Some tendons, such as the human Achilles and equine superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT), act as energy stores, stretching and recoiling to increase efficiency during locomotion. Our previous observations of rotation in response to applied strain in SDFT fascicles suggest a helical structure, which may provide energy-storing tendons with a greater ability to extend and recoil efficiently. D...

Introduction: The evaluation of musculoskeletal system in horse veterinary medicine is very important because of its effect on equine performance. The current study provided an ultrasonography description of the palmar tendons and ligaments of the metacarpus in pure Persian Arabian horses. Methods: The metacarpal regions of 10 healthy mare pure Persian Arabian horses were prepared for ultrason...

BACKGROUND The incidences of tendon injuries in certain sections of human or animal populations such as athletes are high, but every human or animal, regardless of age or level of activity experiences some degree of tendon injury. In spite of the various investigations of injuries and treatment, comprehensive studies dealing with the histological, ultrastructural and biomechanical aspects of he...

Objective- To consider the possibility of ultrasonography evaluation of the plantar tendonsand ligaments and prepare a standard reference for it.Design- Descriptive studyAnimals- 7 female healthy Caspian miniature horses'-age 7year- no clinical sign of lamenessand prior to presentation.Procedure- The ultrasonography of the right and the left metatarsal region was performedusing a Pie Medical 10...

The distribution pattern of collagen fibril diameter in the equine superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) is known to differ in central and peripheral areas of some regions. This study reports the essence of collagen fibril differences among different regions of the equine SDFT by transmission electron microscopic (TEM) and high-voltage electron microscopic observations and biochemical analys...

Objective To compare biomechanical characteristics of three-loop pulley (3LP) pattern versus Bunnell technique (BT) using polydioxanone (PDS) suture; to determine the influence polyester tape (PT) PDS on BT for equine superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) tenorrhaphy; with PT 3LP PDS. Study Design Ex vivo study. Sample Population Forty forelimb SDFT. Methods Two experiments were performed: (...

Fractional transforms are useful tools for processing of non-stationary signals. The methods of implementing sliding discrete fractional Fourier transform (SDFRFT), sliding discrete fractional cosine transform (SDFRCT) and sliding discrete fractional sine transform (SDFRST) for real time processing of signals are presented. The performances of these sliding transforms, with regard to computatio...

In spin-density functional theory (SDFT) for noncollinear magnetic materials, the Kohn-Sham system features exchange-correlation (xc) scalar potentials and fields. The significance of xc fields is not very well explored; in particular, they can give rise to local torques on magnetization, which are absent standard semilocal approximations. Exact benchmark solutions a five-site extended Hubbard ...

Although inflammatory activation of cytokines have been analyzed in various tissues, there have only been a few and as-yet-inconclusive studies on cytokines in equine tendons. In this study, the localizations of 4 cytokines (IL-1alpha, IL-1beta, TNFalpha and IFNgamma) in tendinocytes of the equine superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) were analyzed by the use of an immunohistochemical method...