Background: There are few studies comparing the biomechanical properties of angled blade plate and locking compression plates in supracondylar osteotomy. In the current randomized study, we prospectively compared the clinical and radiological outcomes of supracondylar osteotomy using these two plates. Methods: Forty patients with valgus knee malalignment were randomly assigned to two equal nu...

The title of our research paper is “Analysis of Incompressible fluid flow over wedge with different angles”. The basic objective of this research work is to optimize the fluid flow over different wedges and it angles. The optimization is done by varying wedge angle, its parameters considering fluid flow parameters also. The analysis of wedge is carried out in both 3D and 2D from which various r...

Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves (SASW) has been used for two decades to determine the stiffness profile of soils. The application of this technique is currently evaluated for inspecting subsurface damage in concrete structures in the 100 kHz frequency range. Accurate measurements of phase velocity and attenuation require an appropriate source to efficiently generate wideband Rayleigh waves. ...

BACKGROUND The aim of the modern radiotherapy is to get a homogenous dose distribution in PTV, which is obtained by using for example physical or dynamic wedges. The using of a physical wedge has provided such isodose distributions but their use resulted in detrimental dosimetric consequences, for example beam hardening effects and practical consequences of filter handling or possible misalignm...

BACKGROUND This study examined the results of open wedge high tibial osteotomy with using an Aescula open wedge plate and an allogenic bone graft as a surgical technique for the patients who suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee with a genu varum deformity. METHODS From March 2007 to August 2007, 33 patients (37 cases) with osteoarthritis of the knee and a genu varum deformity underwent a hi...

The principal sequence feature responsible for intrinsic DNA curvature is generally assumed to be runs of adenines. However, according to the wedge model of DNA curvature, each dinucleotide step is associated with a characteristic deflection of the local helix axis. Thus, an important test of a more general view of sequence-dependent DNA curvature is whether sequence elements other than A-A cau...

INTRODUCTION Base wedge osteotomies are a wellestablished surgical indication for patients presenting with hallux valgus deformities. Proximal osteotomies are indicated for severe deformities in cases when the intermetatarsal angle is greater than 15 degrees (Landsman and Vogel, 1992). Numerous base wedge procedures have been identified to correct hallux valgus deformity, all requiring internal...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There are few comparative studies regarding morphologic changes after kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty. The purpose of this study was to compare restoration of vertebral body height and wedge angle and cement leakage with kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty in osteoporotic compression fractures. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty patients (57 vertebrae) were treated with kyphoplasty,...

The equilibrium morphology of liquid drops exposed to geometric constraints can be rather complex. Even for simple geometries, analytical solutions are scarce. Here, we investigate the equilibrium shape and position of liquid drops confined in the wedge between two solid surfaces at an angle α. Using electrowetting, we control the contact angle and thereby manipulate the shape and the equilibri...

BACKGROUND The scientific evidence behind the mechanical function of foot orthoses is still controversial. Research studies that have investigated the kinematic effect of foot orthoses on the lower extremity have shown variable results, with orthoses causing either no significant change or a small significant change in foot kinematics. METHODS The right limbs of 12 healthy asymptomatic indivi...