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Orthopedics

Intraprocedural Ergonomics of Vascular Surgeons.

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 ...

Trabecular bone score and transilial bone trabecular histomorphometry in type 1 diabetes and healthy controls.

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...

Cortical thinning and accumulation of large cortical pores in the tibia reflect local structural deterioration of the femoral neck.

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...

Acute Total Knee Replacement in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Proximal Tibial Fractures: A Case Series.

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 ...

A CRISPR-engineered swine model of COL2A1 deficiency recapitulates altered early skeletal developmental defects in humans.

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...

Surface modified and activated waste bone char for rapid and efficient VOCs adsorption.

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...

Heterotopic Transplantation of Allogeneic Vertical Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flaps in Miniature Swine.

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 ...

Inhibitory effect of the TSG-6 on the BMP-4/Smad signaling pathway and odonto/osteogenic differentiation of dental pulp stem cells.

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...

Classic and targeted anti-leukaemic agents interfere with the cholesterol biogenesis metagene in acute myeloid leukaemia: Therapeutic implications.

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...

Biomechanical Footwear May Aid Knee Osteoarthritis Outcomes

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...

Lower Physical Function Prior to TKA Predictive of Outcomes Among Black Women

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 ...

Strenuous Exercise May Ward Off Knee Osteoarthritis

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...

Less Pain, Better Function Achieved with PT for Knee OA vs Steroid Injection

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...

Diaphragm Ultrasound: A Novel Approach to Assessing Pulmonary Function in Patients With Traumatic Rib Fractures.

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)...

Complications and Outcome after Rib Fracture Fixation: A Systematic Review.

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 ...

Systematic prospective electrophysiological studies of the median nerve after simple distal radius fracture.

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...

Fracture Toughness Comparison of Three Indirect Composite Resins Using 4-Point Flexural Strength Method.

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...

X-ray fluorescence microscopy: A method of measuring ion concentrations in the ear.

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...

Posterior atlantoaxial facet joint reduction, fixation and fusion as revision surgery for failed suboccipital decompression in patients with basilar invagination and atlantoaxial dislocation: Operative nuances, challenges and outcomes.

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 ...

Qualitative Assessment of Four Types of Three-Dimensional Printed Anatomical Tibial Bone Models Compared to Commercially Available Models.

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...

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