Tears on the bursal and articular sides of the rotator cuff tendons are known to behave differently and strain is thought to play a role in this difference. This study investigates the effect of tear location on the changes in three strain measurements (grip-to-grip, insertion, and mid-substance tissue) in a sheep infraspinatus tendon model during axial loading. We introduced a 14 mm wide defec...

BACKGROUND Ivacaftor corrects the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gating defect associated with G551D mutation and is quickly becoming an important treatment in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) due to this genetic mutation. METHODS A single-center study was performed in CF patients receiving ivacaftor to evaluate the usefulness of high resolution computed tomograp...

PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of microfracture and intraarticular autologous conditioned plasma (ACP) injection on cartilage regeneration in a focal full-thickness chondral defect model created in the knee joint. METHODS Full-thickness chondral defects of 3 × 6 mm(2) were surgically created in right medial femoral condyles (MFC) of New Zealand rabbits, and th...

Observation and Control of Interfacial Defects in ZnO/ZnSe Coaxial Nanowires W.A. Bhutto, Z.M. Wu∗, Y.Y. Cao, W.P. Wang and J.Y. Kang∗ Fujian Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials and Applications, Department of Physics, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005, P.R. China ZnO/ZnSe coaxial nanowires with di erent ZnO core diameters were synthesized by using a two-step chemical vapor deposition. The ...

Reconstruction of a full-thickness alar defect requires independent blood supplies to the inner and outer surfaces. Because of this, secondary operations are commonly needed for the division of skin flap from its origin. Here, we report a single-stage reconstruction of full-thickness alar defect, which was made possible by the use of a nasolabial island flap and septal mucosal hinge flap. A 49-...

In this study nanosized TiO2coatings on the 316L stainless steel substrate were prepared by means of dip-coating technique in which thickness of the coating layer increased byrepeating the coating cycles in two different routes: (I) dipping and drying,respectively, were repeated one, three and five times and finally the dried coated sample was heat treated (single); (II) multiple heat treatment...

Abstract We study the impact of an exchange-reducing defect on a skyrmion in thin film finite thickness. Attraction to is demonstrated lattice model by computing micromagnetic energy accounting for exchange, Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction, magnetic anisotropy, and dipole–dipole coupling. The spiraling dynamics toward illustrated solving numerically full Landau–Lifshitz–Gilbert equations and,...

When aluminum alloy tube have defects, they may be damaged by lateral impact in practical applications. Based on the general finite element analysis software, dynamic and performance research of with without defects different diameter to thickness ratios velocities were conducted this paper. The results show that weak resistance are prone local damage. Reducing ratio can improve structure; when...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the appearance of the lower uterine segment (LUS) in pregnant women with previous cesarean delivery and to compare the LUS thickness with that in women with unscarred uteri. METHODS In a prospective study, sonographic examination was performed on 53 pregnant women with previous cesarean delivery (cesarean group), 40 nulliparas (nullip-control), and 40 women who had 1 or ...