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Establishment of a human osteocyte model to reveal mechanisms of chronic Staphylococcus epidermidis bone and joint infections

Aims Chronic bone and joint infections caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis can be difficult to treat and are prone to recurrence. In this study, established human osteoblast- and osteocyte-like cell line models were used in vitro to investigate the intracellular persistence of S...

Effect of distal screw number on axial deformation and fragment-specific stability in AO/OTA 2R3 C2.1 distal radius fractures

PURPOSE: To investigate the biomechanical influence of distal screw number in palmar plate fixation of unstable intra-articular distal radius fractures with radiodorsal metaphyseal comminution. METHODS: Nine matched pairs of cryopreserved human radii were prepared using a standar...