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"One and a half" minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: single level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with adjacent segment unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression for spondylolisthesis with bisegmental stenosis

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

3013 Combined Annulus Fibrosus and Nucleus Pulposus Repair Prevents Degeneration in the Ovine Lumbar Spine

3D Navigation-guided Resection of Giant Ventral Cervical Intradural Schwannoma With 360-Degree Stabilization.

scientific article published on 27 February 2017

A Dual Approach for the Management of Complex Craniovertebral Junction Abnormalities: Endoscopic Endonasal Odontoidectomy and Posterior Decompression with Fusion

scientific article published on 24 January 2019

A biomechanical comparison of three anterior thoracolumbar implants after corpectomy: are two screws better than one?

scientific article published in March 2006

A new volumetric radiological method to assess indirect decompression after XLIF using a high resolution intraoperative CT.

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AOSpine Consensus Paper on Nomenclature for Working-Channel Endoscopic Spinal Procedures

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Adult Degenerative Scoliosis with Spinal Stenosis Treated with Stand-Alone Cage via an Extreme Lateral Transpsoas Approach; a Case Report and Literature Review.

scientific article published on April 2015

Annular repair using high-density collagen gel: a rat-tail in vivo model

scientific article published on February 2014

Annulus Fibrosus Repair Using High-Density Collagen Gel: An In vivo Ovine Model.

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Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF): Comparison Between Zero Profile Implants and Anterior Cervical Plate and Spacer

scientific article published on 17 April 2016

Anterior approaches to fusion of the cervical spine: a metaanalysis of fusion rates

scientific article published in April 2007

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with a zero-profile integrated plate and spacer device: a clinical and radiological study: Clinical article

scientific article published on 8 August 2014

Anterior spinal artery syndrome caused by thoracic disc herniation

scientific article published on 11 May 2020

Arachnoid web of the spine: a systematic literature review

scientific article published on 19 April 2019

Are Locked Facets a Contraindication for Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion?

scientific article published on 22 November 2016

Assessment of intervertebral disc degeneration based on quantitative magnetic resonance imaging analysis: an in vivo study

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Bioabsorbable anterior cervical plating: initial multicenter clinical and radiographic experience

scientific article published on May 2007

Bioabsorbable instrumentation for single-level cervical degenerative disc disease: a radiological and clinical outcome study

scientific article published in November 2009

Biologic Annulus Fibrosus Repair: A Review of Preclinical In Vivo Investigations

scientific article published on 4 November 2017

Biological Treatment Approaches for Degenerative Disc Disease: A Review of Clinical Trials and Future Directions

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Biological Treatment Approaches for Degenerative Disk Disease: A Literature Review of In Vivo Animal and Clinical Data

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Biological intervertebral disc replacement: an in vivo model and comparison of two surgical techniques to approach the rat caudal disc

scientific article published on February 2011

Biomechanical Evaluation of Lumbar Decompression Adjacent to Instrumented Segments

scientific article published on 30 August 2016

Biomechanical comparison of two new atlantoaxial fixation techniques with C1-2 transarticular screw-graft fixation

scientific article published in October 2006

Bow Hunter Syndrome with Associated Pseudoaneurysm

scientific article published on 25 October 2018

C2 Bone Erosion Secondary to Iatrogenic Pseudomeningocele: A Case Report and Description of a Novel Surgical Technique

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Can fan beam iCT accurately predict indirect decompression in MISS fusion procedures?

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Carotid Artery Injury in Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: Multicenter Cohort Study and Literature Review

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Cilastatin does not affect Carba NP test performance for detection of carbapenemase production in Enterobacteriaceae

scientific article published on 28 October 2016

Combined nucleus pulposus augmentation and annulus fibrosus repair prevents acute intervertebral disc degeneration after discectomy

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Comparison of navigated versus non-navigated pedicle screw placement in 260 patients and 1434 screws: screw accuracy, screw size, and the complexity of surgery.

