March 2023

Spine

Pelvic incidence is a risk factor for lower instrumented vertebra failure in adult spinal deformity patients who underwent corrective fusion terminating at the L5 vertebra
• Shuta Ushio,
• Toshitaka Yoshii,
• Kazuyuki Otani,
• ...
• Atsuyuki Kawabata,
• Osamu Nakai,
• Atsushi Okawa
Published online: December 16, 2021
p302-307

Postoperative rehabilitation versus early mobilization following scoliosis surgery: A single-blind randomized clinical trial
• Zilan Bazancir,
• Burcu Talu,
• Mehmet Fatih Korkmaz
Published online: December 15, 2021
p308-314

Sex differences between the relationship of trunk muscle mass and whole body sagittal plane alignment in older adults
• Koichiro Ide,
• Yu Yamato,
• Tomohiko Hasegawa,
• ...
• Kenta Kurosu,
• Hironobu Hoshino,
• Yukihiro Matsuyama
Published online: January 07, 2022
p315-320

Postoperative change in lumbopelvic alignment after short-segment transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion is related to preoperative postural difference in lumbar lordosis
• Yasuchika Aoki,
• Masahiro Inoue,
• Hiroshi Takahashi,
• ...
• Yasuhiro Shiga,
• Seiji Ohtori,
• Koichi Nakagawa
Published online: December 24, 2021
p321-327

Upper Extremity <Shoulder>

Tranexamic acid administration for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: A prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial
• Ryosuke Takahashi,
• Yukihiro Kajita,
• Yusuke Iwahori,
• Yohei Harada
Published online: December 20, 2021
p328-332

Comparison of acromiohumeral distance and glenohumeral internal rotation angle between the empty can test and modified empty can test: “thumb pointing down” versus “elbow pointing laterally”
• Hwa-ik Yoo,
• Ui-jae Hwang,
• Sung-hoon Jung,
• Young-soo Weon,
• Oh-yun Kwon
Published online: December 27, 2021
p333-338

Signal intensity on MRI after conservative treatment of patients with full-thickness rotator cuff tears: Correlation with shoulder pain
• Hiroki Funasaki,
• Mamoru Yoshida,
• Soki Kato,
• Motoki Kato,
• Kota Tanaka,
• Tadashi Tokashiki
Published online: January 08, 2022
p339-345

The influence of three-dimensional scapular kinematics on arm elevation angle in healthy subjects
• Tetsuya Inui,
• Wataru Sahara,
• Takaharu Yamazaki,
• Shoji Konda,
• Masaharu Yoshio,
• Kazuomi Sugamoto
Published in issue: March 2023
p346-351

Upper Extremity <Elbow>

Stand-up test could be a helpful adjunct for screening elbow disorders in Little League baseball players
• Satona Murakami,
• Satoshi Takeuchi,
• Hideki Okamoto,
• ...
• Haruka Sakurai,
• Ikuo Wada,
• Hideyuki Goto
Published online: December 13, 2021
p352-357

High-definition magnetic resonance images on medial elbow injuries in preadolescent Little Leaguers
• Tomomi Kajiwara,
• Takeshi Ogawa,
• Naotaka Mamizuka,
• Ryuhei Michinobu,
• Toshiyuki Irie,
• Atsushi Hirano
Published online: January 05, 2022
p358-363

Upper Extremity <Hand>

Do triangular fibrocartilage complex foveal injuries affect the clinical outcome of ulnar shortening osteotomy for ulnar impaction syndrome?
• Masahiro Tatebe,
• Michiro Yamamoto,
• Shigeru Kurimoto,
• Katsuyuki Iwatsuki,
• Hidemasa Yoneda,
• Hitoshi Hirata
Published online: December 15, 2021
p364-369

Lower Extremity <Hip>

Accuracy of cup placement using computed tomography-based navigation system in total hip arthroplasty through the direct anterior approach
• Yuta Matsuki,
• Takashi Imagama,
• Atsunori Tokushige,
• Kazuhiro Yamazaki,
• Takashi Sakai
Published online: November 23, 2021
p370-375

Acetabular fractures in elderly
• Ki Chul Park,
• Chang-Wug Oh,
• Joon-Woo Kim,
• ...
• Hyun Chul Shon,
• Jung Jae Kim,
• Ji Wan Kim
Published online: December 28, 2021
p376-379

Comparison of anemia, renal function, and nutritional status in older women with femoral neck fracture and older women with osteoarthritis of the hip joint
• Katsuhiko Maezawa,
• Masahiko Nozawa,
• Yuichiro Maruyama,
• Emi Sakuragi,
• Munehiko Sugimoto,
• Muneaki Ishijima
Published online: January 06, 2022
p380-384

Long-term outcome of primary total hip arthroplasty with cementless bioactive glass ceramic bottom-coated implants and highly cross-linked polyethylene: A minimum 10-year analysis
• Kazuki Orita,
• Koji Goto,
• Yutaka Kuroda,
• ...
• Yaichiro Okuzu,
• Yusuke Takaoka,
• Shuichi Matsuda
Published online: January 17, 2022
p385-390

