Introduction: Recent studies have introduced the groundwork for a new treatment option for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures: bioenhanced ACL repair(1). Briefly, this procedure is a primary suture repair of the ACL augmented by the implantation of a collagenous biomaterial soaked with platelet-rich plasma into the ACL defect along with a “suture stent” to initially protect the healing l...

The purpose of the present study, which used anorganic bovine bone (Bio-Oss) with and without autogenous bone as the augmentation material, was to compare the results of sinus elevation performed without a membrane (control) with the results of sinus elevation performed with either a short-term bioabsorbable membrane (Bio-Gide) or a nonabsorbable membrane (Gore-Tex) with regard to both vital bo...

Highly toxic sulfur-containing gases have been pathogenetically implicated in ulcerative colitis. Utilizing a rat model, we studied the production and elimination of sulfur-containing gases within the unperturbed colon. The major sulfur-containing gases were hydrogen sulfide (H2S), methanethiol, and dimethyl sulfide with cecal accumulation rates of 2.6, 0.096, and 0.046 μl/min, respectively. Th...

We evaluated the efficacy of interpositional auricular cartilage grafting for perforation with an endoscopic endonasal approach via a mucosal regeneration technique. In total, 12 patients with symptomatic septal perforations were operated on by way of an endoscopic endonasal approach after an adequately sized cartilage graft was harvested. The graft was inserted between the circumferentially in...

In recent years, there has been a growing demand for biocompatible medical devices on the microscale. However, manufacturing of certain microfeatures posed significant challenge. To address this limitation, new process called ultrasonic injection molding or (USM) emerged as potential solution. study, we focused production specific microdevice known Hem-O-Lok, which is designed ligation and tiss...