Knowledge-based recommenders support users in the identification of interesting items from large and potentially complex assortments. In cases where no recommendation could be found for a given set of requirements, such systems propose explanations that indicate minimal sets of faulty requirements. Unfortunately, such explanations are not personalized and do not include repair proposals which t...

Previous approaches to detecting and correcting speech repairs have for the most part separated these two problems. In this paper, we present a statistical model of speech repairs that uses information about the postulated repair structure (correction) to help decide whether a speech repair actually occurred. By better modeling the interactions between detection and correction , we are able to ...

BACKGROUND Medicare insures the largest population of patients at risk for rotator cuff tears in the United States. PURPOSE To evaluate the trends in incidence, concomitant procedures, and complications with open and arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs in Medicare patients. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. METHODS All Medicare patients who had undergone open or arthroscopic ...

BACKGROUND Meniscal repair is commonly performed concurrently with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) in the acutely injured knee. No large-scale, prospective multicenter studies have evaluated the long-term success and patient-oriented outcomes after combined ACLR and meniscal repair. PURPOSE To define the operative success and patient-oriented outcome scores 6 years after comb...

A design methodology which generates optimal mechanical repairs for aging aircraft is presented. Finite element modeling and analysis is used to evaluate the repairs. The repair problem is formulated as an optimization problem using an energy criterion. Optimal locations for rivet placement are found for many different situations.

PURPOSE With most all-inside arthroscopic meniscal repair devices, the surgeon has no need for additional incisions or arthroscopic knot tying, and surgical time is decreased compared with traditional suture repair. Although previous studies have examined the pullout strength of various all-inside devices, clinical data is lacking and has been presented for only a few implants. This study evalu...

OBJECTIVE Edge-to-edge repair of the mitral valve (MV) has been described as a viable option used for the surgical management of mitral regurgitation (MR). Based on the significant changes in MV geometry associated with this technique, we hypothesized that edge-to-edge MV repairs are associated with higher intraoperative transmitral pressure gradients (TMPG) compared to conventional methods. ...