Orthopedics
May 26, 2020
Management of proximal tibial fractures is a challenging issue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the present study, we aimed to describe our experience of acute total knee replacement in ...
May 26, 2020
Loss-of-function mutations in the COL2A1 gene were previously described as a cause of type II collagenopathy (e.g., spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, Stickler syndrome type I), a major subgroup of genetic...
May 26, 2020
In this work, very efficient VOCs adsorbent was developed from waste bovine bone. After pyrolysis at 450 °C, the bone char was treated by HPO for surface modification and activated by KCO respective...
May 26, 2020
Vascularized composite tissue allotransplantation (VCA) opens new possibilities for reconstruction of complex tissue defects, including upper extremity and facial transplantation. The main challenges ...
May 26, 2020
This study aimed to observe the molecular mechanism underlying the effect of tumor necrosis factor-inducible protein 6 (TSG-6) on the bone morphogenetic protein-4 (BMP-4)/drosophila mothers against de...
May 26, 2020
Despite significant advances in deciphering the molecular landscape of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), therapeutic outcomes of this haematological malignancy have only modestly improved over the past d...
May 23, 2020
FRIDAY, May 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Use of biomechanical footwear is associated with an improvement in pain among patients with knee osteoarthritis at 24 weeks of follow-up, although the improvem...
May 18, 2020
WHI cohort study suggests focusing on optimizing physical functioning before surgery Lower levels of physical function (PF) before total knee arthroplasty (TKA) may help explain why black women have ...
May 07, 2020
Cohort study finds benefit of 1-2 hours/week When knee pain flares in older adults, it may trigger a response of either stopping their strenuous physical activity or quitting exercise all together in...
Apr 20, 2020
Fewer knee replacements seen with PT Aching knees from osteoarthritis are a common complaint that is often treated with steroid injections, but a new randomized study from researchers at Brook Army M...
Apr 14, 2020
Rib fractures following blunt trauma are a major cause of morbidity. Various factors have been used for risk stratification for complications. Ultrasound (US) measurements of diaphragm thickness (Tdi)...
Apr 14, 2020
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in operative treatment for multiple rib fractures and flail chest. However, to date, there is no comprehensive study that extensively focused on the ...
Apr 14, 2020
To assess whether there is a measurable impairment of median nerve conduction study parameters with uncomplicated distal radius fracture.Patients were assessed prospectively at the time of cast remova...
Apr 14, 2020
The advantages of indirect composite restorations such as less crack formation during their computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing process, compared with ceramic restorations, have resu...
Apr 14, 2020
This technical note describes synchrotron x-ray fluorescence microscopy (XFM) as a method for measuring the concentrations of different elements in cross-sections of the ear at extremely high resoluti...
Apr 14, 2020
To report the technical nuances and clinical outcomes of posterior atlantoaxial facet joint reduction, fixation and fusion (AFRF) technique as a revision procedure for BI and AAD patients with failed ...
Apr 14, 2020
The aim of this study was to compare technical and physical features of four three-dimensional printed bone models used for teaching purposes to commercial models. A canine tibia was imaged using...
Apr 14, 2020
In patients with osteomalacia, a defect in bone mineralization leads to changed characteristics of the bone surface. Considering that the properties of the surrounding matrix influence function and di...
Apr 14, 2020
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) as a kind of serious microvascular complication of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) usually causes the end-stage of renal disease (ESRD). Studies have demonstrated that CD103 dendritic...
Apr 07, 2020
Lumbar fusion with implantation of interbody cage is a common procedure for treatment of lumbar degenerative disease. This study aims to compare the fusion and subsidence rates of titanium (Ti) versus...