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3D-additive deposition of an antibacterial and osteogenic silicon nitride coating on orthopaedic titanium substrate

scientific article published on 26 November 2019

A method for removing the polyethylene liner during revision total hip arthroplasty.

scientific article published in May 2006

A modified two-incision technique for primary total hip arthroplasty.

scientific article published on July 2008

A single center retrospective clinical evaluation of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion comparing allograft spacers to silicon nitride cages

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

A technique to direct and retrieve a free-hand interlocking screw

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

A wake-up call on the hazards of regulatory mandates in orthopaedic surgery: commentary on an article by Zhong Wang, PhD, MPH, et al.: "Compliance with surgical care improvement project measures and hospital-associated infections following hip arthr

scientific article published on 01 August 2012

Acute sepsis complicating degenerative arthritis of the hip joint: a report of three cases

scientific article published on 01 January 2005

An introduction to medical malpractice in the United States

scientific article

Anterior trochanteric slide osteotomy for primary total hip arthroplasty. Review of nonunion and complications

scientific article

Anti-infective and osteointegration properties of silicon nitride, poly(ether ether ketone), and titanium implants ⬇️

scientific article published on July 31, 2012

Arthroscopic resection of a chondroblastoma in the knee

scientific article published on 01 April 1995

Bacteriostatic behavior of surface modulated silicon nitride in comparison to polyetheretherketone and titanium.

scientific article published on 21 December 2016

Bioactive glass 13-93 as a subchondral substrate for tissue-engineered osteochondral constructs: a pilot study.

scientific article published on October 2011

Bioactive glass in tissue engineering

scientific article

Bioglass functionalization of laser-patterned bioceramic surfaces and their enhanced bioactivity

scientific article published on 08 December 2018

Bipolar and monopolar radiofrequency treatment of osteoarthritic knee articular cartilage: acute and temporal effects on cartilage compressive stiffness, permeability, cell synthesis, and extracellular matrix composition.

scientific article

Burst Strength of BIOLOX®delta Femoral Heads and Its Dependence on Low-Temperature Environmental Degradation

scientific article published on 12 January 2020

Care of the professional athlete: what standard of care?

scientific article published on 16 May 2013

Ceramic bearings in total knee arthroplasty

scientific article published on October 2007

Ceramic-on-ceramic versus ceramic-on-polyethylene bearings in total hip arthroplasty: Results of a multicenter prospective randomized study and update of modern ceramic total hip trials in the United States

scientific article published on July 2005

Characterization of Meniscal Pathology Using Molecular and Proteomic Analyses.

scientific article published on 23 October 2014

Characterization of knee meniscal pathology: correlation of gross, histologic, biochemical, molecular, and radiographic measures of disease.

scientific article

Clinical faceoff: Anterior total hip versus mini-posterior: which one is better?

scientific article

Clinical fracture of cross-linked UHMWPE acetabular liners

scientific article published on 29 July 2009

Clinical outcomes for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with silicon nitride spine cages: a multicenter study

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Clinical outcomes for lumbar fusion using silicon nitride versus other biomaterials

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Clinical risk and judicial reasoning: editorial comment

scientific article published in November 2008

Closed medical negligence claims can drive patient safety and reduce litigation

scientific article published in May 2012

Comparison of the response of primary human blood monocytes and the U937 human monocytic cell line to two different sizes of alumina ceramic particles

scientific article published on July 2004

Corporate malfeasance, off-label use, and surgeon liability.

scientific article

Creation of bioactive glass (13-93) scaffolds for structural bone repair using a combined finite element modeling and rapid prototyping approach

scientific article

Decreased bacteria activity on Si₃N₄ surfaces compared with PEEK or titanium

scientific article published on 7 September 2012

Development of a SiYAlON glaze for improved osteoconductivity of implantable medical devices.

scientific article

Early complications of primary total hip replacement performed with a two-incision minimally invasive technique

scientific article published in November 2005

Early complications of primary total hip replacement performed with a two-incision minimally invasive technique. Surgical technique

scientific article published in September 2006

Effect of borate glass composition on its conversion to hydroxyapatite and on the proliferation of MC3T3-E1 cells.

scientific article published on February 2009

Effect of copper-doped silicate 13-93 bioactive glass scaffolds on the response of MC3T3-E1 cells in vitro and on bone regeneration and angiogenesis in rat calvarial defects in vivo.

