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T aim of our study is to summarize the clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and management of spinal infections. Spinal infections can be primary, or secondary after spine surgery. Primary spinal infections generally arrive from the genitourinary system, respiratory tract or cutaneous infections. Secondary spinal infections may occur during lumbar puncture, spinal anesthesia, discography, ch...

4 Declaration 5 Acknowledgements 6 Section A : Exegesis 7 Introduction: Leitmotifs and their development 7 A.1 The Gingerbread Man 12 A.2 Jazz Quintet 16 A.3 String Quartet 17 A.4 Horn Quintet 19 A.5 Alone 24 A.6 Sonata for Horn and Piano 28 Conclusion 34 List of Sources a) Musical scores 36 b) Discography 38 c) Bibliography 40 Section B : Portfolio of Musical Scores 42 B.1 The Gingerbread Man ...

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OBJECTIVE To study the pathogenesis of the pain of discography and the discogenic low back pain. METHODS 19 specimens of lumbar intervertebral discs from 17 patients with discogenic low back pain during posterior lumbar interbody fusion, and 12 physiologically aging discs and 10 normal control discs were collected to investigate the morphologic features and innervation containing neuropeptide...

AIM Intervertebral disc degeneration can cause severe low back pain. Intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET) is a minimally invasive treatment option for patients with symptomatic internal disc disruption unresponsive to conservative medical care. We aimed to evaluate 12-month pain and functional outcomes and predictors of clinical success in patients with discogenic back pain treated with ID...