INTRODUCTION Stability of a cementless press-fit total hip arthroplasty is essential for osteointegration and long-term success of the implant. Areas of noncontact between the bone and implant (gaps) may reduce the initial stability of the resulting construct. Gaps occur naturally and as a result of surgical preparation. Better initial fixation is desired to improve long term clinical results. ...

The improvement in bonding protocols has allowed composite to be a viable alternative indirect restorations the management of tooth wear. Although highly conservative structure, literature would describe composites as ‘medium-term’ treatment option, with high patient satisfaction. Their survival been quoted at five years when used wear an increased OVD.4 evidence relates paste composites, which...

BACKGROUND Published surveys depicting the increase in the incidence of food allergy, especially peanut or tree nut allergy, in children have not reported any differences in race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status. OBJECTIVE To analyze the demographics of schoolchildren with diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic characteristics dispensed injectable epinephrine. METHODS School nurses in...

Injectable biomaterials alone may alter local tissue responses, including inflammatory cascades and matrix production (e.g. stimulatory dermal fillers are used as volumizing agents that induce collagen production). To expand upon the available material compositions and timing of presentation, a tunable hyaluronic acid (HA) and poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) microsphere composite system was f...

CONTEXT Most women in Ghana obtain oral contraceptives and condoms from shops run by licensed chemical sellers, but such shops are not legally permitted to sell the country's most widely used method, the injectable. Allowing shops to sell the injectable could increase access to and use of the method. METHODS In 2012-2013, semistructured telephone interviews were conducted among convenience sa...

Patients with ESRD commonly experience secondary hyperparathyroidism, a condition primarily managed with activated injectable vitamin D. The biologic effects of vitamin D, however, are widespread, and it is possible that activated injectable vitamin D alters survival in ESRD. This hypothesis was tested in a historical cohort study of incident hemodialysis patients who lived throughout the Unite...