BACKGROUND Our goals were to analyze cost and efficiency of performing carpal tunnel release (CTR) in the main operating room (OR) versus the ambulatory setting, and to document the venue of carpal tunnel surgery practices by plastic surgeons in Canada. METHOD A detailed analysis of the salaries of nonphysician personnel and materials involved in CTR performed in these settings was tabulated....

Based on a typical project in an altered rock area, this study carried out numerical simulations using the FLAC3D software to calculate changes stress field, deformation and plastic zone of surrounding during unsupported supported excavation water transfer tunnel. The degree alteration was considered as base point. following results were obtained: state, tunnel affected by different degrees alt...

With the development of plastic surgery techniques, computer aided approach has become a significant method in medical plastic surgery. In order to solve effects on surgical results made by the surface of a wound in craniofacial cosmetic surgery, accurate preoperative preparation is usually required for the surgery. This paper summarizes the application of computer aided technology in craniofac...

Among the leafy vegetables, lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is most widely grown species in world. Wide ranges of physical properties products are used to assess degree maturity. In this study, different varieties were under an unheated plastic tunnel springtime. We evaluated agronomic varieties, condition plants, and determined bioactive substances. Larger head weight can be achieved by ‘King May’...

Purpose: To determine the incidence of anatomic variations of the hook of hamate and to evaluate its association with the development of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in Korean patients. Materials and Methods: Carpal tunnel views of 916 hands (458 patients) that received out-patient treatment for tingling hands, from March 2008 to November 2009. The sex distribution was 69 men and 389 women and ...

BACKGROUND A large proportion of the plastic surgery literature is dedicated to the breast. It is one of the most common topics in our specialty, yet it is unclear which articles have been the most influential. The purpose of this study was to identify the top 100 most-cited articles on breast in the plastic surgery literature and examine the characteristics of each individual article. METHOD...

It is not known to what degree growth and fruit yield are source-limited in everbearing strawberry plants. The performance effect of bi-weekly removal all runners and/or one or two leaves during the cropping season tunnel-grown ‘Favori’ plants was determined. Plants were grown on a table-top system an open plastic tunnel under natural light conditions Norway from May October. Removal 5 June unt...

Correspondence to: Young-Bok Jung, MD Emeritus Professor, Chung Ang University, Seoul Joint Center, Hyundae General Hospital, 663 Janhyn-ri, Jinjeop-eup, Namyangju 472-865, Korea Tel: +82-31-574-9119, Fax: +82-31-874-3779 E-mail: [email protected] There have been many recent improvements in cruciate ligament surgery of the knee. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has been ch...