Microfluidic organ-on-chip systems for periodontal research: advances and future directions by Gopu Sriram, Gopu Sriram, Hardik Makkar, Hardik Makkar

“…Of interest is their application in understanding periodontal disease, a chronic inflammatory condition marked by the progressive destruction of periodontal tissues, including gingiva, periodontal ligament, and alveolar bone. The pathogenesis of periodontal disease involves a complex interplay between microbial dysbiosis and host immune responses, which can lead to a loss of dental support structures and contribute to systemic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and inflammatory bowel disease. …”
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Maxillofacial Changes in Melnick-Needles Syndrome by Leilane Larissa Albuquerque do Nascimento, Monica da Consolação Canuto Salgueiro, Mariana Quintela, Victor Perez Teixeira, Ana Carolina Costa Mota, Camila Haddad Leal de Godoy, Sandra Kalil Bussadori

“…This paper describes the case of a 13-year-old girl diagnosed with Melnick-Needles Syndrome presenting with different forms of skeletal dysplasia, such as cranial hyperostosis, short upper limbs, bowed long bones, metaphyseal thickening, genu valgum (knock-knee), shortened distal phalanges, narrow pelvis and shoulders, rib tapering and irregularities, elongation of the vertebrae, kyphoscoliosis, micrognathia, hypoplastic coronoid processes of the mandible, left stylohyoid ligament suggesting ossification, and dental development anomalies. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of a Symptomatic Posterior Cruciate Ganglion Cyst in a Child with Autism by Valerio Andreozzi, Edoardo Monaco, Fabio Conteduca, Raffaele Iorio, Daniele Mazza, Piergiorgio Drogo, Andrea Ferretti

“…Intra-articular ganglion cysts of the knee joint are rare and mostly incidental findings in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or arthroscopy. Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) ganglion cyst in a child is an extremely rare finding, and to the best of our knowledge, only one case has been described in the literature. …”
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The Development of a Return to Performance Pathway Involving A Professional Soccer Player Returning From A Multi-Structural Knee Injury: A Case Report by Andrew Mitchell, Ollie Waite, Craig Holding, Matt Greig

“…This case report describes a male professional soccer player returning to match play (English Championship League) following a medial meniscectomy that occurred during the course of rehabilitation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The player underwent a medial meniscectomy eight months into an ACL rehabilitation program and following 10 weeks of rehabilitation successfully returned to competitive first team match play. …”
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Traumatic Hip Dislocation in an NCAA DI Football Player with Occult Sequelae: A Case Report by Daniel W Safford, Marisa Pontillo, Brian J Sennett

“… # Case Description A 22-year-old NCAA Division I football defensive back who experienced extreme left hip pain following contact with another player with his hip flexed during a game was diagnosed with a type 1 posterior hip dislocation, a grade 1 medial collateral ligament sprain with concomitant posterior thigh and hip muscle strains. …”
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CD206+ Trem2+ macrophage accumulation in the murine knee joint after injury is associated with protection against post-traumatic osteoarthritis in MRL/MpJ mice. by Jillian L McCool, Aimy Sebastian, Nicholas R Hum, Stephen P Wilson, Oscar A Davalos, Deepa K Murugesh, Beheshta Amiri, Cesar Morfin, Blaine A Christiansen, Gabriela G Loots

“…PTOA is initiated by trauma to joint-stabilizing tissues, such as the anterior cruciate ligament, medial meniscus, or by intra-articular fractures. …”
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Spontaneous Ruptured Pyomyoma in a Nulligravid Female: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by S. Read, J. Mullins

“…This showed a ruptured pyomyoma originating in the left broad ligament. She then underwent laparoscopic myomectomy. …”
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Successful Management of Teeth with Different Types of Endodontic-Periodontal Lesions by Hind Alquthami, Abdulaziz M. Almalik, Faisal F. Alzahrani, Lana Badawi

“…., primary endodontic lesion with drainage through the periodontal ligament). The second case was diagnosed as an iatrogenic periodontal lesion caused by root perforation. …”
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Comparison of intra articular autologous platelet-rich plasma with steroids in osteoarthritis knee: Experience from a North Indian tertiary care center by M N Arjun, Vivek Vasdev, Kunal Kishore, Arun Hegde, Krishnan Shanmuganandan, Abhishek Kumar, Uday Bhanu Kovilapu, Roopa Shivashankar

