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A Novel Thiol-Modified Hyaluronan and Elastin-Like Polypetide Composite Material for Tissue Engineering of the Nucleus Pulposus of the Intervertebral Disc by MOSS, Isaac L, GORDON, Lyle, WOODHOUSE, Kimberly A, WHYNE, Cari M, YEE, Albert J. M

“…Biomechanical, in vitro, and initial in vivo evaluation of a thiol-modified hyaluronan (TM-HA) and elastin-like polypeptide (ELP) composite hydrogel for…”
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Defining the therapeutic window of vertebral photodynamic therapy in a murine pre-clinical model of breast cancer metastasis using the photosensitizer BPD-MA (Verteporfin) by Akens, Margarete K, Hardisty, Michael R, Wilson, Brian C, Schwock, Joerg, Whyne, Cari M, Burch, Shane, Yee, Albert J. M

“…Breast cancer is known to cause metastatic lesions in the bone, which can lead to skeletal-related events. Currently, radiation therapy and surgery are the…”
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Beyond radiation therapy: photodynamic therapy maintains structural integrity of irradiated healthy and metastatically involved vertebrae in a pre-clinical in vivo model by Lo, Victor C. K., Akens, Margarete K., Moore, Sara, Yee, Albert J. M., Wilson, Brian C., Whyne, Cari M.

“…Spinal metastasis commonly occurs in advanced breast cancer. Treatment is often multimodal including radiation therapy (RT), bisphosphonates (BPs), and…”
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Beyond bisphosphonates: photodynamic therapy structurally augments metastatically involved vertebrae and destroys tumor tissue by Won, Emily, Wise-Milestone, Lisa, Akens, Margarete K, Burch, Shane, Yee, Albert J. M, Wilson, Brian C, Whyne, Cari M

“…Breast cancer patients commonly develop metastases in the spine, which compromises its mechanical stability and can lead to skeletal related events. The…”
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Effects of Photodynamic Therapy on the Structural Integrity of Vertebral Bone by WON, Emily, AKENS, Margarete K, HARDISTY, Michael R, BURCH, Shane, BISLAND, Stuart K, YEE, Albert J. M, WILSON, Brian C, WHYNE, Cari M

“…This study investigates the effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) on the structural integrity of vertebral bone in healthy rats. To determine the short-term (1…”
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Quality of life issues in patients with bone metastases: A systematic review by Rajeswaran, Thenugaa, Wong, Henry C. Y., Zhang, Elwyn, Kennedy, Samantha K. F., Gojsevic, Milena, Soliman, Hany, Vassiliou, Vassilios, Rades, Dirk, Bonomo, Pierluigi, Lee, Shing-Fung, Chan, Adrian Wai, Rembielak, Agata, Oldenburger, Eva, Maranzano, Ernesto, Pergolizzi, Stefano, Finkelstein, Joel A., Larouche, Jeremie, Zhang, Na, Zhang, Xiaojing, Marta, Gustavo N., Yee, Albert J. M., Yu, Shengji, van der Velden, Joanne M., van der Linden, Yvette M., Chow, Edward

“…Introduction Bones are frequent sites of metastatic disease, observed in 30–75% of advanced cancer patients. Quality of life (QoL) is an important endpoint in…”
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Development and validation of a radiofrequency ablation treatment planning system for vertebral metastases by Whyne, Cari M., Underwood, Grace, Davidson, Sean R. H., Robert, Normand, Huang, Christine, Akens, Margarete K., Fichtinger, Gabor, Yee, Albert J. M., Hardisty, Michael

“…Purpose Bone-targeted radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is widely used in the treatment of vertebral metastases. While radiation therapy utilizes established…”
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Closure of the annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc using a novel suture application device – in vivo porcine and ex-vivo biomechanical evaluation by Bateman, Antony H, MSc FRCS (Orth), Balkovec, Christian, BSc, Akens, Margarete K, PhD, Chan, Andrea H W, HBSc MA MD, Harrison, Robert D, M.A.Sc, Oakden, Wendy, PhD, Yee, Albert J M, MD MSc, McGill, Stuart M, PhD

“…Structured Abstract Background Context Defects in the annulus fibrosus (AF) remain a challenge in the surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniations with…”
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Bone targeted bipolar cooled radiofrequency ablation in a VX-2 rabbit femoral carcinoma model by Pezeshki, Padina S., Akens, Margarete K., Gofeld, Michael, Woo, Jason, Whyne, Cari M., Yee, Albert J. M.

