The goal of rotator cuff repairs is to achieve high initial fixation strength, minimize gap formation, maintain mechanical stability under cyclic loading, and optimize the biology of the tendon-bone interface until the cuff heals biologically to the bone. We have seen an evolution in our approaches to fixing rotator cuff tears from open to mini-open to all arthroscopic. In our arthroscopic tech...

Minimal invasive surgery allows for excellent visualisation of the diaphragm, and is increasingly used for the repair of diaphragmatic hernias in children. This report describes laparoscopic repairs between 2001 and 2007 of four Morgagni hernias in children. All defects were treated successfully using the laparoscopic method, with no recurrences. The laparoscopic method is an ideal way to treat...

Conduction velocities and amplitudes of evoked responses were used in experimental models to compare reinnervation through nerve gaps sutured under tension or bridged with nerve grafts. The best results were obtained when end-to-end suture was done without tension. Regeneration through mildly stretched nerve repairs was equivalent to applying a properly tailored graft. Minimal axonal activity w...

Real-Time reliable multicast over a best-effort service network remains a challenging research problem. Most protocols for reliable multicast use repair techniques that result in significant and variable delay, which can lead to missed deadlines in real-time scenarios. In this paper we present a repair technique that combines forward error correction (FEC) with automatic repeat request (ARQ). T...

In this paper, a semi-Markov model for determining the optimal time preventive replacements according to age of technical objects is presented. analyzed system transportation, due its specific characteristics, basic type renewal process carried out minimal repair. Minimal repairs in models have been literature date. studied, (sets agricultural tractors with trailers), continuous operation combi...