Psoriatic arthritis: review of potential biomarkers predicting response to TNF inhibitors (2022)
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Makos, A., Kuiper, J., Kehoe, O., & Amarasena, R. (2022). Psoriatic arthritis: review of potential biomarkers predicting response to TNF inhibitors. Inflammopharmacology, 77-87. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10787-022-01092-x

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic and painful inflammatory immune-mediated disease. It affects up to 40% of people with psoriasis and it is associated with several comorbidities such as obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome and hypertension. PsA... Read More about Psoriatic arthritis: review of potential biomarkers predicting response to TNF inhibitors.

Osteochondral Lesions of the Ankle Treated with Bone Marrow Concentrate with Hyaluronan and Fibrin: A Single-Centre Study (2022)
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Abas, S., Kuiper, J. H., Roberts, S., McCarthy, H., Williams, M., Bing, A., …Makwana, N. (2022). Osteochondral Lesions of the Ankle Treated with Bone Marrow Concentrate with Hyaluronan and Fibrin: A Single-Centre Study. Cells, 11(4), Article 629. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11040629

Osteochondral defects of the ankle (OCD) are being increasingly identified as a clinically significant consequence of injury to the ankle, with the potential to lead to osteoarthritis if left untreated. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was... Read More about Osteochondral Lesions of the Ankle Treated with Bone Marrow Concentrate with Hyaluronan and Fibrin: A Single-Centre Study.

Does statin-treated hyperlipidemia affect rotator cuff healing or muscle fatty infiltration after rotator cuff repair? (2021)
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Amit, P., Kuiper, J. H., James, S., & Snow, M. (2021). Does statin-treated hyperlipidemia affect rotator cuff healing or muscle fatty infiltration after rotator cuff repair?. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 2465-2474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2021.05.014

PURPOSE: Hyperlipidemia is linked to poor tendon to bone healing and progression of fatty infiltration after rotator cuff repair. Statins effectively treat hyperlipidemia, but it is unknown if they have any potential detrimental effects following rot... Read More about Does statin-treated hyperlipidemia affect rotator cuff healing or muscle fatty infiltration after rotator cuff repair?.

Mechano-driven regeneration predicts response variations in large animal model based on scaffold implantation site and individual mechano-sensitivity (2021)
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Kuiper. (2021). Mechano-driven regeneration predicts response variations in large animal model based on scaffold implantation site and individual mechano-sensitivity. BONE, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2020.115769

It is well founded that the mechanical environment may regulate bone regeneration in orthopedic applications. The purpose of this study is to investigate the mechanical contributions of the scaffold and the host to bone regeneration, in terms of subj... Read More about Mechano-driven regeneration predicts response variations in large animal model based on scaffold implantation site and individual mechano-sensitivity.

Evaluating patient perspectives on participating in scientific research and clinical trials for the treatment of spinal cord injury (2021)
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Bahsoun, S., Kuiper, J., Hulme, C., Twigg, A., El Masri, W., Glass, C., …Wright, K. (2021). Evaluating patient perspectives on participating in scientific research and clinical trials for the treatment of spinal cord injury. Scientific reports, 11, Article 4361. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83211-2

A questionnaire was developed to evaluate patients' perspective on research aimed at improving functions and overcoming complications associated with spinal cord injury (SCI). The first three sections were based on published and validated assessment... Read More about Evaluating patient perspectives on participating in scientific research and clinical trials for the treatment of spinal cord injury.

Characterization of regional meniscal cell and chondrocyte phenotypes and chondrogenic differentiation with histological analysis in osteoarthritic donor-matched tissues (2020)
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Wang, J., Roberts, S., Kuiper, J., Zhang, W., Garcia, J., Cui, Z., & Wright, K. (2020). Characterization of regional meniscal cell and chondrocyte phenotypes and chondrogenic differentiation with histological analysis in osteoarthritic donor-matched tissues. Scientific reports, 10, Article 21658. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78757-6

Meniscus degeneration is closely related to the progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, there is currently a lack of quantitative and objective metrics to assess OA meniscal cell phenotypes. In this study we investigated the phenotypic mark... Read More about Characterization of regional meniscal cell and chondrocyte phenotypes and chondrogenic differentiation with histological analysis in osteoarthritic donor-matched tissues.

Impact of human platelet lysate on the expansion and chondrogenic capacity of cultured human chondrocytes for cartilage cell therapy (2018)
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Sykes, J., Kuiper, J., Richardson, J., Wright, K., & Kuiper, N. (2018). Impact of human platelet lysate on the expansion and chondrogenic capacity of cultured human chondrocytes for cartilage cell therapy. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 26(S1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2018.02.221

Purpose
High hopes have been pinned on regenerative medicine strategies to meet the challenge of preventing the progression to osteoarthritis, in particular autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI). The loss of chondrocyte phenotype during in vitro... Read More about Impact of human platelet lysate on the expansion and chondrogenic capacity of cultured human chondrocytes for cartilage cell therapy.

The twin peg Oxford knee — Medium term survivorship and surgical principles (2018)
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Kuiper. (2018). The twin peg Oxford knee — Medium term survivorship and surgical principles. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2018.01.001

A multicentre study of single peg Oxford knees reported failure associated with osteoarthritis progression, femoral component loosening, unexplained pain and meniscal bearing dislocation. Suboptimally positioned femoral components and intraoperative... Read More about The twin peg Oxford knee — Medium term survivorship and surgical principles.

Tendon end separation with loading in an Achilles tendon repair model: comparison of non-absorbable vs. absorbable sutures (2017)
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Kuiper. (2017). Tendon end separation with loading in an Achilles tendon repair model: comparison of non-absorbable vs. absorbable sutures. Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40634-017-0101-9

Background: Rupture of the Achilles tendon often leads to long-term morbidity, particularly calf weakness associated with tendon elongation. Operative repair of Achilles tendon ruptures leads to reduced tendon elongation. Tendon lengthening is a key... Read More about Tendon end separation with loading in an Achilles tendon repair model: comparison of non-absorbable vs. absorbable sutures.

Autologous Bone Plug Supplemented With Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in Osteochondral Defects of the Knee. (2016)
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Bhattacharjee, A., McCarthy, H. S., Tins, B., Roberts, S., Kuiper, J. H., Harrison, P. E., & Richardson, J. B. (2016). Autologous Bone Plug Supplemented With Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in Osteochondral Defects of the Knee. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 44(5), 1249 - 1259. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546516631739

BACKGROUND: Structural and functional outcome of bone graft with first- or second-generation autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) in treating cartilage and subchondral bone defect has not been reported previously. PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcom... Read More about Autologous Bone Plug Supplemented With Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in Osteochondral Defects of the Knee..