LITERATURE UPDATE
October 26 – November 1, 2007
Literature search for biomech* or locomot*
Keith E. Gordon, PhD
Sensory Motor Performance Program
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
***NOTE*** Articles with no volume, issue or page numbers indicate that the
article has not been published in paper form yet, but may be available in
electronic form through the publisher.
BONE
Hao YJ, Zhang G, Wang YS, Qin L, Hung WY, Kwoksui L et al. Changes of
microstructure and mineralized tissue in the middle and late phase of
osteoporotic fracture healing in rats. Bone 2007;41(4):631-8.
Milcan A, Colak M, Eskandari G. Misoprostol enhances early fracture healing:
A preliminary biochemical study on rats. Bone 2007;41(4):611-3.
Yates LB, Karasik D, Beck TJ, Cupples LA, Kiel DP. Hip structural geometry
in old and old-old age: Similarities and differences between men and women.
Bone 2007;41(4):722-32.
BOTANY
Dupuy LX, Fourcaud T, Lac P, Stokes A. A generic 3d finite element model of
tree anchorage integrating soil mechanics and real root system architectureAmerican Journal of Botany 2007;94(9):1506-14.
Etnier SA, Villani PJ. Differences in mechanical and structural properties
of surface and aerial petioles of the aquatic plant Nymphaea odorata subsp
Tuberosa (Nymphaeaceae). American Journal of Botany 2007;94(7):1067-72.
Lundstrom T, Jonas T, Stockli V, Ammann W. Anchorage of mature conifers:
Resistive turning moment, root-soil plate geometry and root growth
orientation. Tree Physiology 2007;27(9):1217-27.
Patten AM, Jourdes M, Brown EE, Laborie MP, Davin LB, Lewis NG. Reaction
tissue formation and stem tensile modulus properties in wild-type and
p-coumarate-3-hydroxylase downregulated lines of alfalfa, Medicago sativa
(Fabaceae). American Journal of Botany 2007;94(6):912-25.
Sapei L, Gierlinger N, Hartmann J, Noske R, Strauch P, Paris O. Structural
and analytical studies of silica accumulations in Equisetum hyemale.
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 2007;389(4):1249-57.
Stokes A, Lucas A, Jouneau L. Plant biomechanical strategies in response to
frequent disturbance: Uprooting of Phyllostachys nidularia (Poaceae) growing
on landslide-prone slopes in Sichuan, China. American Journal of Botany
2007;94(7):1129-36.
CARDIOVASCULAR/CARDIOPULMONARY
Joyner MJ, Wilkins BW. Exercise hyperaemia: is anything obligatory but the
hyperaemia? Journal of Physiology-London 2007;583(3):855-60.
Tong S, Shi P. Sampled-data filtering framework for cardiac motion recovery:
Optimal estimation of continuous dynamics from discrete measurements. Ieee
Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 2007;54(10):1750-61.
CELLULAR/SUBCELLULAR
Chernyavsky AI, Arredondo J, Vetter DE, Grando SA. Central role of alpha 9
acetylcholine receptor in coordinating keratinocyte adhesion and motility at
the initiation of epithelialization. Experimental Cell Research
2007;313(16):3542-55.
Van Buskirk C, Sternberg PW. Epidermal growth factor signaling induces
behavioral quiescence in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature Neuroscience
2007;10(10):1300-7.
COMPARATIVE
Blob RW, Wright KM, Becker M, Maie T, Iverson TJ, Julius ML et al.
Ontogenetic change in novel functions: waterfall climbing in adult Hawaiian
gobiid fishes. Journal of Zoology 2007;273(2):200-9.
Chechina ON. Dynamics of development of locomotion of the bottllenose
dolphin (Tursiops truncatus ponticus Baravash, 1940) in early ontogenesis.
Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology 2007;43(4):427-32.
Palagi E, Paoli T. Play in adult Bonobos (Pan paniscus): Modality and
potential meaning. American Journal of Physical Anthropology
2007;134(2):219-25.
