Evaluation of spinal deformity and its progression in pyogenic spondylodiscitis: A retrospective MRI study of 59 cases by Andreas Kramer, Jonathan Neuhoff, Santhosh G. Thavarajasingam, Rebecca Sutherland, Hugh McCaughan, Benjamin Davies, Ehab Shiban, Florian Ringel, Andreas K. Demetriades

“…Deformities were categorized into four progression types reflecting severity: Type 1 (progressive vertebral body edema/endplate erosion), Type 2 (Type 1 plus disc space collapse), Type 3 (vertebral body destruction/mild translation), and Type 4 (significant segmental kyphosis >20°/severe translation). …”
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Stress Analysis of Osteoporotic Lumbar Vertebra Using Finite Element Model with Microscaled Beam-Shell Trabecular-Cortical Structure by Yoon Hyuk Kim, Mengying Wu, Kyungsoo Kim

“…Due to the complex anatomy of the vertebral body, the difficulties associated with obtaining bones for in vitro experiments, and the limitations on the control of the experimental parameters, finite element models have been developed to analyze the biomechanical properties of the vertebral body. …”
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Therapy of Osteoporosis in Men with Teriparatide by Natalie E. Cusano, Aline G. Costa, Barbara C. Silva, John P. Bilezikian

“…Teriparatide is associated with major gains in bone density at the lumbar spine and, to a lesser extent, in the hip regions. Vertebral and nonvertebral fractures are reduced in postmenopausal women treated with teriparatide. …”
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Spontaneous Regression after Extensive Recurrence of a Pediatric Cervical Spine Aneurysmal Bone Cyst by Carlo Brembilla, Luigi Andrea Lanterna, Michela Bosisio, Paolo Gritti, Andrea Risso, Antonio Signorelli, Francesco Biroli

“…In this case a young girl presented with a voluminous cervical aneurysmal bone cyst encaging both vertebral arteries and spinal cord. The lesion was treated with aggressive surgical resection, followed by cervical vertebral fusion with instrumentation. …”
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The Bony Density of the Pedicle Plays a More Significant Role in the Screw Anchorage Ability Than Other Regions of the Screw Trajectory by Zan Chen, Yue Chen, Jiajun Zhou, Yanwei He, Jingchi Li

“…The Hounsfield unit (HU) value of the fixed vertebral bodies, the entire screw trajectory, screw tip, screw–anchoraged vertebral body, and pedicles were measured separately. …”
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Meningioma of Foramen Magnum Causing Drop Attacks by Amit Mahore, Raghvendra Ramdasi, Sandip Mavani, Vithal Rangarajan, Manoj Patil, Prashant Sathe, Juhi Kawale, Vishakha Tikeykar

“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed foramen magnum meningioma encasing left vertebral artery. The patient had dramatic improvement after excision of the tumor.…”
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Modelling Peroxisomal Disorders in Zebrafish by Chenxing S. Jiang, Michael Schrader

“…The drive to understand the role of peroxisomes in human health and disease, as well as their functions in tissues and organs or during development, has led to the establishment of vertebrate models. The zebrafish (<i>Danio rerio</i>) has become an attractive vertebrate model organism to investigate peroxisomal functions. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Bone Disease in Multiple Myeloma: Spotlight on Spinal Involvement by Patrizia Tosi

“…Multiple treatment modalities can be used to manage multiple myeloma-related vertebral lesions. Surgery or radiotherapy is mainly employed in case of spinal cord compression, impending fractures, or intractable pain. …”
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Carotid endarterectomy in the setting of persistent hypoglossal artery by Samuel D. Leonard, MD, Lili Sadri, MD, Hung Nguyen, MD, Naveed Saqib, MD, Marvin Heck, MD, Gordon Martin, MD

“…Preoperative computed tomography angiography identified the PHA arising from the internal carotid artery, compensating for atretic bilateral vertebral arteries and providing primary perfusion to anterior spinal artery. …”
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Dual EMCV-IRES-integrated dengue virus can express an exogenous gene and cellular Mdm2 integration suppresses the dengue viral replication by Tadahisa Teramoto

