Chondroprotective Effect of Wufu Decoction on Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-Induced Chondrocytes via the Extracellular Signal Regulated Kinase 1/2 Signaling Pathway.

Objective: Wufu Decoction (WFD) is a herbal formulation composed of five traditional Chinese herbs that is used clinically for arthritis treatment in China. The current study investigated the chondroprotective effects and the underlying mechanism of WFD for osteoarthritis (OA) therapy.

Methods: The chondroprotective effects of WFD were investigated based on vitro study.

[Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty for the treatment of old fracture of proximal humerus in elderly patients].

Objective: To investigate clinical results of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty in treating old fracture of proximal humerus in elderly patients.

Methods: From January 2012 to December 2017, 12 elderly patients with old proximal humeral fractures were treated with reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. There were 5 males and 7 females with an average age of 70.