Roussel N, Morton CA, Finger FP, Roysam B. A computational model for
C-elegans locomotory behavior: Application to multiworm tracking. Ieee
Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 2007;54(10):1786-97.
ERGONOMICS/REHABILITATION
Albers JT, Hudock SD. Biomechanical assessment of three rebar tying
techniques. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
2007;13(3):279-89.
Balasubramanian V, Prasad GS. Manual bar bending - An occupational hazard
for construction workers in developing nations. Journal of Construction
Engineering and Management-Asce 2007;133(10):791-7.
Owens EF, DeVocht JW, Gudavalli MR, Wilder DG, Meeker WC. Comparison of
posteroanterior spinal stiffness measures to clinical and demographic
findings at baseline in patients enrolled in a clinical study of spinal
manipulation for low back pain. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological
Therapeutics 2007;30(7):493-500.
Yazicioglu K, Taskaynatan MA, Guzelkucuk U, Tugcu I. Effect of playing
football (scoccer) on balance, strength, and quality of life in unilateral
below-knee amputees. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
2007;86(10):800-5.
EVOLUTION/ANTHROPOLOGY
Han J, Zhang ZF, Liu JN. The trace fossils of priapulids from the early
Cambrian Chengjiang deposits and implications for their locomotory styles.
Journal of China University of Geosciences 2007;18:392-3.
Meldrum DJ. Letter to the editor: Hyperbipeds-or-from biped to strider.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology 2007;134(2):292-4.
Novitskaya LI. Evolution of generic and species diversity in agnathans
(Heterostraci : orders Cyathaspidiformes, Pteraspidiformes). Paleontological
Journal 2007;41(3):268-80.
GAIT/LOCOMOTION
Bakker M, Verstappen CCP, Bloem BR, Toni I. Recent advances in functional
neuroimaging of gait. Journal of Neural Transmission 2007;114(10):1323-31.
Balash Y, Hadar-Frumer M, Herman T, Peretz C, Giladi N, Hausdorff JM. The
effects of reducing fear of falling on locomotion in older adults with a
higher level gait disorder. Journal of Neural Transmission
2007;114(10):1309-14.
Elble RJ. Gait and dementia: moving beyond the notion of gait apraxia.
Journal of Neural Transmission 2007;114(10):1253-8.
Mihara M, Miyai I, Hatakenaka M, Kubota K, Sakoda S. Sustained prefrontal
activation during ataxic gait: A compensatory mechanism for ataxic stroke?
Neuroimage 2007;37(4):1338-45.
HAND/FINGER/FOOT/TOE
Marzke MW, Shrewsbury MM, Horner KE. Middle phalanx skeletal morphology in
the hand: Can it predict flexor tendon size and attachments? American
Journal of Physical Anthropology 2007;134(2):141-51.
JOINT/CARTILAGE
Aufderheide AC, Athanasiou KA. Assessment of a bovine co-culture,
scaffold-free method for growing meniscus-shaped constructs. Tissue
Engineering 2007;13(9):2195-205.
McNulty AL, Moutos FT, Weinberg JB, Guilak F. Enhanced integrative repair of
the porcine meniscus in vitro by inhibition of interleukin-1 or tumor
necrosis factor alpha. Arthritis and Rheumatism 2007;56(9):3033-43.
Sosio C, Boschetti F, Bevilacqua C, Mangiavini L, Scotti C, Buragas MS et
al. Effect of blood on the morphological, biochemical and biomechanical
properties of engineered cartilage. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology
Arthroscopy 2007;15(10):1251-7.
MODELING
Ljiljana TS, Aleksandra M, Zivkovic R, Ilic J. Anatomically based 3D
geometric modeling of specific biological structures. Acta
Veterinaria-Beograd 2007;57(4):381-90.
NEURAL
Alvarez FJ, Fyffe REW. The continuing case for the Renshaw cell. Journal of
Physiology-London 2007;584(1):31-45.
