User testing of the psychometric properties of pictorial-based disability assessment Longshi Scale by healthcare professionals and non-professionals: a Chinese study in Shenzhen.

Objective: The aim of this study was to validate a novel pictorial-based Longshi Scale for evaluating a patient's disability by healthcare professionals and non-professionals.

Design: Prospective study.

Setting: Rehabilitation departments from a grade A, class 3 public hospital, a grade B, class 2 public hospital, and a private hospital and seven community rehabilitation centers.

Differences in 1‑year outcome after primary total hip and knee arthroplasty : A cohort study in older patients with osteoarthritis.

Background: Patients who undergo primary total hip (THA) and knee (TKA) arthroplasty show better clinical outcomes, improved quality of life and increased participation in leisure activities; however, the differences between primary THA and TKA in older patients are unknown.

Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the Western Ontario and McMasters University osteoarthritis index (WOMAC) scores and changes in WOMAC scores, the Medical Outcomes study 12-item short-form version 2 (SF-12) mental and physical health scales, satisfaction and frequency of participation in leisure activities in older osteoarthritis patients with a mean age of 67.9 ± 10.

Lavage with allicin in combination with vancomycin inhibits biofilm formation by Staphylococcus epidermidis in a rabbit model of prosthetic joint infection.

Background And Aim: The present anti-infection strategy for prosthetic joint infections (PJI) includes the use of antibiotics and surgical treatments, but the bacterial eradication rates are still low. One of the major challenges is the formation of biofilm causing poor bacterial eradication. Recently it has been reported that allicin (diallyl thiosulphinate), an antibacterial principle of garlic, can inhibit bacteria adherence and prevent biofilm formation in vitro.

Study of a novel three-dimensional scaffold to repair bone defect in rabbit.

Both decalcified bone matrix (DBM) and fibrin gel possess good biocompatibility, so they are used as scaffolds to culture bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). The feasibility and efficacy of using compound material being made of decalcified bone matrix and fibrin gel as a three-dimensional scaffold for bone growth were investigated. BMSCs were isolated from the femur of rabbit, then seeded in prepared scaffolds after incubation for 28 days in vitro.