Issue 6/2014
Content (33 Articles)
Surgical outcomes of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis with anterior vacuum disc: Can the intervertebral cage overcome intradiscal vacuum phenomenon and enhance posterolateral fusion?
Jen-Chung Liao, Meng-Ling Lu, Chi-Chien Niu, Wen-Jer Chen, Lih-Hui Chen
An outcome measure of functionality and quality of life in Iranian women with osteoporotic vertebral fractures: a validation study of the QUALEFFO-41
Parisa Azimi, Sohrab Shahzadi, Shirzad Azhari, Ali Montazeri
Adjacent-level symptomatic fracture after percutaneous vertebral augmentation of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: a retrospective analysis
Yun-Tao Wang, Xiao-Tao Wu, Hui Chen, Chen Wang, Zu-Bin Mao
Growth hormone treatment for osteoporosis in patients with scoliosis of Prader-Willi syndrome
Yutaka Nakamura, Nobuyuki Murakami, Takahiro Iida, Satoshi Asano, Satoru Ozeki, Toshiro Nagai
Non-specific low back pain in adolescents from the south of Portugal: prevalence and associated factors
Beatriz Minghelli, Raul Oliveira, Carla Nunes
One-year follow-up for the therapeutic efficacy of pregabalin in patients with leg symptoms caused by lumbar spinal stenosis
Naoto Takahashi, Itaru Arai, Satoru Kayama, Kenji Ichiji, Hironari Fukuda, Shin-ichi Konno
Pullout strength of thoracic pedicle screws improved with cortical bone ratio: a cadaveric study
Wen-Kai Chou, Andy Chien, Jaw-Lin Wang
Ultrasound imaging of the humeral capitellum: a cadaveric study
Tetsuya Takenaga, Hideyuki Goto, Masahiro Nozaki, Masahito Yoshida, Takeshi Nishiyama, Takanobu Otsuka
Effect of synovial transthyretin amyloid deposition on preoperative symptoms and postoperative recovery of median nerve function among patients with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome
Shigeharu Uchiyama, Yoshiki Sekijima, Kana Tojo, Kenji Sano, Toshihiko Imaeda, Tetsuji Moriizumi, Shu-ichi Ikeda, Hiroyuki Kato
Suprascapular notch variations: a 3DCT study
Kazuya Inoue, Naoki Suenaga, Naomi Oizumi, Yoshihiro Sakamoto, Goro Sakurai, Naoki Miyoshi, Noboru Taniguchi, Yasuhito Tanaka
Patellofemoral chondral status after medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction using second-look arthroscopy in patients with recurrent patellar dislocation
Keisuke Kita, Yoshinari Tanaka, Yukiyoshi Toritsuka, Yasukazu Yonetani, Takashi Kanamoto, Hiroshi Amano, Norimasa Nakamura, Shuji Horibe
Short-term effects of highly-bioavailable curcumin for treating knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled prospective study
Yasuaki Nakagawa, Shogo Mukai, Shigeru Yamada, Masayuki Matsuoka, Eri Tarumi, Tadashi Hashimoto, Chieko Tamura, Atsushi Imaizumi, Jun Nishihira, Takashi Nakamura
Biomechanical comparison of the strength of adhesion of polymethylmethacrylate cement to zirconia ceramic and cobalt–chromium alloy components in a total knee arthroplasty
Nobuyuki Kumahashi, Yuji Uchio, Nobuto Kitamura, Shigeru Satake, Mikio Iwamoto, Kazunori Yasuda
Topical hemostatic procedures control blood loss in bilateral cemented single-stage total knee arthroplasty
Liu Zhaohui, Guo Wanshou, Zhang Qidong, Zhu Guangduo
Population-based study of the relationship between medial meniscus radial displacement, determined by use of ultrasound screening, and knee pain
