Does body mass index affect proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of human subcutaneous adipose tissue-derived stem cells?
These data demonstrate that elevated BMI resulted in reduced ASC proliferation, and potentially compromised osteogenic capacity in vitro; thus BMI is an important criterion to consider in selecting ASC donors for clinical applications.
There is no damage to the gluteus medius tendon with the use of the modified medial trochanteric portal. Although the clinical implications of this finding are not known with certainty, the use of the modified medial trochanteric entry portal for antegrade femoral nailing could possibly result in less postoperative morbidity because it does not damage the gluteus medius tendon as compared to the traditional more lateral trochanteric portal.