“…Flaviviruses transmit through a wide range of vertebrate and arthropod hosts, while the other genera in Flaviviridae replicate in a limited set of vertebrate hosts. …”
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CONGENITAL SCOLIOSIS: AN ARTICLE REVIEW by Komang Agung Irianto, Hizbillah Yazid

“…Background: Congenital Scoliosis (CS) defined as vertebral lateral deviation which forms during the intrauterine embryonic phase, carrying incidence between 0,5-1 per 1000 births. …”
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An Unsuspected Finding of t(9;22): A Rare Case of Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive B-Lymphoblastic Lymphoma by Prajwal Boddu, C. Cameron Yin, Rashmi Kanagal-Shamanna, Guillin Tang, Beenu Thakral, Tapan Kadia, Marina Konopleva, Elias Jabbour, Nitin Jain

“…In this report, we illustrate the case of an elderly gentleman who presented with isolated testicular and vertebral LBL involvement but had no morphologic bone marrow involvement. …”
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Femoral Neck Shaft Angle in Men with Fragility Fractures by S. P. Tuck, D. J. Rawlings, A. C. Scane, I. Pande, G. D. Summers, A. D. Woolf, R. M. Francis

“…The NSA was measured manually from the DXA scan printout in men with hip (62, 31 femoral neck and 31 trochanteric), symptomatic vertebral (91), and distal forearm (67) fractures and 389 age-matched control subjects. …”
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The Role of Hyaluronan in Innate Defense Responses of the Intestine by Carol A. de la Motte, Sean P. Kessler

“…Hyaluronan is an abundant extracellular matrix component prevalent in the vertebrate intestinal tract. Here we discuss what is known about hyaluronan distribution during homeostasis and inflammatory diseases of the gut and discuss ways in which this glycosaminoglycan can participate in regulating innate host defense mechanisms. …”
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Giant cell arteritis causing mesenteric ischemia without cranial manifestations: Report of an unusual case by Pritika Kushwaha, Meeta Singh, Priyanka Bellichuki, Rajdeep Singh

“…Giant cell arteritis is a medium to large vessel vasculitis involving most commonly temporal arteries, vertebral and ophthalmic arteries. Giant cell arteritis causing mesenteric ischemia is not so frequent, more so if it occurs without cranial manifestations. …”
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Grynfelt lumbar hernias. Presentation of a congenital case. by Cleopatra Cabrera Cuellar, Nilda B. Cortizo Martínez, Alina L. Díaz Dueñaz, Sergio Elías Molina Lamothe

“…We are reporting a Newborn infant with the diagnosis of bilateral lumbar hernias and malformation of the vertebral column.<strong><br /></strong>…”
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A case of massive infestation of a male green lizard Lacerta viridis/bilineata by castor bean tick Ixodes ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758) by Veronica Gomes, Anamarija Žagar, Miguel A. Carretero

“… Infestation by ticks affects several vertebrate groups, including reptiles. Castor bean tick Ixodes ricinus is the most widespread tick species. …”
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Intraosseous Hemangioma of the Middle Turbinate Misdiagnosed As a Nasal Polyp by Tae Hoon Kim, Eun Jung Lim, Jun-Ki Lee, Jin Gul Lee, Man-Hoon Han

“…Intraosseous hemangiomas account for 1% of all bone tumors and primarily originate from the vertebral column and skull bones. However, intraosseous hemangiomas of the nasal cavity are extremely rare. …”
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Tuberculous Spondylitis: A Report of Different Clinical Scenarios and Literature Update by Catarina Lacerda, Rita Linhas, Raquel Duarte

“…Nowadays tuberculous spondylitis, also known as Pott disease, is a rare clinical condition but can cause severe vertebral and neurological sequelae that can be prevented with an early correct diagnosis. …”
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Congenital Defects in Neutrophil Dynamics by Marton Keszei, Lisa S. Westerberg

“…Neutrophil granulocytes are key effector cells of the vertebrate immune system. They represent 50–70% of the leukocytes in the human blood and their loss by disease or drug side effect causes devastating bacterial infections. …”
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