The aims of this study were: (i) to present the kinematic and electromyographic patterns of the choku-zuki punch performed by 18 experienced karatekas from the Portuguese team, and (ii) to compare it with the execution of 19 participants without any karate experience. The kinematic and electromyographic data were collected from the arm and forearm during the execution of the specific punch. A t...

BACKGROUND Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) is considered to be a minimally invasive procedure, and the injury to the donor area caused by a sharp punch may result in dermal fibrosis and clinically observed hypopigmentation. OBJECTIVE To evaluate with advanced image processing the efficacy of using 0.9% normal saline in minimizing the injury to the donor area in FUE donor harvesting. PATIEN...

BACKGROUND In this study, the relationship between patency of saphenous vein (SV) graft and different sizes of aorta wall punches was investigated during the follow-up period after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. We also evaluated the other possible factors affecting SV graft patency. METHODS This study consisted of 266 consecutive and symptomatic patients with postoperative angiography...

This paper presents evaluation and effect of blank radius on radial stresses through mathematical formulations in hydroforming deep drawing process using castor oil medium. Hydraulic pressure can enhance the capabilities of the basic deep drawing process for making cups. In hydroforming deep drawing process, applying the hydraulic pressure on blank periphery in radial direction. It is obtained ...

International guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) recommend a punch biopsy in the majority of clinically suspected BCC prior to treat ment. This is to confirm diagnosis and to identify the histological subtype (superficial, nodular, aggressive), which is necessary to know for optimal treatment selection (1, 2). A punch biopsy can detect the most aggressive su...

Background: Carcinoma of the cervix is the commonest malignant tumor of the female genital tract in Northern Nigeria and the leading cause of cancerrelated death in women in developing countries. The predicament is further worsened by poor uptake of cytological screening programs, which are either not available or where available are underutilized due to lack of widespread awareness and the cos...

For ̄ exible manufacture of a doubly curved sheet metal, a new sheet metal forming process is proposed that uses a movable punch set composed of two pairs of lower support punches and one upper centre punch. The process is characterized by ̄ exibility compared with the existing conventional processes because it does not require any complex-shaped die and the loss of material is minimized by unc...

BACKGROUND A die-punch fracture is a depression fracture of the lunate fossa of the distal radius. We propose a morphological classification of die-punch fractures that includes five types: center depression fractures, vertical depression fractures, volar depression fractures, dorsal depression fractures, and double die-punch fractures. METHODS The radiographs of 112 die-punch fractures treat...

AIM The aim of this study was to investigate the consequences of different flapless procedures for the installation of dental implants on peri-implant bone response. MATERIALS AND METHODS After bilateral extraction of the mandibular second and third premolars and a 3-month healing period, 30 SLActive(®) implants were installed for 3 months in 10 Beagle dogs according to three different surgic...

Finite element simulation of stretch flanging process was carried out in order to investigate the effect of process parameters on maximum thinning (%) in stretch flanging process. Influences of initial flange length, punch die clearance, width of sheet metal blank and blank holding force were investigated on maximum thinning (%). Finite element simulation was done using FEM software package ABA...