2009 SIMULIA Customer Conference 1 3D Numerical Analysis of an ACL Reconstructed Knee M. Chizari‚ B. Wang School of Engineering‚ University of Aberdeen‚ Aberdeen AB24 7QW‚ UK Abstract: Numerical methods applicable to the tibia bone and soft tissue biomechanics of an ACL reconstructed knee are presented in this paper. The aim is to achieve a better understanding of the mechanics of an ACL reconstructed knee. The paper describes the methodology applied in the development of an anatomically
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have been lost due to disease or trauma. A bone graft‚ however‚ does not need to be made only from human derived bone tissue. It is defined as any implanted material that promotes bone healing through osteogenesis‚ osteoinduction‚ or osteoconduction‚ by itself or when used in conjunction with other materials. [5‚ 6] Bone grafts can be sorted into several categories; autografts‚ allografts‚ xenografts‚ synthetic grafts‚ and tissue engineered grafts. Each have their own distinct advantages and disadvantages
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Bad Medicine The war on corruption is leaving the world worse than we found it. BY MOISÉS NAÍM | MARCH 1‚ 2005 About a decade ago‚ the world witnessed a corruption eruption. As democratic winds swept the world‚ the dirty deals of once unaccountable dictators and bureaucrats came out into the open. During the Cold War‚ kleptocratic dictatorships often traded their allegiance to one of the two superpowers in exchange for its countenance of their thievery. With the superpower contest over‚ such corrupt
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referred to as a bone-tendon-bone (BTB) graft. In this particular technique‚ * Two tiny incisions for arthroscopic instruments are usually placed on either side of the patellar tendon. * A one- to two-inch incision is made over the patellar tendon on the front of the knee and the tendon is exposed. The middle one-third of the patellar tendon is carefully removed‚ together with two bits of bone on either end (hence it is called a ’bone-tendon-bone graft’). * Two small tunnels are then drilled
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revealed a worsening of the corruption problem in the post-war period and that graft was rife in government departments in Singapore.” In the 1950s‚ the Anti-Corruption Branch (a section of the Criminal Investigation Department) was too weak to tackle the extensive bribery‚ extortion‚ and protection rackets. By the late fifties‚ corruption was such a scourge that the People’s Action Party (PAP) made stamping out graft a major tenet of its party platform‚ the white shirts of PAP candidates symbolizing
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types of burns it will require weeks to months for the skin to heal. This is an extremely slow process that will sometimes cause patients to have infections or go into hypovolemic shock. however if the patient were to get a skin graft‚ this process would speed up. The skin graft will help out while the ski is healing‚ and doctors will usually prescribe antibiotics for the patient to take. The debridement process is often accomplished by placing the part of the body that is burnt into hydrotherapy tank
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this reaction paper – Inflation in the eyes of a child. Come to think of it‚ when Prof Mansibang guilelessly enumerated the different factors affecting inflation – ‘business inefficiencies‚ unbridled politics…’ and my favorite‚ ‘unconscionable graft and corruption and virulent peace and order situation’‚ a simple non-educated individual could succinctly say that these factors are just around the corner and are within the controls of the people actually running it. Aside from the allegory of
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uses of skin grafting were described in the mid-to-late 19th century‚ including Reverdin’s use of the pinch graft in 1869 ; Ollier’s and Thiersch’s uses of the split-thickness graft in 1872 and 1886‚ respectively ; and Wolfe’s and Krause’s use of the full-thickness graft in 1875 and 1893‚ respectively. Today‚ skin grafting is commonly used in dermatologic surgery. Bone grafting A bone graft is a procedure where missing bones are replaced to repair bone fractures that pose significant health risk
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YOUTH AGAINST CORRUPTION IN INDIA Indian Youth Club Organization: Against Corruption (IYCO) vows to fight against corruption in government offices across the state. As part of their anti-graft crusade‚ IYCO members have warned wrongdoers of bringing their misdeeds to the notice of the public. While Indian Youth Club demands for more transparency in the system and more accountability in governance and the question of eradicating corruption has become imperative to save the country and guarantee
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case the nineteen sixties Chicago Police Department‚ was corrupted by outside forces and the police became conditioned to the corruption as business as usual. O. W. Wilson makes the case that the police of Chicago had been accustomed to accepting "grafts" from various parts of society on a regular basis. It was the accepted norm. Wilson explains that earlier generations of police were poorly paid and the wealthier citizens of the society viewed police similarly to their own servants and would provide
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