Beg AA, Sommer JE, Martin JH, Scheiffelel P. alpha 2-chimaerin is an
essential EphA4 effector in the assembly of neuronal locomotor circuits.
Neuron 2007;55(5):768-78.
Falgairolle M, de Seze M, Juvin L, Morin D, Cazalets JR. Coordinated network
functioning in the spinal cord: An evolutionary perspective. Journal of
Physiology-Paris 2006;100(5-6):304-16.
Gezelius H, Wallen-Mackenzie A, Enjin A, Lagerstrom M, Kullander K. Role of
glutamate in locomotor rhythm generating neuronal circuitry. Journal of
Physiology-Paris 2006;100(5-6):297-303.
Ludvig D, Kearney RE. Real-time estimation of intrinsic and reflex
stiffness. Ieee Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 2007;54(10):1875-84.
Muthusamy KA, Aravamuthan BR, Kringelbach ML, Jenkinson N, Voets NL,
Johansen-Berg H et al. Connectivity of the human pedunculopontine nucleus
region and diffusion tensor imaging in surgical targeting. Journal of
Neurosurgery 2007;107(4):814-20.
Rauscent A, Le Ray D, Cabirol-Pol MJ, Sillar KT, Simmers J, Combes D.
Development and neuromodulation of spinal locomotor networks in the
metamorphosing frog. Journal of Physiology-Paris 2006;100(5-6):317-27.
Vlamings R, Visser-Vandewalle V, Koopmans G, Joosten EAJ, Kozan R, Kaplan S
et al. High frequency stimulation of improves speed of locomotion movement
in parkinsonian rats the subthalamic nucleus but impairs forelimb movement
in Parkinsonian rats. Neuroscience 2007;148(3):815-23.
ORTHOPAEDICS/SPINE
Reddy C, Ingalhalikar AV, Channon S, Lim TH, Torner J, Hitchon PW. In vitro
biomechanical comparison of transpedicular versus translaminar C-2 screw
fixation in C2-3 instrumentation. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine
2007;7(4):414-8.
ORTHOPAEDICS/SURGERY
Binnebosel M, Rosch R, Junge K, Flanagan TC, Schwab R, Schumpelick V et al.
Biomechahical analyses of overlap and mesh dislocation in an incisional
hernia model in vitro. Surgery 2007;142(3):365-71.
Bruneau M, Cornelius JF, George B. Multilevel oblique corpectomies: Surgical
indications and technique. Neurosurgery 2007;61(3):106-12.
Frankel BA, Jones T, Wang C. Segmental polymethylmethacrylate-augmented
pedicle screw fixation in patients with bone softening caused by
osteoporosis and metastatic tumor involvement: A clinical evaluation.
Neurosurgery 2007;61(3):531-7.
Kleijn LLA, van Hemert WLW, Meijers WGH, Kester ADM, Lisowski L, Grimm B et
al. Functional improvement after unicompartmental knee replacement: a
follow-up study with a performance based knee test. Knee Surgery Sports
Traumatology Arthroscopy 2007;15(10):1187-93.
Michels F, Pouliart N, Handelberg F. Arthroscopic management of Mason type 2
radial head fractures. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
2007;15(10):1244-50.
Monaco E, Labianca L, Conteduca F, De Carli A, Ferretti A. Double bundle or
single bundle plus extraarticular tenodesis in ACL reconstruction? Knee
Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy 2007;15(10):1168-74.
Sun Y, Wang LX, Wang L, Sun SX, Cao XJ, Wang P et al. A comparison of the
effectiveness of mitomycin C and 5-fluorouracil in the prevention of
peridural adhesion after laminectomy. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine
2007;7(4):423-8.
Wolfla CE, Salerno SA, Yoganandan N, Pintar FA. Comparison of contemporary
occipitocervical instrumentation techniques with and without C1 lateral mass
screws. Neurosurgery 2007;61(3):87-93.
