Akio Minami

Autologous Osteochondral Mosaicplasty for Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Elbow in Teenage Athletes (2009)

Iwasaki, Norimasa, Kato, Hiroyuki, Ishikawa, Jyunichi, Masuko, Tatsuya, Funakoshi, Tadanao, Minami, Akio

Background: Although autologous osteochondral mosaicplasty is widely used as a procedure for osteochondritis dissecans lesions, the effectiveness of this procedure in elbow lesions remains unclear....

Radial Overgrowth After Radial Shortening Osteotomies for Skeletally Immature Patients With Kienböck's Disease (2009)

Matsuhashi, Tomoya, Iwasaki, Norimasa, Oizumi, Naomi, Kato, Hiroyuki, Minami, Michio, Minami, Akio

Purpose: We hypothesized that radial shortening osteotomy (radial shortening) for skeletally immature patients with Kienböck's disease would induce overgrowth of the radius. The purpose of this...

Arthroscopically Assisted Reattachment of Avulsed Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex to the Fovea of the Ulnar Head (2009)

Iwasaki, Norimasa, Minami, Akio

Triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) insertion into the fovea of the distal ulna plays a crucial role in stabilizing the distal radioulnar joint. Consequently, surgical reattachment against...

Clinical results of posterior cruciate ligament retaining TKA with alumina ceramic condylar prosthesis : comparison to Co-Cr alloy prosthesis (2008)

Majima, Tokifumi, Yasuda, Kazunori, Tago, Hidenobu, Aoki, Yoshimitu, Minami, Akio

In a prospective study, 194 knees undergoing total knee arthroplasty (110 knees with alumina ceramic prostheses; 84 knees with Co-Cr alloy prostheses) were clinically and radiologically evaluated....

Detection of altered N-glycan profiles in whole serum from rheumatoid arthritis patients (2007)

Nakagawa, Hiroaki, Hato, Megumi, Takegawa, Yasuhiro, Deguchi, Kisaburo, Ito, Hiroki, Takahata, Masahiko, ...

Altered N-glycosylation occurs in many diseases. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), for example, reduction in galactose residues in IgG and an increase in fucose residues in α1-acid glycoprotein have...

Detection of altered N-glycan profiles in whole serum from rheumatoid arthritis patients. (2007)

Nakagawa, Hiroaki, Hato, Megumi, Takegawa, Yasuhiro, Deguchi, Kisaburo, Ito, Hiroki, Takahata, Masahiko, ...

Altered N-glycosylation occurs in many diseases. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), for example, reduction in galactose residues in IgG and an increase in fucose residues in α1-acid glycoprotein have...

Tumor location affects the results of simple excision for multiple osteochondromas in the forearm. (2007)

Ishikawa, Jun-ichi, Kato, Hiroyuki, Fujioka, Fumio, Iwasaki, Norimasa, Suenaga, Naoki, Minami, Akio

Background: The effectiveness of excision of osteochondromas in controlling the progression of forearm and wrist deformity remains an issue of controversy. The purpose of this study was to analyze...

Tumor location affects the results of simple excision for multiple osteochondromas in the forearm. (2007)

Ishikawa, Jun-ichi, Kato, Hiroyuki, Fujioka, Fumio, Iwasaki, Norimasa, Suenaga, Naoki, Minami, Akio

Background: The effectiveness of excision of osteochondromas in controlling the progression of forearm and wrist deformity remains an issue of controversy. The purpose of this study was to analyze...

Evaluation of hydroxyapatite ceramic vertebral spacers with different porosities and their binding capability to the vertebral body : an experimental study in sheep (2007)

Ito, Manabu, Kotani, Yoshihisa, Hojo, Yoshihiro, Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Kadosawa, Tsuyoshi, Minami, Akio

OBJECT. The aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of bone ingrowth and bonding stiffness at the surface of hydroxyapatite ceramic (HAC) spacers with different porosities in an animal model and...

Evaluation of hydroxyapatite ceramic vertebral spacers with different porosities and their binding capability to the vertebral body: an experimental study in sheep. (2007)

Ito, Manabu, Kotani, Yoshihisa, Hojo, Yoshihiro, Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Kadosawa, Tsuyoshi, Minami, Akio

OBJECT. The aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of bone ingrowth and bonding stiffness at the surface of hydroxyapatite ceramic (HAC) spacers with different porosities in an animal model and...

Activity-dependent regulation of BRINP family genes (2007)

Motomiya, Makoto, Kobayashi, Makoto, Iwasaki, Norimasa, Minami, Akio, Matsuoka, Ichiro

We previously identified a family of novel developmentally regulated genes: BRINP1, 2, and 3, which are predominantly and widely expressed in the CNS from earlier developmental stages to adulthood....

