BACKGROUND Semitendinosus and gracilis muscles whose tendons are used in surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament maintain their contractile ability, and a limited decrease of hamstring muscles force is observed postoperatively despite important changes. The goal was to quantify the influence of the myofascial structures on excursions and moment arms of knee muscles to attempt ...

UNLABELLED Radial nerve palsy following traumatic humeral diaphyseal fractures occurs uncommonly. Most recover with good outcome. However the cases with poor outcome or recovery will have tendon transfers to regain the lost functions. Various tendon transfer methods and choices are available in literatures citing acceptable to good results. We report a case of radial nerve transection secondary...

BACKGROUND Bucket-handle meniscus tears (BHMT) are often displaced and unstable. The inside-out technique of repairing such tears is currently the gold standard. All-inside repair with meniscal fixators is getting increasingly popular. Shortcomings of the inside-out technique include neurovascular complications, especially saphenous nerve palsy, and retention of a non-resorbable suture which ca...

BACKGROUND The nature of tendon neovascularisation associated with pain over time has not been studied. OBJECTIVE To prospectively study the patellar tendons in elite junior volleyball players. METHODS The patellar tendons in all students at the Swedish National Centre for high school volleyball were evaluated clinically and by ultrasonography (US) and Power Doppler (PD) sonography. RESUL...

Materials and methods In the 100 days of life, 16 male Wistar rats were induced to DM by intraperitoneal administration of Streptozotocin and divided into four groups according to the number of weeks post induction in which the tendons were collected: Group 1st week post induction (1st WEEK PI), Group 2nd week post induction (2nd WEEK PI), Group 3rd week post induction (3rd WEEK PI) and Group 4...

Post-tensioned (PT) construction incorporating bonded tendons with cementitious grouts has been used for highway bridges. The tendon duct and the encapsulating grout materials provide barrier corrosion protection embedded high-strength steel strand. Although generally in good engineering practice, cases of PT have documented relating to inadequate detailing joints development bleed water. Recen...