Sex Differences in Morphometry of North Indian Acetabula—Forensic and Orthopedic Consideration

Abstract Background Acetabulum is a cup-shaped cavity of the hipbone. It constitutes the acetabular part of the hip joint. Its shape and position related to the head of the femur are crucial for the biomechanics of this joint. The knowledge of various acetabular dimensions is essential to diagnose various diseases of hip joint, to monitor patient recovery, to determine stability of the hip joint, to assess acetabular dysplasia, and also to create patient-specific acetabular implants in case of hip arthroplasty. Various parameters of acetabulum differ with respect to age, sex, race, and region. Thus, a region-specific knowledge of the acetabular dimensions will be helpful for surgical reconstruction and sex determination. Materials and Methods The current study was conducted on 100 adult os coxae (male:female = 80:20, right:left = 50:50). The various acetabular dimensions measured were (1) breadth of acetabulum, (2) vertical diameter of acetabulum, (3) maximum depth of acetabulum, (4) linear length of acetabular notch, (5) length of acetabular rim, and (6) total length of acetabular rim with notch. The values were statistically evaluated to find out the sex and side-related differences. Results All the parameters measured were larger in male bones as compared with female bones. Nevertheless, the difference in values was significant only for breadth of acetabulum, vertical diameter of acetabulum, length of acetabular rim, and total length of acetabular rim with notch. Also, the values were more on left side although results were insignificant. Conclusions The results of the present study will provide reference acetabular values for North India region.

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Analysis of compliance of box sizes to comfortable housing of highly productive cows

Glavnyj zootehnik (Head of Animal Breeding) ◽

10.33920/sel-03-2003-06 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 42-50

Author(s):

V. Turlyun

Keyword(s):

Free Movement ◽

Research Results ◽

Total Length ◽

Genetic Potential ◽

Productive Potential ◽

The Difference

The analysis of some herds of imported cattle under the conditions of Russian farms had been shown that the genetic potential of imported cattle in many farms has being realized only by 57 %, with the output of up to 50 % of the cattle during the first 2 years. The reason for this is the discrepancy between the conditions of the biological needs of animals. In this regard, the study of factors that affect the provision of comfortable conditions for animals plays an important role. This is especially true for Holstein animals, which are more susceptible to various diseases. In accordance with the technological solutions used in modern large complexes, the loose housing method of maintenance is mainly used. This method allows the animal to move freely, providing access to the consumption of water and feed, as well as timely rest. This determines the importance of the requirements for the size of the boxes for the rest of animals, which should ensure dryness and cleanliness in the process of resting cows, prevent damage to animals, as well as the ability of other animals to displace each other. The crossbars should not interfere with the free movement of the cow in the process of lowering to the floor and getting up due to their flexibility. The dimensions of the boxes should be made taking into account the measurements of the animals’ torso, as well as the amplitude of movement in the process of lowering and rising. The purpose of the research was to study the size of boxes and their compliance with the biological needs of highly productive imported cattle. An analysis of the compliance of conditions for housing highly productive cattle of Canadian and Australian origin with their biological needs under the conditions of a mega farm has been presented in the paper. Calculation on the basis of measurements of animals has been shown that animals of the Canadian selection require boxes with a total length of at least 279 cm, Australian – 271 cm. The difference with the required width of the box has been also established. For the group of cows of Canadian selection it should be at least 120 cm, for the Australian – 114 cm. Research results have been shown that the discrepancy in the design of boxes for comfortable rest of animals is a deterrent to the realization of their genetic productive potential.

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Combined deep CNN–LSTM network-based multitasking learning architecture for noninvasive continuous blood pressure estimation using difference in ECG-PPG features

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-92997-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Da Un Jeong ◽

Ki Moo Lim

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Blood Pressure Measurement ◽

