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The use of an injectable, biodegradable calcium phosphate bone substitute for the prophylactic augmentation of osteoporotic vertebrae and the management of vertebral compression fractures by BO BAI, JAZRAWI, L. M, KUMMER, F. J, SPIVAK, J. M

“…A biomechanical study comparing two materials for augmentation of osteoporotic vertebral bodies and vertebral bodies after compression fracture. To compare an…”
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Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis by SPIVAK, J. M

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Meniscal repair using an exogenous fibrin clot. An experimental study in dogs by Arnoczky, S P, Warren, R F, Spivak, J M

“…To evaluate the ability of a fibrin clot to stimulate and support a reparative response in the avascular portion of the meniscus, two-millimeter-diameter…”
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The effect of locking fixation screws on the stability of anterior Cervical plating by SPIVAK, J. M, DEYU CHEN, KUMMER, F. J

“…Current anterior cervical plate systems were tested with locked and unlocked fixation screws and with unicortical and bicortical fixation screws to determine…”
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ANTIMICROBIAL, ANTIBIOFILM-FORMING AND SOME BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF Potentilla erecta RHIZOME EXTRACT by Kryvtsova, M.

“…The purpose of the work was to study the antimicrobial, antibiofilm-forming, antioxidant and some biochemical properties of alcoholic extracts of Potentilla…”
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Antimicrobial and therapeutic effect of probiotics in cases of experimental purulent wounds by Babenko, L. P, Tymoshok, N. O, Safronova, L. A, Demchenko, O. M, Zaitseva, G. M, Lazarenko, L.M, Spivak, M.J

“…Probiotics based on bacteria of the genus Bacillus with a multifactorial mechanism of action are considered as a possible alternative to antibiotics in the…”
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Agro-ecological cultivation, secondary metabolite characteristics and microbiological tests of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) – the variety Citronella by Salamon, I., Kryvtsova, M. V., Trush, K. I., Fandalyuk, A. I., Spivak, M. J.

“…Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) is a native of the eastern Mediterranean region southward to Israel and Syria and eastward through the Crimea, the…”
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Prophylactic effect of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria probiotic strains on experimental bacterial vaginitis by Babenko, L. P, Lazarenko, L.M, Bubnov, R.V, Spivak, M.J

“…The objective of the study was determining the prophylactic effect of Lactobacillus casei IMV B-7280, L. acidophilus IMV B- 7279, L. delbrueckii subsp…”
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Flexion failure of posterior cervical lateral mass screws : Influence of insertion technique and position by CHOUEKA, J, SPIVAK, J. M, KUMMER, F. J, STEGER, T

“…The strength of posterior cervical lateral mass fixation was evaluated in a cadaver model for two techniques of screw insertion. To compare the flexion failure…”
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Lower limb-length discrepancy. An epidemiologic study by Guichet, J M, Spivak, J M, Trouilloud, P, Grammont, P M

“…Two retrospective epidemiologic studies have examined the incidence and prevalence of significant lower limb-length discrepancy and the number of surgical…”
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Optimal selection and preparation of fresh frozen corticocancellous allografts for cervical interbody spinal fusion by KUMMER, F. J, DEYU CHEN, SPIVAK, J. M

“…Iliac crest corticocancellous allografts for anterior interbody fusion were harvested from six cadavers. The grafts were cut sequentially from left and right…”
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Use of hydroxyapatite in spine surgery by Spivak, J M, Hasharoni, A

“…Hydroxyapatite- (HA-)based ceramics have been evaluated for a variety of applications in spinal surgery, utilizing in vivo animal models and human clinical…”
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The perioperative course of combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion by Spivak, J M, Neuwirth, M G, Giordano, C P, Bloom, N

“…A retrospective study was undertaken to characterize and compare the perioperative course of 91 cases of one- and two-stage combined anterior and posterior…”
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Hydroxyapatite enhancement of posterior spinal instrumentation fixation by Spivak, J M, Neuwirth, M G, Labiak, J J, Kummer, F J, Ricci, J L

“…The ability of hydroxyapatite (HA) materials to enhance the fixation strength of posterior spinal instrumentation was examined in 19 adult mongrel dogs…”
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The effect of low-level Nd:YAG laser energy on adult articular cartilage in vitro by Spivak, J M, Grande, D A, Ben-Yishay, A, Menche, D S, Pitman, M I

“…Reports of laser energy applied to soft tissues in vitro and in vivo suggest both stimulation and inhibition of specific metabolic processes, depending on the…”
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Molecular structure at the bone-implant interface : a vibrational spectroscopic characterization by WALTERS, M. A, BLUMENTHAL, N. C, LEUNG, Y, WANG, Y, RICCI, J. L, SPIVAK, J. M

“…Test implant plates surgically retrieved from distal femurs of dogs were studied by Raman spectroscopy in order to characterize the bone-implant interface. The…”
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Cervical spine injuries in patients 65 and older by Spivak, J M, Weiss, M A, Cotler, J M, Call, M

“…This study was a retrospective data-base review of patients with cervical injuries admitted to a regional spinal cord injury center over a 9-year period…”
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An anatomic evaluation of L5 nerve stretch in spondylolisthesis reduction by Petraco, D M, Spivak, J M, Cappadona, J G, Kummer, F J, Neuwirth, M G

“…Lumbosacral spondylolisthesis was simulated using four embalmed human spines, and the path of the L5 nerve was studied. To quantify the change in length of the…”
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A new canine model to evaluate the biological effects of implant materials and surface coatings on intramedullary bone ingrowth by Spivak, J M, Blumenthal, N C, Ricci, J L, Alexander, H

“…A new animal model for examining the intramedullary bone response to various implant materials and surfaces is presented, utilizing an implantable chamber with…”
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Evaluation of a low-temperature calcium phosphate particulate implant material: physical-chemical properties and in vivo bone response by Ricci, J L, Blumenthal, N C, Spivak, J M, Alexander, H

“…A study was conducted to evaluate the osteoconductive ability of a particulate, low-temperature hydroxylapatite (HA(LT)) material (OsteoGen; Impladent,…”
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