The Tissue-Selective Estrogen Complex (Bazedoxifene/Conjugated Estrogens) for the Treatment of Menopause by Stefano Lello, Anna Capozzi, Giovanni Scambia

“…In addition, the TSEC prevented vertebral and hip bone loss without increasing mammographic density, breast tenderness, the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, or venous thromboembolism. …”
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Insights on the Dynamics and Toxicity of Nanoparticles in Environmental Matrices by T. Devasena, B. Iffath, R. Renjith Kumar, Natarajan Muninathan, Kuppusamy Baskaran, T. Srinivasan, Shani T. John

“…The effects of toxicity on vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants and the source of exposure, environmental and biological dynamics, and the adverse effects of some nanoparticles are discussed.…”
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Unusual Pattern of Coeliac Trunk and Its Branches: A Cadaveric Study of Two Cases with its Embryological and Clinical Correlation by Ariyanachi KALIAPPAN, Rohini MOTWANI, Mrudula CHANDRUPATLA

“…The coeliac trunk, the first anterior branch, often originates at the level of the T12 vertebral body, right below the aortic hiatus, as the first ventral branch of the abdominal aorta. …”
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Four-Rod Stabilization of Severely Destabilized Lumbar Spine Caused by Metastatic Tumor by Isao Shibuya, Koichi Sairyo, Yasuo Kanamori, Akira Dezawa

“…We introduce here the 4-rod technique to stabilize the spine over 3 vertebral levels following severe destruction by metastatic tumor.…”
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Social Experience-Dependent Myelination: An Implication for Psychiatric Disorders by Michihiro Toritsuka, Manabu Makinodan, Toshifumi Kishimoto

“…Myelination is one of the strategies to promote the conduction velocity of axons in order to adjust to evolving environment in vertebrates. It has been shown that myelin formation depends on genetic programing and experience, including multiple factors, intracellular and extracellular molecules, and neuronal activities. …”
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Swimming through asymmetry: zebrafish as a model for brain and behavior lateralization by Alessandra Gobbo, Andrea Messina, Giorgio Vallortigara

“…However, nowadays lateralization is known to occur among all vertebrates, from primates to fish. Fish, especially zebrafish (Danio rerio), have emerged as a crucial model for exploring the evolution and mechanisms of brain asymmetry. …”
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Spondilitis Tuberkulosa Cervical by Roni Eka Saputra, Irsal Munandar

“…At 5.6 C spondylitis vertebre anterior corpectomi following surgery,<br />microsurgery with iliac graft, and insertion one level anterior plate. …”
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Risk factors for and incidence of osteoporosis in patients with breast cancer by gender : a nationwide cohort study by Jin Ah Lee, Hye Sun Lee, Soyoung Jeon, Dooreh Kim, YoungJoo Lee, SooYun Bae, Woo-Chan Park, Chang Ik Yoon

“…Adjusting for other variables, females with osteoporosis had a higher hip or vertebral fracture risk than males (HR, 3.96; 95% CI, 1.24–12.64; p = 0.020). …”
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A Bird’s-Eye Overview of Leptin and Female Reproduction —with Mammalian Comparisons by Sadequllah Ahmadi, Takeshi Ohkubo

“…Leptin, a key regulator of reproductive physiology, influences various processes in vertebrates, including oocyte proliferation, embryogenesis, the onset of puberty, ovarian function, and follicle development. …”
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Bladder Cancer Invading the Prostate and Penis and Multiple Bone Metastases Showing Significant Improvement after a Short-Term Pembrolizumab Therapy following Radiation and Gemcita... by Kyohei Ishida, Akira Ogose, Gen Kawaguchi, Go Hasegawa, Yohei Ikeda, Noboru Hara, Tsutomu Nishiyama

“…He underwent palliative radiation (30 Gy/10 fr) through vertebral bones (Th3 and Th12-L5) and pelvic bones for pain control. …”
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Pure Motor Monoparesis in the Leg due to a Lateral Medullary Infarction by Hiromasa Tsuda, Kozue Tanaka, Shuji Kishida

