Muscle density, but not size, correlates well with muscle strength and physical performance

…, A Yu, G Guglielmi, GM Blake, X Cheng, X Wu… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives There is increasing evidence that muscle volume and mass are poor predictors
of muscle strength and physical performance. Other assessments of muscle quality such as …

Deep learning to segment pelvic bones: large-scale CT datasets and baseline models

…, Y Li, F Gu, H Xiao, J Li, C Zhao, L Xiao, X Wu… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose: Pelvic bone segmentation in CT has always been an essential step in clinical
diagnosis and surgery planning of pelvic bone diseases. Existing methods for pelvic bone …

Muscle density discriminates hip fracture better than computed tomography X‐ray absorptiometry hip areal bone mineral density

…, A Yu, GM Blake, X Cheng, X Wu… - Journal of Cachexia …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Muscle weakness is a key factor in the increase risk of falls and might also play
a significant role in the increase of risk of hip fracture. Computed tomography‐measured …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical stimulation on mesenchymal stem cells and surrounding microenvironments in bone regeneration: regulations and applications

…, P Luo, D Wang, JJ Nie, D Chen, X Wu - Frontiers in cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Treatment of bone defects remains a challenge in the clinic. Artificial bone grafts are the most
promising alternative to autologous bone grafting. However, one of the limiting factors of …

Ctspine1k: A large-scale dataset for spinal vertebrae segmentation in computed tomography

…, S Yang, Y Hao, P Liu, H Xiao, C Zhao, X Wu… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
Spine-related diseases have high morbidity and cause a huge burden of social cost. Spine
imaging is an essential tool for noninvasively visualizing and assessing spinal pathology. …

Muscle density is an independent risk factor of second hip fracture: a prospective cohort study

…, W Cao, B He, L Lyu, X Cheng, X Wu… - Journal of cachexia …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Patients with a first hip fracture are at high risk of fracturing their other hip.
Despite this, preventive therapy is often not given. Because little is known about specific risk …

Design and preparation of a biomedical titanium alloy with low elastic modulus and high antibacterial property based on Ti-Mo-Ag system

S Cui, S Liu, J Nie, D Chen, X Wu, G Qin… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Titanium and titanium alloys have been widely used as biomedical materials as a result of
low density, high specific strength, good biological propertise, good mechanical compatibility …

Mixed results with the Masquelet technique: a fact or a myth?

M Mi, C Papakostidis, X Wu, PV Giannoudis - Injury, 2020 - injuryjournal.com
Treatment of posttraumatic segmental bone defects resulting from either acute injury or septic
or aseptic non-union remains challenging [1]. While for years, bone transport has been …

Management and outcomes of open pelvic fractures: an update

M Mi, NK Kanakaris, X Wu, PV Giannoudis - Injury, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Open pelvic fractures remain challenging in terms of their management. The
purpose of this narrative review was to evaluate the latest advances made in the management …

The effect of a multidisciplinary co-management program for the older hip fracture patients in Beijing: a “pre-and post-” retrospective study

X Wu, M Tian, J Zhang, M Yang, X Gong, Y Liu… - Archives of …, 2019 - Springer
Hip fracture becomes a major public health issue with the growing aging population. This
study evaluated a multidisciplinary co-management program for older hip fracture patients and …