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Osteoporosis, fracture, osteoarthritis & sarcopenia: A systematic review of circulating microRNA association.

Jun 28, 2021

Circulating microRNAs (c-miRs) show promise as biomarkers. This systematic review explores their potential association with age-related fracture/osteoporosis (OP), osteoarthritis (OA) and sarcopenia (...

Frontal plane ankle stiffness increases with weight-bearing.

Jun 28, 2021

Ankle sprains are among the most common musculoskeletal injuries. They are not isolated innocuous injuries as 30-40% of people who sprain their ankles develop chronic ankle instability. Ankle instabil...

Effects of Dexmedetomidine as an Analgesic Adjuvant for Surgery of Femur Fracture: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Jun 28, 2021

Patients who undergo surgery of femur fracture suffer the excruciating pain. Dexmedetomidine (DEX) is a unique α2-adrenergic receptor agonist with sedative and analgesic properties, whose efficacy an...

Underground Down Under: Skull anatomy of the southern blind snake Anilios australis Gray, 1845 (Typhlopidae: Serpentes: Squamata).

Jun 28, 2021

The cranial anatomy of blindsnakes has been markedly understudied, with the small size and relative rarity of encountering these subterranean reptiles being significant limiting factors. In this artic...

Orofacial trauma injuries and disability assessment in adolescents: A Portuguese study.

Jun 24, 2021

Orofacial injuries are a significant public health issue. The evidence-based knowledge associated with adolescent violence and trauma is highlighted by the World Health Organization with regard to its...

Polygenic Risk Scores have high diagnostic capacity in ankylosing spondylitis.

Jun 24, 2021

We sought to test the hypothesis that Polygenic Risk Scores (PRSs) have strong capacity to discriminate cases of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) from healthy controls and individuals in the community with...

Influence of unstable shoes on women with lumbopelvic postpartum pain: randomized clinical trial.

Jun 24, 2021

Back pain is a normal symptom during pregnancy and is expected to become worse beyond the first three months after childbirth.To determine the effectiveness of wearing unstable shoes instead of conven...

Endodontic and Periodontal Treatment of Complete Buccal Root and Apex Exposition: A Challenging Case Report with 17 Months Follow-Up.

Jun 24, 2021

This case report demonstrated a challenging clinical case addressed within a multidisciplinary approach to achieve its maintenance, even though had a poor prognosis. It was associated with the endodon...

Growth hormone treatment and bone mineral density in pediatric patients with Prader-Willi syndrome.

Jun 24, 2021

Previous reports indicate that growth hormone (GH) treatment for Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) improves bone mineral density (BMD) only when initiated at a young age and not when initiated in adulthood....

AGEs promote calcification of HASMCs by mediating Pi3k/AKT-GSK3β signaling.

Jun 24, 2021

This study aimed to investigate the effects of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) on the calcification of human arterial smooth muscle cells (HASMCs) and to explore whether AGEs can promote the ca...

No Detectable Alteration of Inorganic Allogeneic Bone Matrix Colonizing Mesenchymal Cells: A Step Towards Personalized Bone Grafts.

Jun 17, 2021

During major bone substance loss, secured allogeneic bone matrix (ABM) is normally utilized for bone repair. Here, we propose a method to colonize ABM using autologous mesenchymal cells (MCs) to impro...

Stress Fracture of the Femoral Shaft in Paget's Disease of Bone: A Case Report.

Jun 17, 2021

Paget's disease of bone (PDB) is a progressive bone disorder characterized by increased osteoclast-mediated bone resorption and abnormal bone formation. Incomplete atypical femoral fracture, appearing...

A rare case of large left internal maxillary artery pseudoaneurysm secondary to mandibular fracture: A case report and review of the literature.

Jun 14, 2021

Pseudoaneurysms secondary to traumatic vessel wall disruption are a rare but potentially fatal complication after traumatic injury. The majority of the cases are found incidentally.An 80-year-old woma...

Expression of angiogenesis-related proteins in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells induced by osteoprotegerin during osteogenic differentiation in rats.

Jun 14, 2021

This study aimed to discuss the expression of angiogenesis-related proteins in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) induced by osteoprotegerin (OGP) during osteogenic differentiation in rats, an...

Correlation between thoracolumbar disc degeneration and anatomical spinopelvic parameters in supine position on MRI.

Jun 10, 2021

This study aims to investigate the correlation between spinopelvic parameters in supine position (pelvic incidence (PI), sacral slope (SS), pelvic tilt (PT), lumbar lordosis (LL)), disc degeneration a...

Computed tomographic guidance for internal fixation of type II distal phalangeal fractures in 51 horses.

Jun 10, 2021

Type II distal phalanx (P3) fractures are a well-described cause of lameness in horses. Reports on outcome following internal fixation of type II P3 fractures are lacking, and with little emphasis on ...

Bone heating and implant removal using a high-frequency electrosurgical device. An in vivo experimental study.

Jun 10, 2021

Failed implant removal using a high-frequency electrosurgical device (HFED) has been reported to be less invasive than other surgical techniques. We sought to clarify the mechanism of removal torque r...

Results of a Gene Panel Approach in a Cohort of Patients with Incomplete Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis and Nephrolithiasis.

Jun 10, 2021

Distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) is characterized by an impairment of urinary acidification resulting in metabolic acidosis, hypokalemia, and inappropriately elevated urine pH. If not treated, thi...

Efficacy of Creatine Supplementation and Resistance Training on Area and Density of Bone and Muscle in Older Adults.

Jun 10, 2021

To examine the efficacy of creatine (Cr) supplementation and any sex differences during supervised whole-body resistance training (RT) on properties of bone and muscle in older adults.Seventy particip...

The role of cortical perforations in allogeneic block grafting for lateral augmentation in maxilla: A randomized clinical trial.

Jun 10, 2021

The need of decortication on the recipient site remains unclear for bone regeneration. To our knowledge, there are no human clinical trials that studied the influence of decortication on cancellous al...

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