Background: Resurfacing-type total hip replacement (THR) has been successfully developed over the past 50 years through collaborative efforts between engineers and surgeons. Much of the development was pursued by indi...
Background: The Buechel-Pappas (BP) meniscal bearing total ankle replace-ment was initially developed as a “shallow-sulcus” talar component device using cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy, in 1978, and later, modified...
Intrapelvic prosthetic migration prosthesis following hip arthroplasty can occur due to aseptic loosening, infection, injury and malposition of the cup with chronic instability. Revision surgery is the treatment optio...
Purpose: Acromioclavicular (AC) joint dislocation is commonly treated using a clavicle hook plate (HP). However, previous reports have indicated that acromial fractures may occur after HP fixation. The purpose of this...
Objective: There are two monocyte populations in human blood: CD14+CD16- classical monocytes and CD14+CD16+ inflammatory monocytes. CD14+CD16+ inflammatory monocytes, account for approximately 10% of the total monocyt...