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Orthopedics

Isolated comminuted trapezium fracture: A case report and literature review.

Jan 07, 2021

Trapezium, as a carpal bone positioned at the distal row, is often associated with other wrist injuries such as distal radius fracture. Isolated trapezium fracture, especially in a comminuted form, ra...

The effectiveness of mobilization with movement on pain, balance and function following acute and sub acute inversion ankle sprain - A randomized, placebo controlled trial.

Jan 07, 2021

To determine the effect of mobilization with movement (MWM) on pain, ankle mobility and function in patients with acute and sub-acute grade I and II inversion ankle sprain.Randomized placebo controlle...

Athletes' Psychological Needs and Coaches' Interpersonal Behaviors: A Within-Person Latent Profile Analysis.

Jan 07, 2021

Basic psychological needs theory is limited by variable-centered studies focused on linear relationships between perceived needs-supportive/controlling coach behaviors. Therefore, latent profile analy...

d-Mannose suppresses osteoarthritis development in vivo and delays IL-1β-induced degeneration in vitro by enhancing autophagy activated via the AMPK pathway.

Jan 07, 2021

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a heterogeneous disease that is consistently difficult to treat due to the complexity of the regulatory network involved in OA pathogenesis, especially in terms of cartilage deg...

Development of skeletal systems for ICRP pediatric mesh-type reference computational phantoms.

Jan 07, 2021

In 2016, the ICRP launched Task Group 103 (TG 103) for the explicit purpose of developing a new generation of adult and pediatric reference computational phantoms, named "mesh-type reference computati...

Combinatorial Strategies for Long-term Control of HIV Infection.

Jan 07, 2021

AIDS is a disease caused by a chronic infection of HIV. Recently, long-term control of HIV infection has been demonstrated through the bone marrow transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), in...

Bone Quality Linked to Complications After Spinal Fusion

Jan 06, 2021

TUESDAY, Jan. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Abnormalities of trabecular and cortical microarchitecture are associated with skeletal complications in the six months following spinal fusion surgery, accor...

U.S. Health Care Spending Increased 4.6 Percent in 2019

Jan 06, 2021

TUESDAY, Jan. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Health care spending in the United States increased 4.6 percent in 2019, which was a similar rate of growth as that seen in 2018, according to a report publis...

Jaw Osteonecrosis Tied to Treatment for Bone Metastases

Jan 05, 2021

MONDAY, Jan. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The cumulative three-year incidence of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is 2.8 percent in cancer patients receiving zoledronic acid for metastatic bone disease (...

Analysis of neurological symptoms and mechanisms in dislocation, sprains and strains of joints and ligaments at neck level.

Jan 04, 2021

Spinal injuries can be divided into contusions, sprains of intervertebral joints, their dislocation and also damage to ligaments and muscles attachment, and fractures. Typical injuries of the cervical...

Nanometer scale insight on the analysis of limpets mineralized teeth: special focus on the silica-containing regions.

Jan 04, 2021

We report the electron microscopy-based analysis of the major lateral tooth of the limpet Colisella subrugosa during early and intermediate stages of development. We aimed to analyze the structural re...

Proximal fibular osteotomy for the management of medial compartment knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jan 04, 2021

The promising prospects of proximal fibular osteotomy (PFO) as an alternative treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA), which has gained popularity in recent years, has yet to be systematically evaluate...

Heart rate variability and vibration perception threshold to assess chemotherapy-induced neuropathy in women with breast cancer - a systematic review.

Jan 04, 2021

It is well known that breast cancer (BC) patients often suffer from chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). However, it is not always recognized that they have higher risk of falling, dizzi...

How can neighborhood environments facilitate management of osteoarthritis: A scoping review.

Jan 04, 2021

The association between neighborhood environments and health outcomes has long been recognized, but the importance of environmental factors is less well examined in osteoarthritis (OA). We aimed to gi...

Association of interleukin-17 gene polymorphisms with the onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Jan 04, 2021

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder where multiple cytokines including IL-17A and IL-17F produced by T helper cell 17 (Th17), contribute to its pathogenesis. By initiating inflammatory...

Current Concepts in the Management of Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures: A Narrative Review.

Dec 31, 2020

Vertebral fractures are the most common type of osteoporotic fracture and can increase morbidity and mortality. To date, the guidelines for managing osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVFs) are limited...

Cutibacterium (Proprionibacterium) acnes in Shoulder Surgery: a Scoping Review of Strategies for Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment.

Dec 31, 2020

Cutibacterium (formerly Proprionibacterium) acnes is a commensal, gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacillus that resides in the dermis. Historically thought to be a contaminant when identified o...

Non-microsurgical bipedicled reverse sural fasciocutaneous flap with preservation of medial and lateral sural cutaneous nerve: Current surgical management of skin defect after traumatic Achilles tendon rupture - A case report.

Dec 31, 2020

The challenging issue that still remains for reverse sural flap is the withstand of the flap against time, the width of coverage area, and the donor site morbidity such as pain after the medial or lat...

Comparison of bone demineralisation procedures for DNA recovery from burned remains.

Dec 31, 2020

Recovering DNA from modern incinerated bones can be challenging and may require alteration of routine DNA extraction protocols. It has been postulated that incinerated bones share some similarities wi...

Yishen-tongbi decoction inhibits excessive activation of B cells by activating the FcγRIIb/Lyn/SHP-1 pathway and attenuates the inflammatory response in CIA rats.

Dec 31, 2020

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease. Strong evidence supports that excessive activation of B cells plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of RA. Fc gamma receptor b (FcγRIIb)...

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