Orthopedics General
Sep 14, 2020
Active Straight Leg Raise (ASLR) is a clinical test that challenges lumbopelvic stability and have been used in low back pain patients. There are reports of positive tests in asymptomatic individuals,...
Sep 14, 2020
The treatment of bone defects has always been a problem for clinicians. In recent years, research on human bone mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs) has found that promoting their osteogenic differentiatio...
Sep 14, 2020
Lactobacillus species are typical members of gut microflora that immunomodulatory effects and can regulate a variety of immune cells, such as dendritic cells (DCs). Notably, DCs possess the unique abi...
Sep 14, 2020
Torus palatinus (TP) is a slow growing maxillary exostosis, commonly found in the in the hard palate on either side of the median raphe of the palatine bone. Its aetiology is still unclear, but it has...
Sep 14, 2020
Even with the advancement of limb salvage surgery techniques, forequarter amputation (FQA) is still used in orthopedic oncology. Even though it might pose catastrophic sequelae on the patient's lifest...
Sep 10, 2020
To determine if use of intrawound vancomycin powder reduces surgical-site infection after open reduction and internal fixation of bicondylar tibial plateau, tibial pilon, and calcaneus fractures.Retro...
Sep 10, 2020
The objective of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of operative versus expectant management on recovery of nerve palsies after pediatric supracondylar fracture of the humerus or after surge...
Sep 10, 2020
This study aimed to compare the ProTaper Universal (PTU) system with 6 replicalike instruments regarding instrument design, mechanical performance and alloy characteristics.New rotary instruments (siz...
Sep 10, 2020
The aim of this study was to prove that human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell (hUCMSC) therapy conducted according to the mandibular osteoporotic model will increase Osterix (Osx) and bone mor...
Sep 10, 2020
The goal of this study is to investigate the effects of tendon and cannulated drill bit diameter on the strength of the bone and site hold tendon inside (BASHTI) fixation technique for an anterior cru...
Sep 10, 2020
Ginsenoside Rg3, a ginsenoside isolated from Panax ginseng, can regulate autophagy via AMP-activated protein kinase/mammalian target of rapamycin (AMPK/mTOR) signaling pathway. AMPK/mTOR signaling and...
Sep 07, 2020
Traumatic Intracranial hemorrhage (TICH) is one of the commonest indications for neurosurgical consultation following trauma. Worsening neurological exam, size of initial TICH, presence of displaced s...
Sep 07, 2020
The 1-10% prevalence rate of adult scoliosis frequently requires expensive therapy and surgical treatments and demands further research into the disease, especially with an aging population. Most stud...
Sep 07, 2020
When skin-markers trajectories are used in human movement analysis, compensating for their relative movement with respect to the underlying bone (soft tissue artefact, STA) is essential for accurate b...
Sep 07, 2020
Synovial fibroblasts (SFs) act as key effector cells mediating synovial inflammation and joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) and its receptors (FGFRs) pla...
Sep 07, 2020
Osteoporosis is a disease prevalent in older adults, characterized by high porosity in bone and subsequent decrease in fracture resistance. This demographic is also the population that most frequently...
Sep 03, 2020
Minimally invasive anterior lumbar interbody fusion surgery (MIS ALIF) is a technique that restores disc height and lumbar lordosis through a smaller exposure and less soft-tissue trauma compared to o...
Sep 03, 2020
The need for anterior column reconstruction after thoracolumbar burst fractures remains controversial. Here, the authors present their experience with minimally invasive lateral thoracolumbar corpecto...
Sep 03, 2020
The authors have provided a review of radiographic subsidence after lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) as a comparative analysis between titanium and polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cages. Many author...
Sep 03, 2020
To evaluate implant survival rate, any complications, and changes of residual alveolar bone height (RABH) using saline or platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) filling after hydraulic transcrestal sinus lifting....