In order to study the impact of microfractures on the elastic wave velocity, multi-azimuth elastic wave velocity experiments were performed with coal rock samples under a confining pressure similar to the one in the buried coal strata of the Qinshui basin. The results indicate that (1) the microfractures in coal rock reduce the elastic wave velocity. In the experiments, the velocity was increas...

PURPOSE To assess the histology and biomechanics of repair cartilage after microfractures with and without repeated local injections of platelet concentrate for the treatment of full-thickness focal chondral defects of the knee. METHODS A full-thickness chondral lesion on the medial femoral condyle was created in 30 sheep and treated with microfractures. Animals were divided into 2 groups, ac...

INTRODUCTION Acetabular cartilage lesions are frequently found during hip arthroscopy. In the hip joint they mostly occur secondary to a mechanical overload resulting from a pre-existing deformity as hip dysplasia or femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). Lesions identified during arthroscopy can vary greatly from the earliest stages to the most advanced (full-thickness lesions). These lesions occ...

We conducted a prospective study to evaluate bone bruises, or trabecular microfractures, associated with isolated medial collateral ligament injuries. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed on 65 patients with isolated medial collateral ligament injuries determined by physical examination and imaging studies. Of these 65 patients, 29 (45%) had associated trabecular microfractures. Follow-up i...

The development of microfractures in the EndoSequence nickel-titanium rotary (NTR) file (Brassler USA, Savannah, GA) and Profile NTR file was evaluated by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Seventy-three maxillary buccal roots and 53 mandibular mesial roots with an average canal curvature of 37 degrees were randomly assigned to one of three groups and prepared with 21-mm .06 taper NTR fi...

Endoliths in sandstones: Many scenarios for the colonization of planetary surfaces by microbial life involve endoliths [1, 2]. The need to avoid the damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation makes colonization of the immediate sub-surface desirable, particularly at an early stage of evolution before screening pigments have been developed [3, 4]. Minimal (millimetreto sub-millimetre-scale) penet...

The aim of this study was to evaluate macroscopically, histologically and immunohistochemically the quality of newly formed tissue in iatrogenic defects of articular cartilage of the femur condyle in miniature pigs treated with the clinically used method of microfractures in comparison with the transplantation of a combination of a composite scaffold with allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs...

BACKGROUND Use of microfracture in the knees of National Basketball Association (NBA) players is controversial. HYPOTHESES (1) There would be a high rate of return to sport (RTS) in NBA players following microfracture, (2) players would RTS the season following surgery, (3) preoperative player performance would not be significantly different on RTS, and (4) there would be no significant diffe...