The Role of Changes in Extracellular Matrix of Cartilage in the Presence of Inflammation on the Pathology of Osteoarthritis [PDF]
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease that affects various tissues surrounding joints such as articular cartilage, subchondral bone, synovial membrane, and ligaments.
Maricela Maldonado, Jin Nam
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Anatomic factors associated with degeneration and fraying of the coracoacromial ligament [PDF]
Background The coracoacromial ligament (CAL) is frequently observed to be damaged during arthroscopy and it is unclear how demographic, anatomic, and radiographic factors are related to CAL degeneration in full-thickness rotator cuff tears.
Ryan Lopez+5 more
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Risk Factors for Symptomatic Cyclops Lesion Formation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction [PDF]
Objective To evaluate the incidence of symptomatic cyclops lesions requiring surgical treatment after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and to establish possible intraoperative risk factors related to it.
Camilo Partezani Helito+5 more
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Implants are readily applied as a convenient method of therapy. There is great interest in the prolonged release of active substances from implants.
D. Wójcik-Pastuszka+5 more
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Anatomical study of the sternoclavicular joint using high-frequency ultrasound
Objectives The purpose of the present study was to determine whether ultrasound enables assessment of sternoclavicular structures. Methods A preliminary study in 3 cadavers was followed by an ultrasound study, performed by 2 musculoskeletal radiologists ...
Timothée Olivier+5 more
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Tendons and ligaments play key roles in the musculoskeletal system in both man and animals. Both tissues can undergo traumatic injury, age‐related degeneration and chronic disease, causing discomfort, pain and increased susceptibility to wider ...
Y. A. Kharaz+3 more
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I.S.Mu.L.T - Rotator cuff tears guidelines [PDF]
Despite the high level achieved in the field of shoulder surgery, a global consensus on rotator cuff tears management is lacking. This work is divided into two main sessions: in the first, we set questions about hot topics involved in the rotator cuff ...
Bossa, Michela+31 more
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The biomechanical importance of the scaphoid-centrale fusion during simulated knuckle-walking and its implications for human locomotor evolution [PDF]
© 2020, The Author(s). Inferring the locomotor behaviour of the last common ancestor (LCA) of humans and African apes is still a divisive issue. An African great-ape-like ancestor using knuckle-walking is still the most parsimonious hypothesis for the ...
Chamberlain, A.T.+4 more
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Osteochondral Fragment Fixation in Transient Patellar Dislocation of an Adolescent: A Case Report [PDF]
Osteochondral Fractures (OCFs) of the patella are common in adolescents due to ligament laxity and weak osteochondral junctions. OCFs following patellar dislocation are particularly challenging in this age group.
Vishal S Patil+2 more
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Anatomical study of the proximal tibiofibular ligaments using ultrasound
Objectives No description of the proximal tibiofibular (PTF) ligaments by means of high ultrasound has yet been reported in the literature. The purpose of this study was to assess whether ultrasound may allow the assessment of these ligaments.
Laura Scarciolla+6 more
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