Large eddy simulations LES based on the Smagorinsky model can be conveniently used in the lattice Boltzmann method LBM because the strain rate tensor, Sij , used to determine the eddy kinematic viscosity can be calculated from the second-order moment of the nonequilibrium distribution function, and the current total nondimensional relaxation time can be determined explicitly. A new method is de...

Background. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a less invasive technique for treatment of sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain. Objective. To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of endoscope-guided RFA for the treatment of CLBP from the SIJ complex. Methods. In this retrospective study, the medical records of 17 patients who underwent endoscope-guided RFA of the SIJ complex were reviewed. A bipolar radi...

We consider a closed manifold M with a Riemannian metric gij(t) evolving by ∂t gij = −2Sij where Sij(t) is a symmetric two-tensor on (M, g(t)). We prove that if Sij satisfies the tensor inequality D(Sij , X) ≥ 0 for all vector fields X on M , where D(Sij , X) is defined in (1.6), then one can construct a forwards and a backwards reduced volume quantity, the former being non-increasing, the latt...

BACKGROUND To estimate and compare the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) index in skeletal scintigraphy by four different methods of quantification employed in normal subjects of different age groups. MATERIAL AND METHODS The whole-body skeletal survey of 100 subjects, who underwent skeletal scintigraphy three hours after injection of 99mTc-Methylene Diphosphonate (MDP), were selected for this analysis....

BACKGROUND The sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is a major source of pain in patients with chronic low back pain. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the lateral branches of the dorsal sacral rami that supply the joint is a treatment option gaining considerable attention. However, the position of the lateral branches (commonly targeted with RFA) is variable and the segmental innervation to the SIJ is not we...