Non-union of long bones is a significant consequence of fracture treatment. Bone regeneration
is a complex physiological process of bone formation which can be seen during normal …

Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head (FH) causes 5% to 12% of total hip arthroplasties
(THA). It especially affects active male adults between the third and fifth decades of life. …

Abstract Service compositions are created by exploiting existing component services that
are, in general, out of the control of the composition developer. The challenge nowadays is to …

The rapid diffusion of service-oriented systems is becoming a reality in today's software
engineering. In particular, an aspect that is gathering the interest of researchers and practitioners …

The diffusion of service-oriented computing is today heavily influencing many software
development and research activities. Despite this, service-oriented computing is a relatively new …

Current evidence, based primarily on case series, suggest that the eptotermin alfa (recombinant
bone morphogenetic protein-7 (rhBM-7)), which is commercialized as Osigraft with an …

Necrosis of the humeral head, infections and non-unions are among the most dangerous
and difficult-to-treat complications of proximal humeral fractures. The aim of this work was to …

Current evidences show that recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 7 (rhBMP-7,
eptotermin alfa) can be considered an effective alternative to autologous bone graft (ABG) in …

Introduction Femoral neck fractures are the most frequent fractures in the elderly and
hemiarthroplasty is the treatment of choice. The objective of this study is to identify predictive factors …

The evolution of new prosthetic and osteosynthetic devices has led to more surgical
indications, and this is accompanied by an increased incidence of septic complications in …