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Fabrication of a Caliper Device for Interalveolar Dimension Measurement in the Complete Denture Patient
Authors: Pitigoi‐Aron Gabriela , LaBarre Eugene , Giusti Lola , Leknius Casimir 
Published: June 2008

AbstractA method is presented for measuring interalveolar dimension (IAD) of existing dentures using a caliper. Directions for construction of an IAD gauge are included. This device is easy to construct and “zeroes out” in the closed position. The measurement is useful for determining occlusal vertical dimension (OVD) in new dentures and for monitoring changes over time. Its dimension is entered in the patient record for future reference.
Effect of Core Material and Restoration Design on Strength of Endodontically Treated Bovine Teeth: A Laboratory Study
Authors: Hinckfuss Simon , Wilson Peter R. 
Published: June 2008

Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the fracture resistance of bovine teeth restored with one‐piece cast core/crowns and no ferrule, compared to teeth restored with amalgam cores and full coverage crowns, with and without a dentine ferrule. Materials and Method: Thirty bovine incisors were selected and modified to ensure all teeth had axial dentine walls of similar size. The teeth were then randomly allocated to one of the three groups: control group restored with amalgam core and cast crown without ferrule; ferrule group restored with amalgam core and cast crown with a 2‐mm dentine ferrule; one‐piece group restored with one‐piece cast core/crown without ferrule. Each tooth was loaded to the point of fracture. Results: The mean load resisted by the control group, the ferrule group, and the one‐piece group were 1092.5, 1843.5, and 1463.1 N, respectively. The mean load resisted by the ferrule group was significantly greater than the control group (p < 0.001) and the one‐piece cast core/crown group (p= 0.04). The mean load resisted by the one‐piece cast core/crown group was significantly greater than the control group (p= 0.04). Conclusions: The maximum load resistance was significantly enhanced by a 2‐mm ferrule compared with teeth with no ferrule and teeth restored with one‐piece cast core/crowns. Teeth restored with one‐piece cast core/crowns were significantly more resistant to loading than teeth restored with amalgam cores and crowns without a ferrule.
Effect of Surface Preparation Using Ethyl Acetate on the Shear Bond Strength of Repair Resin to Denture Base Resin
Authors: Shimizu Hiroshi , Kakigi Masayoshi , Fujii Junko , Tsue Fumitake , Takahashi Yutaka 
Published: June 2008

Abstract Purpose: This study evaluated the effect of using ethyl acetate as a surface preparation agent on the shear bond strength of repair resin to denture base resin. Materials and Methods: The flat surfaces of a heat‐processed denture base resin were prepared with one of the following: (1) without preparation, (2) 60‐second application of ethyl acetate, (3) 120‐second application of ethyl acetate, (4) 180‐second application of ethyl acetate, and (5) 5‐second application of dichloromethane. An autopolymerizing repair resin was applied. The specimens were then immersed in 37°C distilled water for 24 hours. The specimens in groups 1, 3, and 5 were thermocycled up to 10,000 times in water between 5 and 55°C with a 1‐minute dwell time at each temperature. The shear bond strengths were determined at a crosshead speed of 1.0 mm/min (n = 10). The morphological changes in the repair surfaces after preparation were observed with a scanning electron microscope. Results: The shear bond strengths of groups 3 and 5 were significantly higher than the other groups before thermocycling (p < 0.05). The shear bond strengths of group 3 were significantly lower than those of group 5 after thermocycling (p < 0.05). The scanning electron microscope (SEM) views showed that the dissolution progressed deeper with the preparation duration. Conclusions: The 120‐second surface application of ethyl acetate enhanced the shear bond strength between the repair resin and the denture base resin, although the bond durability was inferior to that of the conventional surface preparation.
Autogenous Osteochondral Grafting for Treatment of Stifle Osteochondrosis in Dogs
Authors: COOK JAMES L. , HUDSON CALEB C. , KUROKI KEIICHI 
Published: June 2008

