SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Previous work has demonstrated the efficacy of lumbar pedicle screw hook rod (PSHR) techniques and the Buck screw in the stabilization of spondylolysis. The mechanical behavior of lower profile cervical implants used to create PSHR, hybrid cable plate constructs, and titanium miniplating has not previously been described. METHODS Calf lumbar spines (L2-L6) were util...

PURPOSE This study aims to compare the biomechanical properties of the novel pedicle screw and plate system with the traditional rod system in asymmetrical posterior stabilization for minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF). We compared the immediate stabilizing effects of fusion segment and the strain distribution on the vertebral body. METHODS Seven fresh calf lu...

BACKGROUND To investigate how unilateral cage-instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) affects the three-dimensional flexibility in degenerative disc disease by comparing the biomechanical characteristics of unilateral and bilateral cage-instrumented PLIF. METHODS Twelve motion segments in sheep lumbar spine specimens were tested for flexion, extension, axial rotation, and latera...

Aims. We investigate the instability of toroidal magnetic fields resulting from the action of z-dependent differential rotation on a given axial field B 0 in a cylindrical enclosure where, in particular, the helicity of the resulting nonaxisymmetric flow is of interest. We probe the idea that helicity is related to the external field and the differential rotation as H ∝ B 0 i B 0 j Ω i, j. Meth...

The high-field (i.e., 94 GHz) membrane EPR spectra of lipids spin labeled in their fatty acid chains have been simulated by using two limiting motional models. The aim was to identify the dynamic origin of the residual (g(xx) - g(yy)) anisotropy observed in the nonaxial EPR spectra of cholesterol-containing membranes. It is concluded that the residual spectral anisotropy arises from in-plane or...

Aims. We investigate the instability of toroidal magnetic fields resulting by the action of z-dependent differential rotation on a given axial field B 0 in a cylindrical enclosure where in particular the helicity of the resulting nonaxisymmetric flow is of interest. The idea is probed that helicity is related to the external field and the differential rotation as H ∝ B 0 i B 0 j Ω i, j. Methods...

The flow of granular material in rotating tumblers is confined to a thin flowing layer at the free surface in which the particle velocity is primarily streamwise, perpendicular to the axis of rotation, with minimal axial motion. Particle tracking velocimetry was used to measure the surface velocity for 1 and 2 mm glass particles and sand in cylindrical tumblers of various diameters, lengths, an...

The shoe-surface interface has been implicated as a possible risk factor for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. The purpose of this study is to develop a biomechanical, cadaveric model to evaluate the effect of various shoe-surface interfaces on ACL strain. There will be a significant difference in ACL strain between different shoe-surface combinations when a standardized rotational mom...