Publications by authors named "Guntur Utama Putera"
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- About 5-10% of patients with fractures suffer from nonunion, where healing doesn't occur properly; L-arginine has been suggested to help by enhancing blood flow and collagen production.
- This review is the first to systematically analyze the effects of oral L-arginine on fracture healing, compiling findings from PubMed, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect.
- Four studies were reviewed (three animal and one in vitro), showing that L-arginine supplementation improved bone formation and related factors, indicating its potential as an affordable and safe treatment for fractures, but more human studies are needed.
Introduction: Pelvic tumors greatly impact survival and quality of life of the patient. Reconstruction following resection of neoplasms involving the acetabulum remains one of the most challenging procedures for orthopaedic surgeons. We reported an 18-year-old female with Hodgkin's lymphoma of the left iliac wing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Resection arthroplasty of the hip was already performed for recent 100 years. This kind of surgery has been used for a wide variety of hip problems such as infection, degenerative osteoarthritis and prosthetic joint infection. Total hip replacement is remarkable procedure in order to relieve pain and restore hip function.
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