Although the technology of endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is evolving that make it appealing for challenging anatomy, proximal aortic neck morphology, especially severe angulation, is still one of the most determinants for a successful procedure. We describe a patient of AAA with severely angulated proximal neck, in whom kinked stent graft limb occurred ag...

Fracture of fifth metacarpal neck commonly requires open reduction and internal fixation. However, the current methods of internal fixation in fifth metacarpal neck fractures remain unsatisfactory. Patients with fractures of fifth metacarpal neck received open reduction and internal fixation with either locking plate in combination with two crossed Kirschner wires (K-wires) or locking plate alo...

BACKGROUND Wrist extension is commonly taught as part of the radial artery cannulation technique. Currently the degree of wrist extension required to optimize cannulation success remains inconclusive. This is the first meta-analysis to investigate optimal wrist positioning for radial artery cannulation. METHODS Five major databases (CINAHL, SCOPUS, PubMed, Medline and Web of Science) were sys...

AIM Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) with severe angulation of the neck or of the iliac arteries are often unsuitable for endovascular repair with conventional endografts. We evaluated the performance of a ring-stent abdominal endograft (AnacondaTM Vascutek, Terumo, Scotland) in a consecutive series of infrarenal AAA. METHODS Preoperative, procedural and follow-up data of patients treated wit...

PURPOSE Center of plantar pressure (COPP) location moves toward the forefoot as ankle plantar flexor muscles attempt to maintain postural control during single leg stance. This study evaluated relationships between frontal plane tibiofemoral joint angulation during relaxed bilateral stance and mean COPP locations during vision-denied single leg stance at 20 degrees knee flexion. METHODS Fifty...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to determine the angulation of mandibular third molar in orthodontic cases which are planned for extraction and non extraction. METHODS This is a cross-sectional descriptive study in which pre-treatment panoramic radiographs of 49 patients, age range 11-26 years were taken from the OPD of Department of Orthodontics, Dr. Ishrat- ul -Ebad Khan Institute o...

Friction between archwires and labial brackets has received considerable attention; however, information on the frictional behaviour of commercially available lingual brackets is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the frictional resistance resulting from a combination of lingual orthodontic brackets (7th Generation, STb, Magic, and In-Ovation L) and stainless steel archwires at 0...

OBJECTIVE Styloid process of temporal bone is clinically important, because variations in length, as well as the angulations of styloid process are associated with the symptoms of stylalgia (Eagle's syndrome) and the surgical excision of the process could alleviate neck and cervicofacial pain in patients. This study was aimed to evaluate the length, angulation and distance between bases and tip...

Pediatric forearm and distal radius fractures are common injuries. Resultant deformities are usually a product of indirect trauma involving angular loading combined with rotational displacement. Fractures are classified by location, completeness, angular and rotational deformity, and fragment displacement. Successful outcomes are based on restoration of adequate pronation and supination and, to...