Patch angioplasty is the most common technique used for the performance of carotid endarterectomy. A large number of patching materials are available for use while new materials are being continuously developed. Surprisingly little is known about the mechanical properties of these materials and how these properties compare with those of the carotid artery wall. Mismatch of the mechanical proper...

Objective: Complications from craniotomy in brain tumor patients lead to worse clinical outcomes either from infection, reoperation, or delays in adjuvant therapies. We tested the hypothesis that DuraMatrixOnlay TM Collagen Dura Substitute Membrane potentially could reduce operative complications, and we report the unique characteristics of this onlay product in comparison to primary dural clos...

PURPOSE The objective of this study was to elucidate the role of collagen membranes (CMs) when used in conjunction with bovine hydroxyapatite particles incorporated with collagen matrix (BHC) for lateral onlay grafts in dogs. METHODS The first, second, and third premolars in the right maxilla of mongrel dogs (n=5) were extracted. After 2 months of healing, two BHC blocks (4 mm×4 mm×5 mm) were...

Introduction: There are two main designs used for unicompartmental tibial components. The first design, an all plastic component called an inlay, preserves bone on the outer edge of the tibia which is feasible using a robotically-controlled burring tool. Also, the depth of resection is small, preserving the strongest cancellous bone which is near the surface. The second design, called an onlay,...

INTRODUCTION Neglected case of nonunion of fracture both bones forearm with deformity is very difficult to manage. Treatment options are minimal. Identifying such a case in literature is also very rare. One such rare case is discussed here. CASE REPORT Here, we present a case of a 65-year-old male patient, who was operated 15 years back for fracture both bones forearm, with 3.5 mm dynamic com...

Introduction 641 1. Breuil-Mézard conjecture and the p-adic local Langlands 644 (1.1) The Breuil-Mézard conjecture 644 (1.2) Review of Colmez’s functor 647 (1.3) Hilbert-Samuel multiplicities 650 (1.4) Representations and pseudo-representations 653 (1.5) GL2(Qp)-representations mod p. 657 (1.6) Local patching and multiplicities 661 (1.7) From pseudo-representations to representations 669 2. Mod...

Open Wi-Fi networks offer a chance to have ubiquitous, mobile connectivity by opportunistically leveraging previously deployed resources. Open Wi-Fi access points are densely deployed in many cities, offering high bandwidth at no cost to the mobile node. Unfortunately, Wi-Fi networks are riddled with coverage holes, resulting in poor network performance, even if planned for blanket coverage. To...