Connective tissues within the synovial joints are characterized by their dense extracellular
matrix and sparse cellularity. With injury or disease, however, tissues commonly experience …

Introduction A knowledge of the bony configuration, ligamentous attachments, joint
articulations, vascular supply, muscle function, and lymphatic drainage as well as the kinetic …

From the Publisher: This objective, referenced collection of over 300 articles will cover every
aspect of medical devices and instrumentation in four volumes, totalling about 3,000 pages …

A comprehensive, geometrically accurate, nonlinear C0–C7 FE model of head and cervical
spine based on the actual geometry of a human cadaver specimen was developed. The …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a progressive autoimmune inflammatory disease affecting 1% of
the population with three times as many women as men. As many as 86% of patients …

In this study, the digitized geometrical data of the embalmed skull and vertebrae (C0–C7) of
a 68-year old male cadaver were processed to develop a comprehensive, geometrically …

Background: Patients resuscitated from ventricular tachyarrhythmias benefit from
implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) as opposed to medical treatment. Patients with …

Study Design. Subaxial sagittal alignment following atlantoaxial (AA) posterior fusion was
investigated retrospectively in patients with AA subluxation. Objectives. To evaluate the …

When a patient presents with pain in the different regions of the spine, the clinician executes
a region‐appropriate basic examination that includes appropriate historical cues and …

Nonsurgical treatment of Jefferson burst fractures (JBF) confers increased rates of C1–2
malunion with potential for cranial settling and neurologic sequels. Hence, fusion C1–2 was …