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Continuous hypertonic saline therapy and the occurrence of complications in neurocritically ill patients

scientific article published in April 2009

Conus medullaris syndrome without lower-extremity involvement in L-1 burst fractures: report of four cases

scientific article published on 01 March 2006

Correction: Minimally Invasive 2D Navigation-Assisted Treatment of Thoracolumbar Spinal Fractures in East Africa: A Case Report

scientific article published on 6 June 2016

Cost-Effectiveness of Operating on Traumatic Spinal Injuries in Low-Middle Income Countries: A Preliminary Report From a Major East African Referral Center

scientific article published on 17 August 2020

Cranial neuropathy due to intradural disc herniation

scientific article published on May 2014

Defining the MIS-TLIF: A Systematic Review of Techniques and Technologies Used by Surgeons Worldwide

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Degenerative changes of the canine cervical spine after discectomy procedures, an in vivo study

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Delayed death after hyena bite in a 3-year-old Tanzanian boy: the unique reality of neurosurgery in a resource-limited setting

scientific article published on 28 February 2020

Detection of the mcr-1 Gene in a Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolate from an Austrian Patient

scientific article published on 30 January 2017

Development of a Curriculum for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS)

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Direct transport within an organized state trauma system reduces mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

scientific article published in June 2006

Does Operative or Nonoperative Treatment Achieve Better Results in A3 and A4 Spinal Fractures Without Neurological Deficit?: Systematic Literature Review With Meta-Analysis

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Effect of early nutrition on deaths due to severe traumatic brain injury

scientific article published in July 2008

Elimination of Subsidence with 26-mm-Wide Cages in Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion.

scientific article published on 16 May 2017

Emergence of methicillin resistance predates the clinical use of antibiotics

scientific article published on 05 January 2022

Endonasal endoscopic resection of an os odontoideum to decompress the cervicomedullary junction: a minimal access surgical technique

scientific article published in February 2009

Endonasal endoscopic resection of the odontoid process in a nonachondroplastic dwarf with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: feasibility of the approach and utility of the intraoperative Iso-C three-dimensional navigation. Case report

scientific article published on 01 April 2008

Endoscopic endonasal odontoid resection with real-time intraoperative image-guided computed tomography: report of 4 cases.

scientific article published on 16 June 2017

Endoscopic lumbar foraminotomy

scientific article published on 2 March 2015

Even in trauma, time is brain

scientific article published in October 2008

Evolving Navigation, Robotics, and Augmented Reality in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Expandable Polyaryl-Ether-Ether-Ketone Spacers for Interbody Distraction in the Lumbar Spine

scientific article published on June 2015

Extreme lateral interbody fusion for unilateral symptomatic vertical foraminal stenosis

scientific article published on 18 April 2015

Factors contributing to ventriculostomy infection.

scientific article published on 15 November 2011

First report of mecC MRSA in human samples from Austria: molecular characteristics and clinical data.

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Giant cell tumor of the spine

scientific article published on January 2008

Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. I. Blood pressure and oxygenation

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Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. II. Hyperosmolar therapy

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Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. III. Prophylactic hypothermia

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Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. IV. Infection prophylaxis

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Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. IX. Cerebral perfusion thresholds

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Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. V. Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis

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Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. VI. Indications for intracranial pressure monitoring

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Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. VII. Intracranial pressure monitoring technology

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Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. VIII. Intracranial pressure thresholds

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Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. X. Brain oxygen monitoring and thresholds

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Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. XI. Anesthetics, analgesics, and sedatives

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Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. XII. Nutrition

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Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. XIII. Antiseizure prophylaxis

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Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. XIV. Hyperventilation

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Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. XV. Steroids

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Highlights from the First Annual Spinal Navigation, Emerging Technologies and Systems Integration Meeting.

scientific article published in March 2018

Hypertonic Saline is Superior to Mannitol for the Combined Effect on Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Burdens in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Hypertonic saline for the management of raised intracranial pressure after severe traumatic brain injury.

