PURPOSE To compare lumbar disc degeneration at 9-year follow-up in patients with chronic low back pain who had instrumented lumbar fusion or no fusion. MATERIAL AND METHODOLOGY The main outcomes were disc height and sagittal alignment measured by Distortion Compensated Roentgen Analysis (DCRA). Secondary outcome included the Oswestry Disability Index and VAS back pain. RESULTS Forty-eight p...

Background & Aim: Low back pain is the most debilitating condition, and can lead to decreased physical function, compromised quality of life, and psychological distress. Several studies have been conducted to recognize the risk factors of low back pain, but despite of strong relationship between obesity and low back pain, the underlying mechanisms are unclear. The aim of this study wa...

The objective of this magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study was to (1) test the validity of the ellipsoid formula for estimating kidney volume using ex vivo and in vivo models and (2) establish a normal range of values for kidney length and volume in patients with no known history of renal disease. The volumes of five excised porcine kidneys were measured by (1) disc-summation method, (2) elli...

Abstract The study deals with aspects of the population dynamics in thornback ray ( Raja clavata L., 1758), one most abundant cartilaginous fish caught North Aegean Sea. Females accounted for 73.08% and males 26.92% all individuals. Total length females ranged between 50.2 89.9 cm (disc width: 33.4–62.0 cm), 43.1 82.7 30.7–64.2 respectively. Relationships total (TL) weight (TW), disc width (DW)...

Recent studies have shown that chromogenic cephalosporin tests are inferior to disc zone edge tests in detecting penicillinase in Staphylococcus aureus isolates, resulting in a change to CLSI and EUCAST guidelines in 2012. We sought to confirm these findings using Australian isolates and compare the performance of the CLSI and EUCAST methods, which use different disc strengths, penicillin at 10...

Definitions are based on anatomy and pathology. Definitions are not based on and do not imply specific etiologies (ie trauma), symptoms, or a need for a specific treatment. Normal-Free of disease, traumatic changes, or age associated changes Congenital / Developmental Variants-such as disc changes due to scoliosis or spondylolisthesis Degenerative & Traumatic Anular tear (synonymous with anular...

OBJECTIVES The job of firefighting can cause lumbar burden and low back pain. This study aimed to identify the association between age and lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration and whether the association differs between field and administrative (non-field) firefighters. METHODS Subjects were selected using a stratified random sampling method. Firefighters were stratified by geographic area...

Discs of network polyvinyl alcohol-glutaraldehyde (PVAG) were synthesized and coated with polyaniline (PANI) using glutaraldehyde as a chemical arm (PVAG-PANIG-HRP disc). The best conditions for the immobilization were established as about 1.0 mg mL(-1) of protein, for 60 min and pH 5.5. The soluble enzyme lost all of its activity after incubation at 70°C for 15 min, whereas the PVAG-PANIG-HRP ...