Schlemm's canal endothelial cells (SECs) serve as the final barrier to aqueous humor (AQH) drainage from the eye. SECs adjust permeability to AQH outflow to modulate intraocular pressure (IOP). The broad identification of IOP-related genes implicates SECs in glaucoma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in severe varus deformity still remains a challenge. Alternative alignment TKA aims to improve outcomes and satisfaction. The purpose of this study is to report on the outcomes of a functionally aligned TKA in severe varus deformity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have both been shown to be effective treatments for osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. Many studies have compared the outcomes of the two treatments, but less so with the use of robotics, or individualized TKA alignment techniques. Functional alignment (FA) is a novel technique for performing a TKA and shares many principles with UKA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Programmed cell death (PCD) is a crucial genetically-encoded and evolutionarily-conserved process for development and homeostasis. We previously identified a genetically non-apoptotic, highly ordered, and stereotyped killing program called Compartmentalized Cell Elimination (CCE) in the tail-spike epithelial cell (TSC). Here we identify the transcription factor EOR-1/PLZF as promoting CCE.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Functional alignment (FA) in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) aims to achieve balanced gaps by adjusting implant positioning while minimizing changes to constitutional joint line obliquity (JLO). Although FA uses kinematic alignment (KA) as a starting point, the final implant positions can vary significantly between these two approaches. This study used the Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee (CPAK) classification to compare differences between KA and final FA positions.
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