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Sulfated glycopeptide nanostructures for multipotent protein activation
Published in Nature nanotechnology (01-08-2017)“…Biological systems have evolved to utilize numerous proteins with capacity to bind polysaccharides for the purpose of optimizing their function. A well-known…”
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Intra-Articular Vancomycin Powder Eliminates Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus in a Rat Model of a Contaminated Intra-Articular Implant
Published in Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume (01-02-2017)“…Periprosthetic joint infection following hip and knee arthroplasty leads to poor outcomes and exorbitant costs. Topical vancomycin powder has been shown to…”
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Return to Play After Lumbar Spine Surgery
Published in Clinics in sports medicine (01-10-2016)“…Surgical management of lumbar spine conditions can produce excellent outcomes in athletes. Microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation has favorable outcomes;…”
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The Importance of Hormesis to Public Health
Published in Environmental health perspectives (01-11-2006)“…Background: Hormesis is a specific type of nonmonotonic dose response whose occurrence has been documented across a broad range of biological models, diverse…”
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Orthopaedic Manifestations of Transverse Myelitis in Children
Published in Journal of pediatric orthopaedics (01-08-2021)“…Transverse myelitis (TM) is a rare inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord. It can have a heterogeneous presentation with sensory, motor, and autonomic…”
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Effects of Conflicts of Interest on Practice Patterns and Complication Rates in Spine Surgery
Published in Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) (01-09-2017)“…STUDY DESIGN.Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE.We sought to determine whether financial relationships with industry had any impact on operative and/or…”
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Do Demographic Factors of Spine Surgeons Affect the Rate at Which Spinal Fusion Is Performed on Patients?
Published in Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) (15-08-2017)“…STUDY DESIGN.Retrospective study. OBJECTIVE.The purpose of this study was to evaluate associations between spine surgeon demographics and the rate at which…”
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Factors Associated With Financial Relationships Between Spine Surgeons and Industry: An Analysis of the Open Payments Database
Published in Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) (15-09-2017)“…A retrospective review of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Database. Utilizing Open Payments data, we aimed to determine the prevalence of industry…”
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Linear no threshold (LNT)-the new homeopathy
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Downstream Mechanisms underlying the Deleterious Effects of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation on Osteogenic Differentiation
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Ceramics: Clinical evidence for ceramics in spine fusion
Published in Seminars in spine surgery (01-12-2016)“…Abstract Spine fusion surgery is among the most common orthopaedic procedures performed, with autologous iliac crest bone graft (ICBG) considered the gold…”
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Mechanistic insight into the effects of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor activation on osteogenic differentiation
Published in Bone Reports (01-06-2017)“…While inhibition of bone healing and increased rates of pseudarthrosis are known adverse outcomes associated with cigarette smoking, the underlying mechanisms…”
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Peptide Amphiphile Nanoslurry as an Improved BMP-2 Carrier for Spinal Arthrodesis
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Trisulfated-Glycosylated Peptide Amphiphile Nanofiber Scaffold for Bone Regeneration
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Can Surgeon Demographic Factors Predict Postoperative Complication Rates After Elective Spinal Fusion?
Published in Clinical spine surgery (01-03-2018)“…Retrospective cohort. Determine whether surgeon demographic factors influence postoperative complication rates after elective spine fusion procedures. Surgeon…”
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Hormesis Is Biology, Not Religion
Published in Environmental health perspectives (01-12-2006)“…Correspondence on: Hormesis Is Biology, Not Religion…”
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Hormesis: how it could affect the risk assessment process
Published in Human & experimental toxicology (01-05-2005)“…If the hormetic dose-response were accepted as the default dose-response model for risk assessment, it could have important implications for environmental…”
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Breast Implants and Cancer: Causation, Delayed Detection, and Survival
Published in Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963) (01-05-2001)“…Concern for many women with breast implants has been focused on three topicscancer (both breast and other cancers), delayed detection of breast cancer, and…”
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A supramolecular polymer-collagen microparticle slurry for bone regeneration with minimal growth factor
Published in Biomaterials (01-11-2023)“…Recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) is a potent osteoinductive growth factor that can promote bone regeneration for challenging skeletal repair…”
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