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Percutaneous treatment of hallux valgus: What’s the evidence? A systematic review
Hallux and first MTP joint have a fundamental role in the transfer of the weight-bearing load during the normal ambulation. The aim of this paper is to review and analyze the available literature about the per...
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In vivo doped biosilica from living Thalassiosira weissflogii diatoms with a triethoxysilyl functionalized red emitting fluorophore
Diatoms microalgae represent a natural source of highly porous biosilica shells (frustules) with promising applications in a wide range of technological fields. Functionalization of diatoms’ frustules with tai...
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From polydisperse diatomaceous earth to biosilica with specific morphologies by glucose gradient/dialysis: a natural material for cell growth
Starting from polydisperse diatomaceous earth (DE), we proposed an efficient separation method for obtaining different morphologies of bio-silica from diatoms. DE is a very low-cost source of silica containing...
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Ca2+-in vivo doped biosilica from living Thalassiosira weissflogii diatoms: investigation on Saos-2 biocompatibility
Diatoms represent a natural source of mesoporous silica whose applications range from biomedical to photonic fields. Porous hierarchically organized micro structures, the biosilica shells called frustules, can...
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The adductor tubercle as an important landmark to determine the joint line level in total knee arthroplasty: from radiographs to surgical theatre
The restoration of the normal joint line (JL) is important both in primary and revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, the assessment of the femoro-tibial JL is still controversial. A strong correlat...
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Intravenous leiomyomatosis extending to the heart
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Chapter
Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most successful orthopaedic procedures performed today. This is due to the substantial pain relief and restoration of function after TKA. As result of its success [1...
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La patologia degenerativa della tibio-tarsica: la parola al fisiatra
In relation to degenerative diseases of the ankle joint, the Authors focus their attention on physiokinesitherapy to recover mobility and proprioception: integration with analgesic and anti-inflammatory physic...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Wafer Handling Demo by SERPC
The wafer handling is a complex operation that requires wafer positioning, accuracy and repeatability needed for reliable results. Every action taken with a wafer must be exactly what the operator wants, no mo...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Modularity of Super Embedded Robotic PC
An embedded system has to be considered modular when it is re-usable and implements standards accepted by technical and non-technical viewpoints. Actually, the lack of real standards is the main obstacle for t...
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Treatment of chronic patellar dislocation with a modified Elmslie-Trillat procedure
This paper describes a modification of the Elmslie-Trillat procedure that is usually performed in severe cases of habitual or recurrent patellar instability.
