Hiroshi Kuroki

Mechanical effects of autogenous osteochondral surgical grafting procedures and instrumentation on grafts of articular cartilage.

Osteochondral grafting for cartilage defects in the patellar grooves of bilateral knee joints.

Acoustic stiffness and change in plug cartilage over time after autologous osteochondral grafting: correlation between ultrasound signal intensity and histological score in a rabbit model.

Bony lesion recurrence after mosaicplasty for osteochondritis dissecans of the talus.

Mechanical and biochemical effect of monopolar radiofrequency energy on human articular cartilage: an in vitro study.

The effect of surface incongruity of grafted plugs in osteochondral grafting: a report of five cases.

Estimation of the mechanical property of meniscus using ultrasound: examinations of native meniscus and effects of enzymatic digestion.

Sequential changes in implanted cartilage after autologous osteochondral transplantation: postoperative acoustic properties up to 1 year in an in vivo rabbit model.

Ultrasound properties of articular cartilage in the tibio-femoral joint in knee osteoarthritis: relation to clinical assessment (International Cartilage Repair Society grade).

Ultrasound properties of articular cartilage immediately after osteochondral grafting surgery: in cases of traumatic cartilage lesions and osteonecrosis.

Ultrasound has the potential to detect degeneration of articular cartilage clinically, even if the information is obtained from an indirect measurement of intrinsic physical characteristics.

Positive effect of alendronate on subchondral bone healing and subsequent cartilage repair in a rabbit osteochondral defect model.

Chondroprotective effect of alendronate in a rabbit model of osteoarthritis.

Longitudinal evaluation of cartilage after osteochondral autogenous transfer with delayed gadolinium-enhanced MRI of the cartilage (dGEMRIC).

Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound inhibits messenger RNA expression of matrix metalloproteinase-13 induced by interleukin-1β in chondrocytes in an intensity-dependent manner.

Effects of exercise level on biomarkers in a rat knee model of osteoarthritis.

Optimum temperature for extracellular matrix production by articular chondrocytes.

Ultrasound can detect macroscopically undetectable changes in osteoarthritis reflecting the superficial histological and biochemical degeneration: ex vivo study of rabbit and human cartilage.

Immature articular cartilage and subchondral bone covered by menisci are potentially susceptive to mechanical load.

Evaluation of reference genes for human chondrocytes cultured in several different thermal environments.

Destabilization of the medial meniscus leads to subchondral bone defects and site-specific cartilage degeneration in an experimental rat model.

Contributions of biarticular myogenic components to the limitation of the range of motion after immobilization of rat knee joint.

Regional comparisons of porcine menisci.

Culture temperature affects redifferentiation and cartilaginous extracellular matrix formation in dedifferentiated human chondrocytes.

Discordance in recovery between altered locomotion and muscle atrophy induced by simulated microgravity in rats.

Effects of the thermal environment on articular chondrocyte metabolism: a fundamental study to facilitate establishment of an effective thermotherapy for osteoarthritis.

Intermittent application of hypergravity by centrifugation attenuates disruption of rat gait induced by 2 weeks of simulated microgravity.

Effects of short-term gentle treadmill walking on subchondral bone in a rat model of instability-induced osteoarthritis.

Alteration of cartilage surface collagen fibers differs locally after immobilization of knee joints in rats.

Culture temperature affects human chondrocyte messenger RNA expression in monolayer and pellet culture systems.

Clinical Phenotype Classifications Based on Static Varus Alignment and Varus Thrust in Japanese Patients With Medial Knee Osteoarthritis.

Spatial Change of Cruciate Ligaments in Rat Embryo Knee Joint by Three-Dimensional Reconstruction.

The effects of short-term hypoxia on human mesenchymal stem cell proliferation, viability and p16(INK4A) mRNA expression: Investigation using a simple hypoxic culture system with a deoxidizing agent.

Clinical Impact of Coexisting Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis in Japanese Patients With Medial Knee Osteoarthritis.

Subchondral plate porosity colocalizes with the point of mechanical load during ambulation in a rat knee model of post-traumatic osteoarthritis.

Effect of microfabricated microgroove-surface devices on the morphology of mesenchymal stem cells.

Exercise intervention increases expression of bone morphogenetic proteins and prevents the progression of cartilage-subchondral bone lesions in a post-traumatic rat knee model.

The Effect of Exercise on the Early Stages of Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Induced Cartilage Repair in a Rat Osteochondral Defect Model.

Remobilization causes site-specific cyst formation in immobilization-induced knee cartilage degeneration in an immobilized rat model.

Effect of Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound after Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Injection to Treat Osteochondral Defects: An In Vivo Study.

Thinning of articular cartilage after joint unloading or immobilization. An experimental investigation of the pathogenesis in mice.

