Thromboembolic Complications After Treatment with the INCRAFT AAA Ultra-Low-Profile Stent Graft System.

Objective: Low-profile endografts have reported increased rates of limb graft occlusions. The INCRAFT stent graft system is an ultra-low profile endograft for the exclusion of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms. Our aim was to report thromboembolic events (TE) in patients treated with the INCRAFT device and its association with risk factors.

The role of novel inflammation-associated biomarkers in diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

Diabetic neuropathy is one of the commonest complications of diabetes mellitus. Its most frequent form is diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Currently, there is no established and widely used biomarker for diagnosis and clinical staging of DPN.

Ocular Motor Mononeuropathies in Diabetes Mellitus: A Brief Review.

Ocular motor mononeuropathies affect cranial nerves III, IV and VI and are more frequent in diabetes mellitus, with oculomotor nerve involvement being predominant. This narrative brief review discusses the clinical manifestations, diagnosis and management of ocular motor mononeuropathies in subjects with diabetes. Clinical manifestations often include ptosis, diplopia, and periorbital pain.

In Vitro Proliferation of MG-63 Cells in Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V Biomimetic Lattice Structures with Varying Strut Geometry and Porosity.

Lattice structures have demonstrated the ability to provide secondary stability in orthopedic implants by promoting internal bone growth. In response to the growing prevalence of lattices in orthopedic design, we investigated the effects of porosity and unit cell geometry in additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V biomimetic lattice structures on the osteogenesis of human MG-63 osteoblastic cell lines in vitro. We analyzed glucose consumption, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) concentration, and end-of-culture cell count as markers for osteogenic growth.