Treatment of Early Undifferentiated Chronic Monoarthritis of the Wrist by Arthroscopic Wrist Synovectomy Combined with Partial Denervation.

Objective: Undifferentiated chronic monosecarthritis (UCMA) is a group of inflammatory joint diseases that has the potential to progress to other diseases and can seriously affect patients' quality of life. There is yet no unified consensus regarding treatment of UCMA. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of arthroscopic synovectomy combined with partial wrist denervation in treating Larsen 1-3 UCMA.

Two-Year Clinical Outcomes after Arthroscopic Re-Excision of Recurrent Dorsal Wrist Ganglion Cyst.

Objectives: Arthroscopic excision of dorsal wrist ganglion (DWG) cysts has recently become an alternative to open surgery, with the advantage of lower recurrence. However, in recurrent cases, whether re-excision using an arthroscopic approach would achieve favorable outcomes has not been determined. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of function evaluation and recurrence rate after arthroscopic excision of recurrent DWG cysts.

Miniplate and K-Wire Fixation for Type Vb Jersey Finger: A Case Series of Nine Patients.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to present the results of plate and K-wire fixation for type Vb jersey finger.

Methods: We used a miniplate system combined with a K-wire to treat nine cases of acute type Vb jersey finger injury. The fracture healing time, functional outcomes, and complications were assessed.

Centralization of ulna with wrist fusion for failure of reconstructed distal radius by allograft bone or prosthesis: A case report and literature review.

Rationale: Centralization of the ulna is commonly used in the treatment of radius developmental deformity in children. The secondary distal radius deficiency in adults is different from the developmental deformity of the radius in children. There is no report on the ulna centralization with wrist fusion for the failure of the reconstructed distal radius by allograft bone or prosthesis for osteosarcoma in adults.

Evaluation of peri-prosthetic radiolucent lines surrounding the cementless femoral stem using digital tomosynthesis with metal artifact reduction: a cadaveric study in comparison with radiography and computed tomography.

Background: The traditional criterion for the diagnosis of implant loosening in total hip arthroplasty (THA) was once defined as a radiolucent line of >2 mm in width, based on plain radiography. Recent progress in imaging technology has allowed for the identification of complete radiolucent lines of ≤2 mm around the whole prosthesis as the basis for diagnosing component loosening in the absence of component migration. This study aimed to compare the sensitivity and specificity of digital tomosynthesis with metal artifact reduction with those of radiography and conventional computed tomography (CT) for detecting radiolucent lines of ≤2 mm surrounding cementless femoral stems of different widths.

High-Intensity Ultrasound Treatment on Soy Protein after Selectively Proteolyzing Glycinin Component: Physical, Structural, and Aggregation Properties.

In this study, a novel method called selective proteolysis was applied to the glycinin component of soy protein isolate (SPI), and a degraded glycinin hydrolysate (DGH) was obtained. The effects of high-intensity ultrasound (HIU) treatment (20 kHz at 400 W, 0, 5, 20, and 40 min) on the physical, structural, and aggregation properties of DGH were investigated with the aim to reveal the influence of the selectively hydrolyzing glycinin component on the HIU treatment of soy protein. The effects of HIU on DGH and a control SPI (CSPI) were both time-dependent.

Different femoral origins of valgus deformity affect aspect ratios of resected distal femurs in total knee arthroplasty.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the anthropometry of resected distal femurs in valgus knees at the level of standard cuts during total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and to compare these measurements to neutrally aligned knees.

Methods: Anteroposterior and mediolateral measurements of the distal femur were performed on three-dimensional computed tomography reconstructions of 57 valgus knees (34 intra-articular valgus and 23 juxta-articular valgus) and 40 neutrally aligned knees. The measured dimensions and calculated aspect ratios (ARs) were subsequently compared.

Amino acid composition and nutritional value evaluation of Chinese chestnut ( Blume) and its protein subunit.

The amino acid composition, nutritional value and proteins subunit of chestnuts ( Blume) from three regions of China (Henan, Hunan, and Guangdong) were investigated. Experimental results showed that the albumin fraction dominated the chestnut protein composition, but globulin and prolamin were nondetectable. All the Chinese chestnut proteins had a nutritionally balanced amino acid composition.

Formation of amyloid fibrils from soy protein hydrolysate: Effects of selective proteolysis on β-conglycinin.

The soy protein hydrolysate subjected to selective proteolysis on β-conglycinin (referred to as DβH, contrast group) and a control soy protein isolate sample without addition of protease (referred to as CSPI, blank group) were adopted as experimental samples. By employing the "subtraction" mode of logical thinking, we aimed to compare the differences between CSPI and DβH on fibrillation at pH2.0 with heating at 95°C.

Carotenoid profiling of red navel orange "Cara Cara" harvested from five regions in China.

Understanding the composition and content of carotenoids in red-flesh navel orange "Cara Cara" cultivated in different regions is valuable for its nutrition assessment and fruit processing control. Herein, the carotenoids of "Cara Cara" fruits, harvested from five typical citrus growing regions of China, were identified and quantified by HPLC-DAD coupled with HPLC-DAD-APCI-MS/MS. In saponified extracts, 19 free carotenoids including 8 carotenes and 11 xanthophylls were identified.

