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Total hip replacement arthroplasty is performed in many cases of osteonecrosiss of the femoral head(ONFH). However, there are still problems associated with postoperative functional limitation and revision arthroplasty due to...
Over the past decade, microRNA has been emerging as a key regulator involved in various biological and physiological process including cell cycle, tissue development and pathogenesis. The effort to decipher...
This study investigated the six degrees of freedom (DOF) kinematics and three-dimensional (3D) contact during kneeling after total knee replacement arthroplasty. A total of 16 South Korean female patients (22...
PURPOSE: In this study, we investigated the potential of injectable hydrogel scaffolds for the regeneration of nucleus pulposus.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We prepared injectable hydrogels [Chitosan-Pluronic (CP), CP/Osteogenic Protein-1 (CP/OP-1), CP/Gly-Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to know the effect of high intensive laser therapy in patients with early stage of osteoarthritis of knee.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was...
PURPOSE: The effects of ball joint location from axis of rotation on postoperative wrist motion in dynamic external fixator for displaced intra-articular fractures in distal radius were evaluated.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:...
Lee CK, Ku JH, Cho SH, Hwang TH, Cho HL, Joo BS, An BM, Park MJ, Park JW
KMID: 2199047
J Korean Orthop Res Soc.
2009 Dec;12(2):68-75.
PURPOSE: Leptin may play an important role in the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis. However, the effect of letpin on the anabolic and catabolic metabolisms in chondrocytes remains unclearly elucidated. Therefore, the...