Shinya Yanagisawa, Takashi Ohsawa, Kenichi Saito, Tsutomu Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Tajika, Atsushi Yamamoto, Hitoshi Shitara, Kenji Takagishi
Long-term clinical results of Charnley total hip arthroplasty using a matte satin-finished stem: a 30-year average follow-up study
Eiji Goto, Tadashi Teranishi, Muneharu Tsuji, Mifumi Ando
Muscle metabolism during tibial lengthening with regular and high distraction rates
Maksim V. Stogov, Andrey A. Emanov, Mikhail A. Stepanov
Factors affecting the incidence of aseptic nonunion after surgical fixation of humeral diaphyseal fracture
Liang Ding, Zhimin He, Haijun Xiao, Leizi Chai, Feng Xue
Bone substitute first or screws first? A biomechanical comparison of two operative techniques for tibial-head depression fractures
Stefanie Hoelscher-Doht, Martin Cornelius Jordan, Christina Bonhoff, Soenke Frey, Torsten Blunk, Rainer H. Meffert
Clinical and radiological results of locking plate fixation for periprosthetic femoral fractures around hip arthroplasties: a retrospective multi-center study
Takahiro Niikura, Atsushi Sakurai, Keisuke Oe, Nao Shibanuma, Masaya Tsunoda, Akihiro Maruo, Etsuo Shoda, Sang Yang Lee, Yoshitada Sakai, Masahiro Kurosaka
Effects of fondaparinux on pulmonary embolism following hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture: a retrospective observational study using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database
Yusuke Tsuda, Hideo Yasunaga, Hiromasa Horiguchi, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hirotaka Kawano, Sakae Tanaka
A novel assessment method of serum alkaline phosphatase for the diagnosis of osteosarcoma in children and adolescents
Shoji Shimose, Tadahiko Kubo, Jun Fujimori, Taisuke Furuta, Mitsuo Ochi
Reconstruction of intercalary bone defects following bone tumor resection with segmental bone transport using an Ilizarov circular external fixator
Bahtiyar Demiralp, Tolga Ege, Ozkan Kose, Yuksel Yurttas, Mustafa Basbozkurt
Accuracy of specimen-specific nonlinear finite element analysis for evaluation of distal radius strength in cadaver material
Yusuke Matsuura, Kazuki Kuniyoshi, Takane Suzuki, Yasufumi Ogawa, Koji Sukegawa, Tomoyuki Rokkaku, Kazuhisa Takahashi
Calcitonin treatment is associated with less severe osteoarthritis and reduced toll-like receptor levels in a rat model
Jian Li, Zong-Gang Xie, Ye Xie, Qi-Rong Dong
Sulfation patterns of exogenous chondroitin sulfate affect chondrogenic differentiation of ATDC5 cells
Daisuke Kawamura, Tadanao Funakoshi, Shuji Mizumoto, Kazuyuki Sugahara, Norimasa Iwasaki
Costal osteochondral graft for total metacarpal head replacement due to extensive osteochondral lesion
Niels O. B. Thomsen, Sven-Olof Wikström, Gunilla Müller, Lars B. Dahlin
Extradural cryptococcoma at the sacral spine without bone involvement in an immunocompetent patient
Yumiko Asanuma, Hajime Fujimoto, Hiroshi Nakabayashi, Koji Akeda, Kunihiro Asanuma, Masaru Tanaka, Takeshi Nagakura, Yoshihiro Miura, Takahiro Iino, Kunikazu Ogawa, Yuichi Kasai, Akihiro Sudo
Severe valgus knee deformity caused by chondronecrosis after using a radiofrequency device
Norihiro Sasaki, Eiichi Tsuda, Yuji Yamamoto, Shugo Maeda, Yasuyuki Ishibashi
Rare presentation of a soft-tissue myoepithelial carcinoma
Andrés Combalía, Vicente Marco, Roberto Seijas, Rosa Domínguez
Reply to letter to the editor by Toda
Masaya Nakamura, Takahiro Ushida, Yoshiaki Toyama