Phloracetophenone (2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone, THA) is a potent choleretic in the bile fistula rat, although the mechanism is unknown. In the present study, we examined how THA enhances bile secretion. Stepwise infusions of THA (1-4 micromol/min) in the isolated perfused rat liver resulted in an immediate and dose-dependent increase in bile flow (BF), which reached saturation. The increase in...

Subchondral insufficiency fracture of the femoral head (SIFFH) is characterized by acute onset hip pain without overt trauma. It appears as a low intensity band with bone marrow edema on T1-weighted MRI. The most common course of treatment is protected weight bearing for a period of several weeks. Total hip arthroplasty (THA) has been commonly used if the patient does not respond to the initial...

Several surgical approaches could be used in hip arthroplasty or trauma surgery: anterior, anterolateral, lateral, posterior (with or without trochanterotomy), using or not an orthopedic reduction table. Subtrochanteric and extra-capsular trochanteric fractures (ECTF) are usually treated by internal fixation with mandatory restrictions on weight bearing. Specific complications have been widely ...

The activity demands of young patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) have not been clearly defined. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) activity score, Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS), Short Form-12 version 2 (SF-12v2), and Functional Comorbidity Index (FCI) questionnaires were administered to 70 young patients who had undergone THA (young THA group; ie,...

IMPORTANCE Many proposals for health care reform incentivize patients to play a more active role in selecting health care providers on the basis of quality and price. While data on quality are increasingly available, availability of pricing data is uncertain. OBJECTIVE To examine whether we could obtain pricing data for a common elective surgical procedure, total hip arthroplasty (THA). DES...

Eleven new 12-amino-6,7,10,11-tetrahydro-7, 11-methanocycloocta[b]quinoline derivatives [tacrine (THA)-huperzine A hybrids, rac-21-31] have been synthesized as racemic mixtures and tested as acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors. For derivatives unsubstituted at the benzene ring, the highest activity was obtained for the 9-ethyl derivative rac-20, previously prepared by our group. More bulky s...


 Tha?bit b. Qurra (d. 288/901), a Sabian of H?arra?n, and his descendants remained in their ancestral religion for six generations. Why did they persist despite pressure to convert? This article argues that religious self-identification as could be distinct advantage Baghdad’s elite circles. It focuses on Tha?bit’s great-grandson Abu? Ish?a?q Ibra?hi?m Hila?l al-S?a?bi? 384/994) poetry co...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY To present the results of primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) with use of the hemispheric threaded Ultima cup at 8.5-year follow-up. MATERIAL Between 1996 and 1999, a total of 40 Ultima acetabular components were used in 33 patients (15 men and 18 women). The average age at the time of surgery was 61.2 years (range, 45 to 71). By the end of 2006, 36 cups were assessed. I...

BACKGROUND Our purpose was to evaluate outcome following arthroscopic treatment of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) in middle-aged patients and to define risk factors for conversion to total hip arthroplasty (THA). METHODS This was a retrospective case series of 79 consecutive patients (40 to 65 years) undergoing arthroscopic treatment of FAI (follow-up ≥12 months). Outcome at follow-up was...

Introduction: In my daily practice as a hip surgeon, I have observed some circumstances where urinary incontinence (UI) improves after total arthroplasty (THA). We investigated UI symptoms before and THA at our facility considered the factors that influence UI. Patients Method: The subjects were 113 female patients who underwent primary in facility. An anterior lateral approach was used all cas...