The pelvis is composed of 3 paired bones (ischiac, pubic and iliac bones) and the sacrum. Any part of the pelvis can be congeni tally absent, but the sacrum is the most commonly affected. The absence can be partial or complete; unilateral or bilateral and can occur in an isolated fashion or be part of a malformation syndrome. A 99m Tc Methylene Diphosphonate (MDP) bone scan was performed in a 2...

Open-book fractures are defined as the separation of pubic symphysis or rami and disruption anterior sacroiliac, sacrotuberous, sacrospinal ligaments. They can be stabilized by fixation arch. However, indications advantages additional placement iliosacral screws remain unknown. A CT-based model healthy pelvis was created ligaments were modeled tension springs. Range motion sacroiliac joint symp...

As there is evidence that ligamentous laxity is affected by the female hormones, we hypothesized that hormonal changes occurring during pregnancy could have a therapeutic role in preventing the development of a joint contracture. Knee joint contractures were created in pregnant and nonpregnant rats. After 2 wk of immobilization, the degree of contracture was measured with structural properties ...

Our long-term goal is to understand the mechanisms by which relaxin and estrogen potentially contribute to joint diseases, particularly those afflicting the fibrocartilaginous temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Previously, we showed that relaxin produces a dose-dependent induction of tissue-degrading enzymes of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family, specifically MMP-1 (collagenase-1), MMP-3 (st...

Ventral hernia formation is a common complication of rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap harvest. The site and extent of harvest of the flap are known contributing factors. Therefore, an accurate location of the arcuate line of Douglas, which marks the lower extent of the posterior wall of the rectus sheath, may be relevant before harvesting the flap. This study is aimed at determining the p...