41 Mechanical properties of the canine patella-ligamenttibia segment Biskup JJ1; Freeman A2; Camisa W2; Conzemius MG1 (1)Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, (2)Excelen: Center for Bone & Joint Research and Education, Minneapolis, MN Introduction: None of the surgical procedures currently performed for canine cranial cruciate lig...

BACKGROUND Aortic intima-media thickness measured by transabdominal ultrasound (aIMT) is an intermediate phenotype of cardiovascular risk. We aimed to (1) investigate the reproducibility of aIMT in a population-derived cohort of infants; (2) establish the distribution of aIMT in early infancy; (3) compare measurement by edge-detection software to that by manual sonographic calipers; and (4) ass...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A temporal bone CT study in a patient with episodic mid-tone sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus demonstrated absence of bone between the petrous internal carotid artery and the basal turn of the cochlea. The potential implications with respect to increasingly popular cochlear implant surgery compelled us to retrospectively analyze a series of temporal bone CT scans t...

Dear Editor, Intravitreal injection of drugs such as anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agents and corticosteroids has shown encouraging results in the treatment of many ocular diseases. In developed countries, this type of injection is probably the most frequently performed vitreoretinal procedure. However, it has the potential for serious complications, such as endophthalmiti...

Background: Estimation of stature can be done from long bones especially tibia and femur as they have a correlation with height. Tibia is most commonly used it resists erosion keeps its anatomical shape even after burial. However intact are rarely available. Most often the exhumed remains in fragmentary condition leading to lack adequate sample for study. A way increasing utility such samples w...

After initial treatment for breast cancer, lymphedema often affects the trunk as well as the arm. Evaluation of truncal swelling by the clinical "pinch test" of the posterior axillary fold is unreliable. Our aim was to develop an objective measurement, using modified Harpenden skinfold calipers. Standard Harpenden skinfold calipers exert a pressure of 12.6 g.mm-2, which rapidly squeezes edema f...

BACKGROUND Osteoporosis mainly affects menopausal women and the elderly, predisposing these individuals to fractures that result in morbidity, mortality and costs to the healthcare system. Since dermal collagen reduces in parallel with a decrease in bone mass with aging, skin thickness may be indicative of a risk of osteoporosis. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the correlation between bone density and...