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A highly organized three-dimensional alginate scaffold for cartilage tissue engineering prepared by microfluidic technology by Wang, Chen-Chie, Yang, Kai-Chiang, Lin, Keng-Hui, Liu, Hwa-Chang, Lin, Feng-Huei

“…Abstract Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease and frequently involves the knee, hip and phalangeal joints. Current treatments used in small cartilage…”
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Compromised balance control in older people with bilateral medial knee osteoarthritis during level walking by Lee, Pei-An, Wu, Kuan-Hsien, Lu, Hsuan-Yu, Su, Kai-Wen, Wang, Ting-Ming, Liu, Hwa-Chang, Lu, Tung-Wu

“…About half of the elderly population has knee osteoarthritis (OA), showing altered gait patterns with increased fall risk. The current study aimed to identify…”
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Recovery of balance control in bilateral medial knee osteoarthritis after total knee arthroplasty during level walking by Lee, Pei‐An, Liu, Hwa‐Chang, Chen, Tsan‐Yang, Wang, Ting‐Ming, Lu, Tung‐Wu

“…Older adults are at higher risk of falling following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, it remains unclear how long a full recovery of the balance control…”
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The combination of resveratrol and Bletilla striata polysaccharide decreases inflammatory markers of early osteoarthritis knee and the preliminary results on LPS‐induced OA rats by Lin, Tzu‐Chieh, Lin, Jhih‐Ni, Yang, I‐Hsuan, Soong, Christina, Liang, Ya‐Jyun, Jakfar, Subhaini, Yen, Chun‐Che, Liu, Hwa‐Chang, Chen, Hsuan‐Yu, Lin, Feng‐Huei

“…Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is characterized by progressive deterioration and loss of articular cartilage with associatedstructural and performance changes…”
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Cartilage regeneration in SCID mice using a highly organized three-dimensional alginate scaffold by Wang, Chen-Chie, Yang, Kai-Chiang, Lin, Keng-Hui, Liu, Yen-Liang, Liu, Hwa-Chang, Lin, Feng-Huei

“…Abstract Tissue engineering for cartilage regeneration provides an alternative to surgery for degenerative osteoarthritis. Recently, a highly organized…”
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Safety and Efficacy of Kartigen® in Treating Cartilage Defects: A Randomized, Controlled, Phase I Trial by Liu, Yen-Liang, Yen, Chun-Che, Liu, Tzu-Shang Thomas, Chang, Chih-Hung, Shih, Tiffany Ting-Fang, Wang, Jyh-Horng, Yang, Ming-Chia, Lin, Feng-Huei, Liu, Hwa-Chang

“…Here, we aimed to investigate the safety and preliminary efficacy of Kartigen®, a matrix with autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived chondrocyte…”
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Atelocollagen-Embedded Chondrocyte Precursors as a Treatment for Grade-4 Cartilage Defects of the Femoral Condyle: A Case Series with up to 9-Year Follow-Up by Liu, Hwa-Chang, Liu, Tzu-Shang Thomas, Liu, Yen-Liang, Wang, Jyh-Horng, Chang, Chih-Hung, Shih, Tiffany Ting-Fang, Lin, Feng-Huei

“…We demonstrated the safety and efficacy of autologous chondrocyte precursor (CP) cell therapy in repairing Grade 4 cartilage defects of medial femoral…”
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Mid-vastus total knee arthroplasty for medial osteoarthritis recovers gait balance control better than lateral parapatellar approach three months post-surgery by Lee, Pei-An, Wang, Ting-Ming, Chen, Yu-Ting, Wu, Kuan-Hsien, Liu, Hwa-Chang, Lu, Tung-Wu

“…Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) approaches affect recovery outcomes, with different levels of residual loss of muscle strength and functional deficits. The…”
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Recommendations for psoriatic arthritis management: A joint position paper of the Taiwan Rheumatology Association and the Taiwanese Association for Psoriasis and Skin Immunology by Tsai, Tsen-Fang, Hsieh, Tsu-Yi, Chi, Ching-Chi, Chou, Chung-Tei, Hsieh, Lin-Fen, Chen, Hsin-Hua, Hui, Rosaline Chung-Yee, Lee, Chih-Hung, Liu, Chin-Hsiu, Liu, Hwa-Chang, Yeo, Kai-Jieh, Chen, Chun-Hsiung, Chen, Hung-An, Chen, Ying-Chou, Chen, Yi-Ju, Chiu, Hsien-Yi, Ho, Ji-Chen, Huang, Yu-Huei, Lai, Po-Ju, Lee, Woan-Ruoh, Liao, Hsien-Tzung, Lin, Shang-Hung, Tseng, Jui-Cheng, Wang, Ting-Shun, Wu, Nan-Lin, Yang, Deng-Ho, Tsai, Wen-Chan, Wei, James Cheng-Chung

“…In Taiwan, the incidence and prevalence of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have risen significantly in recent years. Moreover, data from the Taiwan National Health…”
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Preparation and characterization of RGD-immobilized chitosan scaffolds by Ho, Ming-Hua, Wang, Da-Ming, Hsieh, Hsyue-Jen, Liu, Hwa-Chang, Hsien, Tzu-Yang, Lai, Juin-Yih, Hou, Lein-Tuan

