Adipose, Bone Marrow and Synovial Joint-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Cartilage Repair [PDF]
, 2016 Current cell-based repair strategies have proven unsuccessful for treating cartilage defects and osteoarthritic lesions, consequently advances in innovative therapeutics are required and mesenchymal stem cell-based (MSC) therapies are an expanding area ...
Ali Mobasheri +8 more
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Serum and synovial fluid lipidomic profiles predict obesity-associated osteoarthritis, synovitis, and wound repair [PDF]
, 2017 High-fat diet-induced obesity is a major risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA) and diminished wound healing. The objective of this study was to determine the associations among serum and synovial fluid lipid levels with OA, synovitis, adipokine levels, and
Guilak, Farshid +3 more
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Radiographic Features of Acute Patellar Tendon Rupture
Orthopaedic Surgery, 2015 Objective The purpose of our study was to assess soft tissue features of acute patellar tendon rupture on lateral knee radiograph that would facilitate early diagnosis. Methods The participants were divided into two groups of 35 patients each. There were
Muhammad Ali Fazal +2 more
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Journal of Medical UltrasoundBackground: Previous studies have utilized ultrasonography (US) to dynamically evaluate Kager’s and infrapatellar fat pads. However, limited research has focused on the dynamic assessment of the posterior fat pad of the elbow joint, and its correlation ...
Takeyuki Kato +5 more
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Study of chondrogenic potential of stem cells in co-culture with chondrons [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2016 Objective(s): Three-dimensional biomimetic scaffolds have widespread applications in biomedical tissue engineering due to similarity of their nanofibrous architecture to native extracellular matrix.
Parisa Nikpou +8 more
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Fibrolipoma with Osseous and Cartilaginous Metaplasia of Hoffa’s Fat Pad: A Case Report
Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2012 The most common benign tumors of the mesenchyme are the lipomas. Benign fatty tumors can arise in any location in which fat is present. Fibrolipomas are characterised by fat modules.
Ioannis Gigis, Panagiotis Gigis
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Effects on patellar chondromalacia of the size of the infrapatellar fat pad
Medicine Science, 2019 Infrapatellar fat tissue (IPFP), which is placed in the anterior compartment, has a vital role in the biomechanics of knee. It is thought that infrapatellar fat pad, which also functions as a storage for repair cells after injury, has a protective effect
Abuzer Uludag, Mehmet Sirik
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Experimental knee pain impairs submaximal force steadiness in isometric, eccentric, and concentric muscle actions [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction: Populations with knee joint damage, including arthritis, have noted impairments in the regulation of submaximal muscle force. It is difficult to determine the exact cause of such impairments given the joint pathology and associated ...
Lewis, GN +3 more
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Interleukin-6 is elevated in synovial fluid of patients with focal cartilage defects and stimulates cartilage matrix production in an in vitro regeneration model [PDF]
, 2012 Introduction: This study aimed to determine whether, as in osteoarthritis, increased levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) are present in the synovial fluid of patients with symptomatic cartilage defects and whether this IL-6 affects cartilage regeneration as ...
Beekhuizen, M. (Michiel) +9 more
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