Physiological exercise loading suppresses post-traumatic osteoarthritis progression via an increase in bone morphogenetic proteins expression in an experimental rat knee model.

Relationship Between Pedometer-Based Physical Activity and Physical Function in Patients With Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Coexisting lateral tibiofemoral osteoarthritis is associated with worse knee pain in patients with mild medial osteoarthritis.

Changes in clinical symptoms and functional disability in patients with coexisting patellofemoral and tibiofemoral osteoarthritis: a 1-year prospective cohort study.

Association of bilateral flat feet with knee pain and disability in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional study.

Relationships Between Quantitative Pulse-Echo Ultrasound Parameters from the Superficial Zone of the Human Articular Cartilage and Changes in Surface Roughness, Collagen Content or Collagen Orientation Caused by Early Degeneration.

Mechanical Stress by Spasticity Accelerates Fracture Healing After Spinal Cord Injury.

Pathohistological investigation of osteochondral tissue obtained during total knee arthroplasty after osteochondral autologous transfer: a case report.

Association of varus thrust with prevalent patellofemoral osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional study.

Induction of osteoarthritis by injecting monosodium iodoacetate into the patellofemoral joint of an experimental rat model.

Psychological health is associated with knee pain and physical function in patients with knee osteoarthritis: an exploratory cross-sectional study.

Ultrasound Parameters for Human Osteoarthritic Subchondral Bone ex Vivo: Comparison with Micro-Computed Tomography Parameters.

Three-dimensional motion analysis for comprehensive understanding of gait characteristics after sciatic nerve lesion in rodents.

Effectiveness of mesenchymal stem cells for treating patients with knee osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis toward the establishment of effective regenerative rehabilitation.

Functional evaluation outcomes correlate with histomorphometric changes in the rat sciatic nerve crush injury model: A comparison between sciatic functional index and kinematic analysis.

Periodic mild heat stimuli diminish extracellular matrix synthesis in pellet cultured human chondrocytes.

Joint unloading inhibits articular cartilage degeneration in knee joints of a monosodium iodoacetate-induced rat model of osteoarthritis.

Actual resuscitation actions after the training of chest compression-only CPR and AED use among new university students.

Lower-body positive pressure diminishes surface blood flow reactivity during treadmill walking.

Taking the Next Steps in Regenerative Rehabilitation: Establishment of a New Interdisciplinary Field.

Regenerative Rehabilitation for Stroke Recovery by Inducing Synergistic Effects of Cell Therapy and Neurorehabilitation on Motor Function: A Narrative Review of Pre-Clinical Studies.

Ultrasound therapy with optimal intensity facilitates peripheral nerve regeneration in rats through suppression of pro-inflammatory and nerve growth inhibitor gene expression.

Effects of in vivo cyclic compressive loading on the distribution of local Col2 and superficial lubricin in rat knee cartilage.

Quantitative Parameters for the Degeneration in Cartilage and Subchondral Bone of Human Knee by 3-D Ultrasound Scanning System.

A VCP modulator, KUS121, as a promising therapeutic agent for post-traumatic osteoarthritis.

Disuse Atrophy of Articular Cartilage Induced by Unloading Condition Accelerates Histological Progression of Osteoarthritis in a Post-traumatic Rat Model.

Effects of ultrasound, radial extracorporeal shock waves, and electrical stimulation on rat bone defect healing.

Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Prompts Both Functional and Histologic Improvements While Upregulating the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression after Sciatic Crush Injury in Rats.

Utilization of Mechanical Stress to Treat Osteoporosis: The Effects of Electrical Stimulation, Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave, and Ultrasound on Experimental Osteoporosis in Ovariectomized Rats.

Author Correction: A VCP modulator, KUS121, as a promising therapeutic agent for post-traumatic osteoarthritis.

Correction to: Utilization of Mechanical Stress to Treat Osteoporosis: The Effects of Electrical Stimulation, Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave, and Ultrasound on Experimental Osteoporosis in Ovariectomized Rats.

Reduction of knee joint load suppresses cartilage degeneration, osteophyte formation, and synovitis in early-stage osteoarthritis using a post-traumatic rat model.

Grafting of iPS cell-derived tenocytes promotes motor function recovery after Achilles tendon rupture.

Intra-Articular Injections of Curcumin Monoglucuronide TBP1901 Suppresses Articular Cartilage Damage and Regulates Subchondral Bone Alteration in an Osteoarthritis Rat Model.

Investigating the Optimal Initiation Time of Ultrasound Therapy for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration after Axonotmesis in Rats.

Physiological Reloading Recovers Histologically Disuse Atrophy of the Articular Cartilage and Bone by Hindlimb Suspension in Rat Knee Joint.