Anterior Cruciate Ligament Stability in Soft-Embalmed Cadaver vs In vivo Knee: Alternative Approaches to Medical Education.

Introduction: Soft-embalmed cadavers have been used in medical education with a variety of success in different curriculum objectives. In the United States, the ACL is the most commonly injured ligament. Yet, there has been little focus on the stability of the knee in the sagittal plane provided by the anterior cruciate ligament within the soft-embalmed cadaver model.

Mallet Finger Autofusion in Adolescent Post-Pin Fixation Surgery - A Case Report.

Introduction: Mallet finger is a common hand injury in sports in which the terminal extensor tendon is disrupted. This case report describes the rare occurrence of joint autofusion following surgical fixation of an unstable mallet finger injury.

Case Report: We present a case of a 13-year-old right-hand dominant boy who sustained a right long finger bony mallet injury while playing football.

Effect of ion structure on the nanostructure and electrochemistry of surface active ionic liquids.

Hypothesis: The ion structure of surface active ionic liquids (SAILs), i.e. ion charge group and alkyl chain structure, controls their bulk and interfacial nanostructure and the electrochemical properties near an electrode.

Nanostructure, electrochemistry and potential-dependent lubricity of the catanionic surface-active ionic liquid [P] [AOT].

Hypothesis: A catanionic surface-active ionic liquid (SAIL) trihexyltetradecylphosphonium 1,4-bis(2-ethylhexoxy)-1,4-dioxobutane-2-sulfonate ([P] [AOT]) is nanostructured in the bulk and at the interface. The interfacial nanostructure and lubricity may be changed by applying a potential.

Experiments: The bulk structure and viscosity have been investigated using small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and rheometry.

Establishment of a Therapeutic Ratio for Gamma Knife Radiosurgery of Trigeminal Neuralgia: The Critical Importance of Biologically Effective Dose Versus Physical Dose.

Objective: How variations of treatment time affect the safety and efficacy of Gamma Knife (GK) radiosurgery is a matter of considerable debate. With the relative simplicity of treatment planning for trigeminal neuralgia (TN), this question has been addressed in a group of these patients. Using the concept of the biologically effective dose (BED), the effect of the two key variables, dose and treatment time, were considered.