POSTURE/BALANCE
Lockhart DB, Ting LH. Optimal sensorimotor transformations for balance.
Nature Neuroscience 2007;10(10):1329-36.
ROBOTICS
de Santos PG, Garcia E, Estremera J. Improving walking-robot performances by
optimizing leg distribution. Autonomous Robots 2007;23(4):247-58.
Nakamura Y, Mori T, Sato MA, Ishii S. Reinforcement learning for a biped
robot based on a CPG-actor-critic method. Neural Networks 2007;20(6):723-35
Peters C. A perceptually-based theory of mind for agent interaction
initiation. International Journal of Humanoid Robotics 2006;3(3):321-39.
Vukobratovic MK, Rodic AD. Contribution to the integrated control of biped
locomotion mechanisms. International Journal of Humanoid Robotics
2007;4(1):49-95.
SPORT/EXERCISE
Major MJ, Beaudoin AJ, Kurath P, Hsiao-Wecksler ET. Biomechanics of
aggressive inline skating: Landing and balancing on a grind rail. Journal of
Sports Sciences 2007;25(12):1411-22.
TENDON/LIGAMENT
Papachristou G, Nikolaou V, Efstathopoulos N, Sourlas J, Lazarettos J,
Frangia K et al. ACL reconstruction with semitendinosus tendon autograft
without detachment of its tibial insertion: a histologic study in a rabbit
model. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy 2007;15(10):1175-80.
TISSUE/BIOMATERIAL
Nam J, Huang Y, Agarwal S, Lannutti J. Improved cellular infiltration in
electrospun fiber via engineered porosity. Tissue Engineering
2007;13(9):2249-57.
VETERINARY/AGRICULTURAL
Kaiser A, Bottcher P, Maierl J. Subchondral bone density pattern in the
canine carpal joint. Tieraerztliche Praxis Ausgabe Kleintiere Heimtiere
2007;35(4):261-6.
VISUAL/VESTIBULAR
Eugene D, Deforges S, Guimont F, Idoux E, Vidal PP, Moore LE et al.
Developmental regulation of the membrane properties of central vestibular
neurons by sensory vestibular information in the mouse. Journal of
Physiology-London 2007;583(3):923-43.
Golubitsky M, Shiau L, Stewart I. Spatiotemporal symmetries in the
disynaptic canal-neck projection. Siam Journal on Applied Mathematics
2006;67(5):1396-417.
Koller T, Seiler T. Therapeutic cross-linking of the cornea using
Riboflavin/UVA. Klinische Monatsblatter Fur Augenheilkunde
2007;224(9):700-6.
Yang HL, Downs JC, Girkin C, Sakata L, Bellezza A, Thompson H et al. 3-d
histomorphometry of the normal and early glaucomatous monkey optic nerve
head: Lamina cribrosa and peripapillary scleral position and thickness.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2007;48(10):4597-607.
UNIQUE TOPIC
Palmisano S, Bonato F, Bubka A, Folder J. Vertical display oscillation
effects on forward vection and simulator sickness. Aviation Space and
Environmental Medicine 2007;78(10):951-6.
PICK OF THE WEEK
Martone PT. Kelp versus coralline: Cellular basis for mechanical strength in
the wave-swept seaweed Calliarthron (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of
Phycology 2007;43(5):882-91.
October 26 – November 1, 2007
Literature search for biomech* or locomot*
Keith E. Gordon, PhD
Sensory Motor Performance Program
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
***NOTE*** Articles with no volume, issue or page numbers indicate that the
article has not been published in paper form yet, but may be available in
electronic form through the publisher.
BONE
Hao YJ, Zhang G, Wang YS, Qin L, Hung WY, Kwoksui L et al. Changes of
microstructure and mineralized tissue in the middle and late phase of
osteoporotic fracture healing in rats. Bone 2007;41(4):631-8.
Milcan A, Colak M, Eskandari G. Misoprostol enhances early fracture healing:
A preliminary biochemical study on rats. Bone 2007;41(4):611-3.
