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MRI of weight bearing and movement
22 December 2011
Summary: Conventional, static magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is able to provide a vast amount of information regarding the anatomy and pathology of the musculoskeletal system. However, patients, esp...
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L.M. Shapiro,
G.E. Gold
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69-78
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Relationship between insulin-like growth factor-1 and radiographic disease in patients with primary osteoarthritis: a systematic review
26 December 2011
Summary: Objective: To evaluate the association between radiographic osteoarthritis (OA) and either serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels or IGF-1 gene polymorphisms in patients with prima...
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K.M.J.A. Claessen,
S.R. Ramautar,
A.M. Pereira,
J.W.A. Smit,
N.R. Biermasz,
M. Kloppenburg
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79-86
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Patient acceptable symptom state and OMERACT–OARSI set of responder criteria in joint replacement. Identification of cut-off values
22 December 2011
Summary: Objective: To identify new cut-off values beyond which patients can be considered as satisfied or as responders through patient acceptable symptom state (PASS) and OMERACT–OARSI (Outcome Meas...
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A. Escobar,
M. Gonzalez,
J.M. Quintana,
K. Vrotsou,
A. Bilbao,
C. Herrera-Espiñeira,
L. Garcia-Perez,
F. Aizpuru,
C. Sarasqueta
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87-92
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OARSI–OMERACT initiative: defining thresholds for symptomatic severity and structural changes in disease modifying osteoarthritis drug (DMOAD) clinical trials
05 January 2012
Summary: Objective: Total joint replacement has been proposed as an endpoint in disease modifying osteoarthritis drug (DMOAD) randomized clinical trials (RCTs); however, disparities have generated con...
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R.L. Manno,
C.O. Bingham,
S. Paternotte,
L. Gossec,
H. Halhol,
G. Giacovelli,
L. Rovati,
S.A. Mazzuca,
D.O. Clegg,
H. Shi,
E. Tajana Messi,
A. Lanzarotti,
M. Dougados
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93-101
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The assessment of persistent pain after joint replacement
22 December 2011
Summary: This study used ‘think aloud’ to explore issues around using a standardised questionnaire to assess persistent pain after joint replacement. Twenty participants with moderate–extreme persiste...
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V. Wylde,
A. Jeffery,
P. Dieppe,
R. Gooberman-Hill
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102-105
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Synovial fluid CD34− CD44+ CD90+ mesenchymal stem cell levels are associated with the severity of primary knee osteoarthritis
19 December 2011
Summary: To the best of our knowledge, no reports have directly compared synovial fluid (SF)- and synovial membrane (SM)-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from primary knee osteoarthritis patients...
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D.-H. Lee,
C.H. Sonn,
S.-B. Han,
Y. Oh,
K.-M. Lee,
S.-H. Lee
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106-109
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Morphological changes of the lateral meniscus in end-stage lateral compartment osteoarthritis of the knee
12 December 2011
Summary: Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the morphological changes of the lateral meniscus in end-stage lateral compartment osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. Methods: One hundred fifty...
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S.H. Hwang,
K.A. Jung,
W.J. Lee,
K.H. Yang,
D.W. Lee,
A. Carter,
C.H. Park,
D.J. Hunter
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110-116
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Diffusion of Gd-DTPA2− into articular cartilage
26 December 2011
Summary: Objectives: The delayed Gadolinium-Enhanced MRI of Cartilage (dGEMRIC) technique is a method proposed for non-invasive measurement of cartilage glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content. In this method...
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E.-N. Salo,
M.J. Nissi,
K.A.M. Kulmala,
V. Tiitu,
J. Töyräs,
M.T. Nieminen
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117-126
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A potential role of chondroitin sulfate on bone in osteoarthritis: inhibition of prostaglandin E2 and matrix metalloproteinases synthesis in interleukin-1β- stimulated osteoblasts
26 December 2011
Summary: Objectives: To determine the effect of chondroitin sulfate (CS) on inflammatory mediators and proteolytic enzymes induced by interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and related to cartilage catabolism in muri...
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E. Pecchi,
S. Priam,
Z. Mladenovic,
M. Gosset,
A.-S. Saurel,
L. Aguilar,
F. Berenbaum,
C. Jacques
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127-135
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Mice over-expressing salmon calcitonin have strongly attenuated osteoarthritic histopathological changes after destabilization of the medial meniscus
14 December 2011
Summary: Objective: Calcitonin is well-known for its inhibitory actions on bone-resorbing osteoclasts and recently potential beneficial effects on cartilage were shown. We investigated effects of salm...
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B.C. Sondergaard,
P. Catala-Lehnen,
A.K. Huebner,
A.-C. Bay-Jensen,
T. Schinke,
K. Henriksen,
S. Schilling,
M. Haberland,
R.H. Nielsen,
M. Amling,
M.A. Karsdal
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136-143
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Reduced chondrocyte proliferation, earlier cell cycle exit and increased apoptosis in neuronal nitric oxide synthase-deficient mice
23 December 2011
Summary: Objective: Nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated in the local regulation of bone metabolism. However, the contribution made by specific nitric oxide synthase (NOS) enzymes to skeletal develop...
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Q. Yan,
Q. Feng,
F. Beier
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144-151
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Depletion of primary cilia in articular chondrocytes results in reduced Gli3 repressor to activator ratio, increased Hedgehog signaling, and symptoms of early osteoarthritis
19 December 2011
Summary: Objective: Primary cilia are present in almost every cell type including chondrocytes. Studies have shown that defects in primary cilia result in skeletal dysplasia. The purpose of this study...
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C.-F. Chang,
G. Ramaswamy,
R. Serra
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152-161
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Molecular differentiation between osteophytic and articular cartilage – clues for a transient and permanent chondrocyte phenotype
04 January 2012
Summary: Objective: To identify the molecular differences between the transient and permanent chondrocyte phenotype in osteophytic and articular cartilage. Methods: Total RNA was isolated from the car...
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K. Gelse,
A.B. Ekici,
F. Cipa,
B. Swoboda,
H.D. Carl,
A. Olk,
F.F. Hennig,
P. Klinger
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162-171
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An experimental study on costal osteochondral graft
03 January 2012
Summary: Objective: To investigate usefulness of osteochondral grafting from the costo-osteochondral junction as a repair technique for articular cartilage defects histologic and biochemical analysis ...
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K. Sato,
O.J. Moy,
C.A. Peimer,
T. Nakamura,
C. Howard,
S.H. Ko,
T.C. Lee,
Y. Nishiwaki
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172-183
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Spin–lattice relaxation rates and water content of freeze-dried articular cartilage
03 January 2012
Summary: Objective: Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spin–lattice relaxation rates were measured in bovine and porcine articular cartilage as a function of water content. Methods: Water content was va...
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R.A. Damion,
S.S. Pawaskar,
M.E. Ries,
E. Ingham,
S. Williams,
Z. Jin,
A. Radjenovic
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184-190
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