scientific article published on 17 May 2016

Effects of low-temperature hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilization on in vitro cytotoxicity of poly(ϵ-caprolactone) (PCL).

scientific article published on 8 May 2012

Enhanced bioactivity of Si3N4 through trench-patterning and back-filling with Bioglass®

scientific article published on 07 October 2019

Enhanced bone regeneration in rat calvarial defects implanted with surface-modified and BMP-loaded bioactive glass (13-93) scaffolds

scientific article published on 6 April 2013

Evolving medicolegal concepts: editorial comment.

scientific article published on May 2012

Fabrication and testing of silicon nitride bearings in total hip arthroplasty: winner of the 2007 "HAP" PAUL Award.

scientific article

Failure of a metal-reinforced tibial post in total knee arthroplasty.

scientific article published in April 2007

Freeze casting of porous hydroxyapatite scaffolds. I. Processing and general microstructure.

scientific article published in July 2008

Freeze casting of porous hydroxyapatite scaffolds. II. Sintering, microstructure, and mechanical behavior.

scientific article

Freeze-cast hydroxyapatite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications.

scientific article published on 15 April 2008

Functionally graded bioactive glass coating on magnesia partially stabilized zirconia (Mg-PSZ) for enhanced biocompatibility.

scientific article published on 23 December 2007

Heterotopic ossification after 2-incision total hip arthroplasty

scientific article published on 03 June 2009

Hollow hydroxyapatite microspheres: a novel bioactive and osteoconductive carrier for controlled release of bone morphogenetic protein-2 in bone regeneration

scientific article published on 05 June 2013

Human osteoblasts grow transitional Si/N apatite in quickly osteointegrated Si3N4 cervical insert.

scientific article

Identification of Novel Synovial Fluid Biomarkers Associated with Meniscal Pathology

scientific article published on 22 October 2014

Identification of Synovial Fluid Biomarkers for Knee Osteoarthritis and Correlation with Radiographic Assessment

scientific article published on 30 April 2015

Improved radiographic outcomes with patient-specific total knee arthroplasty

scientific article published on 28 June 2014

In Situ Spectroscopic Screening of Osteosarcoma Living Cells on Stoichiometry-Modulated Silicon Nitride Bioceramic Surfaces

In Vitro versus In Vivo Phase Instability of Zirconia-Toughened Alumina Femoral Heads: A Critical Comparative Assessment.

scientific article

In toto microscopic scanning of ZTA femoral head retrievals using CAD-assisted confocal Raman spectroscopy

In vitro antibacterial activity of oxide and non-oxide bioceramics for arthroplastic devices: II. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.

scientific article published on 18 April 2018

In vitro testing of Al(2)O(3)-Nb composite for femoral head applications in total hip arthroplasty

scientific article published on 25 July 2009

In vivo evaluation of 13-93 bioactive glass scaffolds with trabecular and oriented microstructures in a subcutaneous rat implantation model

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In vivo outcomes of tissue-engineered osteochondral grafts

scientific article published on 01 April 2010

Incorporating Si3 N4 into PEEK to Produce Antibacterial, Osteocondutive, and Radiolucent Spinal Implants

scientific article published on 24 April 2018

Induction of matrix metalloproteinase 1 gene expression is regulated by inflammation-responsive transcription factor SAF-1 in osteoarthritis

scientific article (publication date: 2003)

Mechanical and in vitro performance of 13-93 bioactive glass scaffolds prepared by a polymer foam replication technique.

scientific article published on 4 May 2008

Mechanical properties of bioactive glass (13-93) scaffolds fabricated by robotic deposition for structural bone repair.

scientific article published on 21 February 2013

Medical and legal considerations in managing patients with musculoskeletal tumors

scientific article published on January 2014

Medical liability of the physician in training

scientific article published in May 2012

Medical malpractice in hip and knee arthroplasty

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Medical malpractice reform: the role of alternative dispute resolution.

scientific article published in May 2012

Medicolegal Sidebar: (Mis)Informed Consent in Medical Negligence Lawsuits.

scientific article published on 7 September 2017

Medicolegal Sidebar: Alcohol Abuse-Patient Safety versus Surgeon Privacy

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Medicolegal Sidebar: Avoiding Gender-based Inequities During Orthopaedic Training

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Medicolegal Sidebar: Clinical Practice Guidelines-Do They Reduce Professional Liability Risk?