Patient Specific ◽

Peak Time ◽

Simultaneous Prediction ◽

Deep Cnn ◽

Pressure Estimation ◽

The Difference ◽

Blood Pressure Estimation ◽

Continuous Blood Pressure

AbstractThe pulse arrival time (PAT), the difference between the R-peak time of electrocardiogram (ECG) signal and the systolic peak of photoplethysmography (PPG) signal, is an indicator that enables noninvasive and continuous blood pressure estimation. However, it is difficult to accurately measure PAT from ECG and PPG signals because they have inconsistent shapes owing to patient-specific physical characteristics, pathological conditions, and movements. Accordingly, complex preprocessing is required to estimate blood pressure based on PAT. In this paper, as an alternative solution, we propose a noninvasive continuous algorithm using the difference between ECG and PPG as a new feature that can include PAT information. The proposed algorithm is a deep CNN–LSTM-based multitasking machine learning model that outputs simultaneous prediction results of systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressures (DBP). We used a total of 48 patients on the PhysioNet website by splitting them into 38 patients for training and 10 patients for testing. The prediction accuracies of SBP and DBP were 0.0 ± 1.6 mmHg and 0.2 ± 1.3 mmHg, respectively. Even though the proposed model was assessed with only 10 patients, this result was satisfied with three guidelines, which are the BHS, AAMI, and IEEE standards for blood pressure measurement devices.

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Morphological consistency of bilateral hip joints in adults based on the X-ray and CT data

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy ◽

10.1007/s00276-020-02676-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ran Zhao ◽

Hong Cai ◽

Hua Tian ◽

Ke Zhang

Keyword(s):

Hip Joint ◽

Morphological Difference ◽

Medullary Cavity ◽

Size Difference ◽

Single Plane ◽

X Ray ◽

Stem Size ◽

The Difference ◽

Ct Data ◽

Anatomical Parameters

Abstract Purpose The application of the anatomical parameters of the contralateral hip joint to guide the preoperative template of the affected side relies on the bilateral hip symmetry. We investigated the bilateral hip symmetry and range of anatomical variations by measurement and comparison of bilateral hip anatomical parameters. Methods This study included 224 patients (448 hips) who were diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) and avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femur head, and underwent bilateral primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) in our hospital from January 2012 to August 2020. Imaging data included 224 patients X-ray and 30 CT data at the end of the cohort. Anatomical parameters, including the acetabular abduction angle and trochanteric height, were measured using the Noble method. Postoperative measurements included stem size, difference of leg length and offset. Results Except for the isthmus width, there were no significant differences in the anatomical morphology of the hip joint. Among the demographic factors, there was a correlation between body weight and NSA. Among various anatomical parameters, a correlation was present between medullary cavity widths of T + 20, T, and T − 20. The difference in the use of stem size is not due to the morphological difference of bilateral medullary cavity, but due to the different of 1- or 2-stage surgery. Conclusion Bilateral symmetry was present among the patients with normal morphology of the hip medullary cavity, theoretically confirming the feasibility of structural reconstruction of the hip joint using the hip joint on the uninjured side. Additionally, the difference in the morphology of the hip medullary cavity is not present in a single plane but is synergistically affected by multiple adjacent planes.

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A Computational Analysis of the Influence of a Pressure Wire in Evaluating Coronary Stenosis

Fluids ◽

10.3390/fluids6040165 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 165

Author(s):

Jie Yi ◽

Fang-Bao Tian ◽

Anne Simmons ◽

Tracie Barber

Keyword(s):

Coronary Stenosis ◽

Severe Case ◽

Patient Specific ◽

Fractional Flow ◽

Ideal Model ◽

Coronary Pressure ◽

Flow Reserve ◽

Pressure Wire ◽

Physical Presence ◽

The Difference

Cardiovascular disease is one of the world’s leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Fractional flow reserve (FFR) was proposed in the 1990s to more accurately evaluate the functional severity of intermediate coronary stenosis, and it is currently the gold standard in cardiac catheterization laboratories where coronary pressure and flow are routinely obtained. The clinical measurement of FFR relies on a pressure wire for the recording of pressures; however, in computational fluid dynamics studies, an FFR is frequently predicted using a wire-absent model. We aim to investigate the influence of the physical presence of a 0.014-inch (≈0.36 mm) pressure wire in the calculation of virtual FFR. Ideal and patient-specific models were simulated with the absence and presence of a pressure wire. The computed FFR reduced from 0.96 to 0.93 after inserting a wire in a 3-mm non-stenosed (pipe) ideal model. In mild stenotic cases, the difference in FFR between the wire-absent and wire-included models was slight. The overestimation in severe case was large but is of less clinical significance because, in practice, this tight lesion does not require sophisticated measurement to be considered critical. However, an absence of the pressure wire in simulations could contribute to an over-evaluation for an intermediate coronary stenosis.

