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Neurological recovery rate and predictive factors of incomplete AIS grade C spinal cord injury in the older aged population
Retrospective cohort study.
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Open AccessImpact of malnutrition on mortality and neurological recovery of older patients with spinal cord injury
This retrospective cohort study established malnutrition’s impact on mortality and neurological recovery of older patients with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). It included patients aged ≥ 65 years with trau...
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Prognostic impact of respiratory dysfunction in elderly patients with cervical spinal cord injury and/or fractures: a multicenter survey
To investigate the impact of early post-injury respiratory dysfunction for neurological and ambulatory ability recovery in patients with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) and/or fractures.
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Liposome-Encapsulated Hemoglobin Vesicle Improves Persistent Anti-arrhythmogenesis through Improving Myocardial Electrical Remodeling and Modulating Cardiac Autonomic Activity in a Hemorrhagic Shock-Induced Rat Heart Model
Shock heart syndrome (SHS) is associated with lethal arrhythmias (ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation, VT/VF). We investigated whether liposome-encapsulated human hemoglobin vesicles (HbVs) has co...
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Open AccessCharacteristics of the cervical spine and cervical cord injuries in older adults with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament
Although the incidence of cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) has increased in older adults, its etiology and neurological outcomes remain unknown...
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Does surgery improve neurological outcomes in older individuals with cervical spinal cord injury without bone injury? A multicenter study
Retrospective multicenter study.
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Open AccessDifferences in clinical characteristics of cervical spine injuries in older adults by external causes: a multicenter study of 1512 cases
Although traumatic cervical spine injuries in older adults are commonly caused by minor traumas, such as ground-level falls, their prognosis is often unfavorable. Studies examining the clinical characteristics...
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Open AccessA multicenter study of 1-year mortality and walking capacity after spinal fusion surgery for cervical fracture in elderly patients
The 1-year mortality and functional prognoses of patients who received surgery for cervical trauma in the elderly remains unclear. The aim of this study is to investigate the rates of, and factors associated w...
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Clinical and histological features in pediatric and adolescent/young adult patients with renal disease: a cross-sectional analysis of the Japan Renal Biopsy Registry (J-RBR)
Only a few studies have investigated epidemiological and clinicopathological information regarding pediatric and adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with renal disease. The purpose of this study was to c...
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Rod contour and overcorrection are risk factors of proximal junctional kyphosis after adult spinal deformity correction surgery
To examine the risk factors of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) after surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD) focusing on rod contour.
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Poroelastic analysis of interstitial fluid flow in a single lamellar trabecula subjected to cyclic loading
Trabecula, an anatomical unit of the cancellous bone, is a porous material that consists of a lamellar bone matrix and interstitial fluid in a lacuno-canalicular porosity. The flow of interstitial fluid caused...
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A general solution technique for electroelastic fields in piezoelectric bodies with D ∞ symmetry in cylindrical coordinates
To elucidate the electroelastic field in bodies with D ∞ symmetry such as wooden materials, we constructed a general solution technique for electroelastic problems in such bodies in a cylindrical coordinate syste...
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Application of hydrogels as submucosal fluid cushions for endoscopic mucosal resection and submucosal dissection
Numerous new techniques have recently been reported and described for the endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) of large superficial lesions of the gastrointestinal tract, using various natural, synthetic, and se...
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Analytical technique for electroelastic field in piezoelectric bodies belonging to point group D ∞
To elucidate the electroelastic field in woods, which are piezoelectric bodies belonging to point group D ∞, we construct an analytical technique for general solutions to electroelastic problems i...
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Open AccessAltered protein secretions during interactions between adipose tissue- or bone marrow-derived stromal cells and inflammatory cells
Paracrine effects can be exploited in cell-based therapies that secrete factors, such as chemokines and cytokines, and can recruit inflammatory cells to transplants. In this study, mouse adipose tissue-derived...
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Open AccessDevelopment of antimicrobial biomaterials produced from chitin-nanofiber sheet/silver nanoparticle composites
Chitin nanofibers sheets (CNFSs) with nanoscale fiber-like surface structures are nontoxic and biodegradable biomaterials with large surface-to-mass ratio. CNFSs are widely applied as biomedical materials such...
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Three-dimensional culture using human plasma-medium gel with fragmin/protamine microparticles for proliferation of various human cells
Fragmin/protamine microparticles (F/P MPs) have been used as carriers for the preservation and activation of cytokines in human plasma (HP)–Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (DMEM) gels. This study investigat...
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Transient thermoelastic analysis for a multilayered hollow cylinder with piecewise power law nonhomogeneity due to asymmetric surface heating
This paper is concerned with the theoretical treatment of transient thermoelastic problems involving a multilayered hollow cylinder with piecewise power law nonhomogeneity due to the asymmetrical heating of it...
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