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Navigation-assisted surgery for tumors of the spine
Computer-assisted navigation systems are largely used for pedicle screws positioning in degenerative and traumatic spine surgery. In oncologic spine surgery its use is still develo** and could be extended fo...
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MitomiRs, ChloromiRs and Modelling of the microRNA Inhibition
MicroRNAs are non-coding parts of nuclear and mitochondrial genomes, preventing the weakest part of the genetic regulatory networks from being expressed and preventing the appearance of a too many attractors i...
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Aneurysmal bone cyst of the mobile spine: the therapeutic role of embolization
Our aim is to define the role of embolization in the treatment of aneurysmal bone cyst of the spine in order to include this option in the decision making process.
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Le neoplasie del tratto lombare: trattamento chirurgico
Primary tumors of the lumbar spine are very rare and can be treated by an oncologically appropriate surgery if properly diagnosed and staged. Surgical treatment is greatly conditioned by generally unresectable...
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Staging and treatment of osteoblastoma in the mobile spine: a review of 51 cases
To define the role of Enneking staging system and of the consequent different treatment options on the outcome of osteoblastoma (OBL) of the spine.
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Il trattamento percutaneo dei crolli osteoporotici del corpo vertebrale
The Authors present a retrospective review of 59 consecutive patients who underwent polymethylmethacrylate percutaneous vertebroplasty for vertebral compression fractures due to osteoporosis. In the immediate ...
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The incidence of vertebral metastasis deposit from carcinoma is second only to pulmonary and hepatic metastases. The choice of the most appropriate treatment is of crucial importance for the patient. It is com...
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Fetal stem cells transplants depend on nuclea-ted cells from fetal blood. This study was a prospective randomized trials to compare the collection of fetal blood by gravity into a bag containing anticoagulant,...
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Comparison of dexa and ultrasonometry in the measurement of bone density
The aim of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic agreement between quantitative sonography of the calcaneum (QUS) and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) of the spine and femur. 153 women enrolled in ou...
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Tumor Surgery
Metastatic disease in long bones is frequent: it is assumed that about 15% of all carcinomas manifest skeletal metastases, a figure increasing to 30% if autopsic material is evaluated [3]. Bone metastases thre...
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Pregnancy outcome of a transfusion-dependent thalassemic woman
A clinical case concerning a normal pregnancy outcome in a transfusion-dependent woman affected by homozygous beta thalassemia, whose partner was negative with regard to the “thalassemic trait”, was reported....
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Bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation of bone
A 47-year-old man presented with a painless mass of 7 months’ duration, on the plantar aspect of the great toe of the right foot. Radiographs and CT images initially suggested an osteochondroma arising from th...
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PCDDs and Related Compounds: Metabolism and Biochemistry
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and related halogenated aromatic compounds are a group of chemicals which exhibit similar physical and environmental properties and elicit a number of common toxic and biologi...
