Anchor Hole Placement for Bankart Repairs and Its Interaction With Variable Size Hill-Sachs Defects-Minimizing Risk of Glenoid Rim Fractures.

As the use of glenoid suture anchors in arthroscopic and open reconstruction, for instability after Bankart lesions of the shoulder, increases, an emerging problem has been the incidence of glenoid rim fractures through suture drill holes. Very little is known regarding the effect of the Hill-Sachs lesion on the glenoid's susceptibility to fracture and how drill hole location can further affect this. This study used finite element modeling techniques to investigate the risk of fracture of the glenoid rim in relation to variable sized Hill-Sachs defects impacting on the anterior glenoid edge with suture anchor holes placed in varying positions.

A potential biotechnological process for the sustainable production of vitamin K.

The primary objective of this review is to propose an approach for the biosynthesis of phylloquinone (vitamin K) based upon its known sources, its role in photosynthesis and its biosynthetic pathway. The chemistry, health benefits, market, and industrial production of vitamin K are also summarized. Vitamin K compounds (K vitamers) are required for the normal function of at least 15 proteins involved in diverse physiological processes such as coagulation, tissue mineralization, inflammation, and neuroprotection.