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Three-dimensional finite element modeling of guided ultrasound wave propagation in intact and healing long bones
(2007)
The use of guided waves has recently drawn significant interest in the ultrasonic characterization of bone aiming at supplementing the information provided by traditional velocity measurements. This work presents a ...
A comparison of early versus delayed repair of traumatic rotator cuff tears
(2011)
Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results between early and delayed operative treatment in patients with traumatic rotator cuff tears (RCT). Methods Thirty-five ...
Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis in the anteromedial compartment of the knee associated with cartilage lesions of the medial femoral condyle: report of a case and review of the literature
(2005)
Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) of the knee is an uncommon entity, presenting with different clinical signs and symptoms. We report on a case of a 42-year-old woman who presented with a 3-year history of ...
Arthroscopic meniscal repair: a comparative study between three different surgical techniques
(2006)
The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate and compare the results of arthroscopic meniscal repair using three different techniques. Between January 2002 and March 2004, 57 patients who met the inclusion criteria ...
Cumulative keyboard strokes: a possible risk factor for carpal tunnel syndrome
(2012)
Background: Contradictory reports have been published regarding the association of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and the use of computer keyboard. Previous studies did not take into account the cumulative exposure to keyboard ...
Association of biofilm formation and methicillin-resistance with accessory gene regulator (agr) loci in Greek Staphylococcus aureus clones
(2009)
Pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus is coordinated by the accessory gene regulator (agr) system. Previous studies suggested that agr Group 11 methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), a polymorphism that has been associated ...
Migfilin's elimination from osteoarthritic chondrocytes further promotes the osteoarthritic phenotype via beta-catenin upregulation
(2013)
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating disease of the joints characterized by cartilage degradation but to date there is no available pharmacological treatment to inhibit disease progression neither is there any available ...
Total knee replacement performed with either a mini-midvastus or a standard approach - A prospective randomised clinical and radiological trial
(2008)
We report the clinical and radiological results of a two-to three-year prospective randomised study which was designed to compare a minimally-invasive technique with a standard technique in total knee replacement and was ...
A mid-term clinical outcome study of the Advance Medial Pivot knee arthroplasty
(2009)
The Advance Medial Pivot Total Knee Arthroplasty (Wright Medical Technology, Arlington, Tennessee, USA) has been designed to reproduce modern ideas of knee kinematics. We report a prospective clinical outcome study of 284 ...
The effects of the short-term administration of low therapeutic doses of anti-COX-2 agents on the healing of fractures - An experimental study in rabbits
(2007)
We have evaluated the effect of the short-term administration of low therapeutic doses of modern COX-2 inhibitors on the healing of fractures. A total of 40 adult male New Zealand rabbits were divided into five groups. A ...