Fig. 10.1 Advanced bilateral hemophilic arthropathy of the knee: (a) Anteroposterior view; (b) lateral radiograph of the right knee; (c) lateral view of the left knee. As chronic hemophilic synovitis…
Fig. 8.1 Mean center point of the femoral insertion of the anterior cruciate ligament (After Piefer et al. [9]) On the tibia, the footprint is situated approximately 10 mm posterior…
Characteristics Corticosteroids Hyaluronic acid Mechanism of action Analgesic Anti-inflammatory Immunosuppressive effect Analgesic Anti-inflammatory Mechanical improvement Chondroprotection Proteoglycan and glycosaminoglycan synthesis Subchondral bone compliancy Duration of effects +2 weeks 6–12 months…
Crystal arthritides Trauma Gout Soft tissue injury Pseudogout Spontaneous haemarthrosis Fracture Inflammatory arthritides Rheumatoid arthritis Infection Psoriatic arthritis Acute bacterial septic arthritis Reactive arthritis including Reiter’s disease Viral septic…
Fig. 5.1 Panels (a–c) demonstrate the effect of the femoral frame of reference on describing trochlear groove Fig. 5.2 (a) The moving landmark of the patellar centre during knee flexion…
Name of growth factor Action of growth factor Platelet-Derived Growth Factor (PDGF) [48] Angiogenesis and blood vessel repair Cell growth and collagen production Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Growth and…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán and Alexander D. Liddle (eds.)Joint Preservation in the Adult Knee10.1007/978-3-319-41808-7_7 7. The Meniscus Luke D. Jones1 and Sean O’Leary2, 3 (1) Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK (2) Royal Berkshire Hospital,…
Fig. 12.1 Accepted metabolic effects of AMPK in skeletal muscle. AMPK is activated by several metabolic stresses such as energy depletion, myokines, adipokines, oxidative stress, and Ca2+ release from sarcoplasmic…
Author, year Journal, volume, pages Manner of analysis Results Species Andrianjafiniony etal. [41] Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 299: C307–C315 Western blot Beclin-1 protein ⇔ Mouse Liu et al. [42]…
Fig. 6.1 Overview on the synthesis of the large (60S) and small (40S) subunits of the ribosome. RPs ribosomal proteins Ribosome biogenesis is intimately linked to cell growth and proliferation…
