Featured Publications
Concurrent targeting of glycolysis in bacteria and host cell inflammation in septic arthritis
Kwon H, Yu K, Cahill S, Alder K, Dussik C, Kim S, Sharma L, Back J, Oh I, Lee F. Concurrent targeting of glycolysis in bacteria and host cell inflammation in septic arthritis. EMBO Molecular Medicine 2022, 14: emmm202115284. PMID: 36354099, PMCID: PMC9728052, DOI: 10.15252/emmm.202115284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug dimethyl fumarateSeptic arthritisIntracellular MRSABacterial joint infectionSoft tissue infectionsAnti-inflammatory effectsInfection-associated inflammationNovel therapeutic paradigmContext of infectionConventional antibiotic treatmentHost cellsAdjuvant administrationSurgical treatmentTissue infectionsClinical symptomsInflammatory machineryJoint infectionBacterial burdenAntibiotic treatmentCell inflammationHost inflammationArthritisInflammationIntraarticular inflammationTherapeutic paradigmEvolution of Surgical Management of Metastatic Disease of the Pelvis.
Benevenia J, Guinand LA, Ippolito J, Neilson JC, Fabbri N, Lee FY, Yang R, Kurland AM. Evolution of Surgical Management of Metastatic Disease of the Pelvis. Instructional Course Lectures 2022, 71: 185-201. PMID: 35254782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical managementSignificant pain reliefMetastatic bone diseaseRestoration of ambulationStandardized modalityPain reliefSevere painMetastatic diseasePostoperative periodSurgical treatmentMinimal complicationsSuccessful treatmentSurgical methodsSurgical reconstructionBone diseasePelvic lesionsInterventional methodsPatientsFrail stateMultidisciplinary approachDiseaseWound healingComplicationsLesionsLimited life span
2023
Transcriptomic identification of genes expressed in invasive S. aureus diabetic foot ulcer infection
Agidigbi T, Kwon H, Knight J, Zhao D, Lee F, Oh I. Transcriptomic identification of genes expressed in invasive S. aureus diabetic foot ulcer infection. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2023, 13: 1198115. PMID: 37434783, PMCID: PMC10332306, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1198115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic foot ulcersPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsHost immune responseActive infectionImmune responseDiabetic foot ulcer infectionsInfected diabetic foot ulcersFoot ulcer infectionsPatients 8 weeksIntravenous antibiotic therapyBlood mononuclear cellsWound healing statusDFU infectionsPBMC expressionSalvage therapyUlcer infectionDifferent time pointsAntibiotic therapyMajor complicationsSurgical treatmentFoot ulcersMononuclear cellsPotential intervention optionsSpecies-specific infectionTreatment response
2020
Minimally Invasive Image-Guided Ablation, Osteoplasty, Reinforcement, and Internal Fixation (AORIF) for Osteolytic Lesions in the Pelvis and Periarticular Regions of Weight-Bearing Bones
Lee FY, Latich I, Toombs C, Mungur A, Conway D, Alder K, Ibe I, Lindskog D, Friedlaender G. Minimally Invasive Image-Guided Ablation, Osteoplasty, Reinforcement, and Internal Fixation (AORIF) for Osteolytic Lesions in the Pelvis and Periarticular Regions of Weight-Bearing Bones. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2020, 31: 649-658.e1. PMID: 32139256, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.11.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAblation TechniquesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBone CementsBone NeoplasmsBone RemodelingBone ScrewsCalcaneusCementoplastyFemaleFemoral NeoplasmsFemurFracture Fixation, InternalHumansMaleMiddle AgedOsteolysisPelvic BonesPostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesRecovery of FunctionTibiaTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeWeight-BearingConceptsOsteolytic lesionsInternal fixationVisual analog scale pain scoreMusculoskeletal Tumor Society scoreProspective clinical cohort studyFunctional ambulation scoreOsteolytic skeletal lesionsPainful osteolytic lesionsScale pain scoresClinical cohort studyInvasive percutaneous approachWeight-bearing boneInternal fixation screwsBalloon osteoplastyPain scoresCohort studyProphylactic stabilizationSevere painSociety ScoreConsecutive patientsSurgical treatmentEarly outcomesTreatment optionsPercutaneous approachFunctional improvement
2019
Excisional Curettage of Benign Cystic Lesions.
Ibe IK, Alder KD, Henderson SE, Yu KE, Lee FY. Excisional Curettage of Benign Cystic Lesions. JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques 2019, 9: e24. PMID: 32021719, PMCID: PMC6948994, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.st.18.00036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBenign cystic lesionsAneurysmal bone cystCystic lesionsBone cystExcisional curettageWide resectionFeeding vesselsTreatment modalitiesInitial incisionUnicameral bone cystsLow recurrence rateRate of recurrenceGiant cell tumorCareful preoperative planningHigh-speed burrAdjuvant therapyThorough curettageSurgical treatmentTotal resectionRecurrence rateCortical windowCell tumorsCystic contentsNonossifying fibromaCurettage