Orthopedics

Manifold regularized matrix completion for multi-label learning with ADMM.

Multi-label learning is a common machine learning problem arising from numerous real-world applicati...

Deep transfer learning for characterizing chondrocyte patterns in phase contrast X-Ray computed tomography images of the human patellar cartilage.

Phase contrast X-ray computed tomography (PCI-CT) has been demonstrated to be effective for visualiz...

Tranexamic acid reduces blood loss after primary shoulder arthroplasty: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, prospective, randomized controlled trial.

BACKGROUND: Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an antifibrinolytic that has been shown to decrease blood loss ...

Letter to the Editor concerning "Robot-assisted and conventional freehand pedicle screw placement: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials" by Gao ST et al. (Eur Spine J; 2017. DOI 10.1007/s00586-017-5333-y).

Assessment of cortical bone fracture resistance curves by fusing artificial neural networks and linear regression.

Bone injures (BI) represents one of the major health problems, together with cancer and cardiovascul...

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Qi Sun et al. concerning "Robot-assisted and conventional freehand pedicle screw placement: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials" by Gao ST, et al. (Eur Spine J; 2017: DOI 10.1007/s00586-017-5333-y).

Artificial intelligence on the identification of risk groups for osteoporosis, a general review.

INTRODUCTION: The goal of this paper is to present a critical review on the main systems that use ar...

IMU-to-Segment Assignment and Orientation Alignment for the Lower Body Using Deep Learning.

Human body motion analysis based on wearable inertial measurement units (IMUs) receives a lot of att...

Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Exhibit Both Cyclooxygenase- and Lipoxygenase-Mediated Apoptosis in Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells.

Nanoparticles (NPs) have been recognized as both useful tools and potentially toxic materials in var...

Fully automatic cervical vertebrae segmentation framework for X-ray images.

The cervical spine is a highly flexible anatomy and therefore vulnerable to injuries. Unfortunately,...

An optimal control strategy for hybrid actuator systems: Application to an artificial muscle with electric motor assist.

Humans use multiple muscles to generate such joint movements as an elbow motion. With multiple light...

Automated Whole-Body Bone Lesion Detection for Multiple Myeloma on Ga-Pentixafor PET/CT Imaging Using Deep Learning Methods.

The identification of bone lesions is crucial in the diagnostic assessment of multiple myeloma (MM)....

Integrative Approach to Facilitate Fracture Healing: Topical Chinese Herbal Paste with Oral Strontium Ranelate.

Strontium ranelate (SrR) is one of the pharmaceutical agents reported to be effective on the promoti...

Effect of Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment on the Thoracic Medial Branch for Managing Chronic Thoracic Facet Joint Pain Refractory to Medial Branch Block with Local Anesthetics.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) stimulation of the thoracic medial ...

Effects of wear particles of polyether-ether-ketone and cobalt-chromium-molybdenum on CD4- and CD8-T-cell responses.

T-cells, second only to macrophages, are often considered as the potential cells involved in debris-...

Investigation of nepetolide as a novel lead compound: Antioxidant, antimicrobial, cytotoxic, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, analgesic activities and molecular docking evaluation.

In the present study, we describe various pharmacological effects and computational analysis of nepe...

Novel real-time tumor-contouring method using deep learning to prevent mistracking in X-ray fluoroscopy.

Robustness to obstacles is the most important factor necessary to achieve accurate tumor tracking wi...

Effect of bone morphogenetic proteins 2 and 4 on survival and development of bovine secondary follicles cultured in vitro.

This study evaluated the effect of bone morphogenetic proteins 2 (BMP2) and 4 (BMP2) on follicle dev...

Jobelyn attenuates inflammatory responses and neurobehavioural deficits associated with complete Freund-adjuvant-induced arthritis in mice.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the physical and psychosoci...

Changes in Synovial Fluid Biomarkers after Experimental Equine Osteoarthritis.

INTRODUCTION: The study aimed to clarify the changes in the concentration of inflammatory mediators,...

Ultrasound Characterization of Bone Demineralization Using a Support Vector Machine.

We propose an ultrasound-guided remote measurement technique, utilizing an acoustic radiation force ...