A case of a 53-year-old Japanese man with osteopetrosis complicated by osteomyelitis of the mandible is presented. The patient experienced frequent exacerbations and remissions of osteomyelitis of the mandible, despite undergoing several surgical debridements and sequesterectomies with appropriate
Degenerative hip arthritis is caused by the joint failing to bear the normal walk load, because of changes in the anatomical components and of some factors leading to static or dynamic unbalance of the joint surfaces. Degenerative arthritis usually evolves slowly, but its evolution is rapid under
Prostate cancer (CaP) is unique among all cancers in that when it metastasizes to bone, it typically forms osteoblastic lesions (characterized by increased bone production). CaP cells produce many factors, including Wnts that are implicated in tumor-induced osteoblastic activity. In this prospectus,
Gravimetric determination of total bone water space was used as an index of available bone marrow space in mice following various specific stressors, i.e., splenectomy, hypoxia, bone fracture, and estrone-induced osteosclerosis. Data was corrected for bone weight and was reported as specific bone
Pharmacological doses of estrogens induce osteosclerosis of the bone marrow, and depress colony-forming units (CFU's) and platelet and leukocyte counts in mice. A compensatoryincreasts in mice. A compensatory increase in splenic erythropoiesis prevents a fall in the hematocrit. The mechanism of this
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