The shoulder girdle of turtles has a triradiate morphology. Although its dorsal process represents the scapular blade, the skeletal identities of the two ventral processes remain uncertain. To elucidate the question, developmental patterns of the girdles were compared between Chinese soft-shelled turtles, chickens, and mice. Despite the morphological diversity of adults, the initial primordia o...

D-blade is a relatively new device in the field of videolaryngoscopy, designed for airway management by enabling indirectoscopic glottic view. In our study, we investigated efficiency of D-blade in comparison with direct Macintosh laryngoscope (gold standard). Fifty-two adult patients with normal airway scheduled for elective surgery in general anesthesia were randomly assigned in D-blade video...

The diverse cellular contributions to the skeletal elements of the vertebrate shoulder and pelvic girdles during embryonic development complicate the study of their patterning. Research in avian embryos has recently clarified part of the embryological basis of shoulder formation. Although dermomyotomal cells provide the progenitors of the scapular blade, local signals appear to have an essentia...

Purveyors are concerned about the potential food safety risk of nonintact meat products and are seeking strategies to ensure adequate meat tenderness without blade tenderization. This study was conducted to determine the effects of blade tenderization and time and temperature of aging on beef longissimus lumborum (LL) and gluteus medius (GM) tenderness. Beef strip loins (n = 300) and top sirloi...

In reference to our recent paper (1), Melillo (2) makes three claims: (i) the adult WoransoMille (KSD-VP-1/1) scapula, which we did not consider in our analyses, suggests Australopithecus afarensis shoulders may be more derived than we report; (ii) our reconstructions indicate homoplasy, consistent with an “ape convergence” model; and (iii) Australopithecus shoulder shape is best explained by “...

I am permitted to report the above case through the kindness of Dr. Harris, Principal, Calcutta Medical College. The patient was in his ward while I was his house physician Patient named K. 0., a Maliomedan female, aged forty-eight, was admitted in tlie Medical College Hospital with a history of three months' illness Her chief complaint was pain over the left shoulder-blade which was so severe ...

Bones of the postcranial skeleton of higher vertebrates originate from either somitic mesoderm or somatopleural layer of the lateral plate mesoderm. Controversy surrounds the origin of the scapula, a major component of the shoulder girdle, with both somitic and lateral plate origins being proposed. Abnormal scapular development has been described in the naturally occurring undulated series of m...

CONTEXT The Bodyblade Pro is used for shoulder rehabilitation after injury. Resistance is provided by blade Oscillations-faster oscillations or higher speeds correspond to greater resistance. However, research supporting the Bodyblade Pro's use is scarce, particularly in comparison with dumbbell training. OBJECTIVE To compare muscle activity, using electromyography (EMG), in the back and shou...