INTRODUCTION: Stability of the proximal humeral fracture can be difficult to achieved if osteoporosis or severe loss of bone stock is presented. Recently, locking plate technology has included these fractures, but appears that may not be predictable as hoped. Recent studies have demonstrated the importance of both reduction and mechanical support of the medial column in proximal humerus fractur...

PURPOSE The effects of light curing units (LCU) and energy doses on the chemical and physical properties of a dental composite were investigated. METHODS The effects on the chemical and physical properties of a bisphenol A diglycidylether methacrylate (Bis-GMA) based dental restorative material were evaluated through photospectrometry, differential scanning calorimetry, and mechanical measure...

BACKGROUND Over the past two decades, Snodgrass tubularized incised plate (TIP) urethroplasty has become one of the dominant surgical techniques with wide applications and excellent cosmetic results. However, TIP has many limitations. We performed a retrospective study at our department and assessed the outcome of the inlay internal preputial graft for extending the applications of TIP. METHO...

The purpose of the present study was to establish a geometric design method for class I inlay cavities as a future method of computer-aided tooth preparation. Major occlusal fissures were used as a starting point of the cavity design and marked as multiple continuous line segments. An experimental cavity outline was defined by circular arcs and Bézier curves with three design parameters: minimu...

Fracture resistance of inlays and onlays may be influenced by the quantity of the dental structure removed and the restorative materials used. The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effects of two different cavity preparation designs and all-ceramic restorative materials on the fracture resistance of the tooth-restoration complex. Fifty mandibular third molar teeth were randomly...

PURPOSE To evaluate long-term outcomes of small-aperture corneal inlay implantation for the surgical compensation of presbyopia. SETTING Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. DESIGN Prospective interventional cohort study. METHODS Monocular implantation of a Kamra small-aperture inlay (model ACI7000) (1.6 mm central aperture) was performed in emmetropic presbyopic eyes. The pr...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to describe 6-month postoperative efficacy and safety outcomes after monocular KAMRA corneal inlay implantation in emmetropic presbyopic patients. STUDY DESIGN This study followed a retrospective chart analysis. SETTING This study was performed at Hoopes Vision in Draper, UT, USA. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Fifty-seven patients met the inclusion criteri...

BACKGROUND This study evaluated the clinical results of arthroscopically assisted single and double bundle tibial inlay reconstructions of an isolated posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury. METHODS This study reviewed the data for 14 patients who underwent a single bundle tibial inlay PCL reconstruction (Group A) and 16 patients who underwent a double bundle tibial inlay PCL reconstruction...

OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) on persistent corneal epithelial defects (PEDs) and to compare the efficacy between inlay and overlay techniques. METHODS Thirty patients (30 eyes) underwent AMT for PED. The use of AMT was restricted to patients in whom all previous measures, including bandage contact lens and tarsorrhaphy, had failed. The amniotic...