ARE ASYMMETRIC DESIGNS OF TIBIAL COMPONENTS SUPERIOR TO THEIR SYMMETRIC COUNTERPARTS FOR CONSTRAINED CONDYLAR TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY USING METAL BLOCK AUGMENTATION?

Are asymmetric designs of tibial components superior to their symmetric counterparts for constrained condylar total knee arthroplasty using metal block augmentation?

Abstract Purpose In total knee arthroplasty (TKA), asymmetric tibial components have been developed alongside symmetric tibial components to enhance bony coverage at the tibia.In primary TKA and revision TKA for patients with significant bone defects, augmentation is employed to fill the bone defect.However, there have been no reports on bony cover

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History of Morgellons disease: from delusion to definition

Marianne J Middelveen,1 Melissa C Fesler,2 Raphael B Stricker2 1Atkins Veterinary Services, Calgary, AB, Canada; 2Union Square Medical Associates, San Francisco, CA, USA Abstract: Notebooks Morgellons disease (MD) is a skin condition characterized by the presence of multicolored filaments that lie under, are embedded in, or project from skin.Althou

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A review of herbal medicine: Silybum marianum

Silymarin is the seed extract of silybum marianum herbal medicine widely used for liver and bilary abnormality in China and several European country.It protect liver from several toxicity including acetaminophen, alcohol Memory Foam Mattress and amanita mashrom poisoning.Silymarin is composed of several flavonoids with antioxidative, anti-inflammat

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