Does low back pain or leg pain in gluteus medius syndrome contribute to lumbar degenerative disease and hip osteoarthritis and vice versa? A literature review.

[Purpose] Gluteus medius syndrome is one of the major causes of back pain or leg pain and is similar to greater trochanteric pain syndrome, which also presents with back pain or leg pain. Greater trochanteric pain syndrome is associated with lumbar degenerative disease and hip osteoarthritis. The objective of this review was to demonstrate gluteus medius syndrome as a disease entity by reviewing relevant articles to elucidate the condition.

[A case of mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix with abdominal wall abscess successfully treated by percutaneous drainage and systemic chemotherapy-a case report].

A 76-year-old woman was diagnosed of mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix. Since there was wide direct invasion into the right psoas muscle, she was judged as inoperable although she had no bowel obstruction. She was received FOLFIRI and bevacizumab treatment.

Ossification of transverse ligament of atlas causing cervical myelopathy: a case report and review of the literature.

A case of ossification of transverse ligament of atlas (TLA) is reported. A 76-year-old female suffered from a transverse type myelopathy was successfully treated by posterior decompression. Dynamic lateral plain radiographs showed irreducible atlantoaxial subluxation (AAS).

Sagittal alignment changes after thoracic laminectomy in adults.

Object: The increased kyphosis after thoracic laminectomy in adult patients was retrospectively evaluated and various factors affecting this spinal deformity were analyzed.

Methods: The authors conducted a retrospective study of 58 cases in which laminectomy was performed and more than half of the facet joints were left intact. The study group included 44 men (mean age 59 years) and 14 women (mean age 61 years) with thoracic myelopathy due to ossifications of the ligamentum flavum and/or the posterior longitudinal ligament or due to posterior bone spurs.

Results of surgical treatment for thoracic myelopathy: minimum 2-year follow-up study in 132 patients.

Object: Thoracic myelopathy is uncommon compared with cervical myelopathy. In this study, data obtained in patients with thoracic myelopathy caused by degenerative processes of the spine were retrospectively analyzed to clarify the surgical outcomes and to examine the various factors affecting the postoperative improvement.

Methods: Between 1988 and 2002, 132 patients with thoracic myelopathy underwent surgery and a minimum 2-year observation period.

Increased elasticity of capsule after immobilization in a rat knee experimental model assessed by scanning acoustic microscopy.

Objectives: The mechanical property of immobilized joints is not well understood. The present study was designed to investigate the tissue elasticity of the anterior and posterior synovial membrane (SM) in a rat immobilized knee model using scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM). Moreover, the structural characteristics of the SM after immobilization were examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

Mechanical effects of immobilization on the Achilles' tendon.

Objective: To measure the biomechanical effects of immobilization on the Achilles' tendon.

Design: Experimental, controlled study.

Setting: Physiatry research laboratory.

Early reattachment does not reverse atrophy and fat accumulation of the supraspinatus--an experimental study in rabbits.

Introduction: Reattachment of the supraspinatus (SSP) tendon after spontaneous rupture leads to improved shoulder function. Whether this improvement of function is due to a reversal of muscle atrophy and fat accumulation known to occur after SSP rupture is still debated. Our previous study of late reattachment of SSP (12 weeks) failed to confirm a reversal of muscle atrophy and of fat accumulation.

High collagen type I and low collagen type III levels in knee joint contracture: an immunohistochemical study with histological correlate.

We studied the levels of collagen type I and type III in the knee joints of rats immobilized for periods of 2, 4, 16 and 32 weeks and sham-operated controls. The intensities of immunostaining of the anterior and posterior synovial intima, anterior and posterior subintima, and patellar tendon were graded on a scale from 0 to 3. We found higher type I collagen levels in immobilized legs than in sham-operated legs in the anterior subintima after 4 and 16 weeks (mean score 2.

Delayed tendon reattachment does not reverse atrophy and fat accumulation of the supraspinatus--an experimental study in rabbits.

Muscle atrophy and fat accumulation occur after rotator cuff tearing. Whether these changes are reversible after a successful repair is still unknown. Imaging allows only a semi-quantitative assessment of muscle atrophy and fat deposition.