62 Result(s)

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Vascular safety during arthroscopic all-inside meniscus suture

The purpose of the study is to assess the orientation and distance of the popliteal artery (PA) from both the anteromedial and anterolateral portals.

Akinobu Nishimura, Aki Fukuda, Ko Kato… in Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthros… (2015)

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Elevated soluble platelet glycoprotein VI is a useful marker for DVT in postoperative patients treated with edoxaban

Prevention of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is important in patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery. Although the detection of an elevated d-dimer level is useful for predicting DVT, it is not efficacious in p...

Takumi Aota, Katsuki Naitoh, Hideo Wada… in International Journal of Hematology (2014)

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Clinical outcomes of Kyocera Modular Limb Salvage system after resection of bone sarcoma of the distal part of the femur: the Japanese Musculoskeletal Oncology Group study

The Japanese Musculoskeletal Oncology Group have developed an original prosthesis called the Kyocera Modular Limb Salvage system (KMLS system). This prosthesis has a semi-rotating hinge joint and is particular...

Tomoki Nakamura, Akihiko Matsumine, Atsumasa Uchida… in International Orthopaedics (2014)

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Prevalence of hallux valgus and risk factors among Japanese community dwellers

To investigate the prevalence and severity of radiographically detected hallux valgus (HV) as well as associated risk factors among Japanese residents of Miyagawa, a mountain village located in the center of M...

Akinobu Nishimura, Ko Kato, Aki Fukuda, Shigeto Nakazora… in Journal of Orthopaedic Science (2014)

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The efficacy of rebamipide add-on therapy in arthritic patients with COX-2 selective inhibitor-related gastrointestinal events: a prospective, randomized, open-label blinded-endpoint pilot study by the GLORIA study group

We aimed to confirm the effect of combined treatment with celecoxib and rebamipide would be more effective than celecoxib alone for prevention of upper gastrointestinal (GI) events.

Masahiro Hasegawa, Noriyuki Horiki, Kyosuke Tanaka… in Modern Rheumatology (2013)

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The thrombin inhibitor, argatroban, inhibits breast cancer metastasis to bone

Breast cancer has the potential to metastasize to bone, causing debilitating symptoms. Although many tumor cells have thrombin-generating systems originating from tissue factor (TF), therapy in terms of the co...

Kunihiro Asanuma, Hiroki Wakabayashi, Takayuki Okamoto, Yumiko Asanuma… in Breast Cancer (2013)

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Prevalence and characteristics of unilateral knee osteoarthritis in a community sample of elderly Japanese: do fractures around the knee affect the pathogenesis of unilateral knee osteoarthritis?

The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of unilateral knee osteoarthritis (KOA), to investigate what percent of contralateral healthy knees in patients with unilateral K...

Akinobu Nishimura, Masahiro Hasegawa, Hiroki Wakabayashi… in Journal of Orthopaedic Science (2012)

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Increased fibrinolysis increases bleeding in orthopedic patients receiving prophylactic fondaparinux

We evaluated hemostatic markers in patients who underwent major orthopedic surgery, including total hip and total knee arthroplasty, and were treated for the prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) with or w...

Kakunoshin Yoshida, Hideo Wada, Masahiro Hasegawa… in International Journal of Hematology (2012)

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Monitoring for anti-Xa activity for prophylactic administration of Fondaparinux in patients with artificial joint replacement

The efficacy of measuring anti-Xa activity was evaluated in major orthopedic surgery patients receiving thrombo-prophylaxis with Fondaparinux. Although 98 orthopedic patients including those receiving total hi...

Kakunoshin Yoshida, Hideo Wada, Masahiro Hasegawa… in International Journal of Hematology (2011)

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Risk factors for the incidence and progression of radiographic osteoarthritis of the knee among Japanese

This longitudinal study aimed to identify risk factors for the incidence and progression of radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA). We examined the inhabitants of Miyagawa village aged ≥65 years every two years...

Akinobu Nishimura, Masahiro Hasegawa, Ko Kato, Tomomi Yamada… in International Orthopaedics (2011)

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A novel hyperthermia treatment for bone metastases using magnetic materials

Patients with bone metastases in the extremities sometimes require surgical intervention to prevent deterioration of quality of life due to a pathological fracture. The use of localized radiotherapy combined w...

Akihiko Matsumine, Kenji Takegami… in International Journal of Clinical Oncology (2011)

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Distribution and role of tenascin-C in human osteoarthritic cartilage

Tenascin-C (TN-C) is expressed in the cartilage of osteoarthritis (OA). We examined whether TN-C was involved in cartilage repair of the diseased joints. Human articular cartilage samples were obtained from pa...

Yutaka Nakoshi, Masahiro Hasegawa, Koji Akeda… in Journal of Orthopaedic Science (2010)

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Retrospective clinical study of the efficacy of lower-dose methotrexate and infliximab therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

The objective of this study is to compare the long-term outcomes of infliximab therapy with lower-dose methotrexate (MTX; ≤4 mg per week) and with standard-dose MTX (≥6 mg per week) in Japanese rheumatoid arth...

Hiroki Wakabayashi, Akihiro Sudo, Masahiro Hasegawa, Hiroshi Oka… in Clinical Rheumatology (2010)

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Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma after radiotherapy for congenital hemangioma: a case report

A rare case of post-radiation epithelioid hemangioendothelioma arising in a congenital hemangioma of the lower leg 18 years after radiotherapy is reported. At 7 years of age, the patient underwent partial rese...

Rui Niimi, Akihiko Matsumine, Katsuyuki Kusuzaki, Ken Shintani… in Medical Oncology (2010)

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Ganglion cyst arising from the posterolateral capsule of the knee

Aki Fukuda, Ko Kato, Akihiro Sudo, Atsumasa Uchida in Journal of Orthopaedic Science (2010)

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Clinical application of a handy intraoperative measurement device for lumbar segmental instability

We describe the development of a new device that permits handy intraoperative measurement of lumbar segmental instability. The subjects comprised 80 patients with lumbar degenerative disease. Relationships bet...

Yuichi Kasai, Tadashi Inaba, Takaya Kato, Koji Akeda… in International Orthopaedics (2010)