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Hypertonic saline reduces cumulative and daily intracranial pressure burdens after severe traumatic brain injury.

scientific article published in January 2015

Image-based tissue engineering of a total intervertebral disc implant for restoration of function to the rat lumbar spine

scientific article published on 8 March 2011

Imaging the local biochemical content of native and injured intervertebral disc using Fourier transform infrared microscopy

scientific article published on 14 September 2020

Impact of falls on early mortality from severe traumatic brain injury

scientific article published on 30 July 2009

In vivo annular repair using high-density collagen gel seeded with annulus fibrosus cells

scientific article published on 05 July 2018

Increased mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injury treated without intracranial pressure monitoring

scientific article published on August 17, 2012

Increased sensitivity to traumatic axonal injury on postconcussion diffusion tensor imaging scans in National Football League players by using premorbid baseline scans

scientific article published on 06 September 2019

Indirect Decompression Failure After Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion-Reported Failures and Predictive Factors: Systematic Review

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Infant hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa: the reality on the Tanzanian side of the lake

scientific article published on 8 September 2017

Initial investigation of individual and combined annulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus repair ex vivo.

scientific article published on 29 June 2017

Injectable, high-density collagen gels for annulus fibrosus repair: An in vitro rat tail model

scientific article published on 29 December 2014

Instrumented arthrodesis for non-traumatic craniocervical instability in very young children

scientific article published on 29 June 2018

Intracranial pressure is still number 1 despite BEST:TRIP study

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Iso-C/3-Dimensional Neuronavigation versus Conventional Fluoroscopy for Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw Placement in Lumbar Fusion

scientific article published on December 7, 2010

It Takes Two to Tango: Activation of Cortex and Lumbosacral Circuitry Restores Locomotion in Spinal Cord Injury

scientific article published on September 5, 2012

LMB-1, a novel family of class B3 MBLs from an isolate of Enterobacter cloacae

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Less Invasive Cervical Decompression via Unilateral Tubular Laminotomy Using 3-Dimensional Total Navigation: 2-Dimensional Operative Video

scientific article published on 20 March 2020

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Associated With Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Secondary Fusion Rates Following Open vs Minimally Invasive Decompression

scientific article published on March 2017

Lumbar juxtafacet cyst resection: the facet sparing contralateral minimally invasive surgical approach

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MIS approaches in the cervical spine

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Management of Acute Cervical Compression Fractures in Two Patients With Osteogenesis Imperfecta

scientific article published on October 15, 2010

Mannitol and hypertonic saline: going head to head

scientific article published in March 2008

Marked reduction in mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

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Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Seeded High-Density Collagen Gel for Annular Repair: 6-Week Results From In Vivo Sheep Models

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Minimal access versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: meta-analysis of fusion rates.

scientific article published on December 2010

Minimally Invasive 2D Navigation-Assisted Treatment of Thoracolumbar Spinal Fractures in East Africa: A Case Report

scientific article published on 23 February 2016

Minimally Invasive Approach For Extraforaminal Synovial Cyst L5-S1.

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Minimally Invasive Approaches for Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis

scientific article published on 19 April 2019

Minimally Invasive Laminotomy for Contralateral "Over-the-Top" Foraminal Decompression Using 3-Dimensional Total Navigation: 2-Dimensional Operative Video

scientific article published on 12 December 2019

Minimally Invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy Using 3-Dimensional Total Navigation: 2-Dimensional Operative Video

scientific article published on 12 October 2020

Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion using 3-Dimensional Total Navigation: 2-Dimensional Operative Video

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Meta-analysis of the Fusion Rates. What is the Optimal Graft Material?

scientific article published on 17 April 2017

Minimally Invasive Treatment for a Sacral Tarlov Cyst Through Tubular Retractors.

scientific article published on 7 September 2017

Minimally invasive foraminotomy through tubular retractors via a contralateral approach in patients with unilateral radiculopathy

scientific article published on 01 September 2014

Minimally invasive laminectomy for lumbar spinal stenosis in patients with and without preoperative spondylolisthesis: clinical outcome and reoperation rates

scientific article published on 30 January 2015

Multi-institutional neurosurgical training initiative at a tertiary referral center in Mwanza, Tanzania: where we are after 2 years

