Sosa Hatfield

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the risk of medial tibial cortical perforation in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) due to peg positions on the tibial tray of the Persona Partial Knee (PPK).

Preoperative CT images of 60 patients and 60 osteoarthritic knees (30 male and 30 female patients) were used. A tibial multiplanar…[Read more]

The multivariate analysis excluded LDH, and the final AUC (cytology+CEA+CRP) was 0.894.

In all patients with a history of cancer and PE of uncertain origin, the combination of PF cytology plus pleural CEA and CRP assay together should be suggested to recognize malignant plural effusion (MPE), minimising the use of unnecessary invasive…[Read more]

Faster shortening of the telomere lengths in men was the major reason of the estimation of the shorter life span for men.

A higher rate of metabolism causes higher entropy generation and hints correlations that can be helpful in future ageing research. Faster shortening of the telomere lengths in men was the major reason of the estimation of…[Read more]

Since we have gained an understanding of the immunological pathophysiology of rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, treatment based on biological drugs has become a fundamental axis. These therapies are oriented towards the regulation of cytokines such as tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α),…[Read more]