Clinical effect of intramuscular calcitonin compared with oral celecoxib in the treatment of knee bone marrow lesions: a retrospective study.

Background: Bone marrow lesions (BMLs) are a common finding in patients with osteoarthritis (OA), which are predictors of progression and pain related to cartilage damage in OA. The objective of the present research was to compare the short-term clinical effect of intramuscular calcitonin and oral celecoxib in treating knee BMLs.

Patients And Methods: Between January 2016 and December 2018, the medical records of patients with knee BMLs treated by intramuscular calcitonin or oral celecoxib were reviewed.

Functional Connectivity Changes of the Visual Cortex in the Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Patients: A Resting-State fMRI Study.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Objective: To analyze altered functional connectivity (FC) in the visual cortex of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) patients using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Summary Of Background Data: We previously showed changes in visual cortex neural activity in CSM patients.

Incidence of Surgical Site Infection After Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Study Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) in patients following spine surgery and the rate of microorganisms in these cases.

Summary Of Background Data: Many studies have investigated the incidence and risk factors of SSI following spinal surgery, whereas no meta-analysis studies have been conducted regarding the comprehensive epidemiological incidence of SSI after spine surgery.

0.5- to 1-Fold Intervertebral Distraction Is a Protective Factor for Adjacent Segment Degeneration in Single-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.

Study Design: Retrospective analysis.

Objective: This study aimed to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of different degrees of distraction in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and evaluate the risk factors for adjacent segment degeneration (ASD).

Summary Of Background Data: ASD is a common complication following ACDF.

Visual cortex neural activity alteration in cervical spondylotic myelopathy patients: a resting-state fMRI study.

Purpose: We sought to investigate visual cortex neural activity and functional connectivity (FC) alterations in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) patients using resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) and to explore the relationships of these alterations with visual disorder.

Methods: Twenty-seven CSM patients and 11 healthy controls were recruited as the study and control groups. The amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (ALFF) and regional homogeneity (ReHo) values were calculated to represent neural activity, seed-based correlation analysis (SCA) was performed to analyze the FC of visual cortex, and the outcomes were compared between groups.