Activity-dependent regulation of BRINP family genes. (2007)

Motomiya, Makoto, Kobayashi, Makoto, Iwasaki, Norimasa, Minami, Akio, Matsuoka, Ichiro

We previously identified a family of novel developmentally regulated genes: BRINP1, 2, and 3, which are predominantly and widely expressed in the CNS from earlier developmental stages to adulthood....

Long-term follow up of surgical outcomes in patients with cervical disorders undergoing hemodialysis. (2006)

Sudo, Hideki, Ito, Manabu, Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Kotani, Yoshihisa, Takeuchi, Tatsuto, Yasui, Keigo, ...

OBJECT. As increasing numbers of patients receive long-term hemodialysis, the number of reports regarding hemodialysis-related cervical spine disorders has also increased. However, there have been...

Long-term follow up of surgical outcomes in patients with cervical disorders undergoing hemodialysis. (2006)

Sudo, Hideki, Ito, Manabu, Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Kotani, Yoshihisa, Takeuchi, Tatsuto, Yasui, Keigo, ...

OBJECT. As increasing numbers of patients receive long-term hemodialysis, the number of reports regarding hemodialysis-related cervical spine disorders has also increased. However, there have been...

Long-term follow up of surgical outcomes in patients with cervical disorders undergoing hemodialysis. (2006)

Sudo, Hideki, Ito, Manabu, Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Kotani, Yoshihisa, Takeuchi, Tatsuto, Yasui, Keigo, ...

OBJECT. As increasing numbers of patients receive long-term hemodialysis, the number of reports regarding hemodialysis-related cervical spine disorders has also increased. However, there have been...

Biomechanical study on the effect of five different lumbar reconstruction techniques on adjacent-level intradiscal pressure and lamina strain. (2006)

Sudo, Hideki, Oda, Itaru, Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Ito, Manabu, Kotani, Yoshihisa, Minami, Akio

OBJECT: The objectives of this study were to compare the biomechanical effects of five lumbar reconstruction models on the adjacent segment and to analyze the effects of three factors: construct...

Biomechanical study on the effect of five different lumbar reconstruction techniques on adjacent-level intradiscal pressure and lamina strain. (2006)

Sudo, Hideki, Oda, Itaru, Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Ito, Manabu, Kotani, Yoshihisa, Minami, Akio

OBJECT: The objectives of this study were to compare the biomechanical effects of five lumbar reconstruction models on the adjacent segment and to analyze the effects of three factors: construct...

Biomechanical study on the effect of five different lumbar reconstruction techniques on adjacent-level intradiscal pressure and lamina strain. (2006)

Sudo, Hideki, Oda, Itaru, Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Ito, Manabu, Kotani, Yoshihisa, Minami, Akio

OBJECT: The objectives of this study were to compare the biomechanical effects of five lumbar reconstruction models on the adjacent segment and to analyze the effects of three factors: construct...

Stabilization of the Proximal Ulnar Stump in the Sauvé-Kapandji Procedure by Using the Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Tendon: Long-Term Follow-Up Studies (2006)

Minami, Akio, Iwasaki, Norimasa, Ishikawa, Jun-ichi, Suenaga, Naoki, Kato, Hiroyuki

Purpose: The Sauvé-Kapandji (S-K) procedure is considered a useful treatment option for distal radioulnar disorders. However, postoperative instability of the proximal ulnar stump and radioulnar...

Stabilization of the Proximal Ulnar Stump in the Sauvé-Kapandji Procedure by Using the Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Tendon: Long-Term Follow-Up Studies (2006)

Minami, Akio, Iwasaki, Norimasa, Ishikawa, Jun-ichi, Suenaga, Naoki, Kato, Hiroyuki

Purpose: The Sauvé-Kapandji (S-K) procedure is considered a useful treatment option for distal radioulnar disorders. However, postoperative instability of the proximal ulnar stump and radioulnar...

Stabilization of the Proximal Ulnar Stump in the Sauvé-Kapandji Procedure by Using the Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Tendon: Long-Term Follow-Up Studies (2006)

Minami, Akio, Iwasaki, Norimasa, Ishikawa, Jun-ichi, Suenaga, Naoki, Kato, Hiroyuki

Purpose: The Sauvé-Kapandji (S-K) procedure is considered a useful treatment option for distal radioulnar disorders. However, postoperative instability of the proximal ulnar stump and radioulnar...

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor-deficient mice are resistant to ovariectomy-induced bone loss (2006)

Oshima, Shigeki, Onodera, Shin, Amizuka, Norio, Li, Minqi, Irie, Kazuharu, Watanabe, Satoshi, ...

A link between macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and estrogen has recently emerged. We examined the involvement of MIF in osteoporotic changes in bone after ovariectomy (OVX), and revealed...

