... comparative mechanical analysis of the existing patching materials provides valuable information for patch selection in the daily practice of carotid surgery and can be used in future clinical studies comparing the efficacy of different patches in the performance of carotid endarterectomy...

.... Glenn) patients. Magnetic resonance imaging and catheterization data were acquired for each patient prior to their Fontan surgery. Inflow and outflow boundary conditions were constructed to match available clinical data and resulted in the development of a framework to incorporate these types...

...Kirsten R. C. Kinneberg; Marc T. Galloway; David L. Butler; Jason T. Shearn Previous studies by our laboratory have demonstrated that implanting a stiffer tissue engineered construct at surgery is positively correlated with repair tissue stiffness at 12 weeks. The objective of this study...

... 2011 04 10 2011 biomechanics bone fasteners finite element analysis fracture mechanical stability physiological models surgery The posterior wall fracture is the most common fracture type of the acetabulum [( 1 )]. Depending on the fragment size, open reduction and internal...

...Amanda Lim; Dmitry E. Protsenko; Brian J. F. Wong Transforming decades’ old methodology, electromechanical reshaping (EMR) may someday replace traditionally destructive surgical techniques with a less invasive means of cartilage reshaping for reconstructive and esthetic facial surgery...

... if these regions may play a role in the mucous plugging initiation. Recirculation regions are well enhanced in Fig. 5 , where the vorticity field is displayed with aim to give an insight of the flow conditions of the patient after surgery. The vorticity magnitude is displayed at peak flow during inhalation [Fig...

...Cédric P. Laurent; Jean-François Ganghoffer; Jérôme Babin; Jean-Luc Six; Xiong Wang; Rachid Rahouadj Tissue engineering offers an interesting alternative to current anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgeries. Indeed, a tissue-engineered solution could ideally overcome the long-term complications...

... and the ground. pes planus flatfoot foot structure cadaver stance phase robot gait analysis kinematics medical disorders medical robotics orthopaedics physiological models surgery Gould , N. , Schneider , W. , and Ashikaga , T. , 1980 , “ Epidemiological Survey...

..., ACL forces can conceivably be measured in animals after technical challenges are overcome. For example, motion and force sensors can be implanted in the animal but investigators must determine the extent to which these sensors and surgery affect normal gait. Our objectives in this study were...

... in Ellozy et al. ( 11 ) 25 10 2010 15 11 2010 29 11 2010 23 12 2010 23 12 2010 biomechanics blood vessels cardiovascular system diseases surgery vascular mechanics stress-mediated growth and remodeling constrained mixture model endoleak An abdominal...

... ablation in a spatially varying model of weakening. Reductions in ORA variables were also observed. A patient-specific FEM of corneal refractive surgery is presented, which allows the estimation of surgically induced changes in corneal elastic properties. Significant elastic weakening after LASIK...

... requirements of an ideal vitreous cutter. 22 02 2010 28 09 2010 15 10 2010 08 11 2010 08 11 2010 biological fluid dynamics eye finite difference methods orifices (mechanical) surgery vortices immersed boundary method vitreous vitreous cutter vitrectomy...

... of the graft construct following surgery could manifest as a 3 mm increase in anterior laxity in vivo, which is considered clinically unstable. Hence, the two primary objectives were to determine whether the millimeter-for-millimeter relation exists in vivo for slippage-resistant fixation of a soft-tissue...

... fold. 04 10 2009 21 01 2010 02 02 2010 26 04 2010 26 04 2010 biological tissues biomechanics elasticity gels physiological models surgery vibrations wounds mechanical larynx surgical experimentation vocal fold substitute agarose The purpose...

..., and dorsiflexion of the DIP joint ( 1 ). finite elements tendon transfer claw toe deformity articular fusion biomechanics bone medical disorders surgery 13 11 2009 15 01 2010 27 01 2010 24 03 2010 24 03 2010 e-mail: jbayod@unizar.es From the results...

... biological tissues biomechanics finite element analysis genetic algorithms interpolation liver needles surgery genetic algorithm hyperviscoelastic model initiation finite element liver needle insertion surgery simulation This paper is in memory of Latifeh Hassani-Yaghini, teacher...

... biomedical MRI biomedical ultrasonics blood vessels cardiovascular system computerised tomography diseases haemodynamics liver surgery portal vein transplantation simulation hemodynamics perioperative Liver transplantation is a definite treatment modality for patients reaching...

... 17 02 2010 17 02 2010 blood vessels cardiovascular system diseases flow simulation haemodynamics lung paediatrics pneumodynamics surgery Since the introduction of the Fontan procedure ( 1 ), as a palliative surgical repair for patients with various forms of complex...

... to total knee replacement surgery using a semi-automated B-spline segmentation algorithm. Following surgery, the resected tibial plateaus were laser scanned and made into 3D models. The MR image and laser-scan based models were registered to each other using a shape matching technique. The thicknesses were...

... cryosurgery as a treatment option. While surgery is often still the standard of care, cryosurgery or other heat therapies, such as radiofrequency, microwave, laser, etc., are increasingly being used as minimally invasive surgical treatments to improve patient...