Browsing University of Galway Support Services by Subject "fusion"

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    • A non-apoptotic role for caspase-9 in muscle differentiation 

      Murray, T. V. A.; McMahon, J. M.; Howley, B. A.; Stanley, A.; Ritter, T.; Mohr, A.; Zwacka, R.; Fearnhead, H. O. (The Company of Biologists, 2008-10-28)
      Caspases, a family of cysteine proteases most often investigated for their roles in apoptosis, have also been demonstrated to have functions that are vital for the efficient execution of cell differentiation. One such role ...

    • Anterior cervical disc replacement for degenerative disc disease 

      Munigangaiah, Sudarshan; McCabe, John P (SAGE Publications, 2014-12-01)
      Purpose. To review the outcomes of anterior cervical disc replacement using the Prestige LP system for degenerative disc disease. Methods. Medical records of 12 men and 23 women aged 26 to 66 (mean, 46) years who underwent ...

    • Body mass index and risk of surgical site infection following spine surgery: a meta-analysis 

      Abdallah, Dima Y.; Jadaan, Mutaz M.; McCabe, John P. (Springer Nature, 2013-07-05)
      Inconsistent results have been reported in the literature on the association between obesity, expressed as increased body mass index (BMI), and risk for surgical site infection (SSI) following spine surgery. The objective ...

    • Use of autologous bone graft in anterior cervical decompression: morbidity & quality of life analysis 

      Heneghan, Helen M; McCabe, John P (Springer Nature, 2009-12-01)
      Background: Autologous iliac crest graft has long been the gold standard graft material used in cervical fusion. However its harvest has significant associated morbidity, including protracted postoperative pain scores at ...