A NOVEL UNILATERAL EXTRAPEDICULAR APPROACH APPLIED TO PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION TO TREAT THORACIC AND LUMBAR OSTEOPOROTIC VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURE: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

A novel unilateral extrapedicular approach applied to percutaneous vertebral augmentation to treat thoracic and lumbar Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture: a retrospective study

Abstract Objective To design and apply a novel puncture method, named P TO P technique, and to evaluate its Front Grill efficacy and safety.Method The data of patients treated with PVA in medical institution from January 2020 to December 2022 were reviewed and analyzed.The degree of pain relief and recovery from daily activities were evaluated usin

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An editorial on plagiarism

In January this year, we were confronted with a case of plagiarism.One paper that had been submitted last year by a certain person turned out to be written by three other persons.It was presented by the three true authors at a conference in 2010, where they Drivetrain distributed copies of their paper.One of the reviewers of the paper informed us a

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Financial Risk Protection for Neurosurgical Care in Indonesia and the Philippines: A Primer on Health Financing for the Global Neurosurgeon

Which conditions treated by neurosurgeons cause the worst economic hardship in low middle-income in countries? How can public health financing be responsive to the inequities in the delivery of neurosurgical care? This review article frames the objectives of equity, quality, and efficiency in health financing to the goals of global neurosurgery.In

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Emergence of oriental theileriosis in cattle and its transmission through Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in Assam, India

Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate the presence of Theileria in blood samples of crossbred and indigenous adult cows raised under unorganized small scale farming system in a Babesia and Anaplasma endemic geographical area from Assam, India and to see its transmission through Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus ticks.Materials and

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