Kai-Jow Tsai
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Recent Articles
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Lo C, Tsai K, Chen S, Zhong Z, Hung C
Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin
. 2011 May;
14(11):969-78.
PMID: 21607887
The Coflex device may provide stability to the surgical segment in extension but does not restore stability in other motion. Recently, a modified version called the Coflex rivet has been...
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Lo C, Tsai K, Zhong Z, Chen S, Hung C
Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin
. 2011 Mar;
14(11):947-56.
PMID: 21416412
Lumbar interbody fusion is a common procedure for treating lower back pain related to degenerative disc diseases. The Coflex-F is a recently developed interspinous spacer, the makers of which claim...
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Tsai K, Murakami H, Horton W, Fei Q, Hutton W
J Surg Orthop Adv
. 2009 Mar;
18(1):23-7.
PMID: 19327262
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the difference between 4.5-mm and 5.5-mm diameter pedicle screws inserted into the pedicles of upper thoracic vertebrae (T2 to T5). Seven fresh...
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Kuh S, Zhu Y, Li J, Tsai K, Fei Q, Hutton W, et al.
Joint Bone Spine
. 2008 Oct;
76(1):70-4.
PMID: 18955010
Objectives: Candidate cell types for disc cell transplantation therapy include anulus fibrosus (AF) cells, chondrocytes, and bone marrow derived cells (BMDCs). We compared the disc matrix production in these three...
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Kuh S, Zhu Y, Li J, Tsai K, Fei Q, Hutton W, et al.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
. 2008 Sep;
150(10):1073-9.
PMID: 18781274
Introduction: The recombinant human bone morphogenic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) is known to increase the proteoglycan production and chondrogenic gene expression in the disc cells. The transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta(1)) can...
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Chen S, Mo Lin R, Chen H, Tsai K
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
. 2007 Mar;
8:28.
PMID: 17349057
Background: Lumbosacral fusion is a relatively common procedure that is used in the management of an unstable spine. The anterior interbody cage has been involved to enhance the stability of...
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Fei Q, Jiang X, Chen T, Li J, Murakami H, Tsai K, et al.
Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai)
. 2006 Nov;
38(11):773-9.
PMID: 17091194
In order to compare the difference between young and old intervertebral disc cells and their responsiveness to recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2), disc cells were isolated from the anulus...
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Tsai K, Murakami H, Lowery G, Hutton W
J Surg Orthop Adv
. 2006 Nov;
15(3):167-72.
PMID: 17087886
A biomechanical study of an interspinous stabilization spinal implant (Coflex) was carried out using eight human lumbar L4/L5 motion segments. Each motion segment was tested in compression, then flexion/extension, then...
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Murakami H, Yamazaki K, Attallah-Wasif E, Tsai K, Shimamura T, Hutton W
J Spinal Disord Tech
. 2006 Aug;
19(6):442-6.
PMID: 16891981
A biomechanical study was carried out on 3 different types of sublaminar wire used in constructs to secure the thoracic spine: stainless steel monofilament wire (steel wire), titanium cable (cable),...
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Murakami H, Yoon S, Attallah-Wasif E, Tsai K, Fei Q, Hutton W
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
. 2006 Jul;
31(16):1770-4.
PMID: 16845348
Study Design: Quantitative analysis of endogenous messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) expression of anabolic cytokines in the anulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus tissue from the intervertebral discs of young and old...