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Human knee synovial fluid cytokines correlated with grade of knee osteoarthritis--a pilot studyC Thomas Vangsness
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1520 San Pablo Street, LosAngeles, CA 90033, USA
Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis 69:122-7. 2011..The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the cytokine profile of human knee synovial fluid and correlate this with the subject's degree of articular cartilage degradation, radiographic score, and synovial histology...- Overview of safety issues concerning the preparation and processing of soft-tissue allograftsC Thomas Vangsness
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Arthroscopy 22:1351-8. 2006..The role of the Food and Drug Administration and American Association of Tissue Banks in allograft tissue handling is presented, as well as the new rules that regulate tissue banks and affect their processing methods... 
A review of evidence-based medicine for glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate use in knee osteoarthritisC Thomas Vangsness
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Arthroscopy 25:86-94. 2009..The excellent safety profile of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate therapy should be discussed with patients, and these supplements may serve a role as an initial treatment modality for many OA patients...- Allograft update: the current status of tissue regulation, procurement, processing, and sterilizationDavid R McAllister
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Health Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 6902, USA
Am J Sports Med 35:2148-58. 2007..This article will review the current status of allograft tissue regulation, procurement, processing, and sterilization in the United States... - Soft-tissue allograft processing controversiesC Thomas Vangsness
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1510 San Pablo St, 322, Los Angeles, CA 90033-5305, USA
J Knee Surg 19:215-9. 2006 - Current safety sterilization and tissue banking issues for soft tissue allograftsC Thomas Vangsness
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Healthcare Consultation Center, 1520 San Pablo Street, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90033 4608, USA
Clin Sports Med 28:183-9, vii. 2009..With concerns regarding tissue safety and processing, governing entities have increased their regulation. This review articles discusses current testing and processing of allografts as well as the rules of their handling... - Recent advances in glucosamine and chondroitin supplementationStephen Owens
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif, USA
J Knee Surg 17:185-93. 2004..More randomized controlled studies on humans in vivo need to evaluate the efficacy, long-term effects, and quality of these compounds... - The prevalence of soft tissue injuries in nonoperative tibial plateau fractures as determined by magnetic resonance imagingLane Shepherd
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Orthop Trauma 16:628-31. 2002..To determine the incidence of meniscus tears and complete ligament disruption in nondisplaced and minimally displaced tibial plateau fractures, which are otherwise amenable to nonoperative management... - Thermal profile of radiofrequency energy in the inferior glenohumeral ligamentWei Lee Liao
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Los Angeles, California, USA
Arthroscopy 20:603-8. 2004..The objective of this study was to investigate the temperature changes and the thermal conduction across the human inferior glenohumeral ligament (IGHL) during radiofrequency energy application... - Radiofrequency use on articular cartilage lesionsC Thomas Vangsness
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Orthop Clin North Am 36:427-31. 2005..Of great concern is the recent use of radiofrequency energy to treat articular cartilage lesions in the knee... - Allograft transplantation in the knee: tissue regulation, procurement, processing, and sterilizationC Thomas Vangsness
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033-4608, USA
Am J Sports Med 31:474-81. 2003..Orthopaedic surgeons who use allograft tissue must understand the tissue banking process to provide safe and effective tissues to their patients... - Anterior cruciate ligament allograft surgery: underreporting of graft source, graft processing, and donor ageRobby S Sikka
University of Southern California, 1520 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Am J Sports Med 39:649-55. 2011..The purpose of this review was to comprehensively examine anterior cruciate ligament allograft studies published in the last decade to evaluate the extent to which tissue source, tissue processing techniques, and donor age are reported... - Radiofrequency thermal effects on the human meniscus: an in vitro analysisC Thomas Vangsness
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90033, USA
Arthroscopy 18:492-5. 2002..The submillimeter thermal denaturation was consistent with published reports using other thermal devices, such as laser... - Effects of radiofrequency energy on human articular cartilage: an analysis of 5 systemsSean Caffey
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Am J Sports Med 33:1035-9. 2005..Surgeons using this technology need to be aware of the power and dangerous potential these probes can have on articular cartilage... - Quantification of two-dimensional glenohumeral rhythm in persons with and without symptoms of shoulder impingementWendy S Burke
Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ) 37:24-30. 2008..For the impingement group, x-rays were repeated after subacromial injection (10 mL of 1% lidocaine). No significant differences in glenohumeral rhythm were found between the impingement and control groups across all arm-elevation angles... - Analysis of the capsule and ligament insertions about the acromioclavicular joint: a cadaveric studyIan A Stine
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Arthroscopy 25:968-74. 2009..The purpose of this study was to analyze the capsular and ligamentous insertions about the acromioclavicular (AC) joint to determine the amount of bone that can be removed without destabilizing the joint... - The effects of shoulder laxity on upper extremity blood flow in professional baseball pitchersSteven C Bast
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 20:461-6. 2011..The hypothesis is that pitchers with physical signs of shoulder laxity would demonstrate differential changes in upper extremity blood flow as compared to those without laxity... - Radiofrequency thermal effects on the human meniscus. An in vitro study of systems with monopolar and bipolar electrodesC Thomas Vangsness
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Am J Sports Med 31:253-6. 2003..CLINICAL RELEVANCE: These data imply reasonably safe (less than 2 mm) thermal changes in the meniscus after radiofrequency energy application from these three systems... - Laser-assisted chondroplastySteven G Sclamberg
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Orthopaedic Surgery Associates, 1510 San Pablo Street, 322, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Clin Sports Med 21:687-91, ix. 2002..Commonly used lasers and their current research are discussed in this chapter. It is unclear whether or not the laser will remain in the arthroscopists' arsenal for chondroplasty, and further research is warranted... - Restoring articular cartilage in the kneeC Thomas Vangsness
Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, USA
Am J Orthop 33:29-34. 2004..Future strategies for cartilage repair may involve tissue engineering techniques, possibly coupled with specific growth factors. Randomized clinical trials must be established... - Biomechanical analysis of allograft bone treated with a novel tissue sterilization processThomas E Mroz
The Spine Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, S-80, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Spine J 6:34-9. 2006..The effect of this sterilization process on the osteoconductive and osteoinductive properties of allograft bone must be determined...