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The biomechanical importance of the scaphoid-centrale fusion during simulated knuckle-walking and its implications for human locomotor evolution [PDF]

, 2020
© 2020, The Author(s). Inferring the locomotor behaviour of the last common ancestor (LCA) of humans and African apes is still a divisive issue. An African great-ape-like ancestor using knuckle-walking is still the most parsimonious hypothesis for the ...
Chamberlain, A.T., Marcé-Nogué, J., Püschel, T.A., Sellers, W.I., Yoxall, Alaster   +4 more
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A three-dimensional finite element model of maximal grip loading in the human wrist [PDF]

, 2009
The aim of this work was to create an anatomically accurate three-dimensional finite element model of the wrist, applying subject-specific loading and quantifying the internal load transfer through the joint during maximal grip.
Bransby-Zachary, M., Condon, B., Gislason, Magnus K., Hems, T., Kanellopoulos, A., Nash, D.H., Nicol, A.C., Stansfield, B.   +7 more
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Phylogenetic relationships of the Cretaceous Gondwanan theropods Megaraptor and Australovenator: the evidence afforded by their manual anatomy [PDF]

, 2016
General comparisons of the manual elements of megaraptorid theropods are conducted with the aim to enlarge the morphological dataset of phylogenetically useful features within Tetanurae.
Agnolin, Federico, Aranciaga Rolando, Alexis Mauro, Novas, Fernando Emilio   +2 more
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MRI diagnosis of carpal boss and comparison with radiography [PDF]

, 2017
Background: A carpal boss is a potentially painful bony mass in the region of the second or third carpometacarpal joint. The combination of clinical examination and radiography is usually sufficient for the diagnosis.
De Cuyper, Kristof, De Smet, Luc, Mespreuve, Marc, Vanhoenacker, Filip, Waked, Karl   +4 more
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The hand of Homo naledi [PDF]

, 2015
A nearly complete right hand of an adult hominin was recovered from the Rising Star cave system, South Africa. Based on associated hominin material, the bones of this hand are attributed to Homo naledi.
AB Falsetti, AS Deane, AS Deane, AS Deane, BG Richmond, C Rolian, C Rolian, CM Orr, CO Lovejoy, CV Ward, CV Ward, CV Ward, CV Ward, CV Ward, D Lordkipanidze, DE Lieberman, DJ Green, DM Alba, F Weidenreich, H Preuschoft, HM McHenry, JE Mosimann, JR Napier, JR Napier, JT Stern Jr., KD Hunt, LR Berger, LR Berger, ME Bush, MM Shrewsbury, MW Markze, MW Marzke, MW Marzke, MW Marzke, MW Marzke, MW Marzke, MW Tocheri, MW Tocheri, MW Tocheri, MW Tocheri, MW Tocheri, NH Nguyen, RH Tuttle, RL Susman, S Almécija, SL Smith, TL Kivell, WEH Harcourt-Smith, WL Jungers, WL Jungers   +49 more
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Cone beam CT of the musculoskeletal system : clinical applications [PDF]

, 2018
Objectives: The aim of this pictorial review is to illustrate the use of CBCT in a broad spectrum of musculoskeletal disorders and to compare its diagnostic merit with other imaging modalities, such as conventional radiography (CR), Multidetector ...
Desimpel, Julie, Posadzy, Magdalena, Vanhoenacker, Filip   +2 more
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Pediatric Bone Age Assessment Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks

, 2018
Skeletal bone age assessment is a common clinical practice to diagnose endocrine and metabolic disorders in child development. In this paper, we describe a fully automated deep learning approach to the problem of bone age assessment using data from ...
A Rakhlin, AA Kalinin, C Spampinato, HH Thodberg, J Tanner, O Ronneberger, V Gilsanz, WW Greulich   +7 more
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Crucifixion and median neuropathy. [PDF]

, 2013
Crucifixion as a means of torture and execution was first developed in the 6th century B.C. and remained popular for over 1000 years. Details of the practice, which claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, have intrigued scholars as historical records and
Regan, Jacqueline M, Shahlaie, Kiarash, Watson, Joseph C   +2 more
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Automatic analysis of magnetic resonance (MR) sequences for the diagnosis of ligament lesions [PDF]

, 1999
To date the diagnosis of carpal instabilities due to ligament lesions relies upon a qualitative examination of the patient's wrist. This paper presents a novel system where sequences of magnetic resonance images (MRI) are automatically analysed to ...
Dooley, Laurence S., Höwing, Frank, Wermser, Diederich   +2 more
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Regional variation in digital cushion pressure in the forefeet of horses and elephants [PDF]

, 2014
In this study, we seek to understand how the digital cushion morphologies evident in horse and elephant feet influence internal and external foot pressures.
Henry, V, Hildebrandt, T, Hutchinson, J R, Panagiotopoulou, O, Roskilly, K, Warner, S E   +5 more
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