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor-deficient mice are resistant to ovariectomy-induced bone loss (2006)

Oshima, Shigeki, Onodera, Shin, Amizuka, Norio, Li, Minqi, Irie, Kazuharu, Watanabe, Satoshi, ...

A link between macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and estrogen has recently emerged. We examined the involvement of MIF in osteoporotic changes in bone after ovariectomy (OVX), and revealed...

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor-deficient mice are resistant to ovariectomy-induced bone loss (2006)

Oshima, Shigeki, Onodera, Shin, Amizuka, Norio, Li, Minqi, Irie, Kazuharu, Watanabe, Satoshi, ...

A link between macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and estrogen has recently emerged. We examined the involvement of MIF in osteoporotic changes in bone after ovariectomy (OVX), and revealed...

Multidirectional flexibility analysis of anterior and posterior lumbar artificial disc reconstruction: in vitro human cadaveric spine model. (2006)

Kotani, Yoshihisa, Cunningham, Bryan W., Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Dmitriev, Anton E., Hu, Niabin, Ito, Manabu, ...

The in vitro multidirectional flexibility analysis was conducted to investigate the initial biomechanical effect of biomimetic artificial intervertebral disc replacement from either anterior or...

Multidirectional flexibility analysis of anterior and posterior lumbar artificial disc reconstruction: in vitro human cadaveric spine model. (2006)

Kotani, Yoshihisa, Cunningham, Bryan W., Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Dmitriev, Anton E., Hu, Niabin, Ito, Manabu, ...

The in vitro multidirectional flexibility analysis was conducted to investigate the initial biomechanical effect of biomimetic artificial intervertebral disc replacement from either anterior or...

Multidirectional flexibility analysis of anterior and posterior lumbar artificial disc reconstruction: in vitro human cadaveric spine model. (2006)

Kotani, Yoshihisa, Cunningham, Bryan W., Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Dmitriev, Anton E., Hu, Niabin, Ito, Manabu, ...

The in vitro multidirectional flexibility analysis was conducted to investigate the initial biomechanical effect of biomimetic artificial intervertebral disc replacement from either anterior or...

Multidirectional flexibility analysis of cervical artificial disc reconstruction: in vitro human cadaveric spine model. (2005)

Kotani, Yoshihisa, Cunningham, Bryan W., Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Dmitriev, Anton E., Ito, Manabu, Hu, Niabin, ...

OBJECT: This in vitro experimental study was conducted to investigate the initial biomechanical effect of artificial intervertebral disc replacement in the cervical spine. The multidirectional...

Cervical spine injuries associated with lateral mass and facet joint fractures: new classification and surgical treatment with pedicle screw fixation (2005)

Kotani, Yoshihisa, Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Ito, Manabu, Minami, Akio

To clarify the injury pattern, initial spinal instability, degree of discoligamentous injuries in cervical lateral mass and facet joint fractures, we retrospectively analyzed radiological parameters...

Multidirectional flexibility analysis of cervical artificial disc reconstruction: in vitro human cadaveric spine model. (2005)

Kotani, Yoshihisa, Cunningham, Bryan W., Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Dmitriev, Anton E., Ito, Manabu, Hu, Niabin, ...

OBJECT: This in vitro experimental study was conducted to investigate the initial biomechanical effect of artificial intervertebral disc replacement in the cervical spine. The multidirectional...

Cervical spine injuries associated with lateral mass and facet joint fractures: new classification and surgical treatment with pedicle screw fixation (2005)

Kotani, Yoshihisa, Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Ito, Manabu, Minami, Akio

To clarify the injury pattern, initial spinal instability, degree of discoligamentous injuries in cervical lateral mass and facet joint fractures, we retrospectively analyzed radiological parameters...

Multidirectional flexibility analysis of cervical artificial disc reconstruction: in vitro human cadaveric spine model. (2005)

Kotani, Yoshihisa, Cunningham, Bryan W., Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Dmitriev, Anton E., Ito, Manabu, Hu, Niabin, ...

OBJECT: This in vitro experimental study was conducted to investigate the initial biomechanical effect of artificial intervertebral disc replacement in the cervical spine. The multidirectional...

Cervical spine injuries associated with lateral mass and facet joint fractures: new classification and surgical treatment with pedicle screw fixation (2005)

Kotani, Yoshihisa, Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Ito, Manabu, Minami, Akio

To clarify the injury pattern, initial spinal instability, degree of discoligamentous injuries in cervical lateral mass and facet joint fractures, we retrospectively analyzed radiological parameters...

