Advancement in Texture in Early Complementary Feeding and the Relevance to Developmental Outcomes.

A child's transition to independent eating is a protracted process that progresses over the course of many years. Although major health agencies, such as the World Health Organization, now offer clear guidance when to begin introducing solids, advice about how to safely transition to progressively challenging foods is varied and comes from a staggering number of sources. The resulting conflicting views have promoted parental confusion and anxiety about what foods are appropriate and when to advance to new textures.

The human hip joint and its long-term load intake--how x-ray density distribution mirrors bone strength.

The aim of this study was to gain information about the topographical distribution of the mechanical strength of the subchondral bone plate of the hip joint and evaluate the correlation to its density distribution. Our intention was to describe a method of visualising and monitoring the long-term load intake of the hip using conventional CT-data in a way which might be applied in clinical practice. We examined the lunate surface of the acetabulum (facies lunata) and femoral head in 25 cases, looking at the density of the subchondral bone plate by computed tomography osteoabsorptiometry (CT-OAM) and determined its mechanical strength by indentation testing using an osteo-penetrometer.