“…Cranial magnetic resonance angiography demonstrated an absence of flow of the left vertebral artery. He became asymptomatic within 10 days under intravenous antiplatelet agent. …”
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A Case of Ultrasound Diagnosis of Fetal Hiatal Hernia in Late Third Trimester of Pregnancy by Stefania Di Francesco, Mariano Matteo Lanna, Marcello Napolitano, Luciano Maestri, Stefano Faiola, Mariangela Rustico, Enrico Ferrazzi

“…In this paper we describe a case of congenital hiatal hernia that was suspected at ultrasound at 39 weeks’ gestation, on the basis of a cystic mass in the posterior mediastinum, juxtaposed to the vertebral body. Postnatal upper gastrointestinal tract series confirmed the prenatal diagnosis. …”
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Delayed Hypersensitivity Reaction: An Increasingly Recognized Complication of Metal-on-Metal Total Disc Replacement by Mélodie-Anne Karnoub, Fahed Zairi, Rabih Aboukais, Richard Assaker

“…Plan radiographs demonstrated a modification of the shape of the vertebral bodies making the prosthesis more protruding. …”
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Atraumatic Anterior Dislocation of the Hip Joint by Tadahiko Ohtsuru, Yasuyuki Morita, Yasuaki Murata, Junya Itou, Yuji Morita, Yutaro Munakata, Yoshiharu Kato

“…The possible causes of this dislocation were anterior capsule insufficiency due to developmental dysplasia of the hip, posterior pelvic tilt following thoracolumbar kyphosis due to vertebral fracture, and acetabular anterior coverage changes by postural factor. …”
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Seatbelt: A Double-Edged Sword by P. Raychaudhuri, N. K. Cheung, C. Bendinelli, M. Puvaneswary, R. Ferch, Rajendra Kumar

“…She also sustained cervical vertebral injury. The pattern of injuries in children in these situations may differ from that found in adults. …”
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Peptide with Dual Roles in Immune and Metabolic Regulation: Liver-Expressed Antimicrobial Peptide-2 (LEAP-2) by Yitong Li, Ying Liu, Meng Gou

“…Liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 (LEAP-2) was originally discovered as an antimicrobial peptide that plays a vital role in the host innate immune system of various vertebrates. Recent research discovered LEAP-2 as an endogenous antagonist and inverse agonist of the GHSR1a receptor. …”
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Craniofacial Microsomia: Goldenhar Syndrome in Association with Bilateral Congenital Cataract by U. D. Shrestha, S. Adhikari

“…The child had ocular and auricular manifestations. There were no vertebral anomalies, but he had bilateral congenital cataract. …”
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Dysphagia due to Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis by Masafumi Ohki

“…Ossification included an osseous bridge involving 5 contiguous vertebral bodies. Dysphagia due to DISH was diagnosed. …”
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Radical Surgery of Only the Anterior Elements of the Spine at the Posterior Element Fusion Level due to Metastatic Thyroid Cancer by Ryuto Tsuchiya, Kazuki Fujimoto, Kazuhide Inage, Sumihisa Orita, Yasuhiro Shiga, Hiroto Kamoda, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Miyako Suzuki, Jun Sato, Koki Abe, Hirohito Kanamoto, Masahiro Inoue, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Masaki Norimoto, Tomotaka Umimura, Masao Koda, Takeo Furuya, Junichi Nakamura, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori

“…We encountered a case of spinal metastasis involving three anterior vertebral bodies at the posterior element fusion level and successfully achieved adequate stability by radical surgery involving only the anterior elements. …”
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Investigating Aerobic Hive Microflora: Role of Surface Microbiome of Apis Mellifera by Grigory Kashchenko, Amir Taldaev, Leonid Adonin, Daniil Smutin

“…While the significance of the microbiome to insect health and behavior is increasingly recognized, research on invertebrate surface microbiota lags behind that of vertebrates. A combined metagenomic and cultivation-based approach was employed to characterize the bacterial communities inhabiting the honeybee exoskeleton. …”
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