The unique biologic and mechanical properties of articular cartilage depend on the design of the tissue and the interactions between the chondrocytes and the matrix that maintain the tissue.… (More)
The degeneration of articular cartilage as part of the clinical syndrome of osteoarthritis is one of the most common causes of pain and disability in middle-aged and older people. The strong… (More)
BACKGROUND AND METHODS
Gaucher's disease, the most prevalent of the sphingolipid storage disorders, is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase (glucosylceramidase). Enzyme replacement… (More)
PURPOSE
To report our experience with technical success, complications, and long-term clinical success of radiofrequency (RF) ablation of osteoid osteoma.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
After needle biopsy,… (More)
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal…
2005
PURPOSE
We have reviewed a series of 150 aneurysmal bone cysts treated over the last 20 years.
PATIENTS AND METHODS
The lesions were principally located in the tibia, femur, pelvis, humerus, and… (More)
Over the past 24 years, the authors have implanted >870 massive frozen cadaveric allografts mostly for the treatment of defects created by the resection of a bone tumor. Most of the grafts were… (More)
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American…
1994
The nine-year experience with sixty patients who had had a giant-cell tumor of a long bone was reviewed to determine the rate of recurrence after treatment with curettage and packing with… (More)