Objective— To develop and assess clinical outcomes for osteochondral autografting for treatment of stifle osteochondrosis (OC) in dogs.Study Design— Retrospective case series.Animals— Dogs with stifle OC (n=10).Methods— Osteochondral autografting was developed and optimized in canine cadavers and purpose‐bred research dogs using the Osteochondral Autograft Transfer System (OATS). Dogs with stifle OC (n=10 dogs, 12 stifles) were then treated using the OATS system. Outcomes were assessed by radiography (n=12), magnetic resonance imaging (1), second‐look arthroscopy (9), lameness scoring (12), and telephone survey of owners (10 clients, 12 stifles) 6–15 months after surgery.Results— Complications were documented in 4 of the 12 stifles treated and included peri‐incisional seromas (3) and marked stifle effusion (1). Subjective assessment of follow‐up radiographs revealed evidence of integration of the grafts with maintenance of subchondral bone surface architecture. Subjective assessment of follow‐up MRI in 1 stifle revealed evidence for incorporation of grafts with restoration of articular surface contour. Second‐look arthroscopy 6–30 weeks after surgery revealed maintenance of articular cartilage at the graft site. Dogs were significantly (P<.001) less lame at follow‐up compared with preoperative scores. Based on follow‐up owner surveys, only 2 dogs had no pain or lameness; the other dogs were judged to have mild pain and/or lameness. All owners noticed improvement in the dogs' quality of life after surgery.Conclusion— Osteochondral autografting deserves consideration and further evaluation as a primary treatment option for stifle OC in dogs.Clinical Relevance— Osteochondral autografting for treatment of lateral femoral condylar OC lesions in dogs using OATS instrumentation is safe and results in improved function and quality of life based on owners' perception 6–15 months after treatment.
Desmitis of the Distal Digital Annular Ligament in Seven Horses: MRI Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment
Authors: COHEN JENNIFER M. , SCHNEIDER ROBERT K. , ZUBROD CHAD J. , SAMPSON SARAH N. , TUCKER RUSSELL L. 
Published: June 2008

Objective— (1) To describe the clinical signs and abnormalities observed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 7 horses with desmitis of the distal digital annular ligament (DDAL); (2) to describe the normal magnetic resonance (MR) appearance and thickness of the DDAL in health; and (3) to describe a tenoscopic surgical technique for treating horses with desmitis of the DDAL.Study Design— Retrospective study.Animals— Horses (n=7) with desmitis of the DDAL.Methods— MR examinations of 20 sound horses were reviewed to determine the normal appearance of the DDAL. Dimensions obtained from these images were compared with MR findings from 7 horses with DDAL desmitis. Desmitis of the DDAL was treated by tenoscopic surgery and outcome assessed.Results— Horses with DDAL desmitis had lameness (grade 2–3 out of 5) that improved after a palmar digital nerve block. The affected DDAL was enlarged and had an abnormal signal on MR images of the feet. After tenoscopy and DDAL transection, 5 horses returned to athletic performance, including 2 horses that failed to respond to medical treatment and rest before surgery.Conclusion— Primary desmitis of the DDAL is a cause of lameness in horses. Transection of the DDAL allowed 5 horses with this injury to return to athletic performance.Clinical Relevance— DDAL desmitis should be included in the differential diagnoses of horses with lameness that improves after a palmar digital nerve block but have no abnormalities observed on radiographs of the feet. Tenoscopic surgical transection of the DDAL is an effective treatment for some horses.
Surgical Technique to Repair Grade IV Rectal Tears in Post‐Parturient Mares
Authors: KAY ALASTAIR T. , SPIRITO MICHAEL A. , RODGERSON DWAYNE H. , BROWN STUART E. 
Published: June 2008

Objective—To describe a surgical technique for repair of grade IV rectal tears after parturition in mares and to report outcome.Study Design—Clinical report.Animals—Horses (n=6) with grade IV rectal tears.Methods—Mares were sedated and restrained in standing stocks. After caudal anesthesia and evacuation of feces from the rectum, the perineal region was aseptically prepared. Four stay sutures were placed through the external anal sphincter before vertical transection (12 o'clock). Caudal retraction of the tear was performed using Allis tissue forceps (5 mares) or stay sutures before accurate apposition of the tear margins with steel staples below the tissue forceps. The mucosal edges were then sharply dissected leaving ∼5 mm edges which were apposed in a single layer (2‐0 poliglecaprone 25) before stapler release. In 1 mare, the rectal tear was identified and apposed using a 2‐layer hand‐sutured closure. Systemic antibiotics and anti‐inflammatory agents were administered postoperatively (5 mares) and standing abdominal lavage performed (3 mares).Results—Four mares survived long term and subsequently became pregnant. Immediately after surgical repair, 1 mare was anesthetized for exploratory celiotomy and abdominal lavage but fractured her pelvis during recovery from anesthesia and was euthanatized. A 2nd mare was euthanatized after 72 h because of severe diffuse peritonitis; however, the repair was still intact.Conclusion—In standing mares, rectal tears can be exteriorized by prolapse through the anal sphincter after sphincterotomy and repaired in 2 layers with staples oversewn with a continuous suture pattern.Clinical Relevance—Rectal tears occurring as a result of parturition can potentially be repaired efficiently using an oversewn stapled primary closure technique.
Arthroscopic Surgical Approach and Intra‐Articular Anatomy of the Equine Suprapatellar Pouch
Authors: VINARDELL TATIANA , DAVID FLORENT , MORISSET SOPHIE 
Published: June 2008

