The Immunomodulatory Effect of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells in Xenograft Transplantation Model.

Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) have demonstrated immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects in preclinical studies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of ASCs on the survival of xenogeneic full-thickness skin grafts and compare intravenous and subcutaneous injections of ASCs. We divided 30 male C57BL/6 mice into control, intravenous (IV), and subcutaneous (SC) injection groups.

Digital Tomosynthesis versus Conventional Radiography for Evaluating Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic performances of digital tomosynthesis (DTS) and conventional radiography in detecting osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) using computed tomography (CT), as the reference standard and evaluate the diagnostic reproducibility of DTS.

Materials And Methods: Forty-five patients (24 male and 21 female; age range, 25-77 years) with clinically suspected ONFH underwent anteroposterior radiography, DTS, and CT. Two musculoskeletal radiologists independently evaluated the presence and type of ONFH.

Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystal Deposition Disease Involving the Ligamentum Flavum of the Cervical Spine with Intense Enhancement on MRI: A Case Report.

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition disease is characterized by chondrocalcinosis, which mainly affects the knees, wrists, pelvis, and rarely, the spine. According to previous reports, CPPD crystal deposits display heterogeneous enhancement on MRI. When combined with inflammation of the surrounding soft tissue, strong enhancement by CPPD crystal deposition may appear similar to imaging features of other conditions such as infectious spondylitis.

Elasticity of torn supraspinatus tendons measured by shear wave elastography: a potential surrogate marker of chronicity?

Purpose: This study investigated whether shear wave elastography (SWE) could be used to estimate the chronicity of supraspinatus tendon (SST) tears.

Methods: A retrospective study was performed. From November 2015 to July 2016, 113 patients (52 men, 61 women; age range, 21 to 79 years) with persistent shoulder pain underwent 119 rotator cuff tendon examinations by routine B-mode ultrasonography, while SST elasticity was measured using SWE.

"Fat Brook" in the Popliteal Fossa: Cadaveric and Clinical Investigation With Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Objective: This study aimed to describe the "fat brook" (FB) in the popliteal fossa of a cadaver and to evaluate its clinical significance.

Methods: Ten fresh cadaveric knees underwent magnetic resonance imaging and histologic analyses. In addition, magnetic resonance imaging images from 321 patients (108 men, 213 women; mean age, 49.

Strain sonoelastography of inflammatory myopathies: comparison with clinical examination, magnetic resonance imaging and pathologic findings.

Objective: To evaluate strain sonoelastography (SSE) in patients with inflammatory myopathies (IM) compared with clinical examination, MRI and pathologic findings.

Methods: 18 lesions from 17 consecutive patients with IM (5 males and 12 females; mean age, 41.2 years; range, 11-67 years) were assessed with SSE after MRI.

The medial synovial fold of the posterior cruciate ligament: cadaveric investigation together with magnetic resonance imaging and histology.

Objective: The purposes of our study were to analyze magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cadaveric findings concerning the medial synovial fold of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and to classify the types of fold according to anatomic location.

Methods: Two musculoskeletal radiologists reviewed MR images of 17 cadaveric knees to classify the types of medial fold of the PCL by consensus. The MRI types were divided into 3 groups.

Intraarticular osteochondroma of shoulder: a case report.

Osteochondroma is a cartilage-capped osseous protrusion that arises from the surface of a bone. Osteochondroma occurs mostly in the metaphysis of long tubular bones such as the femur, tibia, and humerus. Osteochondroma is rare in the diaphysis and in the epiphysis.

A case of atypical fibroxanthoma of subungual type: ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging findings.

Subungual atypical fibroxanthoma is a rare mesenchymal skin tumor of intermediate malignancy. It classically presents as a relatively nondescript, erythematous nodule; it may ulcerate and bleed, but pain and pruritus are uncommon. In the differential diagnoses of subungual tumors, glomus tumor, soft tissue chondroma, keratoacanthoma, hemangioma, lobular capillary hemangioma, epidermal and mucoid cysts, squamous cell carcinoma, and malignant melanoma have been suggested.