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Arthroscopic debridement and reduction is an effective procedure for failed closed reduction in young children with developmental dislocation of the hip
To assess the efficacy of arthroscopic debridement and reduction through two medial portals for the treatment of developmental dislocation of the hip (DDH) with failure of initial closed reduction and to explo...
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Open AccessEfficacy of closed reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip: midterm outcomes and risk factors associated with treatment failure and avascular necrosis
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of closed reduction (CR) in the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) and to investigate risk factors associated with CR failure and avasc...
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Open AccessUltrasonography-guided closed reduction in the treatment of displaced transphyseal fracture of the distal humerus
To evaluate the clinical and radiographic outcomes of ultrasonography-guided closed reduction in the treatment of displaced transphyseal fracture of the distal humerus (TFDH).
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Positive association between serum uric acid and bone mineral density in Chinese type 2 diabetes mellitus stratified by gender and BMI
Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that serum uric acid (UA), a natural powerful antioxidant, plays a beneficial role in bone health in the general population. However, few reports are available on the ass...
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Open AccessDisrupting the Indian hedgehog signaling pathway in vivo attenuates surgically induced osteoarthritis progression in Col2a1-CreER T2 ; Ihhfl/fl mice
Previous observations implicate Indian hedgehog (Ihh) signaling in osteoarthritis (OA) development because it regulates chondrocyte hypertrophy and matrix metallopeptidase 13 (MMP-13) expression. However, ther...
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Erratum to: Attenuation of osteoarthritis via blockade of the SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling pathway
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Open AccessAttenuation of osteoarthritis via blockade of the SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling pathway
This study was performed to evaluate the attenuation of osteoarthritic (OA) pathogenesis via disruption of the stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1)/C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) signaling with AMD31...
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Low-dose X-irradiation promotes mineralization of fracture callus in a rat model
This study investigated the hypothesized beneficial effect of low-dose irradiation (LDI) on fracture callus mineralization in a rat model.
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Open AccessElevated adipogenesis of marrow mesenchymal stem cells during early steroid-associated osteonecrosis development
Increased bone marrow lipid deposition in steroid-associated osteonecrosis (ON) implies that abnormalities in fat metabolism play an important role in ON development. The increase in lipid deposition might be ...
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Multiple Bio-imaging Modalities in Evaluation of Epimedium-Derived Phytoestrogenic Fraction for Prevention of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Recently, we extracted phytoestrogenic fraction (PF) from herbal Epimedium, which is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) known as a “bone-strengthening Chinese herb.” This herb has been widely prescri...
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Contrast-Enhanced MRI and Micro-CT Adopted for Evaluation of a Lipid-Lowering and Anticoagulant Herbal Epimedium-Derived Phytoestrogenic Extract for Prevention of Steroid-Associated Osteonecrosis
We developed an alternative steroid-associated osteonecrosis (ON) rabbit model using a combination of a single injection of low-dose lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and three subsequent injections of pulsed high-dose...
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Phytoestrogen-rich herb formula “XLGB” prevents OVX-induced deterioration of musculoskeletal tissues at the hip in old rats
This study investigated a phytoestrogen-rich herb formula, **anlinggubao (XLGB) μncluding genistein 510μg/g and daidzein 2500μg/g), concerning prevention of OVX-induced deterioration of musculoskeletal tissues...
