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Clinical and safety outcomes of simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty for Japanese octogenarian patients: a retrospective analysis
The demand for simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (SiBTKA) in older adults is expected to increase with an aging population, thus necessitating evaluating its efficacy and safety. However, there is...
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Preoperative incidence and risk factors of deep vein thrombosis in Japanese patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty
Preoperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a risk factor for postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE), causing severe mortality. Early detection of preoperative DVT is essential to prevent postoperative VTE....
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Clinical and radiological outcomes of total hip arthroplasty in octogenarian patients using a three-dimensional porous titanium cup: a retrospective analysis in Japanese patients
Osteointegration of a three-dimensional (3D) porous titanium material has been experimentally proven, but only a few studies have shown the clinical outcomes of a 3D porous titanium cup in the Japanese elderly...
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Large-Scale First-Principles Calculation Technique for Nanoarchitectonics: Local Orbital and Linear-Scaling DFT Methods with the CONQUEST Code
Although density functional theory (DFT) is a powerful tool for clarifying the atomic and electronic structures of materials, DFT studies of complex nanostructures are usually impossible because conventional D...
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Open AccessOptimization of a Bayesian penalized likelihood algorithm (Q.Clear) for 18F-NaF bone PET/CT images acquired over shorter durations using a custom-designed phantom
The Bayesian penalized likelihood (BPL) algorithm Q.Clear (GE Healthcare) allows fully convergent iterative reconstruction that results in better image quality and quantitative accuracy, while limiting image n...
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Author Correction: Gate controlling of quantum interference and direct observation of anti-resonances in single molecule charge transport
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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World Soil Resources at Stake
After human beings initiated soil cultivation and food production, civilizations in the world thrived thanks to fertile soils but they went to ruin due to the harsh treatment of soils. To keep a sustainable so...
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Open AccessNon-inferior comparative study comparing one or two day antimicrobial prophylaxis after clean orthopaedic surgery (NOCOTA study): a study protocol for a cluster pseudo-randomized controlled trial comparing duration of antibiotic prophylaxis
Antimicrobial prophylaxis (AMP) is one of the most important measures for preventing surgical site infections (SSIs); however, controversies remain regarding its adequate duration. Although the World Health Or...
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Open AccessIntraarticular injection of processed lipoaspirate cells has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects but does not improve degenerative changes in murine monoiodoacetate-induced osteoarthritis
Previous basic research and clinical studies examined the effects of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on regeneration and maintenance of articular cartilage. However, our pilot study suggested that MSCs are more ...
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Gate controlling of quantum interference and direct observation of anti-resonances in single molecule charge transport
Quantum interference can profoundly affect charge transport in single molecules, but experiments can usually measure only the conductance at the Fermi energy. Because, in general, the most pronounced features ...
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Open AccessCD271-selected mesenchymal stem cells from adipose tissue enhance cartilage repair and are less angiogenic than plastic adherent mesenchymal stem cells
CD271 is a marker of bone marrow MSCs with enhanced differentiation capacity for bone or cartilage repair. However, the nature of CD271+ MSCs from adipose tissue (AT) is less well understood. Here, we investig...
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Open AccessReconstruction of acetabulum in revision total hip arthroplasty for pelvic discontinuity: report of a difficult case requiring four revision arthroplasty
Massive bone defects of the acetabulum with pelvic discontinuity are one of the major problems in revision total hip arthroplasty. Several techniques have been described for repair of acetabular defect; howeve...
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Long-term clinical outcome of acetabular cup revision surgery: comparison of cemented cups, cementless cups, and cemented cups with reinforcement devices
The aim of the present study was to analyze the clinical and radiographic outcomes and Kaplan–Meier survivorship of patients who underwent revision surgeries of the acetabular cup that had sustained aseptic lo...
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Behavior of carbon dioxide in soils affected by tillage systems
Agricultural management plays an important role in the storage of carbon in soils. The behavior of soil CO2 in an Andisol in two different tillage systems (no tillage and tillage) was studied. Soil-column incubat...
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Analysis of Mouth Shape Deformation Rate for Generation of Japanese Utterance Images Automatically
We have been doing research on machine lip-reading. In the process of the study, we proposed a reproduction method of utterance images without voice from Japanese kana. Firstly, sequence of codes that is calle...
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Contribution of shallow groundwater rapid fluctuation to soil salinization under arid and semiarid climate
Rising saline shallow groundwater and associated soil salinization problems are widespread especially in arid and semiarid areas. There have been numerous studies on groundwater-associated salinity, but more i...
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Dislocated intra-articular femoral head fracture associated with fracture-dislocation of the hip and acetabulum: report of 12 cases and technical notes on surgical intervention
This report describes case series of the femoral head fractures associated with fracture-dislocation of the hip joint to evaluate the mid- and long-term outcomes and to highlight the surgical technique of fixa...
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Two novel sandwich ELISAs identify PAD4 levels and PAD4 autoantibodies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
The peptidylarginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) gene and PAD4 autoantibodies have been associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and its pathogenesis. Therefore, methods for accurately determining their levels in the ...
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Open AccessChondroblastoma of the distal femur resected through a small fenestra via computed tomography navigation and endoscopy: a case report
Chondroblastoma is a benign bone tumor with a relatively high incidence in older children and adolescents during the period of active epiphyseal growth. It is generally regarded as a benign neoplasm, but somet...
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Fracture of the acetabulum: a retrospective review of ninety-one patients treated at a single institution
Acetabular fracture result in fairly good outcome after the anatomic reduction in the displaced fracture fragments and damaged joint structure, but some patients will inevitably suffer from hip joint problems ...