Vertebral endplates are located between vertebrae (bones of the spine) and intervertebral discs (the gel-filled structures that protect and cushion the vertebrae). They consist of a layer of cartilage ...

You get vertebral wedging when the front of a vertebra collapses. People with osteoporosis typically have this fracture. From 1 to 1.5 million spinal compression fractures occur annually in the U.S.

RBDL is a C++ library that contains some essential and efficient rigid body dynamics algorithms such as the Articulated Body Algorithm (ABA) for forward dynamics, Recursive Newton-Euler Algorithm ...

The spinal column consists of a series of vertebrae (made of bone ... HSS surgeons tailor each operation to the individual patient. An anterior thoracic vertebral body replacement involves the removal ...

“McGill appeases menace “ was a well articulated description of what used to be normal respectful social behaviour on our campuses. The fault lies with our academic leaders and politicians ...

Status comes in many forms, but the quickest shorthand for status on TV is wealth. The clothes. The real estate. The private jets and other markers of affluence. Early in the Amazon series “We ...

More and more, owners are moving toward pushing barges at sea — a transition made possible by the application of the Articulated Tug/Barge (ATB). The ATB has provided the tug and barge industry ...

Vertebral artery dissection caused by swinging a golf club is extremely rare; however, it is crucial to use a textbook-like swing form without maximum force to avoid potentially fatal, traumatic ...

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