This study evaluated the combination of the classical interlaminar approach and the intertransverse route through a midline approach for the treatment of 18 patients with far-lateral lumbar disc herniations, as identified by magnetic resonance imaging. The patients presented with acute severe sciatica, antalgic posture, positive Lasègue sign and femoral stretch test, motor and sensory deficits,...

  Introduction: This in-vitro study investigated the initial 24h bond strength between different composites and zirconia after application of four different adhesive systems. Methods: A total of 120 specimens of zirconia (InCoris, Sirona, Germany, Bernsheim) were ground with a 165 µm grit rotating diamond disc. Thirty specimens were each additionally treated with Cimara Zircon “CZ” (VOCO GmbH, ...

DISC (Dynamic Instruction Stream Computer) is a simple processor architecture targeted for real-time applications. The architecture is based on dynamic finegrained multithreading where the next instruction is fetched from one of several possible simultaneously active threads. The DISC architecture uses a combination of concepts including, a register stack fi le, a four stage pipeline. up to fou...

Causative correction of Class II skeletal malocclusions may be achieved through bite jumping by various means. Numerous animal experiments have yielded evidence of remodelled temporomandibular structures after mandibular protrusion. However, the mode and extent of structural and/or topographic changes of the disc-condyle relationship after functional orthopaedic treatment is still unresolved. A...

Consider the Poisson equation −∆u = f in a planar exterior domain of a bounded domain O. Assume that f = 0 in the outside of a disc with sufficiently large diameter. The solution u is assumed to be bounded at infinity. Discretizing the problem, we employ the finite element method (FEM, in short) inside the disc, and the charge simulation method (CSM, in short) outside the disc. A result of math...

purpose : to report a rare case of a patient with hypoparathyroidism presenting with bilateral disc swelling and near mature cataract as her first clinical manifestation case report : a 23-year-old woman presented with complaint of worsening vision since one year ago and a history of refractory seizures and headache for several years, being under treatment with lamotrigine 50 mg/daily. slit-lam...

BACKGROUND Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has gained acceptance among surgeons, for the treatment of open abdomen, since very high closure rates have been reported with this method, compared to other kinds of wound management for the open abdomen. However, the method has occasionally been associated with increased development of fistulae. We have previously shown that NPWT induces ische...

Context. We present an evolutionary disc model for the thin disc in the solar cylinder based on a continuous star formation history (SFR) and a continuous dynamical heating (AVR) of the stellar subpopulations. Aims. We determine the star formation history of the thin disc in the solar vicinity. The self-consistent model of the vertical structure allows predictions of the density, age, metallici...

Herpes zoster is a rare cause of non-discogenic sciatica. A combination of case rarity and name similarity was nearly leading to an inopportune surgery in a 21 years old woman. The clinical presentation was completely similar to a cauda equina syndrome associated with urinary incontinence and bilateral leg involvement. Concurrently, lumbosacral imaging of another patient with exactly simila...