INFLUENCE OF LOCAL CHEMOKINE DELIVERY AND POSTOPERATIVE PERIPHERAL BLOOD MOBILIZATION ON ACHILLES TENDON REPAIR

Influence of Local Chemokine Delivery and Postoperative Peripheral Blood Mobilization on Achilles Tendon Repair

Category: Basic Sciences/Biologics; Sports; Trauma Introduction/Purpose: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have demonstrated promise in augmenting the surgical repair of full thickness tendon tears.Despite this promise, obtaining a therapeutic concentration of MSCs is time-, labor- and resource intensive, and is subject to ever-tightening governmental

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IMPACT OF AIR POLLUTANTS AND METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS ON PNEUMONIA IN OLDER ADULTS: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

Background: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between air pollutants, weather parameters, and the characteristics and mortality of pneumonia in the older adult population.Methods: This retrospective, observational, cross-sectional study included a total of 388 patients.Air pollutants and meteorological parameters were retrieved from

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