Background Restoring the anatomical footprint may improve the healing and mechanical
strength of repaired tendons. A double row of suture anchors increases the tendon-bone …

OBJECTIVES: The principle underlying this project is that, despite nervous reorganization
following upper limb amputation, original pathways and CNS relays partially maintain their …

Recent studies have shown that mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)‐based therapy might be an
effective approach for the treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). However, …

Study Design. Changes in gene expression profile and cell fusion of mesenchymal stem
cells (MSC) and nucleus pulposus cells (NPC) after coculture were analyzed. Objective. To …

Injuries can counter the beneficial effects of sports participation at a young age if a child or
adolescent is unable to continue to participate because of residual effects of injury. This paper …

Injuries can counter the beneficial aspects related to sports activities if an athlete is unable
to continue to participate because of residual effects of injury. We provide an updated …

Introduction Several biomaterials are available to bridge large tendon defects or reinforce
tenuous tendon repairs. Methods We performed a comprehensive search of PubMed, Medline, …

Background: After reinsertion on the humerus, the rotator cuff has limited ability to heal. Growth
factor augmentation has been proposed to enhance healing in such procedure. Purpose: …

Background: Recently, structured training programs for sports injury prevention (“The 11” and
“The 11+”) have been validated in soccer. The FIFA 11+ program has not been evaluated …

Purpose: Recently, new experimental data suggested that, besides inhibiting osteoclasts,
bisphosphonate may also have an antitumor effect. Antiangionetetic activity is one of the …