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61 Complete Necrosis of a Giant Cell Tumor with High Expression of PPARγ: A Case Report Anticancer Research, May 14, 2013
62 Functional outcome of en bloc resection and osteoarticular allograft reconstruction with locking compression plate for giant cell tumor of the distal radius Journal of Orthopaedic Science, May 14, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
63 Curettage of benign bone tumors and tumor like lesions: A retrospective analysis Full Text Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, May 13, 2013
64 Costal osteochondroma spicule associated with pleural effusion Pediatric Surgery International, May 13, 2013
65 Feasibility and dose discovery analysis of zoledronic acid with concurrent chemotherapy in the treatment of newly diagnosed metastatic osteosarcoma European Journal of Cancer, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
66 Incidence of Pseudotumor and Acute Lymphocytic Vasculitis Associated Lesion (ALVAL) Reactions in Metal-On-Metal Hip Articulations: A Meta-Analysis Journal of Arthroplasty, May 10, 2013 Review Article
67 RANKL Synthesized by Both Stromal Cells and Cancer Cells Plays a Crucial Role in Osteoclastic Bone Resorption Induced by Oral Cancer American Journal of Pathology, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
68 Presumed osteosarcoma Clinical Kidney Journal, May 9, 2013
69 Analysis of the effect of various decalcification agents on the quantity and quality of nucleic acid (DNA and RNA) recovered from bone biopsies Annals of Diagnostic Pathology, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
70 A Large Extraskeletal Osteochondroma of the Foot The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery, May 8, 2013 Review Article
71 Ewing Sarcoma in a Diabetic Male with History of Foot Ulceration The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery, May 8, 2013 Review Article
72 CD99 suppresses osteosarcoma cell migration through inhibition of ROCK2 activity Oncogene, May 7, 2013 Clinical Article
73 Cancer Stem-like Cell Marker CD44 Promotes Bone Metastases by Enhancing Tumorigenicity, Cell Motility and Hyaluronan Production Cancer Research, May 6, 2013 Clinical Article
74 The Correlation Between Dose of Folinic Acid and Neurotoxicity in Children and Adolescents Treated for Osteosarcoma With High-dose Methotrexate (HDMTX): A Neuropsychological and Psychosocial Study Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, May 3, 2013 Clinical Article
75 Surgical Technique: Computer-generated Custom Jigs Improve Accuracy of Wide Resection of Bone Tumors Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, May 3, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
76 Thoracolumbar intramedullary subependymoma with multiple cystic formation: a case report and review European Spine Journal, May 3, 2013 Review Article
77 Unusual association of intraspinal extramedullary teratoma with congenital scoliosis in an elderly adult: case report and literature review European Spine Journal, May 3, 2013 Review Article
78 Endoscopic excision of C2 Osteoid Osteoma: a technical case report European Spine Journal, May 3, 2013
79 Asymptomatic thoracic Pantopaque cyst mimicking an intradural extramedullary lipoma on MR images European Spine Journal, May 3, 2013 Review Article
80 The effect of individualized exercise interventions during treatment in pediatric patients with a malignant bone tumor Supportive Care in Cancer, May 3, 2013 Clinical Article
As reported in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, the anti-fracture effect of zoledronic acid is apparent as early as 12 months after treatment and persists for at least 3 years. The study involved 9355 women with osteoporosis who were followed for 3 y. Compared with the placebo group, the ORs for fractures in the women 1, 2, and 3 years after treatment with zoledronic acid were 0.74, 0.53, and 0.61, respectively.
Read the article summaryAs published in Physical Therapy, a combined 8-month exercise plus weight loss program in overweight or obese patients with hip OA (n=35) resulted in a 32.6% self-reported improvement in physical functioning, as well as pain and walking. This is the first report to demonstrate a benefit in patients with hip OA, which is consistent with the reported benefit of exercise plus weight loss in patients with knee OA.
Read the article summaryAs published in Infection, iv moxifloxacin (400 mg qd) is as effective as iv piperacillin/tazobactam (4.0/0.5 g tid) followed by oral amoxicillin/clavulanate (875/125 mg bid x 7-21 d) in the treatment of diabetic foot infections (69.9%-76.4% vs. 69.1%-78.8%, respectively).
Read the article summary1 Curettage of benign bone tumors and tumor like lesions: A retrospective analysis Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, May 13, 2013 Free full text
2 Blood loss in spinal tumour surgery and surgery for metastatic spinal disease: A meta-analysis The Bone & Joint Journal, May 1, 2013 Review Article
3 Congenital and infantile skin lesions affecting the hand and upper extremity, part 1: Vascular neoplasms and malformations The Journal of Hand Surgery, May 29, 2013 Review Article
4 Surgical Technique: Computer-generated Custom Jigs Improve Accuracy of Wide Resection of Bone Tumors Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, May 3, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
5 The Correlation Between Dose of Folinic Acid and Neurotoxicity in Children and Adolescents Treated for Osteosarcoma With High-dose Methotrexate (HDMTX): A Neuropsychological and Psychosocial Study Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, May 3, 2013
6 The Cancer Stem Cell Marker CD44 Promotes Bone Metastases by Enhancing Tumorigenicity, Cell Motility, and Hyaluronan Production Cancer Research, May 2, 2013
7 CD99 suppresses osteosarcoma cell migration through inhibition of ROCK2 activity Oncogene, May 7, 2013
8 RANKL Synthesized by Both Stromal Cells and Cancer Cells Plays a Crucial Role in Osteoclastic Bone Resorption Induced by Oral Cancer American Journal of Pathology, May 9, 2013
9 Survival analysis of patients with chondrosarcomas of the pelvis Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 22, 2013
10 Complete Necrosis of a Giant Cell Tumor with High Expression of PPARγ: A Case Report Anticancer Research, May 14, 2013
11 Cryoablation of Recurrent Sacrococcygeal Tumors Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, August 13, 2012
12 High Infection Rate Outcomes in Long-bone Tumor Surgery with Endoprosthetic Reconstruction in Adults: A Systematic Review Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, May 2, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
13 Comparison of FDG PET/CT and Gadolinium-Enhanced MRI for the Detection of Bone Metastases in Patients With Cancer: A Meta-analysis Clinical Nuclear Medicine , April 18, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
14 Multiple Hereditary Exostoses. Clinical problems and therapeutic options Orthopaedics and Trauma, May 29, 2013 Review Article
15 Smad3 is the key to transforming growth factor-β1-induced osteoclast differentiation in giant cell tumor of bone Medical Oncology, May 24, 2013
16 The role of MRI in image-guided needle biopsy of focal bone and soft tissue neoplasms Skeletal Radiology, May 30, 2013
17 Lipofibromatous Hamartoma of the Median Nerve: A Comprehensive Review and Systematic Approach to Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment The Journal of Hand Surgery, May 21, 2013 Review Article
18 The use of free microvascular techniques to improve the results of van nes rotationplasty Annals of Plastic Surgery, May 28, 2013
19 Pulmonary metastasectomy for osteogenic and soft tissue sarcoma: who really benefits from surgical treatment? European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, April 5, 2013 Review Article
20 A Large Extraskeletal Osteochondroma of the Foot The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery, May 8, 2013 Review Article
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