Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) denture base manufacturers claim to produce their resin pucks under high heat and pressure. Therefore, CAD/CAM dentures are assumed to have enhanced mechanical properties and, as a result, are often produced with lower denture base thicknesses than conventional, manually fabricated dentures. The aim of this study was to investigat...

INTRODUCTION Anatomical markers can help to guide lag screw placement during surgery for internal fixation of fifth metatarsal base fractures. This study aimed to identify the optimal anatomical markers and thus reduce radiation exposure. METHODS A total of 50 patients in Huashan Hospital, Shanghai, China, who underwent oblique foot radiography in the lateral position were randomly selected. ...

occurrence of lernaea parasite in a narrow distributed endemic fish, chondrostoma orientale (oriental nase) restricted to the kor river basin, southwestern iran is reported. based on the obtained results, all three collected specimens (tl= 174-192mm, sl= 148-169mm) were infested with lernaea parasites which were attached to the base of dorsal, pectoral, caudal and pelvic fins and also body musc...

Acetabular fractures can be classified into 5 simple and 5 associated fracture patterns. A significant amount of variation and complexity exists in these fractures patterns. Fractures of the posterior wall are the most common acetabular fractures. Comminution of the quadrilateral plate adds to fracture instability, and more rigid and stable internal fixation is mandatory. The goal of this study...

A 55-year-old woman developed an atraumatic sternum fracture during treatment with alendronate for osteoporosis. The woman received alendronate 70 mg in combination with cholecalciferol 5600 IU once weekly, as well as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. After 4 years of treatment, following a dorsal flexion with no direct thoracic trauma, the patient suffered a fracture of the sternum, with a...

The wide-gap aluminothermic rail welds with root opening of 50-70 mm were produced using plain carbon steel rail and non-alloy aluminothermic charge. Mechanical properties and micro-structure of the weld metal and HAZ as well as the impact energy and the fracture toughness of the welds were investigated. The yield and tensile strength of wide-gap welds were about 98% and 95% of the base metal, ...

We present two patients with a displaced fracture of the small finger metacarpal base, where the shaft of the small finger metacarpal was wedged between the bases of the ring and small finger metacarpals. The striking appearance on radiographs led to initial recommendations for surgery, but both patients preferred non-operative treatment and did well in the short term without surgery

On the base of physical-and-mechanical modelling for cleavage microcrack behaviour a new local criterion for cleavage fracture is formulated. Cleavage fracture of pressure vessel steel under various loading history is investigated. It has been experimentally shown that for steels after static prestrain by tension and cyclic prestrain brittle fracture critical stress is described by increasing f...

Osteoporosis is the most prevalent disease of bone metabolism, characterized by fragility and risk of fracture. The frequency of fractures increases with age and the cost of this disease increases more and more. Every thirty seconds someone in European Union suffers a hip fracture as a result of osteoporosis. The fractures of wrist, hip and vertebra are the most prevalent. Now the bone quality ...