Emerging evidence has linked the long-term use of
Introduction. In osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH), progression of collapse is influenced by a repair reaction, especially bone resorptive activity, around the necrotic bone.
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Introduction: Progression of collapse in osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is greatly influenced by repair reactions, especially bone resorptive activity. This study was performed to test if systemic
Introduction. Osteonecrosis (ON) is one of the most debilitating skeletal disorders. Most patients with ON of the femoral head eventually require surgery, usually total hip arthroplasty, within a few years of disease onset. Previous reports have shown that
Recent epidemiological studies have demonstrated that more than half of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis (PWOP) treated with an antiresorptive drug plus calcium (Ca) and vitamin D, have serum levels of 25(OH)D3<
30ng/ml. Chronic low levels of vitamin D can contribute to the inefficiency of main antiresorptive treatment. A possible explanation for this phenomenon is the non-compliance with the daily supplementation of Ca and vitamin D. A fixed combination of
Introduction. Fixation patterns of cementless stem were known as proximal or distal part. Distal fixation was seen in fully porous coated stem and stress shielding of the proximal femur was indicative. These phenomena did not lower the clinical results, but technical difficulties were more and more in revision surgery because of infection or dislocation. There was lot of reports that
Titanium (Ti) is well known in orthopedic implant materials such as total hip replacement arthroplasty. Osseointegration of orthopedic implants is defined as the formation of a direct interface between the implant and the bone without intervening soft tissue. Unmodified Ti is not sufficient to complete adhesion between Ti surface and host bone with subsequent implant loosening over time and ultimately implant failure. An effective approach to enhance the biological activity of orthopedic implants and improve post-implantation healing is to modify the implant surface. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of functionalized titanium (Ti) with
Introduction. Achieving durable implant–host bone fixation is the major challenge in uncemented revision hip arthroplasty when significant bone stock deficiencies are encountered. The purpose of this study was to develop an experimental model which would simulate the clinical revision hip scenario and to determine the effects of
Introduction: Achieving durable implant–host bone fixation is the major challenge in uncemented revision hip arthroplasty when significant bone stock deficiencies are encountered. The purpose of this study was. to develop an experimental model which would simulate the clinical revision hip scenario and. determine the effects of
Introduction: Achieving durable implant–host bone fixation is the major challenge in uncemented revision hip arthroplasty when significant bone stock deficiencies are encountered. The purpose of this study was 1) to develop an experimental model which would simulate the clinical revision hip scenario and 2) determine the effects of
Introduction: In avascular necrosis [AVN] of the femoral head the dead bone undergoes osteoclastic osteolysis and is replaced by newly synthesized, immature, weak bone, which cannot withstand the daily loads. The articular surface might caves in because of these changes, and osteoarthritic joint changes can develop.
Purpose: Porous tantalum has been shown to be very effective in achieving bone ingrowth. However, in some circumstances, bone quality or quantity is insufficient to allow adequate bone ingrowth. We hypothesized that the addition of
Bisphosphonates are systemically used for the treatment of metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis or aseptic loosening after joint replacement surgeries, and there are limited studies on their effects when applied locally. Furthermore, effects of biphosphonates in osteomyelitis treatment are not well-known. A prospective longitudinal randomised controlled study was designed for the rat tibia to test the efficacy of local or systemically administered bisphosphonates for controlling the localised osteolytic reactions and possible effects on local infection control. Osteomyelitis was induced in the tibia of 72 Wistar albino rats with S. aureus ATCC 25923 strain. All rats in all treatment groups were given curettage and debridement surgery. Rats in Group I were left without any bone grafting. In Group II, dead space was grafted with plain bone graft, while in Group III rats were treated with vancomycin-loaded bone grafts. In group IV, defects were filled with vancomycin-loaded bone grafts, and this was combined with weekly subcutaneous
Background: The pathogenesis of CN is still unknown. An increase of the bone blood supply seems to be one of the mechanisms involved. A feature of CN is a bone reabsorption. IGF-1 can influence the bone tissue by various mechanisms but its vasodilatory effects in others tissues are well-known.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of oral
Purpose: Bone remodelling and osteolysis around total hip prostheses remains an ineluctable corollary of prosthetic loosening.
Introduction: Screw loosening is a common complication of osteoporotic fracture fixation leading to implant loosening, fracture malunion and non-union. Because recent animal studies have shown that bisphosphonates improve implant fixation we wanted to assess whether
Bone healing especially in elderly patients is a complex process with limited therapeutic options. In recent years the use of BMP2 for fracture healing is investigated extensively. However, for many applications superficial amounts of BMP2 were required for efficacy due to the absence of sustained release carriers and severe side effects have reported thereby limiting the use of BMP2. Here we present an alternative method based on the use of a combination of low molecular weight compounds, testosterone and