BACKGROUND The use of a prefabricated spacer in two-stage revision arthroplasty remains one of the few surgery strategies for infected-joint arthroplasty treatment, despite the many unidentified microorganisms in the infected joint replacements reported in some recent studies. The aim of this prospective survey was to investigate if the sonication followed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can...

Several researchers and clinicians have taken advantage of the omentum's rich vascular arcades to support skin grafts. We have previously described an experimental model using the omentum as a vascular carrier for prefabricated free flaps in the rat. In this study, we used this model to compare three different sizes of free flaps using the same size omental carrier. Twenty-four male Sprague-Daw...

we have found prefabrication of hairless radial forearm free flap to be a useful technique for nasal reconstruction. prior skin grafting and a suitable period of maturation permits safe, reliable surgery. its use should be considered in those patients whose forehead tissue is not suitable or in whom appropriate distant flaps are not available, as is often the case with hirsute males.

Prefabricated nano-scale structures in which gold electrodes are separated by an insulating core permit self-assembly of a single string "molecular necklace" around its circumference; these devices require no further invasive metal deposition following molecular insertion and exhibit symmetrical current-voltage (I-V) curves that mimic those of self-assembled films on planar substrates.

We describe the novel functionalities comprised in clasp’s series 3. This includes parallel solving of disjunctive logic programs, parallel optimization with orthogonal strategies, declarative support for specifying domain heuristics, a portfolio of prefabricated expert configurations, and an application programming interface for library integration. This is complemented by experiments evaluati...

Endodontically treated teeth with inadequate tooth structure are highly susceptible to fracture and posts have been commonly used to restore such teeth.Custom cast posts and prefabricated posts have been commonly employed for a long time. It has been slowly replaced by the fibre posts which are more esthetic and also reduced the occurrence of root fracture which was common with the metallic posts.

The paper formalizes the OR refinement of finite state machines and develops an efficient method to integrate the test sets of the component machines in order to test the flattened machine. The approach supports componentsoftware development since it constructs test sets for an assembly of systems from readily available test sets of the prefabricated parts.

This research paper aims to evaluate the viability of prefabricated construction, specifically light gauge steel (LGS) construction and pre-engineered (PES) in context mass housing development. The study explores benefits, challenges, considerations associated with these methods their potential applicability large-scale projects. Through a comprehensive analysis case studies, industry trends, c...

OBJECTIVES The objective of the present study was to evaluate a prefabricated intraradicular threaded pure titanium post, designed and developed at the São José dos Campos School of Dentistry - UNESP, Brazil. This new post was designed to minimize stresses observed with prefabricated post systems and to improve cost-benefits. MATERIAL AND METHODS Fracture resistance testing of the post/core/r...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to clinically assess the impact of a prefabricated implant-retained stent clipped over healing abutments on the preservation of keratinized mucosa around implants after implant surgery, and to compare it with horizontal external mattress sutures. METHODS A total of 50 patients were enrolled in this study. In the test group, a prefabricated implant-retained st...