Application of Biomechanics in Treating the Athlete: The All Important Measurements of Relaxed Calcaneal Stance Position, Achilles Flexibility, and First Ray Range of Motion.

Biomechanics is a crucial component of treating lower extremity pathology. The relaxed calcaneal stance position, the Achilles flexibility, and the first ray motion and position tests are demonstrated and should be mastered. The relaxed calcaneal stance position is crucial in children's flat feet treatment, adult acquired flat feet, and all pronatory symptoms.

Comparison of Outcomes Following Glaucoma Drainage Tube Surgery Between Primary and Secondary Glaucomas, and Between Phakic and Pseudophakic eyes.

Purpose: To report outcomes of glaucoma drainage device (GDD) surgery based on primary or secondary glaucoma diagnosis and lens status.

Design: Single-center, retrospective, consecutive cohort study.

Methods: University of Florida patients aged 18 to 93 years who underwent nonvalved GDD surgery between 1996 and 2015 with a minimum of 1-year follow-up were examined.

Modulating Ocular Scarring in Glaucoma Filtration Surgery Using the Epigenetic Adjunct Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid.

Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA), a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDI) with a broad spectrum epigenetic activity, in improving filtration bleb survival as an adjunct therapy to glaucoma filtration surgery (GFS) in the rabbit model.

Materials And Methods: Eighteen New Zealand White rabbits underwent GFS in the left eye and were randomized to receive either a subconjunctival (SC) injection of 0.1 mL SAHA (9.

Incidence and determinants of peripartum hysterectomy in the metropolitan area of the District of Columbia.

Objective: To review the impact of the changes that have occurred in the standard of care in obstetrics and in the trend of cesarean delivery rates in recent times and factors associated with peripartum hysterectomy procedure.

Study Design: A retrospective analysis of all cases of peripartum hysterectomies among inpatient hospitalizations at 4 major hospitals in the Washington metropolitan areas of the District of Columbia from January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2009, was conducted.

Results: The total number of deliveries and postpartum hysterectomies that occurred at all 4 locations was 150,847 and 128, respectively.

xtalPiMS: a PiMS-based web application for the management and monitoring of crystallization trials.

A major advance in protein structure determination has been the advent of nanolitre-scale crystallization and (in a high-throughput environment) the development of robotic systems for storing and imaging crystallization trials. Most of these trials are carried out in 96-well (or higher density) plates and managing them is a significant information management challenge. We describe xtalPiMS, a web-based application for the management and monitoring of crystallization trials.

Recording information on protein complexes in an information management system.

The Protein Information Management System (PiMS) is a laboratory information management system (LIMS) designed for use with the production of proteins in a research environment. The software is distributed under the CCP4 licence, and so is available free of charge to academic laboratories. Like most LIMS, the underlying PiMS data model originally had no support for protein-protein complexes.

The Protein Information Management System (PiMS): a generic tool for any structural biology research laboratory.

The techniques used in protein production and structural biology have been developing rapidly, but techniques for recording the laboratory information produced have not kept pace. One approach is the development of laboratory information-management systems (LIMS), which typically use a relational database schema to model and store results from a laboratory workflow. The underlying philosophy and implementation of the Protein Information Management System (PiMS), a LIMS development specifically targeted at the flexible and unpredictable workflows of protein-production research laboratories of all scales, is described.

Leiomyomata uteri: hormonal and molecular determinants of growth.

Objective: To review the available English literature that examines the biology of leiomyoma uteri in African-American women and other ethnic groups. Factors that influence the growth and development of leiomyomas are examined to understand the basis for larger myomas in African-American women.

Design: Literature review of 176 articles regarding the pathobiology of leiomyoma in various ethnic groups.

Freehand 3D ultrasound reconstruction algorithms--a review.

Three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound (US) is increasingly being introduced in the clinic, both for diagnostics and image guidance. Although dedicated 3D US probes exist, 3D US can also be acquired with the still frequently used two-dimensional (2D) US probes. Obtaining 3D volumes with 2D US probes is a two-step process.