Screw-hole clusters in acetabular cups: a morphological study of optimal positioning of screw-holes.

Background: Rigid and safe transacetabular screw fixation in total hip arthroplasty (THA) is achieved by pursuing deeper bone stock and avoiding injuries to the neurovascular structures, but these efforts can be restricted by the distribution of screw-holes on cups by the manufacturer. We therefore tried to determine: (i) optimal screw-hole positions on cups to allow anatomical placement of screws; (ii) rationality of the basic 3-screw-hole cluster on commercial cups; and (iii) the optimum method for placing commercial cups in accordance with acetabular anatomy.

Methods: Periacetabular osseous structure of 64 hips and arterial structures of 50 hips were three-dimensionally reconstructed.

Effect of ultrasonic processing on the changes in activity, aggregation and the secondary and tertiary structure of polyphenol oxidase in oriental sweet melon (Cucumis melo var. makuwa Makino).

Background: Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) mainly contributes to the browning reaction of fruits and vegetables and causes serious damage to the quality of sweet melon products. However, traditional methods to inactivate browning may induce more unexpected risks than ultrasonic processing. Meanwhile, there are no reports on the effect of ultrasound on PPO directly purified from sweet melon.

Yield improvement of exopolysaccharides by screening of the Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC and optimization of the fermentation and extraction conditions.

Exopolysacharides (EPS) produced by Lactobacillus acidophilus play an important role in food processing with its well-recognized antioxidant activity. In this study, a L. acidophilus mutant strain with high-yielding EPS (2.

Effect of high intensity ultrasound on transglutaminase-catalyzed soy protein isolate cold set gel.

The effects of high intensity ultrasound (HIU, 105-110 W/cm(2) for 5 or 40 min) pre-treatment of soy protein isolate (SPI) on the physicochemical properties of ensuing transglutaminase-catalyzed soy protein isolate cold set gel (TSCG) were investigated in this study. The gel strength of TSCG increased remarkably from 34.5 to 207.

Antimicrobial application of nanofibrous mats self-assembled with quaternized chitosan and soy protein isolate.

Positively charged N-[(2-hydroxy-3-trimethylammonium) propyl] chitosan chloride (HTCC) and negatively charged soy protein isolate (SPI) were alternately assembled on cellulose acetate (CA) electrospun nanofibrous mats via electrostatic layer-by-layer self-assembly technique. CA nanofibrous mats coated with bilayers of HTCC and SPI possessed more orderly-arranged structure than uncoated CA mats according to the observation from scanning electron microscopy images. The average diameter of the nanofibers was enlarged by the increase of the bilayer number.

Detection of bacterial concentration variations based on dielectric magnetic flux.

This study is based on the development of bacterial count quantification generated by medium dielectric variations and consequent polarization material release. The proposed approach is an action method for the fast detection of bacterial concentration in orange juice. The sensing method relies on bacterial attachment up to biofilm formation.

Characterization of germin-like protein with polyphenol oxidase activity from Satsuma mandarine.

Polyphenol oxidases (PPOs) catalyzing the oxygen dependent oxidation of phenols to quinones are ubiquitously distributed in plants and are assumed to be involved in plant defense against pests and pathogens. A protein with high PPO activity was identified in Satsuma mandarine, extracted with Tris-HCl buffer, purified by salt precipitation and column chromatography, and characterized by mass spectrometry as germin-like protein (GLP), which belongs to pathogenesis related protein (PR) family. In the present study, the structure and enzymatic properties of GLP were characterized using spectroscopy methods.

Physicochemical properties of peanut protein isolate-glucomannan conjugates prepared by ultrasonic treatment.

Peanut protein isolate (PPI) was glycated with glucomannan through classical heating or ultrasound treatment in this work. The physicochemical properties of PPI-glucomannan conjugates prepared by ultrasound treatment were compared to those prepared by classical heating. Compared with classical heating, ultrasound treatment could accelerate the graft reaction between PPI and glucomannan and improve the concentration of available free amino groups of PPI.

Physicochemical and functional properties of micronized jincheng orange by-products (Citrus sinensis Osbeck) dietary fiber and its application as a fat replacer in yogurt.

Orange by-products from juice extraction are generally discarded or used in animal feed due to their low market value. However, orange by-products show potential as dietary fiber (DF) and fat replacers in products such as yogurt. This study assessed the benefits of using orange by-products in DF-enriched materials such as DF powders (OP) and micronized DF with ball-milling (MDF).

Acid-induced gelation behavior of soybean protein isolate with high intensity ultrasonic pre-treatments.

High intensity ultrasonic (HUS, 20 kHz, 400 W) pre-treatments of soybean protein isolate (SPI) improved the water holding capacity (WHC), gel strength and gel firmness (final elastic moduli) of glucono-δ-lactone induced SPI gels (GISG). Sonication time (0, 5, 20, and 40 min) had a significant effect on the above three properties. 20 min HUS-GISG had the highest WHC (95.