introduction: knee orthosis is used in different cases and can be seen pistoning movement in all orthosis. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of increasing mass knee brace and two kinds of silicon and polyethylene (pe) pad on pistoning movement during walking, on health subject. material and methods: a total of 20 healthy volunteers, including 10 men and 10 women, with an ave...

BACKGROUND The multimodal approach is commonly applied to improve knee swelling after total knee arthroplasty. Although the use of a knee compression pad may improve knee swelling, its impact in the multimodal protocol remains unclear. METHODS A total of 57 knees were randomly assigned to one of 2 groups receiving treatment with either a compression dressing using a polyethylene foam pad desi...

A proof-of-concept study demonstrated the feasibility of a novel gel-pad microarray on porous silicon chips, by initiation of an atom transfer radical propagation (ATRP) polymerisation of (polyethylene glycol) methacrylate (PEGMA) with surface Si-H species, stepwise chemical conversions of the gel membrane to an NTA-Ni2+/histidine-tagged protein system, and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ioni...

The need for advanced hemostatic agents increases with the complexity of surgical procedures and use of anticoagulation and antiplatelet treatments. HEMOPATCH (Sealing Hemostat) is a novel, advanced hemostatic pad that is composed of a synthetic, protein-reactive monomer and a collagen backing. The active side is covered with a protein-reactive monomer: N-hydroxysuccinimide functionalized polye...

Background/introduction Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) affects 12 million people in the United States. Unfortunately, current treatments are highly invasive and have limited efficacy. Ultrasound (US) in conjunction with microbubbles (MB) has recently been explored as a non-invasive strategy for the delivery of intravascularly circulating therapeutic agents. US mediated MB oscillation can lea...

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Blood loss during hepatic surgery leads to poor patient outcomes. This study investigates the hemostatic efficacy of a novel sealing hemostatic pad (polyethylene glycol-coated collagen, PCC) and a fibrin sealant pad (fibrin-thrombin coated collagen, FTC) in a leporine hepatic segmentectomy and a porcine hepatic abrasion model. A segmentectomy was used to compare hemostatic success and hematoma ...

Objective: Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a state characterized by atherosclerotic occlusive disease of lower extremities. Diabetes is the main risk factor for PAD. Material and Methods: To assess the prevalence of PAD, a cross sectional study was performed on 352 diabetic patients who referred to Yazd diabetes research center from 2007 to 2010. Vascular assessment was done by measuring ...