Objective— To describe a direct arthroscopic approach to the suprapatellar pouch (SPP), its intra‐articular anatomy, and report our clinical experience with SPP arthroscopy.Study Design— (1) Experimental study and (2) retrospective clinical study.Animals— (1) Cadaveric equine hind limbs (n=24; 14 horses) and (2) 5 horses.Methods— Four femoropatellar joints (FPJ) were dissected or injected with latex to document surface landmarks and topographic anatomy. (1) Arthroscopic exploration of 20 SPP (10 equine cadavers) was performed and described, followed by dissection. (2) Medical records of horses that had FPJ arthroscopy were reviewed for cases where SPP portals were required.Results— (1) The optimal arthroscopic portal was located ∼10 cm lateral to the longitudinal patellar axis and 2 cm proximal to the patellar base in the intermuscular septum between the biceps femoris and vastus lateralis muscles. This approach allowed arthroscopic observation of the proximal aspect of the lateral and medial femoral trochlear ridges, the intertrochlear groove, the patellar base, and the synovial recess of the SPP. (2) Additional arthroscopic and instrument suprapatellar portals were used in 5 of 25 horses to complete lavage/debridement in osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) and septic arthritis.Conclusion— Suprapatellar arthroscopy improved arthroscopic observation of structures located proximally in the FPJ and facilitated surgical access to the SPP.Clinical Relevance— SPP arthroscopy is a safe and complementary approach to traditional distal FPJ arthroscopy that could be helpful for inspection and removal of free fragments/debris/fibrin located in the SPP, for OCD lesions extending proximally, and fracture(s) involving the proximal aspect of the patella.
Comparison of Locking and Conventional Screws for Maintenance of Tibial Plateau Positioning and Biomechanical Stability After Locking Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy Plate Fixation
Authors: LEITNER MICHAEL , PEARCE SIMON G. , WINDOLF MARKUS , SCHWIEGER KARSTEN , ZEITER STEPHAN , SCHAWALDER PETER , JOHNSON KENNETH A. 
Published: June 2008

Objective—To compare locking screws with conventional screws inserted in the tibial plateau fragment for reduction and stability of the construct after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO), using a locking TPLO plate.Study Design—Experimental biomechanical study.Animals—Cadaveric canine pelvic limbs (n=8 pairs).Methods—TPLO was stabilized with either conventional cortical screws or locking screws in a compressed osteotomy model. Titanium pins inserted into the tibial plateau and proximal metaphysis were used to track bone fragment location by computed tomography (CT) imaging. CT imaging was performed after osteotomy reduction, after plate stabilization, and after 30,000 cycles of axial compression testing. After 30,000 cycles, cyclic loading was continued with monotonically increasing peak‐load until failure.Results—The magnitude of rotation about the sawing axis was significantly greater for the conventional screw group because of plate application (P=.009). Translational movement of the tibial plateau fragment toward the plate was significantly greater for the conventional screw group (P=.006). There were no significant differences between groups in stiffness or number of cycles to failure.Conclusion—Maintenance of tibial plateau position was significantly superior for the locking screw group during plate application; however, screw type had no effect on fixation stability under cyclic loading.Clinical Relevance—These results suggest that conventional screws and careful contouring of the TPLO plate can provide comparable mechanical stability to fixation with locking screws in the tibial plateau under load‐sharing conditions, but potentially at the expense of osteotomy reduction.
Influence of Intervertebral Disc Fenestration at the Herniation Site in Association with Hemilaminectomy on Recurrence in Chondrodystrophic Dogs with Thoracolumbar Disc Disease: A Prospective MRI Study
Authors: FORTERRE FRANCK , KONAR MARTIN , SPRENG DAVID , JAGGY ANDRE , LANG JOHANN 
Published: June 2008