“…It accelerates the process of healing, ligament repair, cartilage regeneration, and bone formation when given in supraphysiological doses. …”
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Short-term high-fat diet post-ACLT surgery activates chondrocyte AMPK pathway and slows articular cartilage degeneration in rats by Hongri Ruan, Tingting Zhu, Tianwen Ma, Yun Liu, Jiasan Zheng

“…This study investigates the direct effects of HFD on articular cartilage following anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) in rats, while also examining the role of free fatty acids (FFA) on chondrocyte activity. …”
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Clinical characteristics and laparoscopic management experience of primary ovarian leiomyoma by Jiaren Zhang, Rong Zhu, Xiaona Lin

“…A total of 21 cases of primary ovarian leiomyoma and 5 cases of inherent ligament leiomyoma were identified. The mean age was 45.6 years (17–67 years). …”
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Endometriosis-Associated Massive Ascites in an Asian Woman: A Case Report of a Rare Clinical Entity by Nuntasiri Eamudomkarn, Naratassapol Likitdee, Pilaiwan Kleebkaow, Chumnan Kietpeerakool

“…Histologic examination revealed benign endometrial glands with stroma at the peritoneum tissue and broad ligament. Other causes of ascites were excluded. The ascites responded to drainage and hormonal suppression. …”
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Ultrasound imaging of the perithyroid fascial space: a comparative analysis with anatomical correlations by Ying Wei, Zhen-long Zhao, Yun Niu, Li-li Peng, Yan Li, Ming-an Yu

“…Isolating fluid was injected into classic anatomical spaces: anterior cervical (58.5%), pretracheal (71.8%, including Berry’s ligament in 196 cases), retropharyngeal (43.7%), and carotid (1.2%). …”
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Dislocation after Posterior Stabilized Primary Total Knee Replacement: A Rare Complication in Four Cases by W. Spierenburg, E. L. A. R. Mutsaerts, J. J. A. M. van Raay

“…Three patients did have instability which emphasizes the importance of ligament balancing while performing a total knee replacement. …”
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Monitoring Cortical and Neuromuscular Activity: Six-month Insights into Knee Joint Position Sense Following ACL Reconstruction by Aglaja Busch, Lorena R. R. Gianotti, Frank Mayer, Heiner Baur

“…# Background Changes in cortical activation patterns after rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) have been described. However, evidence of these consequences in the early stages following the incident and through longitudinal monitoring is scarce. …”
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Don’t Peak Too Early: Evidence for an ACL Injury Prevention Mechanism of the 11+ Program by Haraldur B Sigurðsson, Kristín Briem, Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Lynn Snyder-Mackler

“…# Background The 11+ program prevents anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in athletes through unknown mechanisms…”
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Evaluation of machine learning techniques for real-time prediction of implanted lower limb mechanics by Chase Maag, Clare K. Fitzpatrick, Paul J. Rullkoetter

“…The models were trained on joint alignment data, ligament information, and external boundary conditions. …”
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Comparison on diagnostic results of clinical, radiological and computed tomography of stifle joint in dogs by Nil Aracı, Mustafa Arıcan

“…In addition, early diagnosis of cranial cruciate ligament defects were assessed for effectiveness of computed tomography.…”
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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Differentiated Chondrocytes Repair Cartilage Defect in a Rabbit Osteoarthritis Model by Yu-Hsun Chang, Kun-Chi Wu, Dah-Ching Ding

“…A rabbit OA model was established by the transection of the anterior cruciate ligament. The therapeutic effect of transplanted iPSC-MSC-chondrocytes on the OA was evaluated by the histology, immunostaining, and qPCR of defective cartilage. …”
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Artificial intelligence in degenerative cervical disease: A systematic review of MRI-based diagnostic models by Qian Du, Xinxin Shao, Minbo Zhang, Guangru Cao

“…Comparative analysis revealed that CNN-based approaches showed consistently high performance in ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament detection, while traditional machine learning methods demonstrated varying effectiveness in cervical spondylotic myelopathy classification. …”
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