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Navigated guide tube for the placement of mini-open pedicle screws using stereotactic 3D navigation without the use of K-wires

scientific article published on November 30, 2012

Neural decompression in challenging cases: advantages and disadvantages

scientific article published on 02 April 2019

Neuronavigation in the minimally invasive presacral approach for lumbosacral fusion

scientific article published on 01 August 2009

Neurosurgery in East Africa: Foundations.

scientific article published in May 2018

Neurosurgery in East Africa: Innovations.

scientific article published in May 2018

Nonoperative treatment of traumatic spinal injuries in Tanzania: who is not undergoing surgery and why?

scientific article published on 29 April 2020

Operative Treatment of Traumatic Spinal Injuries in Tanzania: Surgical Management, Neurologic Outcomes, and Time to Surgery

scientific article published on 21 January 2020

Operative results and learning curve: microscope-assisted tubular microsurgery for 1- and 2-level discectomies and laminectomies

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Optimizing Patient Access During an Emergency While Using Intraoperative Computed Tomography

scientific article published on 26 September 2018

Pedicle screw navigation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of perforation risk for computer-navigated versus freehand insertion

scientific article published on June 22, 2012

Pituitary Adenomas in Nigeria—Surgical and Societal Challenges

scientific article published on November 7, 2011

Posterior approach for thoracolumbar corpectomies with expandable cage placement and circumferential arthrodesis: a multicenter case series of 67 patients

scientific article published on January 14, 2011

Potential and Limitations of Neural Decompression in Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion-A Systematic Review.

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Pressure ulcers after traumatic spinal injury in East Africa: risk factors, illustrative case, and low-cost protocol for prevention and treatment

scientific article published on 15 June 2020

Proteoglycan removal by chondroitinase ABC improves injectable collagen gel adhesion to annulus fibrosus

scientific article published on 16 August 2019

Quality of Life After Combined Endonasal Endoscopic Odontoidectomy and Posterior Suboccipital Decompression and Fusion

scientific article published on 07 June 2018

Quantitative Gross and CT measurements of Cadaveric Cervical Vertebrae (C3 - C6) as Guidelines for the Lateral mass screw fixation

scientific article published on 20 December 2016

Radiographic and Clinical Outcome of Silicate-substituted Calcium Phosphate (Si-CaP) Ceramic Bone Graft in Spinal Fusion Procedures

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Radiographic and clinical outcome after 1- and 2-level transsacral axial interbody fusion: clinical article

scientific article published on 23 August 2013

Radiological and clinical outcomes following extreme lateral interbody fusion

scientific article published on 4 April 2014

Recent advances in biological therapies for disc degeneration: tissue engineering of the annulus fibrosus, nucleus pulposus and whole intervertebral discs

scientific article published on 14 June 2013

Response to intracranial hypertension treatment as a predictor of death in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

scientific article published on January 7, 2011

Results and risk factors for recurrence following single-level tubular lumbar microdiscectomy

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Retrospective Review of Immediate Restoration of Lordosis in Single-Level Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Comparison of Static and Expandable Interbody Cages

scientific article published on 23 August 2019

Review of the Highlights from the First Annual Global Neurosurgery 2019: A Practical Symposium

scientific article published on 26 January 2020

Revision strategies for AxiaLIF

scientific article published on 01 October 2011

Riboflavin crosslinked high-density collagen gel for the repair of annular defects in intervertebral discs: An in vivo study

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Screw placement accuracy for minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion surgery: a study on 3-d neuronavigation-guided surgery

scientific article published on September 2012

Screw-Related Complications After Instrumentation of the Osteoporotic Spine: A Systematic Literature Review With Meta-Analysis

scientific article published on 03 January 2019

Severe Traumatic Brain Injury at a Tertiary Referral Center in Tanzania: Epidemiology and Adherence to Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines

scientific article published on 27 May 2017

Should Expandable TLIF Cages be Used Routinely to Increase Lordosis?

