean are influenced by several environmental factors. Light is an important ecological factor that induces flowering in adzuki bean, but to date, there have been few reports on the transcriptomic features of photoperiodic regulation of adzuki bean flowering. This study is based on RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) techniques to elucidate the expression of light-related regulatory genes under short-day photoperiod inducement of adzuki bean flowering, providing an important theoretical basis for its accelerated breeding.

Long-segment fixation VS short-segment fixation combined with kyphoplasty for osteoporotic thoracolumbar burst fracture.

Background: To retrospectively compare clinical and radiological results of long-segment fixation (LF) and six-screw short-segment fixation combined with kyphoplasty (SSFK) for osteoporotic thoracolumbar burst fracture (OTBF).

Methods: Forty patients affected by OTBF with mean age of 61.85 years were included in this study.

Clinical characteristic and surgical treatment of traumatic lumbar spondylolisthesis: A series of 28 patients.

Objective: To explore the clinical characteristics and the short-term efficacy of posterior operation for traumatic lumbar spondylolisthesis.

Methods: All 28 patients (between January 2013 and June 2018) were treated with lumbar pedicle screw fixation combined with posterior intervertebral fusion. The clinical data and imaging materials of these patients were retrospectively analyzed.

Anatomic study of the lumbar lamina for safe and effective placement of lumbar translaminar facet screws.

Objective: To evaluate the anatomic characteristics of the lumbar lamina and suggest a safe and effective strategy for setting lumbar translaminar facet screws.

Methods: The width and length of the lumbar lamina, screw path, lateral angle of the lamina, and maximum and minimum caudal angles of the lamina from L3 to L5 were measured with Mimics software using 32 patients’ computed tomographic data.

Results: The optimal screw entry point was located at the median of the spinous process base or slightly lower.

A Comparison Study of Three Posterior Fixation Strategies in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Lumbar for the Treatment of Degenerative Diseases.

Background: There are various posterior fixations utilized with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF). Previous studies have focused on the comparison of two fixation techniques.

Materials And Methods: Sixty five patients with single-level lumbar disease were included in this retrospective study.

[Clinical and radiological results of thoracic and lumbar fracture and dislocation treated with posterior transforaminal decompression and interbody fusion].

Objective: To evaluate the clinical and radiological results of patients with thoracic and lumbar fracture and dislocation treated by posterior transforaminal decompression and interbody fusion.

Methods: From June 2010 to June 2017, posterior transforaminal decompression, interbody fusion combined with pedicle screw fixation were performed in 21 patients with thoracic and lumbar fracture and dislocation. Their clinical and radiological data were collected and retrospectively analyzed, including 15 males and 6 females, aged from 25 to 58 years with an average of 45 years old.

Optimal Entry Point and Trajectory for Anterior C1 Lateral Mass Screw.

Study Design: A radiographic analysis of the anatomy of the C1 lateral mass using computed tomography (CT) scans and Mimics software.

Objective: To define the anatomy of the C1 lateral mass and make recommendations for optimal entry point and trajectory for anterior C1 lateral mass screws.

Summary Of Background Data: Although various posterior insertion angles and entry points for screw insertion have been proposed for posterior C1 lateral mass screws, no large series have been performed to assess the ideal entry point and optimal trajectory for anterior C1 lateral mass screw placement.