Although based on their long-term clinical evolution there appeared to be no doubt that fractures of the scaphoid modify the mechanical behavior of the carpus, the mechanisms of these modifications have not yet been investigated. This study based on finite element analysis provides insight into the sequence behind the onset of arthritis of the wrist, highlighting the existence of pressure peaks at the nonunion and at the midcarpal interface (scaphoid-capitate and lunate-capitate). This evidence explains the clinical evolution of nonunions of the scaphoid. Our study indirectly demonstrates the role played by the scaphoid within the wrist as a force transmission column. The use of finite element analysis for the modeling of simple or complex osteoarticular systems may prove to be a highly useful tool for the understanding of these mechanisms.
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J Endovasc Ther
January 2025
Department of Vascular Surgery, Rijnstate, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
Purpose: The goal of the study described in this protocol is to build a multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) model to predict abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) shrinkage 1 year after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR).
Methods: In this retrospective observational multicenter study, approximately 1000 patients will be enrolled from hospital records of 5 experienced vascular centers. Patients will be included if they underwent elective EVAR for infrarenal AAA with initial assisted technical success and had imaging available of the same modality preoperatively and at 1-year follow-up (CTA-CTA or US-US).
Background: To compare the effect of minimally invasive and open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) approaches in fusing the L4-L5 segment and predicting the potential risk of adjacent segment degeneration (ASD).
Methods: A computed tomography scan image was processed and the three-dimensional model of the L1-L5 spine was reconstructed. The minimally invasive and Open TLIF finite element models were constructed.
Front Bioeng Biotechnol
January 2025
Center for Orthopaedic Biomechanics, University of Denver, Denver, CO, United States.
Introduction: Accurate prediction of knee biomechanics during total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is crucial for optimal outcomes. This study investigates the application of machine learning (ML) techniques for real-time prediction of knee joint mechanics.
Methods: A validated finite element (FE) model of the lower limb was used to generate a dataset of knee joint kinematics, kinetics, and contact mechanics.
R Soc Open Sci
January 2025
Department of Palaeontology, University of Zurich, Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4, Zurich 8006, Switzerland.
Devonian ctenacanth chondrichthyans reached body sizes similar to modern great white sharks and therefore might have been apex predators of the Devonian seas. However, very little is known about the diet and feeding behaviours of these large ancestral sharks. To reconstruct their ecological properties, teeth of the large Famennian (Late Devonian) chondrichthyan from the Anti-Atlas, Morocco, were analysed.
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January 2025
Department of Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Biomechanical properties of a mandibular first molar with different cavity designs [traditional access cavities (TEC-I & TEC-II), ninja access cavity (NEC), conservative access cavity (CEC), truss access cavity (Tr-EC), caries-driven access cavity (Cd-EC), caries-driven truss access cavity (Cd-TrEC)] were compared using finite element (FE) analysis. Models were subjected to three different loads. The highest stress distribution was observed on the enamel surface of the Cd-EC design and the dentin surface of the TEC-II.
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