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Medicolegal Sidebar: Expanding Hospital Liability-The Concept of Willful Blindness.

scientific article published on 22 February 2017

Medicolegal Sidebar: Getting Sued By Someone Else's Patient-When Does a Curbside Consultation Carry Medicolegal Jeopardy?

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Medicolegal Sidebar: Informed Consent in the Information Age.

scientific article

Medicolegal Sidebar: Legal Immunity for Healthcare Workers During COVID-19

scientific article published on 01 September 2020

Medicolegal Sidebar: Resident Physician Liability.

scientific article published on 8 June 2017

Medicolegal Sidebar: Serving on the Sidelines-The American Football Dilemma.

scientific article published in March 2018

Medicolegal Sidebar: Unnecessary Medical Care and Physician Liability

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Medicolegal Sidebar: Who Should Obtain Informed Consent?

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Medicolegal sidebar: Physician competence and skill part II: Hospital corporate responsibility and new technologies.

scientific article published on 8 May 2014

Medicolegal sidebar: State medical boards and physician disciplinary actions

scientific article published on 7 November 2013

Medicolegal sidebar: The law and social values: loss of chance.

scientific article published on 7 August 2014

Medicolegal sidebar: corporate relationships and increased surgeon liability risk.

scientific article published on 13 February 2013

Medicolegal sidebar: the law and social values: conformity to norms

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Medicolegal sidebar: the law and social values: res ipsa loquitur

scientific article

Minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty with the anterior approach

scientific article published on July 2008

Mobile Messaging Communication in Health Care: Rules, Regulations, Penalties, and Safety of Provider Use

scientific article published on 01 March 2018

Modulating notochordal differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells using natural nucleus pulposus tissue matrix

scientific article

Muscle damage in minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty: MRI evidence that it is not significant

scientific article published in January 2008

Native nucleus pulposus tissue matrix promotes notochordal differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells with potential for treating intervertebral disc degeneration.

scientific article

Novel Technique: Knee Arthrodesis Using Trabecular Metal Cones with Intramedullary Nailing and Intramedullary Autograft

scientific article

Off-Stoichiometric Reactions at the Cell-Substrate Biomolecular Interface of Biomaterials: In Situ and Ex Situ Monitoring of Cell Proliferation, Differentiation, and Bone Tissue Formation ⬇️

scientific article published on 21 August 2019

On the molecular interaction between femoral heads and polyethylene liners in artificial hip joints: phenomenology and molecular scale phenomena

scientific article published on 02 December 2016

Orthopedic applications of silicon nitride ceramics.

scientific article published on 26 April 2012

Overuse of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Moderate to Severe Osteoarthritis

scientific article published on 01 January 2018

Oxide ceramic femoral heads contribute to the oxidation of polyethylene liners in artificial hip joints.

scientific article published on 17 March 2018

Patients, pictures, and privacy: managing clinical photographs in the smartphone era

scientific article published on 12 November 2018

Peer review in the reporting of clinical trials in Arthroplasty Today

scientific article published on 15 May 2019

Periprosthetic femoral osteolysis around an uncemented nonmodular Moore prosthesis

scientific article published on 01 April 1997

Physician competence and skill part I: the role of hospital corporate liability.

scientific article published on 06 February 2014

Polyethylene wear in cases using femoral stems of similar geometry, but different metals, porous layer, and modularity

scientific article published in August 1998

Preparation and bioactive characteristics of a porous 13-93 glass, and fabrication into the articulating surface of a proximal tibia.

scientific article published in July 2007

Preparation and in vitro evaluation of bioactive glass (13-93) scaffolds with oriented microstructures for repair and regeneration of load-bearing bones.

scientific article

Preparation of resorbable carbonate-substituted hollow hydroxyapatite microspheres and their evaluation in osseous defects in vivo.

scientific article

Primary TKA with a zirconia ceramic femoral component.

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Processing of grain-size functionally gradient bioceramics for implant applications.

