As there is evidence that ligamentous laxity is affected by the female hormones, we hypothesized that hormonal changes occurring during pregnancy could have a therapeutic role in preventing the development of a joint contracture. Knee joint contractures were created in pregnant and nonpregnant rats. After 2 wk of immobilization, the degree of contracture was measured with structural properties ...

Our long-term goal is to understand the mechanisms by which relaxin and estrogen potentially contribute to joint diseases, particularly those afflicting the fibrocartilaginous temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Previously, we showed that relaxin produces a dose-dependent induction of tissue-degrading enzymes of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family, specifically MMP-1 (collagenase-1), MMP-3 (st...

Ventral hernia formation is a common complication of rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap harvest. The site and extent of harvest of the flap are known contributing factors. Therefore, an accurate location of the arcuate line of Douglas, which marks the lower extent of the posterior wall of the rectus sheath, may be relevant before harvesting the flap. This study is aimed at determining the p...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this article is to bridge research from orthopedic trauma to obstetric symphyseal diastasis (SD) also to discuss pubic joint dysfunction (PJD), introducing new models (NM) of both. Pubic joint dysfunction presents with pain and purported hypermobility (at times subjectively defined, other times objectively shown with x-rays etc.). In contrast, symphyseal diastasis (S...

BACKGROUND: Currently, researchers are interested in little-studied complications such as pain during intercourse, mainly the pubic region, often combined with diastasis of symphysis. Our data and those domestic foreign authors presented main problematic aspect, i.e., dysfunctions Literature revealed reasons for emergence above problems. The pelvic ring injuries, including sexual dysfunction fe...

The aim of this study was to review the number of patients operated on for traumatic disruption of the pubic symphysis who developed radiological signs of movement of the anterior pelvic metalwork during the first post-operative year, and to determine whether this had clinical implications. A consecutive series of 49 patients undergoing internal fixation of a traumatic diastasis of the pubic sy...