Objective— To describe the influence of fenestration at the disc herniation site on recurrence in thoracolumbar disc disease of chondrodystrophoid dogs.Study Design— Prospective clinical study.Animals— Chondrodystrophic dogs (n=19).Methods— Dogs were divided into 2 groups: group 1 (9 dogs) had thoracolumbar disc extrusion (Hansen type I) treated by hemilaminectomy and concomitant fenestration of the affected intervertebral disc and group 2 (10 dogs) had hemilaminectomy without fenestration. All dogs had 3 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations: preoperatively, immediately postoperatively to assess removal of herniated disc material, and again 6 weeks after surgery.Results— There were 13 male and 6 female dogs; mean age, 7.1 years. Thoracolumbar disc herniation was confirmed with MRI. Immediate post surgical MRI revealed that the herniated disc removal was complete in all but 1 dog and that fenestration did not lead to complete removal of nucleus pulposus within the intervertebral disc space. On the 3rd MRI examination, none of the group 1 dogs had further disc material herniation at the fenestrated site. Six of the 10 group 2 dogs had a recurrence of herniation leading to clinical signs in 3 dogs (pain in 2 dogs, paresis in 1 dog).Conclusion— In thoracolumbar disc herniation, fenestration of the affected intervertebral disc space prevents further extrusion of disc material.Clinical Relevance— Fenestration reduces the risk of early recurrence of disc herniation and associated postoperative complications.
Living it on the skin: Italian states, working illness
Authors: MOLÉ NOELLE J. 
Published: June 2008

ABSTRACTIn this article, I examine the codification of an Italian work‐related illness caused by mobbing, a type of psychological harassment that emerged at the moment neoliberal policies transformed Italy's historically protectionist labor market. I trace how the medicalization of mobbing has expanded workers’ access to compensation, resources, and discursive tools for criticizing neoliberal labor conditions, even as it has produced new structures of surveillance. I unravel the neoliberal politics of a state that protects workers’ health yet governs worker–citizens through an apparatus of medical experts. I find that workers’ labor problems are experienced and managed as bodily problems in ways important to remaking Italian citizenship. [neoliberalism, state, labor, biopolitics, citizenship, bodies, Italy]
Skills and selves in the new workplace
Authors: URCIUOLI BONNIE 
Published: June 2008

ABSTRACTIn the neoliberal imaginary of contemporary capitalism, workers' employment value depends on their skills. Skills terms, especially communication, team, and leadership, formulate aspects of personhood and modes of sociality as productive labor. The key semiotic properties of skills terms are strategic indexicality (expressing alignment with corporate values) and denotational indeterminacy (knowledge and practices referred to as skills are quite disparate). Yet all skills are assumed to be commensurable and readily available for inculcation into workers. Drawing from Internet sites marketing skills‐related services, I explore the semiotic properties of discourses that facilitate skills' commensurability and commodification. [neoliberalism, discourse analysis, corporate culture, labor history, communication, commodification]
Rhythms of the secular: The politics of modernizing Arab poetic forms
Authors: FURANI KHALED 
Published: June 2008

ABSTRACTIn this article, I ethnographically trace how Arab, mainly Palestinian, poets have modernized their literary tradition during the last seven decades. Shortly after the 1948 Israeli occupation of Palestine, the reign of the classical Arabic ode collapsed, and the modern forms of free verse and, later, the prose poem became dominant. Aiming to contribute to the ethnography of modernity, I examine how poets have adopted and abandoned poetic forms by analyzing their narratives on rhythm. I explore the political salience of rhythmical transformations and argue that the secular has been a vital and complex force in the modern abandonment of metrical discipline. The secular affects how poets seek to modernize their rhythm, vocabulary, and relation to public. It also affects, I conclude, the ways in which anthropologists can and do write about modernity. [poetic form, modernity and secularism, Palestine–Israel]
Prelude to violence: Show trials and state power in 1930s Mongolia
Authors: KAPLONSKI CHRISTOPHER 
Published: June 2008

