Which tendon graft to choose for anatomical ligament reconstruction in chronic lateral ankle instability? A biomechanical study.

Background: The need for anatomic lateral ligament reconstruction of the ankle continues to grow. This procedure usually requires a gracilis autograft or in some cases an allograft. Siegler et al.

Borealin/CDCA8 deficiency alters thyroid development and results in papillary tumor-like structures.

Background: / mutations are associated with congenital hypothyroidism and thyroid dysgenesis. Borealin is involved in mitosis as part of the Chromosomal Passenger Complex. Although mutations decrease thyrocyte adhesion and migration, little is known about the specific role of Borealin in the thyroid.

Ultrasound and Fetal MRI Complementary Contributions to Appropriate Counseling in Small Bowel Obstruction.

Objective: Bowel obstructions beyond the duodenum represent a heterogeneous group of congenital anomalies with a highly variable prognosis, the main issue being postnatal short bowel syndrome (SBS). The objective of our study was to evaluate the contributions of fetal MRI in cases of bowel obstruction.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis of all newborns, for whom both ante-natal ultrasound and fetal MRI were available, referred to our center for suspected bowel obstruction was performed.

Prenatal management of fetal goiter alternating between hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism in a mother with Graves' disease.

We present a rare documented case with consecutive hypo- and hyperthyroidism during fetal life. First, hypothyroidism was due to transplacental passage of antithyroid drugs. After the mother's thyroidectomy, fetal hyperthyroidism was due to transplacental passage of persistent anti-thyrotropin receptor antibodies.

Arthroscopic Management of Osteochondrosis of the Glenoid Cavity in a Dog.

A 5 mo old English setter dog was presented with mild left forelimb lameness. Physical examination revealed pain upon shoulder palpation and extension. Mediolateral radiographs of both shoulders showed a subchondral bone defect in the mid-portion of the glenoid cavity.

Laparoscopic-assisted colopexy and sterilization in male dogs: short-term results and physiologic consequences.

Objective: To describe laparoscopic-assisted colopexy and sterilization, and evaluate outcome and effects in healthy male dogs.

Study Design: Experimental study.

Animals: Male Beagle dogs (n=7).

A laparoscopic-sutured gastropexy technique in dogs: mechanical and functional evaluation.

Objective: To describe a laparoscopic-sutured gastropexy technique in dogs and evaluate the tensile strength of the adhesion and effects on gastric function.

Study Design: Experimental study.

Animals: Female beagle dogs (n=7).

Segmentation of the canine population in different femoral morphological groups.

Objective: The incidence of femoral traumatology and hip dysplasia shows the need to design canine specific femoral implants in veterinary surgery. A good knowledge of femoral morphology, and particularly of intra-species variability, is required to develop a well-adapted canine femoral intramedullary implant. The aim of this study is to evaluate the morphological variability of the canine femur and to propose a segmentation of this population.

Bone cell transfection in tissue culture using hydroxyapatite microparticles.

Coprecipitates of calcium phosphate and DNA have been used in vitro for several decades for cell transfection. We evaluated the efficiency of calcium phosphate ceramics associated to plasmid DNA in the transfection of bone cells in vitro when they are grown in tissue culture. Newborn rat calvariae and tibia epiphyses were grown on an agar surface for a period of 48 h to 30 days.

Geometric analysis of the proximal femur in a diverse sample of dogs.

Dogs are often used as experimental models for studies of human hip replacement. A precise knowledge of femoral morphology is required to improve osteointegration of cementless prostheses by bone ingrowth or determination of the best design for total hip prostheses. To better understand the differences between breeds, we measured or calculated 24 external and internal features of the femur on standard radiographs of dogs that differed greatly in size and body type.