Isolated medial head of triceps rupture.

Triceps ruptures are less common injuries presenting to the orthopaedic or emergency department setting compared with other musculoskeletal injuries. This to some extent reduces the level of index of suspicion or chances of considering the triceps rupture as one of the differential diagnosis while examining a patient following upper limb injury. The literature search shows that a significant proportion of patient diagnosis has been missed during initial presentation, leading to a delay in diagnosis and in providing definitive treatment, ranging from 6 to 18 months.

The potential of stem cell therapy for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Joint diseases are a major cause of disability and are a significant financial burden on health care systems. Regenerative medicine offers exciting possibilities for treating osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. As well as possessing the ability to differentiate into other tissue lineages, some stem cells such as mesenchymal stem cells possess immmunomodulatory properties that make them useful in the search for alternative treatments for rheumatoid arthritis specifically.