Publications by authors named "K L Meadows"
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- - This study examined the effects of removing the medial meniscus anterior attachment in Yucatan minipigs, comparing outcomes between an injury group and a repair group, with the contralateral knee serving as an intact control.
- - Findings revealed significant meniscus extrusion following injury, with measurements showing a decrease over time but still higher than the intact condition; attachment tensile testing showed increased elongation after injury that partially improved after 6 months.
- - The results indicated that meniscus injury leads to cartilage wear over time, emphasizing the importance of understanding the meniscus's role and material properties during joint injury and repair for overall joint health.
Background: Achilles tendon ruptures are common and potentially career-ending injuries for National Basketball Association (NBA) players. Many studies have reviewed the impact of Achilles tendon ruptures on return to play (RTP) and performance, but there are no studies on their economic significance.
Purpose/hypothesis: This study aimed to analyze the economic and performance consequences of Achilles tendon ruptures usingthe cost of recovery (COR) for NBA franchises as well as preinjury salary/career success.
Background: Articular cartilage is a fiber reinforced hydrated solid that serves a largely mechanical role of supporting load and enabling low friction joint articulation. Daily activities that load cartilage, lead to fluid exudation and compressive axial strain. To date, the only mechanism shown to recover this cartilage strain in vivo is unloading (e.
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- One third of organ donors experience catastrophic brain injury (CBI), but there’s no standardized management for traumatic CBI among trauma centers, leading to variability in practices.
- A multicenter trial involving 33 trauma centers analyzed 790 CBI patients to investigate whether institutions with CBI guidelines had higher organ donation rates.
- While centers with CBI guidelines showed greater use of certain treatments, the presence of guidelines did not significantly increase organ donation rates; however, hormone therapies were linked to a higher likelihood of donation.
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) noninvasively quantifies disc structure but requires segmentation that is both time intensive and susceptible to human error. Recent advances in neural networks can improve on manual segmentation. The aim of this study was to establish a method for automatic slice-wise segmentation of 3D disc volumes from subjects with a wide range of age and degrees of disc degeneration.
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