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POSTPARTUM AMENORRHOEA IN RURAL EASTERN UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA

Journal of Biosocial Science ◽

10.1017/s0021932098002272 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 227-243

Author(s):

K. N. S. YADAVA ◽

S. K. JAIN

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Uttar Pradesh ◽

Current Status Data ◽

North India ◽

Current Status ◽

Data Sets ◽

Survival Status ◽

The Mean ◽

The Difference ◽

Using Data

This paper calculates the mean duration of the postpartum amenorrhoea (PPA) and examines its demographic, and socioeconomic correlates in rural north India, using data collected through 'retrospective' (last but one child) as well as 'current status' (last child) reporting of the duration of PPA.The mean duration of PPA was higher in the current status than in the retrospective data;n the difference being statistically significant. However, for the same mothers who gave PPA information in both the data sets, the difference in mean duration of PPA was not statistically significant. The correlates were identical in both the data sets. The current status data were more complete in terms of the coverage, and perhaps less distorted by reporting errors caused by recall lapse.A positive relationship of the mean duration of PPA was found with longer breast-feeding, higher parity and age of mother at the birth of the child, and the survival status of the child. An inverse relationship was found with higher education of a woman, higher education of her husband and higher socioeconomic status of her household, these variables possibly acting as proxies for women's better nutritional status.

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Two important bridges protected from earthquake by extremely big sliding pendulum isolators

IABSE Congress, Christchurch 2021: Resilient technologies for sustainable infrastructure ◽

10.2749/christchurch.2021.0816 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Agostino Marioni ◽

Roberto Dalpedri ◽

Marco Banfi ◽

Carla Cai

Keyword(s):

Load Capacity ◽

Special Focus ◽

South East Asia ◽

Vertical Load ◽

Test Results ◽

Surface Type ◽

Total Length ◽

Padma River ◽

The Difference ◽

Under Construction

The Padma Bridge is a multipurpose road-rail bridge across the Padma River currently under construction in Bangladesh and is one of the most important projects in the whole south east Asia with a total length of 6150 m. The maximum design vertical load reaches 98725 kN.The Holtekamp Bridge is a steel road bridge with 2 main spans of 150 m and 2 lateral spans of 75 for a total length of 450 m. The bridge is isolated by use of sliding pendulum isolators having a maximum vertical load capacity at ULS of 54915 kN.In both cases the isolators are double sliding surface type but with a different approach about the central articulation. The paper aims to put in evidence the difference in behaviour of the 2 types of pendulum, analysing both the theoretical approach and the test results with a special focus over the adopted solution for perform the test on a device which exceed the capacity of aby existing laboratory.

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A method for visualizing the dorsal acetabular rim and the coverage of the femoral head

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1632690 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 14 (03) ◽

pp. 151-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

J. Hoskinson ◽

W. C. Renberg

Keyword(s):

Femoral Head ◽

Hip Joint ◽

Prognostic Value ◽

Degenerative Change ◽

Femoral Shaft ◽

Normal Activity ◽

Degenerative Joint Disease ◽

Joint Disease ◽

Anatomical Landmarks ◽

Acetabular Rim

SummaryThe authors describe a new technique to visualize the dorsal acetabular rim and the coverage of the femoral head in the nonsedated dog. The technique involves using an overhead beam, directed at an angle tangential to the dorsal rim of the acetabulum, with a film positioned caudal to the standing dog. Anatomical landmarks that can routinely be identified include: the ilial crest, ilial shaft, ischial tuberosity, acetabulum, acetabular rim (particularly the dorsocaudal component), femoral head, greater trochanter, femoral neck, femoral shaft, rectum and the tail. Because the animal is standing and is not sedated, the technique may have additional value as a means of evaluating subluxation of the hip joint. It maintains a posture as close as possible to that experienced by the animal in normal activity. If the technique has prognostic value in that regard, more investigation is needed, but it is useful in itself as a technique to visualize the area of the acetabulum.A new radiographic technique to evaluate the canine hip joint is described. The view involves tangential projection of the acetabulum in the standing, awake dog. Nineteen dogs have been radiographed to develop the technique and the method has been found to be technically simple and consistent. It allows examination of the dorsal acetabular rim and may help examine the amount of subluxation of the hip as well as the presence of any degenerative joint disease. The authors advocate additional study to determine the technique’s prognostic value in predicting degenerative change associated with hip dysplasia.

