Hyperbaric oxygen therapy modulates serum OPG/RANKL in femoral head necrosis patients

• Główni autorzy: Giuliano Vezzani (Autor), Silvia Quartesan (Autor), Pasqua Cancellara (Autor), Enrico Camporesi (Autor), Devanand Mangar (Autor), Thomas Bernasek (Autor), Prachiti Dalvi (Autor), Zhongjin Yang (Autor), Antonio Paoli (Autor), Alex Rizzato (Autor), Gerardo Bosco (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has beneficial effects on avascular necrosis of femoral head (ANFH), but its mechanism of action is still unclear. We investigated if HBOT upregulates serum osteoprotegerin (OPG) and/or inhibits osteoclast activation. 23 patients with unilateral ANFH at stage I, II a...