Orthopedics

[CORRECTION OF VARUS KNEE WITH REDUCTION OSTEOTOMY DURING TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY].

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of reduction osteotomy for correction of varus knee during total knee arthroplasty.

[EFFECT OF HAMSTRING TENDON TRANSFECTED WITH ADENOVIRUS- MEDIATED TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR β₁ GENE ON HISTOMORPHOLOGY OF TENDON-BONE INTERFACE HEALING AFTER ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION IN RABBITS].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of hamstring tendon transfected with adenovirus-mediated transforming growth factor β₁ (AdTGF-β₁) genes on the histomorphology of tendon-bone interface healing after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in rabbits.

[A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON SMALL INTESTINAL SUBMUCOSA-SILK COMPOSITE SCAFFOLD TO RECONSTRUCT ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT].

OBJECTIVE: To prepare the small intestinal submucosa (SIS)-silk composite scaffold for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, and to evaluat...

Genotoxicity and antigenotoxicity study of aqueous and hydro-methanol extracts of Spondias mombin L., Nymphaea lotus L. and Luffa cylindrical L. using animal bioassays.

Spondias mombin (Linn), Nymphaea lotus (Linn) and Luffa cylindrica (Linn) (syn Luffa aegyptiaca Mill) are plants traditionally used as food ingredient...

Postoperative Bleeding After Administration of a Single Dose of Rivaroxaban to a Patient Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy.

A 62-year-old man was admitted to hospital for elective revision of a left total hip arthroplasty. His history was significant for human immunodeficie...

Can Robotic Interaction Improve Joint Attention Skills?

Although it has often been argued that clinical applications of advanced technology may hold promise for addressing impairments associated with autism...

Gait Analysis Using a Support Vector Machine for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.

Lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSS) is diagnosed based on physical examination and radiological documentation of lumbar spinal canal narrowing. Differe...

Relation of Age, Sex and Bone Mineral Density to Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels in Chinese Women and Men.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relation of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels to age, sex, and bone mineral density (BMD) in adults livin...

[EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON DIFFERENT CONCENTRATION RATIOS OF OSTEOPROTEGERIN COMBINED WITH DEPROTEINIZED BONE ON BONE TUNNEL AFTER ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of different concentrations of osteoprotegerin (OPG) combined with deproteinized bone (DPB) on the bone tunnel a...

[Collagen quantitation by detection of marker peptides with HPLC-MS].

A method for quantitation of collagen was established by detecting marker peptide with high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-...

Efficacy and Safety Evaluation on Arterial Thrombolysis in Treating Acute Cerebral Infarction.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intra-arterial thrombolysis in treating acute cerebral infarction and further d...

Clinical pedicle screw accuracy and deviation from planning in robot-guided spine surgery: robot-guided pedicle screw accuracy.

STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective chart review was performed for 112 consecutive minimally invasive spinal surgery patients who underwent pedicular screw ...

Design and real-time control of a robotic system for fracture manipulation.

This paper presents the design, development and control of a new robotic system for fracture manipulation. The objective is to improve the precision, ...

Evaluation of Periodontal Ligament Cell Viability in Three Different Storage Media: An in Vitro Study.

OBJECTIVES: This study was undertaken to evaluate the viability of periodontal ligament (PDL) cells of avulsed teeth in three different storage media.

Fusion analysis of functional MRI data for classification of individuals based on patterns of activation.

Classification of individuals based on patterns of brain activity observed in functional MRI contrasts may be helpful for diagnosis of neurological di...

Computer Navigation and Robotics for Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Part 1. Statistical Learning Methods for the Effects of Multiple Air Pollution Constituents.

INTRODUCTION: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA*) currently regulates individual air pollutants on a pollutant-by-pollutant ...

Design, fabrication and control of soft robots.

Conventionally, engineers have employed rigid materials to fabricate precise, predictable robotic systems, which are easily modelled as rigid members ...

Comparison between target margins derived from 4DCT scans and real-time tumor motion tracking: insights from lung tumor patients treated with robotic radiosurgery.

PURPOSE: A unique capability of the CyberKnife system is dynamic target tracking. However, not all patients are eligible for this approach. Rather, th...

Monitoring the quality of robot-assisted pedicle screw fixation in the lumbar spine by using a cumulative summation test.

STUDY DESIGN: Prospective randomized controlled trial.