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Silicate-Substituted Calcium Phosphate Ceramic Bone Graft Replacement for Spinal Fusion Procedures

scientific article published on September 15, 2012

Single-Level Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion for the Treatment of Adjacent Segment Disease: A Retrospective Two-Center Study

scientific article published on 23 August 2016

Spinal trauma in Tanzania: current management and outcomes

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Superficial Siderosis of Central Nervous System as Primary Clinical Manifestation Secondary to Intradural Thoracic Disk Herniation

scientific article published on 23 July 2018

Surgical management of acute epidural hematomas.

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Surgical management of acute subdural hematomas.

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Surgical management of depressed cranial fractures.

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Surgical management of posterior fossa mass lesions.

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Surgical management of traumatic parenchymal lesions

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Tandem Microscopic Slalom Technique: The Use of 2 Microscopes Simultaneously Performing Unilateral Laminotomy for Bilateral Decompression in Multilevel Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Temocillin and meropenem to discriminate resistance mechanisms leading to decreased carbapenem susceptibility with focus on OXA-48 in Enterobacteriaceae

scientific article published on 9 February 2013

Ten-Step Minimally Invasive Cervical Decompression via Unilateral Tubular Laminotomy: Technical Note and Early Clinical Experience

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Ten-Step Minimally Invasive Spine Lumbar Decompression and Dural Repair Through Tubular Retractors

scientific article published in April 2017

The Growth of Neurosurgery in East Africa: Challenges.

scientific article published in May 2018

The Impact of Cage Dimensions, Positioning, and Side of Approach in Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion.

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The Pattern of Neurosurgical Disorders in Rural Northern Tanzania: A Prospective Hospital-Based Study

scientific article published on April 1, 2010

The benefit zone of full-endoscopic spine surgery

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

The endoscopic endonasal approach to the odontoid and its impact on early extubation and feeding.

scientific article published on 31 October 2014

The rhinopalatine line as a reliable predictor of the inferior extent of endonasal odontoidectomies

scientific article published on 01 April 2015

The vertebral artery and the cervical pedicle: morphometric analysis of a critical neighborhood

scientific article published on July 2010

Thoracolumbar Chance fracture during a professional female soccer game: case report.

scientific article published on March 2016

Tissue-engineered intervertebral discs produce new matrix, maintain disc height, and restore biomechanical function to the rodent spine

scientific article published on August 9, 2011

Tissue-engineered intervertebral discs: MRI results and histology in the rodent spine.

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Tissue-engineered total disc replacement: final outcomes of a murine caudal disc in vivo study

scientific article published on November 1, 2011

Total 3D Airo® Navigation for Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion.

scientific article published on 27 July 2016

Total Navigation in Spine Surgery; A Concise Guide to Eliminate Fluoroscopy Using a Portable Intraoperative Computed Tomography 3-Dimensional Navigation System.

scientific article published on 16 January 2017

Total disc replacement using a tissue-engineered intervertebral disc in vivo: new animal model and initial results.

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Total disc replacement using tissue-engineered intervertebral discs in the canine cervical spine

scientific article published on 20 October 2017

Traumatic brain injury in a rural and an urban Tanzanian hospital--a comparative, retrospective analysis based on computed tomography

scientific article published on 14 August 2013

Tubular microsurgery for lumbar discectomies and laminectomies in obese patients: operative results and outcome.

scientific article published on August 2009

Ultra-early hyperosmolar treatment in traumatic brain injury: will surgery soon be old-school?

scientific article published on 01 February 2008

Unilateral tubular approach for bilateral laminotomy: effect on ipsilateral and contralateral buttock and leg pain

scientific article published on 8 June 2016

Whole genome sequencing reveals resemblance between ESBL-producing and carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Austrian rivers and clinical isolates from hospitals

scientific article published on 20 January 2019

Whole-Genome Analysis of a Human Enterobacter mori Isolate Carrying a blaIMI-2 Carbapenemase in Austria

scientific article published on 28 August 2018