background many different surgical techniques have been described to stabilize the acromion-clavicular (ac) dislocations. so far many of these procedures are performed only in arthroscopy. objectives in this study, we describe a new technique that utilizes the tightrope with a mini-invasive open approach for the acute stabilization of the acromion-clavicular joint (acj) dislocation. patients an...

UNLABELLED Presenting the arthroscopic treatment by Tight Rope - Arthrex(®) system for acute acromioclavicular dislocation and to evaluate results obtained with this procedure. METHODS Between August 2006 and May 2007, 10 shoulders of 10 patients with acute acromioclavicular dislocation were submitted to arthroscopic repair using the Tight Rope - Arthrex(®) system. Minimum follow-up was 12 mo...

BACKGROUND Operative treatment of higher degree acromioclavicular joint luxation is common. A new option is made available by the tight rope technique. It claims to provide adequate outcome with the use of a minimally invasive technique. First clinical studies justified its medical use, but the equivalence to established surgical methods remains unclear. We therefore analyzed radiographic data ...

Rope skipping is an effective way of training. In this study, we concentrated on the rope skipping exercise of using the equipment without a rope which is called “air jump rope”. We have developed a system for recognizing the rotational motion of the rope skipping exercise. The system analyses a motion of jumping rope using the moving image processing using the IR camera of Microsoft Kinect. By...

A physical interpretation of the rope simulated by the SONO algorithm is presented. Properties of the tight polygonal knots delivered by the algorithm are analyzed. An algorithm for bounding the ropelength of a smooth inscribed knot is shown. Two ways of calculating the ropelength of tight polygonal knots are compared. An analytical calculation performed for a model knot shows that an appropria...

In the current issue of the journal, Kubica and co-workers present findings of attenuated platelet inhibition by ticagrelor induced by the concomitant administration of morphine. The authors tested a 5 mg intravenous dose of morphine against placebo in 70 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), followed by a 180 mg loading dose of ticagrelor. The measured parameters included ticagrelor...

H a disease often correlated to affluence, is becoming increasingly common in urban population in developing countries. Recent epidemiological studies in India show that prevalence was 1.2 to 4.2 % in 1940’s and has remarkably increased to nearly 15 to 25% in 1990’s in urban areas. A recent study by Mohan et al1 reports a prevalence of 20% in Chennai in the CURES study. Rural areas also showed ...