ABSTRACTIn this article, I examine the role of show trials in 1930s socialist Mongolia as a precursor to state violence. I argue that the show trial I focus on here, held in October 1937, paved the way for imminent state violence by portraying a threat against the state from an extensive conspiracy of high‐ranking Buddhist figures and former government leaders. The trial not only served to justify the violence that was to come but also sought to turn people against the Buddhist hierarchy, which posed a threat to the socialist state's sovereignty. Through an examination of the narrative of the conspiracy it presented at the trial, I highlight the ways in which the state attempted to shift allegiances and convince people to accept the coming violence as necessary. Given the contested and precarious position of the socialist government in the 1930s, this study also highlights the role of the show trial in state formation. [state formation, violence, Mongolia, show trials, Buddhism, socialism, political theater]
Impact of Disaster Drills on Patient Flow in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Authors: Timm Nathan , Kennebeck Stephanie 
Published: June 2008

AbstractObjectives:  Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)‐accredited hospitals must conduct disaster drills twice a year, with one incorporating a mass casualty incident to the emergency department (ED). The authors found no studies describing the potential negative impact on the quality of care real patients in the ED receive during these drills. The objective was to determine the impact that mass casualty drills have on the timeliness of care for nondisaster patients in a pediatric ED.Methods:  Since 2001, nine disaster drills involving mass casualties to the ED were conducted at the authors’ institution. The authors studied 5‐, 10‐, and 24‐hour blocks of time surrounding these events and defined quality measures as the timeliness of care in terms of length of stay (LOS) in ED, time‐to‐triage, and time‐to‐physician. Drill dates were compared with control dates (the same weekday on the following week). Paired t‐tests were used to compare outcomes of interest between drill and control days.Results:  Nine drill days and nine control days were studied. There was no statistically significant difference between drill dates and control dates in average time‐to‐triage and time‐to‐emergency physician and average ED LOS. Admitted patients spent less time in the ED during drill dates.Conclusions:  Disaster drills at this institution do not appear to significantly affect the timeliness of care to nondisaster drill ED patients. Attention should be paid to the quality of care “real” patients receive to ensure that their care is not jeopardized during an artificial stress to the system during a disaster drill.
Human topoisomerase II‐α is highly expressed in sinonasal‐inverted papilloma, but not in inflammatory polyp
Authors: Hadar Tuvia , Shvero Jacob , Yaniv Eitan , Shvili Itzhac , Leabu Mircea , Koren Rumelia 
Published: June 2008

AbstractSinonasal‐inverted papilloma is a benign tumour with a high rate of recurrence, but possible malignant transformation. Therefore, inves tigation of predisposition to malignant transformation of sinonasal‐inverted papilloma gives clinicians the opportunity for adequate trea ment. Topoisomerase II‐α (topoII‐α) and Ki67 are markers of cell proliferation in both normal and neoplastic tissues and its level o expression could be used as a predictive parameter. Our goal was to investigate by immunochemistry the expression level of topoII‐in inverted papilloma, inflammatory nasal polyp and normal sinonasal epithelium and to compare it with expression level of Ki67. TopoI α nuclear immunostaining showed a differential positivity in the investigated cases. The topoII‐α index was 30.6 ± 12.8 in inverte papilloma, 10.7 ± 6.6 in the adjacent epithelium of inverted papilloma, but only 2.3 ± 2.0 in the normal sinonasal epithelium. The di ferences in topoII‐α expression between inverted papilloma and normal sinonasal epithelia were statistically significant. In inflammator nasal polyp group, topoII‐α index was 2.4 ± 2.1, and the difference in the topoII‐α index between inverted papilloma and inflammator polyp group was also statistically significant. Nuclear immunostaining for Ki67 followed a similar variation. The Ki67 index was 50.0 ± 20. in inverted papilloma, 9.0 ± 6.6 in the adjacent epithelium of inverted papilloma and 2.4 ± 0.9 in normal sinonasal epithelium. The di ferences in Ki67 expression between inverted papilloma and either adjacent or normal sinonasal epithelia were statistically significan Significant correlation coefficients were found between topoII‐α and epithelial thickness (r = 0.70, P > 0.0001), and between Ki67 inde and epithelial thickness (r = 0.71, P> 0.0001). In the inflammatory nasal polyp group Ki67 index was 5.9 ± 3.4. The difference in th Ki67 index between inverted papilloma and inflammatory nasal polyp groups was statistically significant. Significant correlation coeff cient was found between topoII‐α index and Ki67 index in inverted papilloma (r = 0.42, P > 0.05). These results suggest that the inverte papilloma contains a significantly higher cell population with proliferative activity by comparison with normal sinonasal and inflamma tory polyp epithelia, showing a significant correlation between topoII‐α and Ki67 expression, and indicating that topoII‐α could be a independent prognostic factor for a putative malignant transformation.