Tomihisa Koshino

..A radiolucent line measuring <1 mm was observed around the tip of the pegs of the patellar dome in 3 knees. Complications consisted of infection (1 case) and femoral fractures (3 cases). There were no cases of ceramic fractures...

..296, R=0.8505) between the angle of knee flexion (KFA) and the difference (D) in standing FTA between full extension and knee flexion. We conclude that limb alignment became more valgus-angulated with an increase in flexion deformity...

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..5 degrees (6 degrees of anatomical varus angulation) before and 171 +/- 7.5 degrees (9 degrees of anatomical valgus angulation) at final follow-up (p < 0.0001), with no apparent loss of limb alignment...

..The femoro-tibial angle in standing with one leg was 183+/-6 degrees (3 degrees of anatomical varus angulation) before and 170+/-3 degrees (P<0.0001) (10 degrees of anatomical valgus angulation) after surgery...

..Osteoarthritis developed in the contralateral knee to the initial osteotomy in two patients after 34 years at age 73 and after 33 years at age 67...

..To examine the effects of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) gene-transduced chondrocytes on the repair of articular cartilage defects...

..These results might be associated with the outcome of RA patients in Japan. Dissemination of information concerning the management of RA, such as guidelines, as well as the establishment of a better health care system is necessary...

..This operative procedure successfully relieved patellofemoral symptoms of the patients with medial and patellofemoral compartmental osteoarthritis of the knee...

..4 +/- 3.2 nmol/ml) after surgery ( P < 0.05). These results indicate that FNR may promote the progression of cartilage degeneration in knees with PM and ACLT...

..The radiographic assessment in this series failed to show a significant relationship between the width of the PF joint space and the incidence of provoked PF symptoms...

..01). Hence, for OWHTO procedures, the use of beta-TCP wedges and TomoFix is thus likely to improve the initial axial and possibly rotational stability at the osteotomy site in comparison with methods that leave the osteotomy gap open...

..Modified BHB technique allows free selection of the location of the bone plug, minimizes the intra-articular length of the graft, and maintains the double-bundle structure of the original ACL...

..To assess the value of joint fluid analysis for determining cartilage degradation and prognosis in spontaneous osteonecrosis (ON) of the knee...

..HTO, which can correct the total alignment of the lower extremity, is thus recommended as one of more effective surgical procedures for patients with an ipsilateral osteoarthritis of the knee and ankle...

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..This result suggested that the FGF2 concentration in knees with osteoarthritis was influenced by articular cartilage degeneration and regeneration, and it correlated with the histological evaluation...

..8 y) after surgery. In addition, this method may help to prevent ulnar drift of the fingers if combined with correction of local factors at the MCP joints...

..Vancomycin-loaded porous hydroxyapatite blocks would be useful for the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis or implant-associated osteomyelitis due to MRSA...

..8%) at follow-up evaluation. The survival rate of prostheses with revision as the endpoint was estimated to be 93.7% at 15 years. Kinematic total knee arthroplasty in rheumatoid arthritis patients provided a good long-term outcome...

..Activated oxygen was considered to inhibit the regional growth and the ability of lung metastasis of POS-1 cells...

..To evaluate both the potential for transferring genes to periosteal cells using an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector and the potential for gene expression after transplantation of those cells to a cartilage defect in vivo...

..The change in the affinity index with time was similar between the ovariectomy group and the ovariectomy/low calcium-group, suggesting the possibility that estrogen plays a major role in bone conduction...

..Multiple biopsy specimens may be necessary to characterize adequately particle migration around knee prostheses...

..05). These findings suggested that regeneration of articular cartilage defects might be promoted by creation of a periarticular bony defect...

..This surgical technique may be one of the more reliable and effective treatments for proximal humeral fractures...

..Although osseous involvement often occurs in the adjacent facial bones through direct invasion, distant osseous metastasis appears to be extremely rare...

..These results might be associated with poor outcomes of RA patients in Japan. Dissemination of information concerning the management of RA, such as guidelines, as well as the establishment of a better health care system is necessary...

..001). In conclusion, the transepicondylar line could be considered as a more reliable indicator for lower limb alignment, which may play an important role in ligament balancing and improvement of the guiding system in knee arthroplasty...

..These abnormalities may ultimately lead to the failure of an accessory ossification center to unite with the main portion of the patella...

..Therefore, surgical treatment should not be considered based only on scintigraphic findings...

..Thus mPGES might be a potential new target for therapeutic strategies to control PGE2 synthesis specifically in patients with RA and other inflammatory diseases...