May 28, 2020

To compare the stability of apically tapered and straight (non-tapered cylindrical) implants at the time of immediate placement and to histologically evaluate the healing outcomes after 6 weeks.The se...

May 28, 2020

Despite debate over the role of patellar resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty, many surgeons feel it decreases re-operation rates and anterior pain, and an increasing number are adopting resurfacing...

May 26, 2020

In order to enrich epidemiological knowledge regarding traumatic dental injuries (TDI) in China, and to further improve the treatment, prevention and education of TDI, the aim of this study was to ret...

May 26, 2020

to estimate the ergonomic postural risk for musculoskeletal posture of vascular surgeons performing open and endovascular procedure types and with various adjunctive equipment using wearable inertial ...

May 26, 2020

Patients with type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) have an increased risk of fracture. Little is known about the microarchitecture of trabecular bone in T1DM, which may account for some of the increased ri...

May 26, 2020

Cortical bone thinning and a rarefaction of the trabecular architecture represent possible causes of increased femoral neck (FN) fracture risk. Due to X-ray exposure limits, the bone microstructure is...

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...

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...