BACKGROUND Bone marrow aspiration concentrate (BMAC) may possess a high potency for cartilage and osseous defect healing because it contains stem cells and multiple growth factors. Alternatively, platelet rich plasma (PRP), which contains a cocktail of multiple growth factors released from enriched activated thrombocytes may potentially stimulate the mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in bone marrow...

OBJECTIVE To compare the outcome of matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI) and bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC)-derived multipotent stem cells (MSCs) implantation in patellofemoral chondral lesions, using the same HYAFF11 scaffold. METHODS From January 2005 to December 2010, 37 patients with patellofemoral chondral lesions were prospectively followed up, for a minimu...

BACKGROUND Bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) has emerged as a novel treatment for pathology of the knee. Despite containing a limited number of stem cells, BMAC serves as a source of growth factors that are thought to play an important role as a result of their anabolic and anti-inflammatory effects. To our knowledge, there is no systematic review regarding the outcomes of bone marrow asp...

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are toxic byproducts of mitochondrial energy production that inflict oxidative stress, a constant barrage of damage to DNA, proteins, lipids, and other biologically important molecules. Oxidative stress has been implicated as a pathologic mechanism in aging and in several diseases. We developed a display of apparent new markers of oxidative stress in human beings, ...

Tendon pathologies are a group of musculoskeletal conditions frequently seen in clinical practice. They can be broadly classified into traumatic, degenerative and overuse-related tendinopathies. Rotator cuff tears, Achilles tendinopathy and tennis elbow are common examples of these conditions. Conventional treatments have shown inconsistent outcomes and might fail to provide satisfactory clinic...

BACKGROUND We compared the clinical course of rotator cuff tears between rotator cuff exercise and bone marrow aspirate concentration (BMAC)-platelet rich plasma (PRP) injection to identify the therapeutic effects of BMAC-PRP on partial tear of the rotator cuff tendon. METHODS Twenty-four patients with partial tear of the rotator cuff tendon participated in this study. Twelve patients underwe...

OBJECTIVES It has been suggested that savouring positive memories can generate positive emotions. Increasing positive emotion can have a range of benefits including reducing attention to and experiences of threat. This study investigated individuals' emotional reactions to a guided mental imagery task focussing on positive social memory called the 'social Broad Minded Affective Coping (BMAC)' t...

Background: Bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) has emerged as a novel treatment for pathology of the knee. Despite containing a limited number of stem cells, BMAC serves as a source of growth factors that are thought to play an important role as a result of their anabolic and anti-inflammatory effects. To our knowledge, there is no systematic review regarding the outcomes of bone marrow as...

Broadcast MAC (BMAC) is simple yet very efficient MAC protocol for Underwater Wireless Sensor Network (UWSN). BMAC senses the channel and if channel is free then data is transmitted. It is much desired protocol for some low traffic networks. Here we carry out its evaluation. We also evaluate ALOHA protocol which is also for UWSN. There are various versions of ALOHA protocol available but here w...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A within-subject randomized controlled trial was conducted to compare monophasic pulsed current (PC) with a frequency of 50 Hz and a phase duration of 500 microseconds with burst-modulated alternating current (BMAC) (1-kHz alternating current, burst modulated at a frequency of 50 Hz with a 20% duty cycle) to establish whether there were differences in hypoalgesic efficacy...