Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Inhibits Messenger RNA Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinase-13 Induced by Interleukin-1β in Chondrocytes in an Intensity-Dependent Manner

Acceleration of tibial fracture-healing by non-invasive, low-intensity pulsed ultrasound.

James D. Heckman, John P. Ryaby, Jennifer E. McCabe et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 1994 · 958 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +14

Evidence for metalloproteinase and metalloproteinase inhibitor imbalance in human osteoarthritic cartilage.

David D. Dean, Johanne Martel‐Pelletier, Jean‐Pierre Pelletier et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1989 · 600 citations · Full text

Medicine, Biochemistry, Orthopaedic Surgery +14

Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Accelerates Rat Femoral Fracture Healing by Acting on the Various Cellular Reactions in the Fracture Callus

Yoshiaki Azuma, Masaya Ito, Yoshifumi Harada et al. · Journal of Bone and Mineral Research · 2001 · 367 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +10

Low‐intensity ultrasound stimulates proteoglycan synthesis in rat chondrocytes by increasing aggrecan gene expression

Javad Parvizi, Chi‐Chuan Wu, David G. Lewallen et al. · Journal of Orthopaedic Research® · 1999 · 237 citations

Natural Sciences, Radiology, Signal Transduction +12

Mechanotransduction via integrins and interleukinâ4 results in altered aggrecan and matrix metalloproteinase 3 gene expression in normal, but not osteoarthritic, human articular chondrocytes

S. J. Millward‐Sadler, M. O. Wright, Liza Davies et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism · 2000 · 232 citations

Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Orthopaedic Surgery +17