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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Circumferential fixation with craniofacial miniplates for a cervical spine injury in a child.

30 Oct 2009 Unstable pediatric cervical spine injuries present significant challenges in terms of fixation. Given the smaller cervical vertebral bodies in the preschool-aged population, commercially available pediatric cervical fixation instrumentation may be ... Read more...


Cricoid pressure results in compression of the postcricoid hypopharynx: the esophageal position is irrelevant.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Sellick described cricoid pressure (CP) as pinching the esophagus between the cricoid ring and the cervical spine. A recent report noted that with the application of CP, the esophagus moved laterally more than 90% of the time, ... Read more...


Increased expression of the growth-associated protein 43 gene in the sensorimotor cortex of the macaque monkey after lesioning the lateral corticospinal tract.

18 Oct 2009 To investigate the neural basis for functional recovery of the cerebral cortex following spinal cord injury, we measured the expression of growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43), which is involved in the process of synaptic sprouting. We determined ... Read more...

 

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Technical information about 'Cervical Vertebrae'

Descriptor UI: D002574

Alternative terms: Cervical Vertebrae; Vertebrae, Cervical;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; injuries; innervation; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; surgery; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A02.835.232.834.151;

Technical Notes: IM when discussed as bones or as coord with specific spinal disease (IM); NIM when locational; inflammation = CERVICAL VERTEBRAE (IM) + SPONDYLITIS (IM)

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