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Proliferation and function of MC3T3-E1 cells on freeze-cast hydroxyapatite scaffolds with oriented pore architectures.

scientific article published on 30 December 2008

Reconciling in vivo and in vitro kinetics of the polymorphic transformation in zirconia-toughened alumina for hip joints: I. Phenomenology

scientific article published on 20 November 2016

Reconciling in vivo and in vitro kinetics of the polymorphic transformation in zirconia-toughened alumina for hip joints: II. Theory

scientific article published on 17 October 2016

Reconciling in vivo and in vitro kinetics of the polymorphic transformation in zirconia-toughened alumina for hip joints: III. Molecular scale mechanisms

scientific article published on 4 November 2016

Reply to the Letter to the Editor: Medicolegal Sidebar: Informed Consent in the Information Age.

scientific article published on 10 December 2015

Reply to the Letter to the Editor: Medicolegal Sidebar: Who Should Obtain Informed Consent?

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Rethinking the Standard of Care in Treating Professional Athletes.

scientific article

Review: emerging developments in the use of bioactive glasses for treating infected prosthetic joints

scientific article

Septic arthritis of the hip in an immune competent adult: the significance of the differential diagnosis

scientific article published on 01 May 2007

Silicate, borosilicate, and borate bioactive glass scaffolds with controllable degradation rate for bone tissue engineering applications. II. In vitro and in vivo biological evaluation

scientific article published on 01 October 2010

Silicon Nitride Bioceramics Induce Chemically Driven Lysis in Porphyromonas gingivalis.

scientific article published on 5 March 2016

Silicon Nitride: A Synthetic Mineral for Vertebrate Biology

scientific article published on 19 August 2016

Silicon nitride surface chemistry: A potent regulator of mesenchymal progenitor cell activity in bone formation

Studies presented in poster format at the annual meetings of the American Association Of Hip And Knee Surgeons: how do they fare in the peer review process?

scientific article published on 26 July 2007

Surface functionalization of PEEK with silicon nitride

scientific article published on 09 September 2020

Surface modulation of silicon nitride ceramics for orthopaedic applications.

scientific article

Surface topography of silicon nitride affects antimicrobial and osseointegrative properties of tibial implants in a murine model

scientific article published on 2 September 2017

Surgeon demographics and medical malpractice in adult reconstruction.

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Testing of silicon nitride ceramic bearings for total hip arthroplasty.

scientific article published in November 2008

The Effect of Cervical Interbody Cage Morphology, Material Composition, and Substrate Density on Cage Subsidence

scientific article published on 22 December 2016

The Law and Social Values: Medical Necessity and Criminal Prosecution

scientific article published on 8 February 2016

The Law and Social Values: Medical Uncertainty

scientific article published on 26 October 2016

The Law and Social Values: Prescription Pain Killers.

scientific article published on 22 June 2016

The effect of devitalized trabecular bone on the formation of osteochondral tissue-engineered constructs

scientific article published on 20 August 2008

The expert witness in medical malpractice litigation.

scientific article published on 4 December 2008

The judgment defense in medical malpractice

scientific article published on 10 August 2013

The relationship of the canine femoral head to the femoral neck: an anatomic study with relevance for hip arthroplasty implant design and implantation

scientific article published on 08 December 2011

The role of nitrogen off-stoichiometry in the osteogenic behavior of silicon nitride bioceramics

scientific article published on 05 August 2019

The significance of metal staining on alumina femoral heads in total hip arthroplasty.

scientific article published in January 2007

Tibial post failures in a condylar posterior cruciate substituting total knee arthroplasty

scientific article published on 9 November 2007

Total Hip Replacement with Use of a Direct Anterior Approach: A Critical Analysis Review

scientific article

Tough and strong porous bioactive glass-PLA composites for structural bone repair

scientific article published on 17 January 2017

Transcriptional induction of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in the chondrocyte and synoviocyte cells is regulated via a novel mechanism: evidence for functional cooperation between serum amyloid A-activating factor-1 and AP-1.

scientific article published on September 2005

Trochanteric union following revision total hip arthroplasty

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

Two-year results of a double-blind multicenter randomized controlled non-inferiority trial of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) versus silicon nitride spinal fusion cages in patients with symptomatic degenerative lumbar disc disorders

scientific article published on 01 September 2020

Wear and surface degradation of commercial ZTA femoral heads under boundary lubrication conditions

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What to Disclose? Revisiting Informed Consent ⬇️

scientific article published on May 1, 2012

What's new in total hip arthroplasty

scientific article published on 01 September 2008

What's new in total hip arthroplasty

scientific article published on 01 October 2009

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