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Combined Deep CNN–LSTM Network-based Multitasking Learning Architecture for Noninvasive Continuous Blood Pressure Estimation using Difference in ECG-PPG Features

10.21203/rs.3.rs-137994/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Da Un Jeong ◽

Ki Moo Lim

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Pulse Transit Time ◽

Patient Specific ◽

Peak Time ◽

Simultaneous Prediction ◽

Deep Cnn ◽

Pressure Estimation ◽

The Difference ◽

Blood Pressure Estimation ◽

Continuous Blood Pressure

Abstract The pulse transit time (PTT), which is the difference between the R-peak time of the electrocardiogram (ECG) signal and the systolic peak of the photoplethysmography (PPG) signal, is an indicator that enables noninvasive and continuous blood pressure estimation. However, it is difficult to accurately measure the PTT from the ECG and PPG signals because they have inconsistent shapes owing to patient-specific physical characteristics, pathological conditions, and movements. Accordingly, complex preprocessing is required to estimate blood pressure based on PTT. In this paper, as an alternative solution, we propose a noninvasive continuous algorithm using the difference between the ECG and PPG as a new feature that can include PTT information. The proposed algorithm is a deep CNN–LSTM-based multitasking machine learning model that outputs simultaneous prediction results of systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressures (DBP). The prediction accuracies of SBP and DBP using the proposed model were 0.017±1.624 mmHg and 0.164±1.297 mmHg, respectively. This result corresponded to Grade A according to the BHS and AAMI standards, which are the validation standards for blood pressure measuring devices.

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Comparison of the Accuracy and Clinical Parameters of Patient-Specific and Conventionally Bended Plates for Mandibular Reconstruction

Frontiers in Oncology ◽

10.3389/fonc.2021.719028 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

Author(s):

Henriette L. Möllmann ◽

Laura Apeltrath ◽

Nadia Karnatz ◽

Max Wilkat ◽

Erik Riedel ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Computer Assisted Surgery ◽

Reference Points ◽

Mandibular Reconstruction ◽

Patient Specific ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Patient Specific Implants ◽

Operative Complications ◽

The Difference ◽

And Training

ObjectivesThis retrospective study compared two mandibular reconstruction procedures—conventional reconstruction plates (CR) and patient-specific implants (PSI)—and evaluated their accuracy of reconstruction and clinical outcome.MethodsOverall, 94 patients had undergone mandibular reconstruction with CR (n = 48) and PSI (n = 46). Six detectable and replicable anatomical reference points, identified via computer tomography, were used for defining the mandibular dimensions. The accuracy of reconstruction was assessed using pre- and postoperative differences.ResultsIn the CR group, the largest difference was at the lateral point of the condyle mandibulae (D2) -1.56 mm (SD = 3.8). In the PSI group, the largest difference between preoperative and postoperative measurement was shown at the processus coronoid (D5) with +1.86 mm (SD = 6.0). Significant differences within the groups in pre- and postoperative measurements were identified at the gonion (D6) [t(56) = -2.217; p = .031 <.05]. In the CR group, the difference was 1.5 (SD = 3.9) and in the PSI group -1.04 (SD = 4.9). CR did not demonstrate a higher risk of plate fractures and post-operative complications compared to PSI.ConclusionFor reconstructing mandibular defects, CR and PSI are eligible. In each case, the advantages and disadvantages of these approaches must be assessed. The functional and esthetic outcome of mandibular reconstruction significantly improves with the experience of the surgeon in conducting microvascular grafts and familiarity with computer-assisted surgery. Interoperator variability can be reduced, and training of younger surgeons involved in planning can be reaching better outcomes in the future.

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