Featured Publications
Enhancement of Impaired MRSA‐Infected Fracture Healing by Combinatorial Antibiotics and Modulation of Sustained Inflammation
Yu KE, Kwon H, Dussik CM, Cahill SV, Back J, Alder KD, Lee FY. Enhancement of Impaired MRSA‐Infected Fracture Healing by Combinatorial Antibiotics and Modulation of Sustained Inflammation. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2020, 37: 1352-1365. PMID: 35616626, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusExcessive inflammationAntibiotic treatmentFracture healingTrametinib therapyInfected fracturesPro-inflammatory cytokine levelsPostoperative antibiotic administrationSetting of infectionMale C57BL/6 miceSystemic antibiotic treatmentAdjunctive therapeutic agentMRSA-infected miceImpaired callus formationFemoral fracture modelTherapeutic cohortCytokine levelsMRSA infectionMusculoskeletal infectionsPostoperative intervalsSystemic vancomycinAntibiotic administrationCytokine analysisC57BL/6 miceIntramedullary nailing
2024
Unique Spatial Transcriptomic Profiling of the Murine Femoral Fracture Callus: A Preliminary Report
Jiang W, Caruana D, Back J, Lee F. Unique Spatial Transcriptomic Profiling of the Murine Femoral Fracture Callus: A Preliminary Report. Cells 2024, 13: 522. PMID: 38534368, PMCID: PMC10969736, DOI: 10.3390/cells13060522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMDA-MB-231Transcriptomic platformsGene expressionSpatially localized gene expressionMDA-MB-231 metastatic breast cancer cellsSpatial transcriptomics platformGenetic expression changesFracture healingMetastatic breast cancer cellsBreast cancer cellsImpaired fracture healingSingle-cell RNALocal gene expressionSpatial transcriptomic profilingFracture callus formationGenomic heterogeneitySequencing techniquesDisrupt bone homeostasisTranscriptome profilingIn situ hybridizationExpression changesSoft callusPathological fracturesWild-typeSpatial transcriptomics
2019
Femoral and Tibial Reconstruction for Skeletal Metastases and Pathologic Fractures.
Henderson SE, Yu K, Alder KD, Ibe IK, Lee FY, Lindskog DM. Femoral and Tibial Reconstruction for Skeletal Metastases and Pathologic Fractures. Instructional Course Lectures 2019, 68: 607-612. PMID: 32032089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic fractureSkeletal metastasesTibial reconstructionCommon reconstructive optionsRisk of complicationsSoft tissue involvementHistory of radiationImproved patient outcomesSubsequent revision proceduresLarge skeletal defectsGoal of reconstructionSystemic therapyGoal of managementPatient outcomesSurgical reconstructionReconstructive optionsRevision proceduresEndoprosthesis implantationIntramedullary nailImplant failureLarge bone defectsMetastasisBone defectsSkeletal defectsFractures
2013
Physiologic load-bearing characteristics of autografts, allografts, and polymer-based scaffolds in a critical sized segmental defect of long bone: an experimental study
Amorosa L, Lee C, Aydemir, Nizami S, Hsu A, Patel N, Gardner T, Navalgund A, Kim DG, Park S, Mao J, Lee F. Physiologic load-bearing characteristics of autografts, allografts, and polymer-based scaffolds in a critical sized segmental defect of long bone: an experimental study. International Journal Of Nanomedicine 2013, Volume 8: 1637-1643. PMID: 23637532, PMCID: PMC3639117, DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s42855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAddition of hMSCsPolymer-based scaffoldsLoad-bearing characteristicsPhysiologic cyclic loadingPhase angleCritical-sized segmental defectsScaffold alone groupViscous stiffnessCyclic loadingMechanical propertiesFemoral defect modelSized segmental defectsRat femoral defect modelHuman mesenchymal stem cellsMechanical simulationsScaffold groupDifferent biomechanical characteristicsEnhanced bone formationHigh phase anglesDefect modelBiomechanical characteristicsExperimental studyHost boneStiffnessDefect repair
2002
Repair of Bone Allograft Fracture Using Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2
Lee FY, Storer S, Hazan EJ, Gebhardt MC, Mankin HJ. Repair of Bone Allograft Fracture Using Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2002, 397: 119-126. PMID: 11953604, DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200204000-00017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllograft fractureNormal fracture healingFracture healingProtein 2Long-term clinical dataExtensive tumour surgeryBone morphogenetic protein-2Major revision surgeryMorphogenetic protein-2Experimental groupOnly fibrosisRadiographic unionNew bone formationRevision surgeryAdditional ratsClinical dataTumor surgeryBone allograftAllograft boneControl groupBiologic regulatorsOsteotomy siteFracture repairRecombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2Adequate function
1997
Regional and temporal changes in the acoustic properties of fracture callus in secondary bone healing
Harten R, Lee F, Zimmerman M, Hurowitz E, Arakal R, Behrens F. Regional and temporal changes in the acoustic properties of fracture callus in secondary bone healing. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 1997, 15: 570-576. PMID: 9379267, DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100150413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsScanning acoustic microscopeMechanical propertiesAcoustic microscopyAcoustic microscopeMaterial propertiesAcoustic impedance mapsConventional testing methodsAcoustic propertiesImpedanceSecondary bone healingImpedance mapsTesting methodsPropertiesAccurate determinationBone healingPopular choiceFracturesLinear relationshipFracture healingDevicesPolymethylmethacrylateMicroscopeMean impedanceMaterials