Background: The treatment of open fractures of the tibial shaft is often complicated by delayed
union and nonunion. The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of …

OBJECTIVE To define the pattern of mRNA expression of all human matrix metalloproteinases
(MMPs) described to date in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and traumatic synovial membrane, …

We reviewed 110 patients with an unstable fracture of the pelvic ring who had been treated
with a trapezoidal external fixator after a mean follow-up of 4.1 years. There were eight open-…

Background The apparent consensus is that solitary medial collateral ligament rupture can
be treated nonoperatively, but treatment of severe combined ruptures of the medial collateral …

Objective To measure cartilage pH in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and to analyze the
presence of cathepsin K, the recently discovered acidic endoproteinase, in phenotypically …

We describe six patients with aggressive granulomatous lesions around cementless total hip
prostheses. Two patients previously had a cemented prosthesis in the same hip. The Lord …

Objective. To show the eventual presence and extent of production of matrix metalloproteinase
13 (MMP‐13, or collagenase 3) in rheumatoid synovial tissue samples and extracts, and …

Cytological analysis of material aspirated from the effusion which occasionally develops
around a polyglycolic acid (PGA) osteosynthesis implant showed a predominance of …

It was hypothesized that peri-implant tissue around loosening dental implants may contain
cytokines with a potential to regulate osteoclasts. Peri-implant and/or gingival samples from …

The metal stem of the totally replaced hip carries load and resists fatigue, but it is
electrochemically corroded. Metallic atoms act as haptens, induce type 1 T-helper cells/Th1-type …