BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate, by means of finite element analysis, the effect of a drill hole at the end of a horizontal osteotomy to reduce the risk of lateral cortex fracture while performing an opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO). The question was whether drilling a hole relieves stress and increases the maximum correction angle without fracture of the lateral cortex de...

Osteochondral scaffold technology has emerged as a promising therapy for repairing osteochondral defects. Recent research suggests that seeding scaffolds with bone marrow concentrate (BMC) may enhance tissue regeneration. To examine this hypothesis, study examined subchondral regeneration in and without BMC. Ovine stifle condyle models were used the vivo study. Two systems (8 mm diameter 10 thi...

Combined with X-ray imaging and spectral data, observations of the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect (SZE) can be used to determine direct distances to galaxy clusters. These distances are independent of the extragalactic distance ladder and do not rely on clusters being standard candles or rulers. Observations of the SZE have progressed from upper limits to high signal-to-noise ratio detections and im...

OBJECTIVE Vertical bone loss evaluations in the Nobel Biocare Replace(®) Select Tapered (™) implant system in the human after one-year loading time. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective cross-sectional study was performed on 31 patients (14 men, 17 women; mean age, 60.39 years) receiving 170 implants (mean, 5.48 for each patient) of Groovy and Non-groovy designs in the Nobel Biocare Repla...

vegetation deterioration is a main cause of erosion and land degradation. therefore, land cover reclamation in the effected areas will affect erosion trend. in reclamation projects, the investigation of relationship between the planted species and soils is highly recommended. atriplex species can sequester carbon into soil, and have an ability to conserve soil and prevent soil erosion, as well....

OBJECTIVE To measure changes in the posterior fossa of first-trimester fetuses with trisomy 18, trisomy 13 and triploidy. METHODS Brain stem (BS) diameter and BS to occipital bone (BSOB) diameter were measured in images of the midsagittal view of the face at 11(+0) to 13(+6) weeks from 45 trisomy 18, 21 trisomy 13 and 15 triploid fetuses and compared with values in 162 euploid fetuses. RESU...

different ossificant materials have been used for induction of bone repair in many studies, and bone matrix gelatin which contains bone morphogenic proteins is one of the best ones. in present study we evaluated the role of this material in acceleration of bone repair in rabbit tibia. a hole of 3.5 mm diameter was made on right tibia of 10 and 12 rabbits as study and control group respectively....

Objective(s): Design and construction of biocompatible and biodegradable scaffolds are among the main goals of tissue engineering. Recently, use of nano-hydroxyapatite as a bioactive bioceramic agent with high similarity to the mineral phase of the human bone tissue, in combination with biodegradable polymers and implant coatings has attracted the attention of researchers in the field of biomat...

The soil reaction of the monopile foundation subjected to lateral loading in offshore wind turbines is typically assessed relying on p-y curves advocated by API. However, this method inadequate for gradually increasing diameters and significantly underestimates confinement. In present works, a 3D pile-soil interaction finite element model was first established, considering suction strain harden...