Yates LB, Karasik D, Beck TJ, Cupples LA, Kiel DP. Hip structural geometry
in old and old-old age: Similarities and differences between men and women.
Bone 2007;41(4):722-32.
BOTANY
Dupuy LX, Fourcaud T, Lac P, Stokes A. A generic 3d finite element model of
tree anchorage integrating soil mechanics and real root system architectureAmerican Journal of Botany 2007;94(9):1506-14.
Etnier SA, Villani PJ. Differences in mechanical and structural properties
of surface and aerial petioles of the aquatic plant Nymphaea odorata subsp
Tuberosa (Nymphaeaceae). American Journal of Botany 2007;94(7):1067-72.
Lundstrom T, Jonas T, Stockli V, Ammann W. Anchorage of mature conifers:
Resistive turning moment, root-soil plate geometry and root growth
orientation. Tree Physiology 2007;27(9):1217-27.
Patten AM, Jourdes M, Brown EE, Laborie MP, Davin LB, Lewis NG. Reaction
tissue formation and stem tensile modulus properties in wild-type and
p-coumarate-3-hydroxylase downregulated lines of alfalfa, Medicago sativa
(Fabaceae). American Journal of Botany 2007;94(6):912-25.
Sapei L, Gierlinger N, Hartmann J, Noske R, Strauch P, Paris O. Structural
and analytical studies of silica accumulations in Equisetum hyemale.
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 2007;389(4):1249-57.
Stokes A, Lucas A, Jouneau L. Plant biomechanical strategies in response to
frequent disturbance: Uprooting of Phyllostachys nidularia (Poaceae) growing
on landslide-prone slopes in Sichuan, China. American Journal of Botany
2007;94(7):1129-36.
CARDIOVASCULAR/CARDIOPULMONARY
Joyner MJ, Wilkins BW. Exercise hyperaemia: is anything obligatory but the
hyperaemia? Journal of Physiology-London 2007;583(3):855-60.
Tong S, Shi P. Sampled-data filtering framework for cardiac motion recovery:
Optimal estimation of continuous dynamics from discrete measurements. Ieee
Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 2007;54(10):1750-61.
CELLULAR/SUBCELLULAR
Chernyavsky AI, Arredondo J, Vetter DE, Grando SA. Central role of alpha 9
acetylcholine receptor in coordinating keratinocyte adhesion and motility at
the initiation of epithelialization. Experimental Cell Research
2007;313(16):3542-55.
Van Buskirk C, Sternberg PW. Epidermal growth factor signaling induces
behavioral quiescence in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature Neuroscience
2007;10(10):1300-7.
COMPARATIVE
Blob RW, Wright KM, Becker M, Maie T, Iverson TJ, Julius ML et al.
Ontogenetic change in novel functions: waterfall climbing in adult Hawaiian
gobiid fishes. Journal of Zoology 2007;273(2):200-9.
Chechina ON. Dynamics of development of locomotion of the bottllenose
dolphin (Tursiops truncatus ponticus Baravash, 1940) in early ontogenesis.
Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology 2007;43(4):427-32.
Palagi E, Paoli T. Play in adult Bonobos (Pan paniscus): Modality and
potential meaning. American Journal of Physical Anthropology
2007;134(2):219-25.
Roussel N, Morton CA, Finger FP, Roysam B. A computational model for
C-elegans locomotory behavior: Application to multiworm tracking. Ieee
Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 2007;54(10):1786-97.
ERGONOMICS/REHABILITATION
Albers JT, Hudock SD. Biomechanical assessment of three rebar tying
techniques. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
2007;13(3):279-89.
Balasubramanian V, Prasad GS. Manual bar bending - An occupational hazard
for construction workers in developing nations. Journal of Construction
Engineering and Management-Asce 2007;133(10):791-7.
