The multifunctional adhesion molecule CD44 is a major cell-surface receptor for hyaluronic acid (HUA). Recent data suggest that it may also bind the ubiquitous bone-matrix protein, osteopontin (OPN). Because OPN has been shown to be a potentially important protein in bone remodelling, we investigated the hypothesis that OPN interactions with the CD44 receptor on bone cells participate in the regulation of the healing of
Recent reports have suggested that a delay in the management of type-III supracondylar
We investigated the safety and efficacy of treating osteoporotic vertebral compression
We assessed narrowing of the spinal canal in 39 burst
From a series of 190 consecutive
In a randomised trial involving 598 patients
with 600 trochanteric
Excision is not a suitable treatment for all comminuted
We describe a series of 20 patients with ununited
We examined the recovery of power in the muscles of the lower limb after
In 1980, we developed a specially designed brace for treating supracondylar
Secure fixation of displaced proximal
Stable
As there is little information on the factors that influence
A number of risk factors based upon mostly retrospective surgical data, have been formulated in order to identify impending pathological fractures of the femur from low-risk metastases. We have followed up patients taking part in a randomised trial of radiotherapy, prospectively, in order to determine if these factors were effective in predicting
The purpose of this study was to determine whether
patients with a burst
We randomly allocated 60 consecutive patients with
We describe the surgical technique and results of arthroscopic subtalar release in 17 patients (17 feet) with painful subtalar stiffness following an intra-articular calcaneal
In a series of over 1000 elderly patients with femoral neck
We undertook a trial on 60 patients with AO 31A2
Distal tibial physeal