A comprehensive approach for the validation of lumbar spine finite element models investigating post-fusion adjacent segment effects.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110430
Abstract: Spinal fusion surgery is usually followed by accelerated degenerative changes in the unfused segments above and below the treated segment(s), i.e., adjacent segment disease (ASD). While a number of risk factors for ASD have been… read more here.
Keywords: finite element; post fusion; segment; fusion ... See more keywords
X-ray Structures of the Post-fusion 6-Helix Bundle of the Human Syncytins and their Functional Implications
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2019.10.020
Abstract: Abstract The retroviral envelope-derived proteins syncytin-1 and syncytin-2 (syn1 and syn2) drive placentation in humans by forming a syncytiotophoblast, a structure allowing for an exchange interface between maternal and fetal blood during pregnancy. Despite their… read more here.
Keywords: post fusion; form; ray structures; helix ... See more keywords