Premature osteoarthritis

Cartilage defects represent a common problem in orthopaedic practice. Predisposing factors include traumas, inflammatory… Expand

Osteitis Condensans Ilii (OCI) is a benign cause of axial low back pain. Although no clear etiology has been identified, the… Expand

Background Meniscal repair is performed in an attempt to prevent posttraumatic arthritis resulting from meniscal dysfunction… Expand

Osteoarthritis affects all ages. The etiology of this debilitating disease is multifactorial; however, several genes are linked… Expand

Hereditary hemochromatosis is an inherited disease of variable penetrance characterized by excessive absorption of dietary iron… Expand

Men with haemophilia have not only the challenges of living with HIV and/or HCV infection and premature arthritis as… Expand

SummaryThe purpose of the present investigation was to examine and describe the osteoarthritic changes that chronic, partial or… Expand

Biglycan (bgn) is a small leucine-rich proteoglycan enriched in extracellular matrices of skeletal tissues. Bgn-deficient mice… Expand

The X-linked form of spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda (SEDL), a radiologically distinct skeletal dysplasia affecting the… Expand

Spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia tarda is a hereditary chondrodysplasia which appears in adolescence or adult life as premature… Expand