The risk of osteoarthritis (OA), the disease stage, and its progression are generally assessed by basic pain measurements, clinical examination, and conventional X-rays. These techniques lack sensitivity in disease monitoring, especially in the early stages of disease, and need to be further developed using additional variables to optimize clinical studies and disease management. In recent year...

The fully insulated busbar system, which has been extensively used in the industry, contains a large number of joints due to its limited length, and thus it is prone overheating failure caused by poor contact. Taking uncertainty contact resistance into account, this paper presents an indirect approach monitor conductor temperature for prefabricated joint using surface temperatures. model compos...

Whilst improvements in patient care have reduced the risk of infection in patients undergoing prosthetic joint surgery, the substantial and growing number of hip and knee arthroplasty procedures undertaken translates into a continued and potentially increasing burden on patients, healthcare providers and the wider economy. Increases in patient obesity will raise further challenges to prevention...

The authors report the cases of two young patients who had suffered a sporting accident with posterior traumatic dislocation of sternoclavicular joint. In one of the patients closed reduction was accomplished by keeping the limb in a sling. The second patient, after reduction was done, presented recurrence of the dislocation, thus requiring surgical treatment. It is important to observe the rel...

In the last years, important advancements have been made in implementing high resolution imaging related information inside the global management algorithm in RA patients. Musculoskeletal ultrasound has already proven its utility in visualizing directly the joint synovial tissue, the synovial vascularization and in monitoring the response to therapy. Recently, much attention has been given to t...