Lower Extremity <Knee>

Aquatic vs. land-based exercise after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy in middle-aged active patients with a degenerative meniscal tear: A randomized, controlled study
• Murat Yesil,
• Ozal Ozcan,
• Umit Dundar,
• Hasan Toktas,
• Hilal Yesil
Published online: December 16, 2021
p391-397

Effects of changes in whole-body alignment on ipsilateral knee pain after total hip arthroplasty
• Daigo Kobayashi,
• Hyonmin Choe,
• Naomi Kobayashi,
• Shintaro Watanabe,
• Yutaka Inaba
Published online: January 04, 2022
p398-402

Changes in patellar height after anatomical ACL reconstruction with BTB autograft with a focus on patellar tendon removal volume
• Takashi Kanamoto,
• Yoshinari Tanaka,
• Yasukazu Yonetani,
• ...
• Hiroshi Amano,
• Yuzuru Ueda,
• Shuji Horibe
Published online: January 04, 2022
p403-407

Intra-articular injection of culture-expanded adipose tissue-derived stem cells for knee osteoarthritis: Assessments with clinical symptoms and quantitative measurements of articular cartilage volume
• Ayano Kuwasawa,
• Ken Okazaki,
• Kuniko Noda,
• Takashi Fukushima,
• Kotaro Nihei
Published in issue: March 2023
p408-415

Anteromedial plating without filling the gap in open wedge high tibial osteotomy may increase the risk of screw breakage, which can be reduced by medial plating and bone-substitute insertion
• Ryuichi Nakamura,
• Nahoko Komatsu,
• Kenji Fujita,
• ...
• Masaki Takahashi,
• Akira Okano,
• Yasuo Katsuki
Published online: January 22, 2022
p416-425
Open Access

Lower Extremity <Foot>

Central polydactyly of the foot: An experience of a treatment of 22 patients
• Tatsuya Ishigaki,
• Shinsuke Akita,
• Akikazu Udagawa,
• Hiroyuki Suzuki,
• Nobuyuki Mitsukawa
Published online: December 15, 2021
p426-431

Trauma

The use of medial support screw was associated with axillary nerve injury after plate fixation of proximal humeral fracture using minimal invasive deltoid-splitting approach
• Neunghan Jeon,
• Seongcheol Park,
• Kyu Hwan Bae,
• Ki Chol Park,
• Byung Hun Hwang Bo,
• Tae Kang Lim
Published online: December 02, 2021
p432-437

Paediatric

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis: A multidisciplinary experience of 22 pediatric cases with a mean follow-up of 27 months
• Erhan Okay,
• Kadir Ulu,
• Ferhat Demir,
• ...
• Fuat Akpinar,
• Betul Sozeri,
• Korhan Ozkan
Published online: December 08, 2021
p438-445

Oncology

Involvement of orthopaedic surgeons for cancer patients in orthopaedic training facilities certified by the Japanese Orthopaedic Association - A nationwide survey
• Hideo Morioka,
• Hirotaka Kawano,
• Tatsuya Takagi,
• ...
• Kazuya Oshima,
• Takashi Ohe,
• Kozo Nakamura
Published online: December 11, 2021
p446-452

Locomotive syndrome and Related Research

The association of comorbidities with the 25-question geriatric locomotive function scale and the diagnosis of locomotive syndrome
• Takaomi Kobayashi,
• Tadatsugu Morimoto,
• Chisato Shimanoe,
• Rei Ono,
• Koji Otani,
• Masaaki Mawatari
Published online: January 03, 2022
p453-459

Basic Research

Rosiglitazone induces adipogenesis of both marrow and periosteum derived mesenchymal stem cells during endochondral fracture healing
• Devan Mehta,
• John Dankert,
• Nury Yim,
• Kevin Leclerc,
• Philipp Leucht
Published online: December 06, 2021
p460-467

Protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 12 suppresses tumor progression in osteosarcoma cells
• Xinwu Wang,
• Xinwen Wang,
• Jiankun Lai,
• Weifeng Xu,
• Wenxiong Zhu,
• Guoxian Chen
Published in issue: March 2023
p468-475

Miscellaneous

Inoculation of sonicate fluid into blood culture bottles improves microbial detection in patients with orthopedic bone and soft tissue infections of the upper and lower extremities
• Takeyasu Toyama,
• Narumi Ueda,
• Yoshitaka Hamada,
• Kazuyuki Okuda,
• Takanori Saito
Published online: December 28, 2021
p476-483

The impact of system and diagnostic errors for medical litigation outcomes in orthopedic surgery
• Norio Yamamoto,
• Takashi Watari,
• Ayako Shibata,
• Tomoyuki Noda,
• Toshifumi Ozaki
Published online: December 07, 2021
p484-489