Articles for Medical Professionals from the Cleveland Clinic

Biotechnology

• Bone Cell Viability: Is Physical Activity the Key?
  The implications for cell viability, cell integrity and functional adaptation and repair within bone tissue is tremendous.
• Bone Marrow Used as Graft or Adjuvant to Grafting
• Concentration of Connective-Tissue Progenitors Useful in Bone Marrow Grafting

Biotechnology and Cartilage

• Dietary Glucosamine: Does it Affect Cartilage Function?
  Public interest in oral glucosamine for the prevention of cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis has grown in the last few years.
• Exploring the Remarkable Properties and Architecture of Articular Cartilage

Disorders Affecting the Spine

• Chiari Malformation and Fibromyalgia
  The weakness in FMS is subjective, while it is objective in clinically significant Chiari malformations.
• Endoscopically Assisted Decompression for Metastatic Thoracic Neoplasms
• Lumbar Canal Stenosis: Start with Nonsurgical Therapy
• Managing Transient Cervical Neurapraxia in the Athlete

Musculoskeletal Disease Research

• Musculoskeletal Disease Researchers Uncover Molecular Mechanisms of Extracellular Matrix Destruction
  Information from the Human Genome Project may help to idenfiy enzymes that have the ability to protect cartilage.

Osteoporosis and Vertebral Compression Fracture

• Kyphoplasty: A New Treatment for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures
  Kyphoplasty is an innovative technique that combines vertebroplasty with balloon catheter technology developed for angioplasty.
• Medical Management of Osteoporosis and Vertebral Compression Fracture

Pharmacology

• COX-2-Selective Inhibitors in the Treatment of Arthritis
  Therapy with nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has long been the cornerstone of pharmacologic management of patients with OA and RA.
• Cyclooxygenase-2-Selective Inhibitors in the Management of Acute and Perioperative Pain
• Development and Clinical Application of COX-2-Selective Inhibitors for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Emerging Options with Coxib Therapy
• Raloxifene: A New Choice for Treating and Preventing Osteoporosis
• Role of Alendronate and Risedronate in Preventing and Treating Osteoporosis
• Statins and Osteoporosis: Can These Lipid-Lowering Drugs also Bolster Bones?