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Endothelial Progenitor Cells: Relevant Players in the Vasculopathy and Lung Fibrosis Associated with the Presence of Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis Patients

open access: yesBiomedicines, 2021
Endothelial progenitor cells (EPC), which are key effectors in the physiologic vascular network, have been described as relevant players in autoimmune diseases.
Verónica Pulito-Cueto   +15 more
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Surgical Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture Associated with Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis along with Comparative Assessment of the Levels of Affected Vertebra or Anterior Column Reconstruction

open access: yesSpine Surgery and Related Research, 2020
Introduction: Surgical treatment of osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF) often involves older patients with various comorbidities; thus, attending physicians must pay special attention to the invasiveness of surgical procedures and possible ...
Shinichi Kato, Nobuki Terada, Osamu Niwa
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the efficacy of manual soft tissue therapy and therapeutic exercises in patients with pain and limited mobility TMJ: a randomized control trial (RCT)

open access: yesHead & Face Medicine, 2023
Summary The limited number of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the efficacy of soft tissue manual therapy and self-therapy interventions prompted the authors to focus on the analgesic and myorelaxant use of massage, post-isometric muscle ...
Magdalena Gębska   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Role of prolyl hydroxylase domain proteins in bone metabolism

open access: yesOsteoporosis and Sarcopenia, 2022
Cellular metabolism requires dissolved oxygen gas. Because evolutionary refinements have constrained mammalian dissolved oxygen levels, intracellular oxygen sensors are vital for optimizing the bioenergetic and biosynthetic use of dissolved oxygen ...
David Wolf   +2 more
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Endogenous musculoskeletal tissue engineering - a focused perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Two major difficulties facing widespread clinical implementation of existing Tissue Engineering (TE) strategies for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders are (1) the cost, space and time required for ex vivo culture of a patient’s autologous cells ...
Adam, Clayton
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Primate modularity and evolution: first anatomical network analysis of primate head and neck musculoskeletal system [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Network theory is increasingly being used to study morphological modularity and integration. Anatomical network analysis (AnNA) is a framework for quantitatively characterizing the topological organization of anatomical structures and providing an ...
A Goswami   +46 more
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Anatomical Network Comparison of Human Upper and Lower, Newborn and Adult, and Normal and Abnormal Limbs, with Notes on Development, Pathology and Limb Serial Homology vs. Homoplasy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
How do the various anatomical parts (modules) of the animal body evolve into very different integrated forms (integration) yet still function properly without decreasing the individual's survival?
A Goswami   +89 more
core   +3 more sources

Applications of the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire: A Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Sustainability seeks to provide economically viable products in an environmentally friendly way while respecting worker rights. Physical wellbeing forms part of these rights. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) diminish productivity, cause absence from work,
Callejón Ferre, Ángel Jesús   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Mechanical simulation study of postoperative displacement of trochanteric fractures using the finite element method

open access: yesJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2018
Background Femoral trochanteric fractures are common among older adults. In the reduction of trochanteric fractures, acquiring the support of the anterior cortex at the fracture site on lateral view immediately after surgery is important.
Atsuo Furui, Nobuki Terada, Kazuaki Mito
doaj   +1 more source

Angiogenic T Cells: Potential Biomarkers for the Early Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease in Autoimmune Diseases?

open access: yesBiomedicines, 2022
(1) Background: We explored, for the first time, the contribution of angiogenic T cells (TAng) in interstitial lung disease associated to autoimmune disease (AD-ILD+) as potential biomarkers of the disease, evaluating their role in the underlying ...
Verónica Pulito-Cueto   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

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