“…Chitosan scaffolds were modified with RGDS (Arg–Gly–Asp–Ser) in the present work via an imide-bond forming reaction between amino groups in chitosan and…”
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The influence of rat mesenchymal stem cell CD44 surface markers on cell growth, fibronectin expression, and cardiomyogenic differentiation on silk fibroin – Hyaluronic acid cardiac patches by Yang, Ming-Chia, Chi, Nai-Hsin, Chou, Nai-Kuan, Huang, Yi-You, Chung, Tze-Wen, Chang, Yu-Lin, Liu, Hwa-Chang, Shieh, Ming-Jium, Wang, Shoei-Shen

“…Abstract Since MSCs contain an abundant of CD44 surface markers, it is of interesting to investigate whether CD44 on rat MSC (rMSCs) influenced cell growth,…”
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Tissue engineering-based cartilage repair with mesenchymal stem cells in a porcine model by Chang, Chih-Hung, Kuo, Tzong-Fu, Lin, Feng-Huei, Wang, Jyh-Horng, Hsu, Yuan-Ming, Huang, Huei-Ting, Loo, Shiao-Tung, Fang, Hsu-Wei, Liu, Hwa-Chang, Wang, Wen-Chih

“…This in vivo pilot study explored the use of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) containing tissue engineering constructs in repair of osteochondral defects…”
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Cartilage tissue engineering on the surface of a novel gelatin-calcium-phosphate biphasic scaffold in a double-chamber bioreactor by Chang, Chih-Hung, Lin, Feng-Huei, Lin, Chien-Cheng, Chou, Cheng-Hung, Liu, Hwa-Chang

“…Tissue engineering is a new approach to articular cartilage repair; however, the integration of the engineered cartilage into the host subchondral bone is a…”
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An assessment of femoral rotational alignment of mini-incision total knee arthroplasty: A comparison based on the transepicondylar line from the kneeling view and the intraoperative posterior condylar line by Liu, Hwa-Chang, Wu, Wen-Tien, Yang, Kai-Chiang, Yeh, Kuang-Ting, Sumi, Shoichiro, Wang, Chen-Chie

“…Rotational alignment of the distal femur is important in total knee arthroplasty. The purpose of this study is to use a roentgenographic technique to evaluate…”
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Age effects on the inter-joint coordination during obstacle-crossing by Yen, Hsiao-Ching, Chen, Hao-Ling, Liu, Ming-Wei, Liu, Hwa-Chang, Lu, Tung-Wu

“…Abstract Seventeen healthy elderly and 17 young adults walked and crossed obstacles of different heights, while sagittal angles ( x ) and angular velocities (…”
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Cognitive stimulation during hospitalization improves global cognition of older Taiwanese undergoing elective total knee and hip replacement surgery by Cheng, Chia-Min, Chiu, Ming-Jang, Wang, Jyh-Horng, Liu, Hwa-Chang, Shyu, Yea-Ing Lotus, Huang, Guan-Hua, Chen, Cheryl Chia-Hui

“…cheng c.‐m., chiu m.‐j., wang j.‐h., liu h.‐c., shyu y.‐i.l., huang g.‐h. & chen c.c.‐h. (2012) Cognitive stimulation during hospitalization improves global…”
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Bone tissue engineering with novel rhBMP2-PLLA composite scaffolds by Chang, Po-Chun, Liu, Bu-Yuan, Liu, Cheng-Meei, Chou, Hsin-Hua, Ho, Ming-Hua, Liu, Hwa-Chang, Wang, Da-Ming, Hou, Lein-Tuan

“…The aims of the present study were to fabricate a novel porous polylactic acid (PLLA) composite scaffold and evaluate the capacity of the scaffold in carrying…”
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Comparison of ultrasound and electromagnetic field effects on osteoblast growth by Li, Jimmy Kuan-Jung, Lin, James Cheng-An, Liu, Hwa-Chang, Sun, Jui-Sheng, Ruaan, Rouh-Chyu, Shih, Chung, Chang, Walter Hong-Shong

“…This study compares the mechanisms of ultrasound (US) on osteoblast proliferation with those of pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF), by different signal…”
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Manufacture of porous polymer nerve conduits through a lyophilizing and wire-heating process by Huang, Yi-Cheng, Huang, Yi-You, Huang, Chun-Chieh, Liu, Hwa-Chang

“…We have developed a method for nerve tissue regeneration using longitudinally oriented channels within biodegradable polymers created by a combined…”
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Tissue Engineering Bone Formation in Novel Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenic Protein 2–Atelocollagen Composite Scaffolds by Hou, Lein‐Tuan, Liu, Cheng‐Meei, Liu, Bu‐Yuan, Chang, Po‐Chun, Chen, Min‐Huei, Ho, Ming‐Hua, Jehng, Su‐Min, Liu, Hwa‐Chang

“…Background: Bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs) are important bone‐induction factors, and the development of a suitable carrier for BMPs is a critical step to…”
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