Critical analysis of lumbar int ...
Interspinous devices (IDs) were introduced in the 90s. Since then, they have rapidly become very popular for the minimally invasive treatment of lum ...
Computer tomography assessment ...
Transpedicular screw fixation has been accepted worldwide since Harrington et al. first placed pedicle screws through the isthmus. In vivo and in vi ...
Selective fusion for adolescent ...
Selective fusion of thoracic and thoracolumbar/ lumbar curves in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a concept critically debated in the literature. ...
Interspinous spacers in the tre ...
Insertion of an interspinous devices has became a common procedure for the treatment of different clinical picture of degenerative spinal disease. W ...
Right adolescent idiopathic tho ...
In adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) there has been a shift towards increasing the number of implants and pedicle screws, which has not been pro ...
Perioperative course and accura ...
Robotic-guided and percutaneous pedicle screw placement are emerging technologies. We here report a retrospective cohort analysis comparing conventi ...
Cost-effectiveness of guideline ...
Healthcare costs for low back pain (LBP) are increasing rapidly. Hence, it is important to provide treatments that are effective and cost-effective. ...
Five-year outcome of stand-alon ...
From January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2003, in the Neurosurgery Department of Rome University o ‘‘Sapienza,’’ 167 patients underwent anterior surgery ...
Cost-effectiveness of general p ...
Care from a general practitioner (GP) is one of the most frequently utilised healthcare services for people with low back pain and only a small prop ...
Posterior spinal instrumentatio ...
Posterior spinal instrumentation is frequently used for the treatment of spine disorders. Importantly, different requirements have to be considered ...
Physical activity and low back ...
The objective of the study is to systematically evaluate the available evidence on the association between physical activity (i.e. occupational load ...
Falls recall—limitations of the ...
The demographic changes in the industrialized countries place new and important challenges to health care providers, politicians, and modern society ...
The impact of unsupervised regu ...
Regular walking is one of the most recommended and popular physical activity worldwide. This study (1) detected the effects of unsupervised regular ...
Impact of physical activity and ...
The objective of this work was to summarise and evaluate the evidence showing that physical activity is a protector factor as regards falls in older ...
The differences of sarcopenia-r ...
Sarcopenia is a serious condition especially in the elderly population mainly characterized by the loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength with ag ...
Family structure, time constrai ...
Recent research emphasizes the importance of economic factors on sport participation. We extend this by examining the role played by time constraint ...
Subjective well-being in Europe ...
As an attempt to measure the ‘experienced’ utility of individuals in economics, the investigation of individuals’ subjective well-being (SWB) was pi ...
Physical activity, genes, and l ...
This mini-review summarizes the main associations between physical activity and chronic diseases and discusses the basic concepts related to the rol ...
Cavernous vessels around a pate ...
Objectives: Cavernous transformation of the portal vein (CTPV) is considered a sequel to extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. However, we have obse ...
Life-course perspective for phy ...
The purpose of this paper was to discuss physical activity and sports participation in a life-course framework, long-term tracking, determinants, an ...
The value of dual-energy CTA fo ...
Objective Comparison of image quality in DE-CTA with and without automatic head bone removal (BR) versus CTA with 16-detectors as a tool in postoper ...
Dose and image quality at CT pu ...
Objective To compare dose and image quality of 64-slice, first and second generation dual-energy CT (DECT) for CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA). Met ...
Development and evaluation of a ...
Objective The purpose of this study is to (i) design a small and mobile Magnetic field ALert SEnsor (MALSE), (ii) to carefully evaluate its sensors ...
Accuracy of hydro-multidetector ...
Objective To evaluate the accuracy of multidetector computed tomography with water filling (Hydro-MDCT) in the T-staging of patients with oesophagea ...
Clinical significance of primar ...
Objectives To correlate primary oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) 18F-fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) uptake with pathological factors and examine ...