A model of Occupational Safety and Health Management System (OSHMS) for promoting and controlling health and safety in textile industry
BACKGROUND: The development of Occupational Safety and Health Management System in textile industry will rejuvenate the workers and energize the economy as a whole. In India, especially in Tamil Nadu, approximately 1371 textile business is running with ...
Changes in blood flow due to stented parent artery expansion in an intracranial aneurysm
BACKGROUND: Stent placement is thought to obstruct the inflow of blood to an aneurysm. However, we introduced parent artery expansion and demonstrated that this may reduce the blood flow by the stent. In our previous study using idealized shapes, the ...
Performance analysis of unsupervised optimal fuzzy clustering algorithm for MRI brain tumor segmentation
BACKGROUND: Segmentation of brain tumor from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) becomes very complicated due to the structural complexities of human brain and the presence of intensity inhomogeneities.OBJECTIVE: To propose a method that effectively ...
A quantitative evaluation of abdominal aorta aneurysm by CT images
An abdominal aorta aneurysm (AAA) is a disease that aortic vessel inflates abnormally. The aorta blows up continuously, which may lead to the rupture of the aorta. The mortality of rupturing the aorta is between 75 and 90% to properly treat this disease,...
Combined application of FBG and PZT sensors for plantar pressure monitoring at low and high speed walking
BACKGROUND: Clinical monitoring of planar pressure is vital in several pathological conditions, such as diabetes, where excess pressure might have serious repercussions on health of the patient, even to the extent of amputation. OBJECTIVE: The main ...
Kinetic therapy in multiple trauma patients with severe blunt chest trauma: An analysis at a level-1 trauma center
- C. Zeckey,
- K. Wendt,
- P. Mommsen,
- M. Winkelmann,
- C. Frömke,
- J. Weidemann,
- T. Stübig,
- C. Krettek,
- F. Hildebrand
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Chest trauma is a relevant risk factor for mortality after multiple trauma. Kinetic therapy (KT) represents a potential treatment option in order to restore pulmonary function. Decision criteria for performing kinetic therapy ...
Is the Kinect system suitable for evaluation of the hip joint range of motion and as a screening tool for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)?
- Matthias Lahner,
- Dennis Mußhoff,
- Christoph von Schulze Pellengahr,
- Roland Willburger,
- Marco Hagen,
- Andreas Ficklscherer,
- Lars Victor von Engelhardt,
- Ole Ackermann,
- Nina Lahner,
- Gregor Vetter
BACKGROUND: In the clinical evaluation of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), there is a lack of quantitative, reliable and informative assessment methods for the overall functional capability of an individual.OBJECTIVE: We compared clinical and ...
Dual small fragment plating improves screw-to-screw load sharing for mid-diaphyseal humeral fracture fixation: A finite element study
BACKGROUND: A smaller humerus in some patients makes the use of a large fragment fixation plate difficult. Dual small fragment plate constructs have been suggested as an alternative. OBJECTIVE: This study compares the biomechanical performance of three ...
Biomechanical study of plantar pressures during walking in male soccer players with increased vs. normal hip alpha angles
BACKGROUND: Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is accompanied by increased hip alpha angles, in particular in athletes with high impact sports.OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to investigate the dynamic function of the foot during walking in male ...
Perspectives of biologists, epidemiologists and geneticists' controversies in sciences and health system reforms
The global burden of diseases is predicted to increase considerably in the coming decades (GBD project, WHO, 2010 [1]) – WHO-World Bank study, 1991 [2]); for example, the World Alzheimer Report and the UN Declaration on Non-Communicable Diseases ...
Bridging the gap between translational medicine and unmet clinical needs
To date, the actual rate of successful translation has been extremely low although those few successes have been notable and provide for continued and expanding enthusiasm and support. This paper examines whether the fundamental premise may be flawed. ...
