A relationship between the immune system and bone resorption was essentially recognized
nearly 25 years ago with the first description of a factor, released from phytohemagglutinin …

Background Rapidly destructive arthrosis of the hip is a rare and incompletely understood
disorder with scarce literature about variations in natural history within a population …

Annexin II (AXII), a calcium-dependent phospholipid-binding protein, has been recently
found to be an osteoclast (OCL) stimulatory factor that is also secreted by OCLs. In vitro …

Clinico-radiological diagnosis and grading of rapidly progre... : Medicine Clinico-radiological
diagnosis and grading of rapidly progressive osteoarthritis of the hip : Medicine Log in or …

Objective This study aimed to characterize the process of disease progression in the early
stage of rapidly progressive osteoarthritis of the hip (RPOH) and clarify its association with …

Objective. The purpose of this study was to evaluate cytokine level characteristics in the hip
joint fluid, including rapidly destructive coxopathy (RDC), OA, osteonecrosis (ON) of the …

Background: Rapidly progressive osteoarthritis of the hip (RPOH) is a rare syndrome that
involves the femoral head and acetabulum. Methods: We analyzed the incidence of RPOH …

We compared histological and functional findings in rapidly destructive coxarthrosis (RDC)
and slowly progressive osteoarthritis (OA) to investigate whether osteoclasts contribute to …

To diagnose rapidly destructive coxopathy (RDC) in its early stages and understand the
pathomechanism of associated joint destruction, ten cases of RDC were followed by …

The intraoperative appearance of rapidly destructive osteoarthritis and septic arthritis can be
similar. Three patients at our institution demonstrated preoperative or intraoperative findings …