“…To determine the effect of bipolar cooled radiofrequency ablation (BCRF) on bone and tumour in a lapine pathologic femoral model. Under institutional approval,…”
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The Importance of Determining Trainee Perspectives on Procedural Competencies During Spine Surgery Clinical Fellowship by Bateman, Antony H., Larouche, Jeremie, Goldstein, Christina L., Sciubba, Daniel M., Choma, Theodore J., Lawrence, Brandon, Cheng, Joseph, Fehlings, Michael G., Paquette, Scott J., Yee, Albert J. M.

“…Study Design: Longitudinal survey. Objective: It remains important to align competence-based objectives for training as deemed important by clinical fellows to…”
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Intraoperative Ultrasound in Spine Decompression Surgery: A Systematic Review by Tat, Jimmy, Tat, Jessica, Yoon, Samuel, Yee, Albert J.M., Larouche, Jeremie

“…Systematic review. The aim of this study was to review the current spine surgery literature to establish a definition for adequate spine decompression using…”
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Multimodality imaging for vertebral metastases in a rat osteolytic model by Burch, Shane, Bisland, Stuart K, Wilson, Brian C, Whyne, Cari, Yee, Albert J M

“…Imaging modalities facilitate the detection of early bony metastases. Few studies specifically address vertebral metastases in animal models for preclinical…”
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How do validated measures of functional outcome compare with commonly used outcomes in administrative database research for lumbar spinal surgery? by Omoto, Daniel, Bederman, S. Samuel, Yee, Albert J. M., Kreder, Hans J., Finkelstein, Joel A.

“…Clinical interpretation of health services research based on administrative databases is limited by the lack of patient-reported functional outcome measures…”
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Advancing spinal fellowship training: an international multi-centre educational perspective by Kumaria, Ashwin, Bateman, Antony H., Eames, Niall, Fehlings, Michael G., Goldstein, Christina, Meyer, Bernhard, Paquette, Scott J., Yee, Albert J. M.

“…Purpose The purpose of this article is to review the importance of contemporary spine surgery fellowships and educational strategies to assist with fellowship…”
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Photodynamic Therapy of Vertebral Metastases: Evaluating Tumor-to-Neural Tissue Uptake of BPD-MA and ALA-PpIX in a Murine Model of Metastatic Human Breast Carcinoma by Akens, Margarete K., Yee, Albert J. M., Wilson, Brian C., Burch, Shane, Johnson, Crystal L., Lilge, Lothar, Bisland, Stuart K.

“…Photodynamic therapy has been successfully applied to numerous cancers. Its potential to treat cancer metastases in the spine has been demonstrated previously…”
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Femoral Antegrade Starting Tool (FAST) for intramedullary nailing by Ebrahimi, Hamid, Saddlemyre, Justin, Robert, Normand, Burns, David, Yee, Albert J. M., Tomescu, Sebastian, Whyne, Cari M.

“…Intramedullary (IM) nailing is the standard of care for adult lower extremity long bone fracture stabilisation. Key to this procedure is obtaining the correct…”
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Versican 3′-untranslated region (3′UTR) promotes dermal wound repair and fibroblast migration by regulating miRNA activity by Yang, Weining, Yee, Albert J.M.

“…Versican is an extracellular chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan which functions as a structural molecule but can also regulate a variety of cellular activities…”
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Evaluation of Real and Perceived Risk to Health Care Workers Caring for Patients With the Omicron Variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Surgery and Obstetrics by Nair, Chaithanya, Kozak, Robert, Alavi, Nasrin, Mbareche, Hamza, Kung, Rose C., Murphy, Kellie E., Perruzza, Darian, Jarvi, Stephanie, Salvant, Elsa, Ladhani, Noor Niyar N., Yee, Albert J.M., Gagnon, Louise-Helene, Jenkinson, Richard, Liu, Grace Y., Lee, Patricia E.

“…The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is described as more contagious than previous variants. We sought to assess risk to health care workers (HCWs)…”
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Volume of Lytic Vertebral Body Metastatic Disease Quantified Using Computed Tomography–Based Image Segmentation Predicts Fracture Risk After Spine Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy by Thibault, Isabelle, MD, Whyne, Cari M., PhD, Zhou, Stephanie, BSc, Campbell, Mikki, BSc, MRT(T), Atenafu, Eshetu G., MSc, PStat, Myrehaug, Sten, MD, Soliman, Hany, MD, Lee, Young K., PhD, Ebrahimi, Hamid, BSc, Yee, Albert J.M., MD, Sahgal, Arjun, MD

“…Purpose To determine a threshold of vertebral body (VB) osteolytic or osteoblastic tumor involvement that would predict vertebral compression fracture (VCF)…”
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Single-Stage Anterior High Sacrectomy for Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer by Khaled, Fawaz, Smith, Myles J, Moises, Cukier, Smith, Andrew J, Yee, Albert J M

“…STUDY DESIGN.A review of prospectively collected data on a consecutive series of patients undergoing single-stage anterior high sacrectomy for locally…”
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