Research

Selected Research Publications

1. Fajardo M.  Recurrent Synovial Chondromatosis of the Finger. A Case Series of Two with an Up to Date Review of the Literature. Orthopedics Healio.  2021 May-Jun;44(3):e454-e457.

2. Fajardo M, Kim S, and R Szabo.  Incidence of carpal tunnel release: trends and implications within the United States ambulatory care setting. J Hand Surg Am. 2012 Aug;37(8):1599-605.

3. Lee SK, Fajardo M,Kardashian G,Klein J,Tsai P, and D Christoforou. Repair of Flexor Digotorum Profundus to Distal Phalanx: A Biochemical Investigation of Four Techniques. J Hand Surg Am. 2011 Oct;36(10):1604-9.

4. Fajardo M, Collins J, Landa J, Adler E, Meere P, and PE DiCesare. Effect of a Perioperative Intra-articular Injection on Pain Control and Early Range of Motion following Bilateral TKA. Orthopedics. 2011 May; 35(5): 354.

5. Takemoto RC, Fajardo M, Kirsch T, and K Egol. Quantitative assessment of the bone morphogenetic protein expression from alternate bone graft harvesting sites. J Orthop Trauma. 2010 Sep;24(9):564-6.

6. Fajardo M, Liu CJ, Ilalov,K, and K Egol: Matrix metalloproteinases that associate with and cleave bone morphogenetic protein-2 in vitro are elevated in hypertrophic fracture nonunion tissue. J Orthop Trauma. 2010 Sep;24(9):557-63.

7.  Dubey A, Fajardo M, Green S, and S Lee: Madelung's Deformity: A Review. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2010 Mar;35(3):174-81.

8. Fajardo M, Liu CJ, and K Egol: Levels of Expression for BMP-7 and Several BMP Antagonists May Play an Integral Role in a Fracture Nonunion: A Pilot Study. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Dec;467(12):3071-8.

9. Yi Luan, Kong L, Howell D, Ilalov K, Fajardo M, Xiao-hui Bai, DiCesare P, Goldring M,Abramson S, and Chuan-ju Liu: Inhibition of ADAMTS-7 and ADAMTS-12 Degradation of Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein by Alpha-2-Macroglobulin. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 2008 Nov;16(11):1413-20.

10. Liu CJ, Kong W, Illalov K, Prazak L, Fajardo M, Xu K, Di Cesare PE: ADAMTS-7: A novel metalloproteinase that directly binds to and degrades cartilage oligomeric matrix protein. FASEB J. 2006 May; 20(7):988-990.

11. Fajardo M and DiCesare PE: Disease Modifying Strategies for Osteoarthritis: Current Status. Drugs and Aging. 2005; 22(2): 141-161.

12. Liu CJ, Prazak L, Fajardo M, Yu S, Tyagi N, Di Cesare PE: LRF, a POZ domain-containing transcriptional repressor, interacts with HDAC1 and inhibits COMP gene expression and chondrogenesis. J.Biol. Chem., 2004 Nov 5; 279(45):47081-47091.

13. Liu, C; FajardoM; DiCesare, PE. Upregulation of ADAMTS-7B, a newly identified comp-degrading enzyme, by IL-1 beta and BMP-2. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 2004 Supplement 2 (12):S96-S96.

14. Liu C, Kong W, Fajardo M, DiCesare PE. ADAMTS-12 physically associates with and degrades COMP. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 2004 Supplement 2 (12): S97-S98. 

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