The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
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J Bone Joint Surg Am · Sep 2006
Self-reported upper extremity health status correlates with depression.
The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire is the most widely used upper extremity-specific health-status measure. The DASH score often demonstrates greater variability than would be expected on the basis of objective pathology. This variability may be related to psychosocial factors. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the correlation between the DASH score and psychological factors for specific diagnoses with relatively limited variation in objective pathology. ⋯ Self-reported upper extremity-specific health status as measured with the DASH score correlates with depression and pain anxiety but not neuroticism. These data support the contention that psychosocial factors have a strong influence on health-status measures.
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J Bone Joint Surg Am · Sep 2006
Percutaneous autologous bone-marrow grafting for nonunions. Surgical technique.
Bone marrow aspirated from the iliac crest contains progenitor cells that can be used to obtain bone-healing of nonunions. However, there is little available information regarding the number and concentration of these cells that are necessary to obtain bone repair. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the number and concentration of progenitor cells that were transplanted for the treatment of nonunion, the callus volume obtained after the transplantation, and the clinical healing rate. ⋯ Percutaneous autologous bone-marrow grafting is an effective and safe method for the treatment of an atrophic tibial diaphyseal nonunion. However, its efficacy appears to be related to the number of progenitors in the graft, and the number of progenitors available in bone marrow aspirated from the iliac crest appears to be less than optimal in the absence of concentration.
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J Bone Joint Surg Am · Sep 2006
Effect of impact on chondrocyte viability during insertion of human osteochondral grafts.
Osteochondral grafts, used to treat chondral and osteochondral defects, require high insertional forces that may affect the viability of chondrocytes in the graft. The objectives of this study were to (1) measure the loading impact during insertion of osteochondral grafts, (2) evaluate the effect of insertional loading on chondrocyte viability, and (3) assess this effect on chondrocyte apoptosis and activation of caspase-3. ⋯ Chondrocyte death that occurs during impact insertion of osteochondral grafts may lead to compromised function. Understanding the mechanisms and consequences of such impact loading may provide insights into potential therapeutic interventions, or lead to changes in the insertion technique, to decrease the cell injury associated with impact loading.