Objective To compare the chondrogenic potential of human bone marrow–derived
mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC) and adipose tissue–derived stromal cells (ATSC), because the …

Purpose: To define patients and tumor characteristics as well as therapy results, patients with
pelvic osteosarcoma who were registered in the Cooperative Osteosarcoma Study Group (…

The role of quantitative 18 F-FDG PET studies for the differentiation of benign and malignant
bone lesions is still an open question. Methods: Our evaluation included 83 patients with 37 …

Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone tumor characterized by juvenile onset,
tumor heterogeneity, and early pulmonary metastasis. Therapeutic improvement stagnates …

The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate long-term success of CT-guided
radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in patients with osteoid osteoma (OO) and osteoblastoma (OB) …

High survival rates have been reported for the uncemented CLS ® Spotorno ® stem up to
10 years. To confirm survival at longer followup we report the minimum 15-year (mean, 17 …

We evaluated the clinical and radiographic results of the first consecutive 154 implantations
of a cementless, double-tapered straight femoral stem (cementless Spotorno (CLS), Sulzer …

Background: Total hip arthroplasty without cement is frequently performed in young active
patients, but only limited outcomes data are available after durations of follow-up of more than …

Annexin A2 (ANXA2) promotes myeloma cell growth, reduces apoptosis in myeloma cell
lines, and increases osteoclast formation. ANXA2 has been described in small cohorts of …

Lower limb salvage surgery remains a challenge in orthopaedic oncology. Both cemented
and cementless, modular, endoprosthetic systems are widely used to treat defects of different …