Background: A novel modification of an existing technique was developed to allow precise fluoroscopic assessment of rotational alignment of the fractured femur during intramedullary nailing. It is hypothesized that this will reduce the incidence of rotational malalignment which is reported to occur in 20-30 % of femoral fractures managed with intramedullary nails. The neck lateral technique has...

PURPOSE To compare clinical and radiographic results of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using modified transtibial technique (mTT), anteromedial (AM) portal technique and outside-in (OI) technique. MATERIALS AND METHODS From March 2007 to December 2012, ACL reconstruction was performed using the mTT, AM portal technique and OI technique in 20 patients each. Anteroposterior and...

We use a 3-D general circulation model to compare the primitive Martian hydrological cycle in “warm and wet” and “cold and icy” scenarios. In the warm and wet scenario, an anomalously high solar flux or intense greenhouse warming artificially added to the climate model are required to maintain warm conditions and an ice-free northern ocean. Precipitation shows strong surface variations, with hi...

Spinal fusion, ending caudally at L5 rather than at the sacrum, is recommended for selected patients with scoliosis due to Duchenne muscular dystrophy. We present a retrospective review of 48 patients operated on for this condition. Patients having spinal curvature with a Cobb angle of less than 40 degrees and with less than 10 degrees between a line tangential to the superior margins of both i...

Introduction: Acetabular dysplasia is common in our country. The experience with periacetabular “Ganz” osteotomy is relatively low. We would like to report our short‐term experience in a small group of patients who received such a surgery. Materials and Methods: In a descriptive study, 15 patients with dysplastic acetabula who had undergone “Ganz” pelvic osteotomy were evaluated for their clini...

BACKGROUND Progressive scoliosis, pelvic obliquity and increasing reduction of pulmonary function are among the most significant problems for patients with SMA type II and SMA type III once they have lost the ability to walk. The aim of this study was to examine and document the development and natural course of scoliosis in patients with spinal muscular atrophy type II and IIIa. METHODS For ...

Abstract We introduce our new code, SMERCURY-T , which is based on existing codes SMERCURY and Mercury-T . The result a mixed-variable symplectic N -body integrator that can compute the orbital spin evolution of planet within multiplanet system under influence tidal torques from its star. validate implementation by comparing experimental results to secular model. As we demonstrate in series exp...

Abstract The dynamics of a probe orbiting moon can be significantly influenced by the non-coincidence between moon’s equatorial and orbital planes. Thus, we performed general analysis about effects angle (obliquity) above-mentioned planes (nodal phasing) nodal lines mother planet’s apparent orbit on lifetime probe. lifetime, strictly correlated to variations in eccentricity orbit, was evaluated...

Seductive interaction is here analyzed as a flexible plurality of behavioral patterns, corresponding to the variety of communicative intentions: exhibition, approaching the partner, deepening reciprocal knowledge, and reaching of a level of intimacy. The attention is moved from a structural analysis in which seduction is described as a timed flow of interactions characterized by different “step...

Article history: Received 22 December 2010 Revised 6 August 2011 Accepted 18 October 2011 Available online 28 October 2011