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Comparison of transverse wires and half pins in Taylor Spatial Frame: A biomechanical study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2010
Background The aim of this study was to compare the stiffness characteristics of Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) fixed with transverse wires and half pins. Design & Methods Experiments were carried out at the biomechanics laboratory at Cardiff University. All
Tanaka Hiro, Evans Sam, Byrne Carlton, Khurana Ashish, Haraharan Kartik   +4 more
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The Libyan civil conflict : selected case series of orthopaedic trauma managed in Malta in 2014 [PDF]

, 2015
Aim: The purpose of this series of cases was to analyse our management of orthopaedic trauma casualties in the Libyan civil war crisis in the European summer of 2014. We looked at both damage control orthopaedics and for case variety of war trauma at a
Borg, Joseph N., Mifsud, Max, Mizzi, Colin, Ng, Colin   +3 more
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On the tear resistance of skin. [PDF]

, 2015
Tear resistance is of vital importance in the various functions of skin, especially protection from predatorial attack. Here, we mechanistically quantify the extreme tear resistance of skin and identify the underlying structural features, which lead to ...
Gludovatz, Bernd, Meyers, Marc A, Ritchie, Robert O, Schaible, Eric, Sherman, Vincent R, Stewart, Polite, Yang, Wen   +6 more
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In Situ Nanomechanical Measurements of Interfacial Strength in Membrane-Embedded Chemically Functionalized Si Microwires for Flexible Solar Cells [PDF]

, 2012
Arrays of vertically aligned Si microwires embedded in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) have emerged as a promising candidate for use in solar energy conversion devices.
Cho, Clara J., Greer, Julia R., Lewis, Nathan S., O’Leary, Leslie   +3 more
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Revision of Total Hip Arthroplasty Using an Anterior Cortical Window, Extensive Strut Allografts, and an Impaction Graft: Follow-up Study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2004
Purpose. To report the outcome of revised total hip arthroplasty procedures involving an anterior cortical window, extensive strut allografts, and an Exeter impaction graft. Method.
M Arif, S Sivananthan, DSK Choon
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Does closer placement of cerclage wire enhance functional outcomes in tension band wiring of patellar fractures? [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo
Introduction/Objective. Patellar fractures are commonly treated with tension band wiring (TBW). The distance between the cerclage wire and the superior pole of the patella is crucial for surgical outcomes. This study evaluates the impact of this distance
Gökçeoğlu Yaşar Samet, Karalar Şahin, Yaptı Metin, Levent Ali   +3 more
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A novel HfSiO wire drawing phenomenon after ablation of SiCnws/HfCSiC coating on C/C composites

Journal of Materiomics, 2020
A SiCnws/HfCSiC coating was fabricated by a two-step chemical vapor deposition. After introducing SiC nanowires, the fracture toughness of HfCSiC coating increases by 228%.
Mingde Tong, Qiangang Fu, Shuotian Yao, Tianyu Liu, Tao Feng, Dou Hu, Lei Zhou   +6 more
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Antibiotic-loaded amphora-shaped pores on a titanium implant surface enhance osteointegration and prevent infections

Bioactive Materials, 2021
Artificial prostheses for joint replacement are indispensable in orthopedic surgery. Unfortunately, the implanted surface is attractive to not only host cells but also bacteria.
Viviane Ständert, Kai Borcherding, Nicole Bormann, Gerhard Schmidmaier, Ingo Grunwald, Britt Wildemann   +5 more
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Laser-wakefield accelerators as hard x-ray sources for 3D medical imaging of human bone [PDF]

, 2015
A bright μm-sized source of hard synchrotron x-rays (critical energy Ecrit > 30 keV) based on the betatron oscillations of laser wakefield accelerated electrons has been developed.
Abel, RL, Alatabi, S, Bryant, JSJ, Cole, JM, Jin, A, Kneip, S, Lopes, NC, Mangles, SPD, Mecseki, K, Najmudin, Z, Poder, K, Symes, DR, Wood, J   +12 more
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Analysis of sternal healing after median sternotomy in low risk patients at midterm follow-up: retrospective cohort study from two centres

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2019
Background For low risk patients undergoing median sternotomies, no midterm follow-up studies involving sternal healing have been conducted. In this study we evaluated sternal healing in low risk patients by chest CT scan and the risk factors associated ...
Bin Wang, Dapu He, Min Wang, Yongxiang Qian, Youran Lu, Xinping Shi, Yang Liu, Xianghong Zhan, Dongmei Di, Kai Zhu, Xiaoying Zhang   +10 more
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