Publications by authors named "J D Paletta"
Implants are integral to modern orthopedic surgery. The outcomes are good, but infections remain a serious issue. (), along with , are predominant pathogens responsible for implant-associated infections, as conventional antibiotic treatments often fail due to biofilm formation or the pathogens' ability to invade cells and to persist intracellularly.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe most common spinal disorder in elderly is lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), resulting partly from ligamentum flavum (LF) hypertrophy. Its pathophysiology is not completely understood. The present study wants to elucidate the role of estrogen receptor α (ER α) in fibroblasts of hypertrophied LF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBony defects are a common problem in musculoskeletal surgery. Replacement with autologous bone grafts is limited by availability of transplant material. Sterilized cancellous bone, while being osteoconductive, has limited osteoinductivity.
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- Smoking cessation can help reverse some damage from smoking, particularly related to inflammation.
- After 8 weeks of smoke exposure, Wistar rats exhibited significant lung and trachea damage, but those that stopped smoking showed signs of recovery in both tissues and immune response.
- The study found that ceasing smoking decreased levels of various inflammatory markers and increased the expression of the protein AnxA1, suggesting it plays a key role in reducing inflammation from smoking.
Objective: Detection of a lateral shift (LS) in patients with diagnosed disc herniation compared to healthy controls.
Summary Of Background Data: A specific lateral shift (LS) pattern is observed in patients with disc herniation and low back pain, as shown in earlier studies.
Methods: Rasterstereography (RS) was used to investigate the LS.