Publications by authors named "Thomas Nunn"
The menisci of the knees are semicircular fibrocartilaginous structures consisting of a hydrophilic extracellular matrix containing a network of collagen fibers, glycoproteins, and proteoglycans maintained by a cellular component. The menisci are responsible for more than 50% of load transmission across the knee and increase joint congruity thereby also aiding in fluid film lubrication of the joint. In the United Kingdom, meniscal tears are the most common form of intra-articular knee injury and one of the commonest indications for orthopedic intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Negative pressure therapy (NPT), used on open wounds or postoperative infections, has not been evaluated on closed spinal incisions. This was analyzed after 3 days and 5 days of NPT application using biomechanics and histology in a porcine model.
Methods: In 8 mature miniature pigs, 2 end-to-end midline spine incisions were closed in a standard fashion.
Study Design: Prospective case series.
Objective: To evaluate the change in spinal rod contour from before implantation to after surgical correction of thoracic curves in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Summary Of Background Data: With segmental pedicle screw spinal instrumentation and vertebral derotation, many authors have reported a loss of thoracic kyphosis postoperatively.
Study Design: In vitro biomechanical investigation using human cadaveric vertebral bodies.
Objective: To evaluate differences in biomechanical stability of vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) repaired using an expandable titanium mesh implant, with and without cement, as compared with standard balloon kyphoplasty.
Summary Of Background Data: Vertebral augmentation, either in the form of vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty, is the treatment of choice for some VCFs.