Three-dimensional High-definition Exoscope in Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Objectives: The operative microscope (OM) has revolutionized the field of modern spine surgery, however, it remains limited by several drawbacks. Recently, the exoscope (EX) system has been designed to assistant spine surgery. It provides a three-dimensional (3D) high-definition (HD) operative experience and becomes an alternative to the OM.

Cyclopamine functions as a suppressor of benign prostatic hyperplasia by inhibiting epithelial and stromal cell proliferation via suppression of the Hedgehog signaling pathway.

Stromal‑epithelial interaction serves a pivotal role in normal prostate growth, as well as the onset of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The present study aimed to explore the role of cyclopamine in the proliferation and apoptosis of epithelial and stromal cells in rats with BPH by blocking the Hedgehog signaling pathway. Cyclopamine (an inhibitor of the Hedgehog signaling pathway) was administered in a rat model of BPH, and the expression of Ki67 (proliferation factor) was determined by immunohistochemistry.

[Therapeutic effects of anterolateral decompression and fixation on thoracolumbar fractures complicated with incomplete paraplegia].

Objective: To investigate the clinical effects of anterolateral decompression and fixation on thoracolumbar fractures complicated with incomplete paraplegia.

Methods: Thirty-six patients with thoracolumbar fractures complicated with incomplete paraplegia were treated with anterolateral decompression and fixation.

Results: The patients were followed up for an average of 18 months, which showed satisfactory recovery of the intervertebral space height and thoracolumbar vertebral curvature.