background: carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common focal mono-neuropathy. a study was designed to compare the effects of traditional open carpal tunnel release with median neurolysis and z-plasty reconstruction of the transverse carpal ligament on post-operative hand pain and hand function in patients with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome.   methods: fifty-two patients with idiopathic carpa...

stressful life events may play an important role in coronary heart disease and sudden cardiac death. this study was performed to compare the frequency of stressful events and mental strain in patients with acute myocardial infarction (mi) and normal population. a case-control study was performed on 50 survivors of mi and 50 controls with no evidence of cardiovascular disease, matched by age, ge...

The study presents results of computer simulation by finite elements method a new metal forming process combining the deformation billet with round cross-section on radial-shear rolling mill and subsequent twisting in die specific design. To analyze efficiency processing, main parameters stress–strain state are considered: effective strain, stress, average hydrostatic pressure, Lode–Nadai coeff...

Recent studies have reported that certain regimes of compressive loading of articular cartilage result in increased cell death in the superficial tangential zone (STZ). The objectives of this study were (1) to test the prevalent hypothesis that preferential cell death in the STZ results from excessive compressive strain in that zone, relative to the middle and deep zones, by determining whether...

A study was carried out to evaluate the secondary sexual characteristics of four strains of cocks, comprising of two (2) exotics; Bovan Nera Black (BNB) and Isa Brown (ISB), one (1) improved local strain, Shika Brown (SB) and one (1) unimproved local strain, normal feathered cock (NFC). A total of 64 birds (16 for each strain) at 36, 38, 40 and 42 weeks were used for the study. The result indic...

Hamstring strain is common in athletes, and both diagnosis and surgical treatment of this injury are becoming more common. Nonsurgical treatment of complete ruptures has resulted in complications such as muscle weakness and sciatic neuralgia. Surgical treatment recently has been advocated to repair the complete rupture of the hamstring tendons from the ischial tuberosity. Surgical repair involv...