Study Design Tissues in the area of herniated lumbar discs were examined for inflammatory
cytokines to elucidate the causes of sciatic pain in lumbar disc herniation. Objectives To …

The aim of this report was to review the use of orthopedic surgeries performed to manage
rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Our review of studies published in English indicates that there has …

Analysis of the kinematics of the FINE Total Knee System (Nakashima Medical, Okayama,
Japan) revealed that the medial condyle is fixed and the lateral condyle shows lateral …

Background The incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) has varied among studies of
patients undergoing elective spine surgery. This may be because of differences in …

Objective Adipokines may influence inflammatory and/or immune responses. This study was
undertaken to examine whether adiponectin affects the production of prostaglandin E 2 (…

Objective: To evaluate perioperative changes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated
with tocilizumab. Methods: We collected RA cases with tocilizumab and orthopaedic surgery …

The adipokines are linked not only to metabolic regulation, but also to immune responses.
Adiponectin, but not leptin or resistin induced interleukin-8 production from rheumatoid …

Interleukin-17 is a proinflammatory cytokine. Recent animal studies have shown that IL-17
plays a role in the initiation and progression of arthritis. However, whether IL-17 has a …

Although tribological function is the most important mechanical property of articular cartilage,
few studies have examined this function in tissue-engineered cartilage. We investigated …

Background A kinematically aligned (KA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is expected to improve
patient satisfaction, but its effect remains controversial. We investigated differences in …