Two-year observation of artificial intervertebral disc replacement: results after supplemental ultra-high strength bioresorbable spinal stabilization. (2004)

Kotani, Yoshihisa, Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Shikinami, Yasuo, Takahata, Masahiko, Kadoya, Ken, Kadosawa, Tsuyoshi, ...

OBJECT: This 2-year experimental study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of a bioactive three-dimensional (3D) fabric disc for lumbar intervertebral disc replacement. The authors used a...

Two-year observation of artificial intervertebral disc replacement: results after supplemental ultra-high strength bioresorbable spinal stabilization. (2004)

Kotani, Yoshihisa, Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Shikinami, Yasuo, Takahata, Masahiko, Kadoya, Ken, Kadosawa, Tsuyoshi, ...

OBJECT: This 2-year experimental study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of a bioactive three-dimensional (3D) fabric disc for lumbar intervertebral disc replacement. The authors used a...

Two-year observation of artificial intervertebral disc replacement: results after supplemental ultra-high strength bioresorbable spinal stabilization. (2004)

Kotani, Yoshihisa, Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Shikinami, Yasuo, Takahata, Masahiko, Kadoya, Ken, Kadosawa, Tsuyoshi, ...

OBJECT: This 2-year experimental study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of a bioactive three-dimensional (3D) fabric disc for lumbar intervertebral disc replacement. The authors used a...

Improved accuracy of computer-assisted cervical pedicle screw insertion (2003)

Kotani, Yoshihisa, Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Ito, Manabu, Minami, Akio

OBJECT: The authors introduce a unique computer-assisted cervical pedicle screw (CPS) insertion technique used in conjunction with specially modified original pedicle screw insertion instruments. The...

Improved accuracy of computer-assisted cervical pedicle screw insertion (2003)

Kotani, Yoshihisa, Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Ito, Manabu, Minami, Akio

OBJECT: The authors introduce a unique computer-assisted cervical pedicle screw (CPS) insertion technique used in conjunction with specially modified original pedicle screw insertion instruments. The...

Improved accuracy of computer-assisted cervical pedicle screw insertion (2003)

Kotani, Yoshihisa, Abumi, Kuniyoshi, Ito, Manabu, Minami, Akio

OBJECT: The authors introduce a unique computer-assisted cervical pedicle screw (CPS) insertion technique used in conjunction with specially modified original pedicle screw insertion instruments. The...

Detection of Tumor-Associated Antigens of Osteosarcoma in Humans by the Mixed Lymphocyte Tumor Cell Culture Assay (1979)

MINAMI, AKIO, HAYAKAWA, KUNIO, OKAYASU, TAKESHI, SASAKI, TETSUTO, YAMAWAKI, SHINYA, KOBAYASHI, HIROSHI

Tumor-associated antigens of human osteosarcoma cells were studied by the mixed lymphocyte tumor cell culture (MLTC) assay. Peripheral blood lymphocytes from patients with osteosarcomas reacted with...

Analysis of transforming activity of human synovial sarcoma-associated chimeric protein SYT-SSX1 bound to chromatin remodeling factor hBRM/hSNF2α

Nagai, Makoto, Tanaka, Shinya, Tsuda, Masumi, Endo, Shuichi, Kato, Hiroyuki, Sonobe, Hiroshi, ...

Human synovial sarcoma has been shown to exclusively harbor the chromosomal translocation t(X;18) that produces the chimeric gene SYT-SSX. However, the role of SYT-SSX in cellular transformation...

Analysis of transforming activity of human synovial sarcoma-associated chimeric protein SYT-SSX1 bound to chromatin remodeling factor hBRM/hSNF2α

Nagai, Makoto, Tanaka, Shinya, Tsuda, Masumi, Endo, Shuichi, Kato, Hiroyuki, Sonobe, Hiroshi, ...

Human synovial sarcoma has been shown to exclusively harbor the chromosomal translocation t(X;18) that produces the chimeric gene SYT-SSX. However, the role of SYT-SSX in cellular transformation...

Role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in peripheral nerve regeneration: anti-MIF antibody induces delay of nerve regeneration and the apoptosis of Schwann cells.

Nishio, Yasuhiko, Nishihira, Jun, Ishibashi, Teruo, Kato, Hiroyuki, Minami, Akio

BACKGROUND: Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pluripotent cytokine involved in inflammation and immune responses as well as in cell growth. Although we previously demonstrated the...

Effect of Hydroxyapatite porous characteristics on healing outcomes in rabbit posterolateral spinal fusion model

Motomiya, Makoto, Ito, Manabu, Takahata, Masahiko, Kadoya, Ken, Irie, Kazuharu, Abumi, Kuniyoshi, ...

Hydroxyapatite (HA) has been commonly used as a bone graft substitute in various kinds of clinical fields. To improve the healing capability of HA, many studies have been performed to reveal its...