by HBOT News | Nov 14, 2013 | Myeloma
Abstract: Bisphosphonates (BPs), potent inhibitors of osteoclast-mediated bone resorption, play a major role in the management of patients with multiple myeloma (MM). However, in the case of dental infections, they can lead to bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of...
by HBOT News | Nov 14, 2013 | Necrotizing Fasciitis
Abstract: Bisphosphonates (BPs), potent inhibitors of osteoclast-mediated bone resorption, play a major role in the management of patients with multiple myeloma (MM). However, in the case of dental infections, they can lead to bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of...
by HBOT News | Nov 5, 2013 | Chronic Heart Failure
Abstract: Severely anemic patients for whom blood transfusion is not an option provide highly valuable information on risks of anemia and alternative management strategies. This is a retrospective study of consecutive patients at least 18 years old who could not be...
by HBOT News | Nov 4, 2013 | Rheumatoid Arthritis
Abstract: Although the individual effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) and low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) on osteoarthritic (OA) chondrocytes have been reported, the effects of HBO combined with LIPUS treatment are unknown. OA chondrocytes were obtained from...
by HBOT News | Oct 30, 2013 | Osteomyelitis
Abstract: The diagnosis of anaerobic bone and joint infections (BJI) were underestimated before the advent of molecular identification and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). We report 61 cases of anaerobic...