BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to compare the biomechanical properties of locked versus nonlocked lateral fibular bridge plating of comminuted, unstable ankle fractures in a mode of catastrophic failure. METHODS We created comminuted Weber C fractures in 8 paired limbs from fresh cadavers. Fractures were plated with either standard or locked one-third tubular bridge plating techniqu...

The biomechanical properties of, and mechanical environment surrounding, the rotator cuff continue to be a research area of great interest as injury and failure of these tendons are among the most common of shoulder pathologies, with incidence increasing in older populations. Recent literature has refined our knowledge of the anatomy, the role of the various tendons in movement and shoulder sta...

PURPOSE To determine the impact of biometric characteristics on changes of biomechanical properties of the human cornea due to standard cataract surgery using biomechanical analysis. PATIENTS AND METHODS This prospective consecutive cross-sectional study comprised 54 eyes with cataract in stages I or II that underwent phacoemulsification and IOL implantation. CH, CRF, IOPg, and IOPcc intraocu...

Greater corneal biomechanical stability has been demonstrated following photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) compared with traditional microkeratome laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Thin LASIK flaps exhibit biomechanical properties similar to PRK but with the advantage of no haze formation or pain. These findings suggest that thin flaps created with consistent thickness across the co...

HIGHLIGHTS Malnutrition damages the biomechanical and densitometric properties of femur. Aerobic exercise reduces maximum femoral load until fracture in malnutrition. increases damage to BMC BMD established by

Nanotechnology which involves handling with materials at very small dimensions (10-9m) has wide applications in engineering branches. It can improve the physical and chemical properties of the system. Thus it has many applications such as solar desalination [1] and many others. Current researches are trying to involve these substances in biomechanical engineering systems. For example one of imp...

Nanotechnology which involves handling with materials at very small dimensions (10-9m) has wide applications in engineering branches. It can improve the physical and chemical properties of the system. Thus it has many applications such as solar desalination [1] and many others. Current researches are trying to involve these substances in biomechanical engineering systems. For example one of imp...

Graft necrosis following ACL reconstruction is often associated with the use of autologous grafts. Host cells rather than graft cells contribute to the repair of the tendon-bone interface and the remodeling of the autologous graft. The native tendon-bone interface is not recreated and the biomechanical properties are not restored back to native values. We examined the effects of introducing gap...