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 nailingLocally delivered adjuvant biofilm‐penetrating antibiotics rescue impaired endochondral fracture healing caused by MRSA infection
Cahill SV, Kwon H, Back J, Lee I, Lee S, Alder KD, Hao Z, Yu KE, Dussik CM, Kyriakides T, Lee F. Locally delivered adjuvant biofilm‐penetrating antibiotics rescue impaired endochondral fracture healing caused by MRSA infection. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 2021, 39: 402-414. PMID: 33336805, DOI: 10.1002/jor.24965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-dose rifampinFracture healingMRSA infectionMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitisColony-forming unitsTissue bacterial loadStaphylococcus aureus osteomyelitisReactive bone formationRadiographic union scaleEndochondral fracture healingBacterial CFU countsPoor callus formationSoft callus formationTibia scoresRifampin therapyDevastating complicationMRSA colonizationClinical efficacyInfected fracturesTibial radiographsTreatment responseMurine modelIntramedullary pinOpen fracturesO stainSmoking Alters Inflammation and Skeletal Stem and Progenitor Cell Activity During Fracture Healing in Different Murine Strains
Hao Z, Li J, Li B, Alder KD, Cahill SV, Munger AM, Lee I, Kwon H, Back J, Xu S, Kang M, Lee FY. Smoking Alters Inflammation and Skeletal Stem and Progenitor Cell Activity During Fracture Healing in Different Murine Strains. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2020, 36: 186-198. PMID: 32866293, PMCID: PMC9057220, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsFracture HealingInflammationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSmokingStem CellsX-Ray MicrotomographyConceptsCigarette smoke exposureCigarette smokingFracture healingSmoke exposureMurine modelMolecular alterationsBALB/cJ miceBiomechanical testingPro-inflammatory mediatorsCytokine/chemokine analysisImpaired fracture healingMultiplex cytokine/chemokine analysisInitial inflammatory responseFracture healing capacityBALB/cJProgenitor cell activitySmoking miceTransverse femoral osteotomyFemoral osteotomyImmune cellsChemokine analysisInflammatory responseFracture hematomaHigh riskMurine strains
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
2023
Parathyroid hormone therapy improves MRSA-infected fracture healing in a murine diabetic model
Kwon H, Cahill S, Yu K, Alder K, Dussik C, Jeong J, Back J, Lee F. Parathyroid hormone therapy improves MRSA-infected fracture healing in a murine diabetic model. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2023, 13: 1230568. PMID: 37829606, PMCID: PMC10565816, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1230568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFracture healingTeriparatide treatmentType 2 diabetic mouse modelType 2 diabetes mellitus miceBone volume/total volumeMurine diabetic modelTotal mineral densityIntermittent parathyroid hormoneSystemic antibiotic therapyImpairs fracture healingPoor fracture healingAdjuvant therapeutic agentDiabetes mellitus miceDiabetic mouse modelBlood glucose levelsCombination of antibioticsRadiographic union scaleTibia fracture modelIPTH treatmentSeptic nonunionNondiabetic counterpartsT2DM miceHormone therapyAntibiotic therapyMRSA infection
2019
Bone Quality and Fracture-Healing in Type-1 and Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Henderson S, Ibe I, Cahill S, Chung YH, Lee FY. Bone Quality and Fracture-Healing in Type-1 and Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2019, 101: 1399-1410. PMID: 31393433, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.18.01297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 2 diabetesPerioperative complicationsDiabetic patientsGlycemic controlBone healthType 1Type 2 diabetes mellitusNormal bone mineral densityPerioperative glycemic controlNon-diabetic patientsEarly bone lossSurgical site infectionAppropriate glycemic controlUnion of fractureRisk of fractureBone mineral densityType 1 diabetesAntiresorptive therapyOperative interventionDiabetes mellitusSclerostin antibodySite infectionMedical managementParathyroid hormonePostoperative management
2014
A Review of Osteocyte Function and the Emerging Importance of Sclerostin
Compton JT, Lee FY. A Review of Osteocyte Function and the Emerging Importance of Sclerostin. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2014, 96: 1659-1668. PMID: 25274791, PMCID: PMC4179450, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.m.01096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone massPhase III clinical trialsMetastatic bone diseaseOsteoporosis-related fracturesBone mineral densityBone cellsExtensive dendritic networkNormal physiologic stateSclerostin actsParathyroid hormoneInflammatory moleculesBone metabolismClinical trialsMineral densityProstaglandin E2Bone diseaseSystemic circulationOrthopedic conditionsProtein sclerostinOsseous integrationSclerostinBone cell populationsPhysiologic stateCell populationsOsteocyte function
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
2006
TREATMENT OF CONGENITAL PSEUDARTHROSIS OF THE TIBIA WITH RECOMBINANT HUMAN BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN-7 (RHBMP-7)
LEE FY, SINICROPI SM, LEE FS, VITALE MG, ROYE DP, CHOI IH. TREATMENT OF CONGENITAL PSEUDARTHROSIS OF THE TIBIA WITH RECOMBINANT HUMAN BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN-7 (RHBMP-7). Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2006, 88: 627-633. DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200603000-00023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment of Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia with Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-7 (rhBMP-7)
Lee F, Sinicropi S, Lee F, Vitale M, Roye D, Choi I. Treatment of Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia with Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-7 (rhBMP-7). Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2006, 88: 627-633. PMID: 16510831, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.d.02201.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2001
Coronal Split Fracture of the Proximal Tibia Epiphysis Through a Partially Closed Physis: A New Fracture Pattern
Patari S, Lee F, Behrens F. Coronal Split Fracture of the Proximal Tibia Epiphysis Through a Partially Closed Physis: A New Fracture Pattern. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2001, 21: 451. PMID: 11433155, DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200107000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAdolescentBicyclingBiomechanical PhenomenaEpiphysesExternal FixatorsFollow-Up StudiesFracture Fixation, InternalFracture HealingFractures, ComminutedGaitHumansMaleRange of Motion, ArticularRisk FactorsTibial FracturesTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeWeight-BearingConceptsCoronal split fractureProximal tibial epiphysisTibial epiphysisSplit fractureDefinitive operative fixationProximal tibia epiphysisNew fracture patternClinical unionUncommon injuryOperative fixationEpiphyseal fracturesPlain radiographyTibial plateauTibia epiphysisEpiphysisFracture patternsFracturesPatientsThree-dimensional reconstructionInjuryPhysis
2000
Experimental model for allograft incorporation and allograft fracture repair
Lee F, Hazan E, Gebhardt M, Mankin H. Experimental model for allograft incorporation and allograft fracture repair. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 2000, 18: 303-306. PMID: 10815832, DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100180219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsFracture Fixation, IntramedullaryFracture HealingOsteotomyRatsRats, Inbred LewRats, Sprague-DawleyTransplantation, HomologousConceptsAllograft incorporationFracture repairHost-donor interfaceSprague-Dawley ratsSkeletal defectsAdult LewisImmediate ambulationIntercalary allograftsRat modelHistological examinationOsteotomy healingKirschner wiresMuscle layerOsteotomy siteTransverse osteotomyExperimental modelHealing processAllograftsRepair processRepairAmbulation
1999
Letters to the editors
Oni O, Lee F, Choi Y, Beherens F, DeFouw D, Einhorn T. Letters to the editors. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 1999, 17: 149-150. PMID: 10073659, DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100170121.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Programmed removal of chondrocytes during endochondral fracture healing
Lee F, Choi Y, Behrens F, DeFouw D, Einhorn T. Programmed removal of chondrocytes during endochondral fracture healing. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 1998, 16: 144-150. PMID: 9565087, DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100160124.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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