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Musculoskelet Surg ; 102(3): 289-297, 2018 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29404964

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: This study is aimed to investigate the effects of the choice of femoral and tibial components on several mechanical outputs that might be associated with total knee replacement surgery outcomes using a validated computational model: the Kansas knee simulator. METHODS: Two models from the same range of implants were taken into account: Model 1, the femoral component fitted the femoral epiphysis, with physiological positioning of the articulating surface using a 10-mm-thick tibial component, and in Model 2, the femoral component was 4 mm smaller than in Model 1, and a 14-mm-thick tibial component was used with a similar tibial resection and the tibio-femoral joint line was 4 mm more proximal to compensate the increased posterior bone resection and maintain proper soft-tissue tension in flexion. Changes in reaction forces and contact pressures between the components, changes in extensor muscle forces and changes in patello-femoral joint kinematics during walking gait have been studied. RESULTS: While the computational model predicted that most kinematic and kinetic outputs, including tibio-femoral and patello-femoral joint motions, contact forces, pressures and areas, were similar for Model 1 and Model 2, and a dramatic difference has been found in the extensor muscle forces necessary to flex and extend the knee. To reproduce the same knee motion with a knee reconstructed as in Model 2, a patient would need to generate approximately 40% greater extensor muscle force throughout the gait cycle in order to do so. CONCLUSION: As a consequence of such a large increase in the extensor muscle force, the knee motions would probably be compromised and, subsequently, a patient with a knee reconstructed as in Model 2 would be less likely to be able to reproduce normal knee function and therefore more likely to report poor outcome.


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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee , Biomechanical Phenomena , Computer Simulation , Knee Joint/physiopathology , Models, Biological , Femur/physiopathology , Humans , Range of Motion, Articular , Recovery of Function , Treatment Outcome , Walking , Weight-Bearing
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Rev Sci Instrum ; 86(12): 123702, 2015 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26724037

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We present a modulation transfer function (MTF) calibration method based on binary pseudo-random (BPR) one-dimensional sequences and two-dimensional arrays as an effective method for spectral characterization in the spatial frequency domain of a broad variety of metrology instrumentation, including interferometric microscopes, scatterometers, phase shifting Fizeau interferometers, scanning and transmission electron microscopes, and at this time, x-ray microscopes. The inherent power spectral density of BPR gratings and arrays, which has a deterministic white-noise-like character, allows a direct determination of the MTF with a uniform sensitivity over the entire spatial frequency range and field of view of an instrument. We demonstrate the MTF calibration and resolution characterization over the full field of a transmission soft x-ray microscope using a BPR multilayer (ML) test sample with 2.8 nm fundamental layer thickness. We show that beyond providing a direct measurement of the microscope's MTF, tests with the BPRML sample can be used to fine tune the instrument's focal distance. Our results confirm the universality of the method that makes it applicable to a large variety of metrology instrumentation with spatial wavelength bandwidths from a few nanometers to hundreds of millimeters.

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Opt Lett ; 39(19): 5645-8, 2014 Oct 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25360949

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This Letter presents the design and experimental results for an on-chip photonic device for laser spectrum monitoring that combines a nanospectrometer and an array of Young's interferometers. The array of Young's interferometers and the spectrometer measure the width and wavelength of a spectrum in visible light, respectively. The accuracy of spectral width measurements is around 10% for FWHM higher than 2.5 pm. The spectrometer-on-chip is based on a digital planar hologram, and provides a resolution around 145 pm within the spectral range of 719-861 nm (142 nm bandwidth). The performance of the device is demonstrated for distinguishing between the single- and two-longitudinal mode operation of a fiber Bragg grating laser diode with 23 pm mode separation.

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Nanotechnology ; 24(10): 105303, 2013 Mar 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23416694

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A strategy for fabricating nanoimprint templates with sub-10 nm line and 20 nm pitch gratings is demonstrated, by combining electron beam lithography and atomic layer deposition. This is achieved through pitch division using a spacer double-patterning technique. The nanostructures are then replicated using step-and-repeat ultra-violet assisted nanoimprint lithography.

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Acta Biomed Ateneo Parmense ; 72(5-6): 91-6, 2001.
Article in Italian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12233271

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Osteochondroma, the most common benign bone tumor, represents 10-15% of all bone tumors. It can occur frequently as solitary osteocartilagineous exostosis or rarely as hereditary multiple lesions. The most common sites of occurrence are long bones of the lower arm (50%), usually the lower end of the femur and upper end of the tibia. However, involvement of the small hand and foot bones occurs in 10% of cases, pelvis in 5%, scapulae in 4%, and spine in 2%. Symptoms are not very specific. The authors present an atypical case of osteochondroma.


Subject(s)
Bone Neoplasms , Ischium , Osteochondroma , Pubic Bone , Adult , Bone Neoplasms/diagnosis , Bone Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Bone Neoplasms/surgery , Diagnosis, Differential , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Osteochondroma/diagnosis , Osteochondroma/diagnostic imaging , Osteochondroma/surgery , Time Factors , Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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