Low back pain is a vital musculoskeletal disease that impairs life quality, leads to disability
and imposes heavy economic burden on the society, while it is greatly attributed to …

Low back pain is associated with degenerative disc diseases of the spine. Surgical
treatment includes fusion and non-fusion types. The gold standard is fusion surgery, wherein …

The spread of biofilms on medical implants represents one of the principal triggers of
persistent and chronic infections in clinical settings, and it has been the subject of many …

Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide in industrial nations. 1, 2 The
pathology underlying chronic low back pain is associated with numerous factors including …

Finite element (FE) analysis has been used in studying the biomechanics of the lumbar
spine. While some FE studies used a follower load technique that intended to replace the …

To improve the contact mode of artificial joints and their tribological performance, inspired by
the 'soft-on-hard'structure of 'cartilage-subchondral bone'as well as negatively charged …

Background Patients often use the internet for information on their spinal surgeries. The goal
of this study was to assess and compare the quality of lumbar fusion and arthroplasty videos …

Background The motion preserving benefits of lumbar total disc replacement (LTDR) are
well established. There is a paucity of long-term follow-up data on the M6-L prosthesis. The …

Objective To analyze the clinical and biomechanical outcome of professional athletes after
lumbar total disk replacement, with a focus on restoration of the functional activity. Methods …

Background Compared to vertebral body fusion, artificial discs are thought to lessen the
risks of adjacent segment disease and the need for additional surgery by maintaining spinal …