AIM To determine the level of agreement between the New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) Hip Dysplasia Scoring System and the University of Pennsylvania Hip Improvement Program (PennHIP) Distraction Index in German Shepherd dogs, and whether using the NZVA subtotal score or its components affected the level of agreement. METHODS A prospective study was performed using 47 German Shepherd ...

background the present study was designed and conducted to determine the effect of video game play on pain of venipuncture in 3-6 year-old children. materials and methods this randomized controlled trial study was conducted on 80 hospitalized children with pain of venipuncture procedures. playing a video computer game for children during the venipuncture procedures was the intervention for the ...

conclusions callus distraction is an effective and reliable method for lengthening short phalangeal, metacarpal, and metatarsal bones. it also preserves periosteal tissue. our distractor is reliable, cheap, lightweight, user friendly, and highly effective for callotasis. background this study was performed to evaluate the results of finger lengthening following traumatic amputation or congenita...

distraction osteogenesis (do), firstly introduced to the medical world by russian scientist ilizarov for long bone lenghtening in orthopedics can be considered as an appropriate substitute in the treatment of maxillofacial deformities. natural events occuring during the repair of a fractured bone segment not only lead to the desired bone length but also prevent from the undesired disadvantages ...

Driver distraction, defined as the diversion of attention away from activities critical for safe driving toward a competing activity, is increasingly recognized as a significant source of injuries and fatalities on the roadway. Additionally, the trend towards increasing the use of in-vehicle information systems is critical because they induce visual, biomechanical and cognitive distraction and ...

It was the aim of this study to investigate radiologically the distraction site in the gonial angle area after three different protocols of unidirectional mandibular distraction in sheep. Bilateral mandibular distraction was performed in nine sheep, and one other sheep served as a sham-operated control. In the nine experimental sheep, three different distraction protocols were used. In three sh...

Thrombin-related peptide 508 (TP508) accelerates bone regeneration during distraction osteogenesis. Here we examined the effect of TP508 on bone regeneration during distraction osteogenesis by immunolocalization of RUNX2 protein, a marker of osteoblast differentiation, osteopontin (OPN) and bone sialoprotein (BSP), two late markers of the osteoblast lineage. Distraction was performed in tibiae ...

Background: Intravenous injection is a medical procedure, often accompanied by pain and distress in children. Thus the reduction of such pain and distress becomes the responsibility of health care professionals to an extent as possible while maintaining patient safety by using various pharmacological and non pharmacological interventions. Method: A quasi experimental study was undertaken on chi...