Mar 04, 2021

Currently, we are experiencing a true pandemic of a communicable disease by the virus SARS-CoV-2 holding the whole world firmly in its grasp. Amazingly and unfortunately, this virus uses a metabolic a...

Mar 01, 2021

The relationship of pain sensitivity with pain and disability in low back pain (LBP) is complicated. It has been suggested increased understanding of dynamic quantitative sensory testing (QST) might b...

Mar 01, 2021

Fatigue is a common presenting symptom in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Although fatigue alone is not currently an indication for parathyroidectomy, it can have a significant detrimental effect ...

Mar 01, 2021

The calcium phosphate component and surface topology of a scaffold are considered the two main factors that influence osteogenic differentiation. This research reports a one-step but effective scaffol...

Mar 01, 2021

Docosahexaenoic acid-derived protectin D1 (PD1) was identified critical in the resolution of inflammation in vivo, where it modulates the innate immune response and stimulates resolution. Acute pancre...

Mar 01, 2021

Bioactive glasses 58S, are silicate-based materials containing calcium and phosphatewhich dissolved in body fluid and bond to the bone tissue. This type of bioactive glass is highly biocompatibile and...

Feb 25, 2021

Intramedullary nails are considered the gold standard for the treatment of tibial shaft fractures. Thereby, the screw-bone interface is considered the weakest link. For biomechanical evaluation of ost...

Feb 25, 2021

This study aimed to define better the clinical presentation, fracture patterns, and features predictive of associated injuries and need for surgery in pediatric facial trauma patients in an urban sett...

Feb 22, 2021

To review the extant literature relating to bone health in the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) including both adult and juvenile patients.A PubMed search® identified relevant studies from 19...

Feb 18, 2021

In patients who experience chronic or acute wound pain, analgesic requirements as well as patient-centered and clinical outcomes can be affected by psychological interventions as explored by considera...

Feb 18, 2021

The 30-day mortality rate after hip fracture surgery has been considered as an indirect indicator of the quality of care. The aim of this work is to analyse preoperative and postoperative factors pote...

Feb 18, 2021

Nerves in bone play well-established roles in pain and vasoregulation and have been associated with progression of skeletal disorders including osteoporosis, fracture, arthritis and tumor metastasis. ...

Feb 18, 2021

Animal models represent a crucial tool for biological research, so the establishment of new cultures is fundamental for the discovery of new therapies and the understanding of mechanisms of cell devel...

Feb 18, 2021

A promising alternative to current treatment options for degenerative conditions of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is cartilage tissue engineering, using 3D printed scaffolds and mesenchymal stem c...

Feb 18, 2021

 An 80-year-old female patient arrived with a pronounced lymphadenopathy and weight loss. 6 years ago she had been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. At the time of arrival, she was administered M...

Feb 04, 2021

Much attention has been paid to the evaluation of the efficacy of exercise therapy or increasing physical activity with the aim to prevent or alleviate neck and low back pain. However, exercise adhere...

Feb 04, 2021

Peripheral stent fracture is a major precursor to restenosis of femoral artery atherosclerosis that has been treated with stent implantation. In this work, we validate a workflow for performing in sil...

Jan 28, 2021

Fracture in polytrauma patients have higher risk of morbidity and mortality compared to those found in monotrauma patients. The ideal approach of orthopaedic injuries is to perform definitive fixation...

Jan 28, 2021

The use of temporary hip prosthesis made of orthopedic cement (spacer) in conjunction with antibiotics became a widespread method used for treating prosthetic infections despite the fact that this met...

Jan 28, 2021

Although great progresses in the fracture mechanisms and deformation behaviors of cortical bones have been achieved, the effective methods to predict the surface fracture path of cortical bones are st...