BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that the carpal tunnel syndrome seems to occur more frequently in patients with diabetes mellitus and might be associated with the duration of diabetes mellitus, microvascular complications and degree of glycaemic control. Primary aim was to determine if type 2 diabetes can be identified as a risk factor for carpal tunnel syndrome after adjusting for possi...

This study evaluated and compared the intraoperative stabilities using the low and high femoral tunnel techniques in ACL reconstruction. Seventy patients who underwent ACL reconstruction were equally allocated to low or high femoral tunnel groups (35 in the low femoral tunnel group and 35 in the high femoral tunnel group) for this study. The authors compared intraoperative anterior, internal ro...

In general, people who perform repetitive motions are often vulnerable to repetitive strain injuries. Because musicians must execute the same motion over and over again while practicing and performing their music, they are an example of a group that often develops these repetitive strain injuries. More specifically, musicians are known for developing neuropathies in their upper limbs, with carp...

Orientation by an animal inhabiting an underground environment must be extremely efficient if it is to contend effectively with the high energetic costs of excavating soil for a tunnel system. We examined, in the field, the ability of a fossorial rodent, the blind mole-rat, Spalax ehrenbergi, to detour different types of obstacles blocking its tunnel and rejoin the disconnected tunnel section. ...

PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to identify the femoral tunnel orientation that consistently results in a tunnel length of more than 35 mm in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS Computed tomography (CT) scans were obtained from 30 patients who did not have any pathology in the distal femur. Virtual tunnels were marked on 3D (3-dimensional) reconstructed CT im...

PURPOSE Proper femoral tunnel position is important for anatomical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the positions of femoral and tibial tunnels created using an accessory anteromedial portal technique in single bundle ACL reconstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS The femoral tunnel was targeted at the mid-portion of the ACL bundles....

there are different methods to reduce drag in high speed hulls. one of these methods is a change in the shape of the body by adding longitudinal side tunnels. in this paper it has been attempted to determine the influence of the tunnel height on hydrodynamic characteristics of the hull to achieving an optimum shape for the tunnel. to achieve this purpose, numerical simulation of the problem has...

cucumbers grown under open air conditions, encounters chilling damages, during cold seasons. plastic tunnels provide suitable heat environment for growing cucumber. the objective of this research was to evaluate cucumber phonological stages and leaf area expansion within three different plastic tunnel microclimates to moderate air temperature and air humidity. three microclimates including 1. c...

background :carpal tunnel syndrome is the most prevalent compression neuropathy of upper extremity which, two of the most important risk factors of that are the female sex and manual works. in the model of international classification of function, disability and health, disease is an impairment, results in functional limitation. the goal of this study is to compare hand function of participants...

BACKGROUND It is common to place the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tibial tunnel with a transtibial technique using a guide that attempts to place the center of the tunnel 1 to 1.5 cm distal to the tibiofemoral joint. It is unknown how well this technique will re-create the native tibial footprint of the PCL. PURPOSE To evaluate the accuracy of tibial tunnel placement using a transtibial ...