Postoperative radiographs have become standard after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, even though few findings in the literature substantiate their efficacy. The goal of this study was to determine whether routine postoperative radiographs were cost-effective in patients undergoing ACL reconstruction. In addition, the authors sought to determine whether these radiographs provide...

BACKGROUND Computed tomographic angiography is increasingly used during surgical planning for abdominally based microvascular breast reconstruction. Cost-analysis studies have demonstrated a benefit to the use of computed tomographic angiography, although the secondary costs of incidental findings have not been previously reported. This study investigates the cost of computed tomographic angiog...

1. The problem While sparse 3D reconstructions of scenes suffice for popular applications such as photo-tourism, detailed 3D digital reconstruction of objects has applications in many fields such as computer graphics and cultural heritage preservation. Although laser scanning is usually employed for this purpose, detailed 3D reconstruction from multiview images is more cost-efficient. In this p...

BACKGROUND The ideal treatment for patients presenting with bilateral anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency remains controversial. PURPOSE To evaluate cost and early functional results after bilateral ACL reconstruction at a single setting. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review. METHODS Eleven patients (22 knees) who underwent bilateral ACL reconstruction at a single setting were compar...

BACKGROUND Mastectomy in the context of breast malignancy can have a profoundly negative impact on a woman's self-image, impairing personal, sexual and social relationships. The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap and implants are the two commonest reconstructive modalities that can potentially overcome this psychological trauma. The comparative data on clinical outcomes and costs o...

Safe, robust operation of an autonomous vehicle in cross-country environments relies on sensing of the surroundings. Thanks to the reduced cost of vision hardware, and increasing computational power, computer vision has become an attractive alternative for this task. This paper concentrates on the use of stereo vision for obstacles detection in cross-country environments where the ground surfac...

BACKGROUND The decision whether to treat conservatively or reconstruct surgically a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an ongoing subject of debate. The high prevalence and associated public health burden of torn ACL has led to continuous efforts to determine the best therapeutic approach. A critical evaluation of benefits and expenditures of both treatment options as in a cost effectiven...