The paper presents unilinear and mutiunilinear regression formulae for the reconstruction of stature from percutaneous lengths of tibia and fibula of Scheduled Caste males and females of Haryana State of India. The study is based on a crosssectional sample of 202 individuals (101 males and 101 females) aged 18 to 21 years. Left and right radial subcutaneous lengths of tibia and fibula of each s...

BACKGROUND Bone-grafting procedures are common in head and neck surgery. Donor site morbidity is an important factor in deciding the site for harvest of cancellous bone. The tibia has been recommended as a harvest site. Use of the proximal tibia as a donor site is associated with few complications. Our present study used proximal tibia bone grafts to reconstruct maxillofacial defects and augmen...

OBJECTIVE Osteoporosis is progressive metabolic bone disease that decreases bone density and features deterioration of bone structure. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is commonly used and reliable method to measure bone mineral density (BMD). Aim of this study was to determine normal ranges of BMD in left proximal tibia. METHODS Fifty-five females were included in this study. BMD was m...

Fractures of the tibia account for approximately 17-21% of all lower extremity fractures and approximately 2% of all combined fractures [1,2]. Within this number, 3% to 13% of tibia fractures are classified as segmental with most literature on this injury consisting of case series or retrospective reviews [3,4]. Segmental fractures of the tibia present a challenge to treating orthopedic surgeon...

A new mechanical leg has been designed and developed for use in impact tests simulating pedestrian accidents. The leg has been developed to be part of a new, 50th percentile male pedestrian dummy called Polar. The leg incorporates a knee that has the essential anthropomorphic features of a 50th percentile male knee and a deformable tibia. The leg has been designed to be biofidelic under lateral...

Proximal tibia resection with endoprosthetic reconstruction is a complex limb sparing procedure for tumors of the proximal tibia. Recent advances in implants and surgical techniques have made this option preferable to amputation for many patients. Long-term survival and recurrence rates are similar between limb salvage and limb ablation in the proximal tibia. Appropriate indications for limb sa...

The purpose of this report is to examine longitudinal bone mineral density (BMD) changes in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) who began unilateral soleus electrical stimulation early after injury. Twelve men with SCI and seven without SCI underwent peripheral quantitative computed tomography assessment of distal tibia BMD. After 4.5 to 6 years of training, average trained limb BMD was 2...

Dementia is an important consequence of Parkinson's disease (PD), with few known modifiable risk factors. Cumulative exposure to lead, at levels experienced in the community, may exacerbate PD-related neural dysfunction, resulting in impaired cognition. Among 101 persons with PD ("cases") and, separately, 50 persons without PD ("controls"), we evaluated cumulative lead exposure, gauged by tibia...

Both medial and anterolateral plate applications have been described for the treatment of distal tibia fractures, each with distinct advantages and disadvantages. The objective of this study was to compare the biomechanical properties of medial and anterolateral plating constructs used to stabilize simulated varus and valgus fracture patterns of the distal tibia. In 16 synthetic tibia models, a...