The knee bracing steel frame (KBF) is a new type of energy dissipating frame which enjoys exceptional ductility and lateral stiffness. Rather than the beam-column joint, one end of the diagonal brace in KBF is attached to the knee element. Indeed, the knee element as a hysteretic damper is designed and detailed to behave like a structural fuse by sustaining controlled inelastic deformations as ...

Janssen RPA, et al. JISAKOS 2017;2:308–317. doi:10.1136/jisakos-2016-000110. Copyright © 2017 ISAKOS AbstrAct Importance Controversy exists with respect to the best graft choice for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with accelerated, brace-free rehabilitation. Objective To investigate differences in clinical outcome between patellar tendon (PT) and hamstring tendon (HS) autograft...

BACKGROUND Braces are used to treat pain in patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis (PFJOA). In a trial, we previously reported pain improvement after 6-weeks brace use. The pain reduction did not correlate with changes in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) assessed Bone Marrow Lesion volume or static synovial volume. Studies show that changes in the synovium on dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) MRI ar...

squatting position as though she were in the act of defecation and using the hole as a privy vault. She grasps the stake with both hands. One squaw sits behind with arms elapsed around the patient's abdomen, and another sits at each knee to act as a brace or support. They make 110 examinations, the midwife not being allowed to see the vulva of the patient under any circumstances. When a pain co...