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Orthopedics

Influence of the dental implant number and load direction on stress distribution in a 3-unit implant-supported fixed dental prosthesis.

Mar 11, 2021

The choice between 2 or 3 implants to support a 3-unit implant-supported fixed dental prosthesis (FDP) still generates doubt in clinical practice.The aim of this study was to evaluate stress distribut...

A case of ankle osteoarthritis associated with lateral premalleolar bursitis caused by chronic ankle instability.

Mar 08, 2021

Lateral premalleolar bursitis develops on the dorsolateral aspect of the foot anterior to the lateral malleolus, distinct from lateral malleolar bursitis located just around the lateral malleolus.A 71...

Biomechanical evaluation of glass fiber/polypropylene composite bone fracture fixation plates: Experimental and numerical analysis.

Mar 08, 2021

Little is known about the impact behavior of composite fixation plate used in the fracture healing of long bones diaphysis. Hence, this study examined polypropylene composite fixation plates using dif...

Bone-cartilage mismatch in the medial tibial plateau: A MRI study.

Mar 08, 2021

Bone-cartilage mismatch is a variation in which the surface curvature of the articular cartilage is incongruent with the curvature of the underlying subchondral bone. The purpose of this study is to i...

Cefoxitin treatment of MRSA leads to a shift in the IL-12/IL-23 production pattern in dendritic cells by a mechanism involving changes in the MAPK signaling.

Mar 08, 2021

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) constitute a serious health care problem worldwide. This study addresses the effect of β-lactam treatment on the ability of clinically relevant MRSA...

Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Linked to Osteoporosis

Mar 05, 2021

THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is associated with osteoporosis, according to a study published online March 1 in Menopause.Alison K. Shea, M.D., Ph.D...

Bone Density Testing Low in Veterans With Kidney Stone Disease

Mar 04, 2021

WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Almost one-quarter of patients with kidney stone disease have a prevalent diagnosis of osteoporosis or fracture, and screening after diagnosis identifies a...

Good Response Seen With HealthCare.gov Reopening

Mar 04, 2021

WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- More than 200,000 Americans signed up for health insurance in the first two weeks after HealthCare.gov was reopened for a three-month special enrollment pe...

Good Response Seen With HealthCare.gov Reopening

Mar 04, 2021

WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- More than 200,000 Americans signed up for health insurance in the first two weeks after HealthCare.gov was reopened for a three-month special enrollment pe...

Effects of alternatively used thermal treatments on the mechanical and fracture behavior of dental resin composites with varying filler content.

Mar 04, 2021

The purpose of this study was two-fold: (i) to investigate whether the thermal treatment of direct dental resin composites (RCs) using microwave or autoclave heating cycles would modify the materials'...

Criterion Validity of a Field-Based Assessment of Aerobic Capacity in Wheelchair Rugby Athletes.

Mar 04, 2021

To confirm whether peak aerobic capacity determined during laboratory testing could be replicated during an on-court field-based test in wheelchair rugby players.Sixteen wheelchair rugby players perfo...

Preoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Cortisol and the Risk of Postoperative Delirium: A Prospective Study of Older Hip Fracture Patients.

Mar 04, 2021

Ageing, depression, and neurodegenerative disease are common risk factors for delirium in the elderly. These risk factors are associated with dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, ...

Quantitative measures of bone shape, cartilage morphometry and joint alignment are associated with disease in an ACLT and MMx rat model of osteoarthritis.

Mar 04, 2021

Multi-scale, subject-specific quantitative methods to characterize and monitor osteoarthritis in animal models and therapeutic treatments could help reveal causal relationships in disease development ...

The Change of Plane of the Supratrochlear and Supraorbital Arteries in the Forehead - An Ultrasound-Based Investigation.

Mar 04, 2021

Injecting soft tissue fillers into the deep plane of the forehead carries the risk of injection related visual compromise due to the specific course of the arterial vasculature.To investigate the 2- a...

The transCampus Metabolic Training Programme Explores the Link of SARS-CoV-2 Virus to Metabolic Disease.

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...

Do chronic low back pain subgroups derived from dynamic quantitative sensory testing exhibit differing multidimensional profiles?

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...

Tired of Being Ignored: Fatigue as a Presenting Symptom in Primary Hyperparathyroidism.

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 ...

β-Tricalcium phosphate contained beaded-fiber scaffolds characterized by high early osteoinductive activity for vascularized bone regeneration.

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...

Protectin D1 decreases pancreatitis severity in mice by inhibiting neutrophil extracellular trap formation.

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...

Sol-Gel Synthesis, in vitro Behavior, and Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation and Proliferation of Bioactive Glass 58S.

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...

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