Owens EF, DeVocht JW, Gudavalli MR, Wilder DG, Meeker WC. Comparison of
posteroanterior spinal stiffness measures to clinical and demographic
findings at baseline in patients enrolled in a clinical study of spinal
manipulation for low back pain. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological
Therapeutics 2007;30(7):493-500.
Yazicioglu K, Taskaynatan MA, Guzelkucuk U, Tugcu I. Effect of playing
football (scoccer) on balance, strength, and quality of life in unilateral
below-knee amputees. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
2007;86(10):800-5.
EVOLUTION/ANTHROPOLOGY
Han J, Zhang ZF, Liu JN. The trace fossils of priapulids from the early
Cambrian Chengjiang deposits and implications for their locomotory styles.
Journal of China University of Geosciences 2007;18:392-3.
Meldrum DJ. Letter to the editor: Hyperbipeds-or-from biped to strider.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology 2007;134(2):292-4.
Novitskaya LI. Evolution of generic and species diversity in agnathans
(Heterostraci : orders Cyathaspidiformes, Pteraspidiformes). Paleontological
Journal 2007;41(3):268-80.
GAIT/LOCOMOTION
Bakker M, Verstappen CCP, Bloem BR, Toni I. Recent advances in functional
neuroimaging of gait. Journal of Neural Transmission 2007;114(10):1323-31.
Balash Y, Hadar-Frumer M, Herman T, Peretz C, Giladi N, Hausdorff JM. The
effects of reducing fear of falling on locomotion in older adults with a
higher level gait disorder. Journal of Neural Transmission
2007;114(10):1309-14.
Elble RJ. Gait and dementia: moving beyond the notion of gait apraxia.
Journal of Neural Transmission 2007;114(10):1253-8.
Mihara M, Miyai I, Hatakenaka M, Kubota K, Sakoda S. Sustained prefrontal
activation during ataxic gait: A compensatory mechanism for ataxic stroke?
Neuroimage 2007;37(4):1338-45.
HAND/FINGER/FOOT/TOE
Marzke MW, Shrewsbury MM, Horner KE. Middle phalanx skeletal morphology in
the hand: Can it predict flexor tendon size and attachments? American
Journal of Physical Anthropology 2007;134(2):141-51.
JOINT/CARTILAGE
Aufderheide AC, Athanasiou KA. Assessment of a bovine co-culture,
scaffold-free method for growing meniscus-shaped constructs. Tissue
Engineering 2007;13(9):2195-205.
McNulty AL, Moutos FT, Weinberg JB, Guilak F. Enhanced integrative repair of
the porcine meniscus in vitro by inhibition of interleukin-1 or tumor
necrosis factor alpha. Arthritis and Rheumatism 2007;56(9):3033-43.
Sosio C, Boschetti F, Bevilacqua C, Mangiavini L, Scotti C, Buragas MS et
al. Effect of blood on the morphological, biochemical and biomechanical
properties of engineered cartilage. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology
Arthroscopy 2007;15(10):1251-7.
MODELING
Ljiljana TS, Aleksandra M, Zivkovic R, Ilic J. Anatomically based 3D
geometric modeling of specific biological structures. Acta
Veterinaria-Beograd 2007;57(4):381-90.
NEURAL
Alvarez FJ, Fyffe REW. The continuing case for the Renshaw cell. Journal of
Physiology-London 2007;584(1):31-45.
Beg AA, Sommer JE, Martin JH, Scheiffelel P. alpha 2-chimaerin is an
essential EphA4 effector in the assembly of neuronal locomotor circuits.
Neuron 2007;55(5):768-78.
Falgairolle M, de Seze M, Juvin L, Morin D, Cazalets JR. Coordinated network
functioning in the spinal cord: An evolutionary perspective. Journal of
Physiology-Paris 2006;100(5-6):304-16.
Gezelius H, Wallen-Mackenzie A, Enjin A, Lagerstrom M, Kullander K. Role of
glutamate in locomotor rhythm generating neuronal circuitry. Journal of
Physiology-Paris 2006;100(5-6):297-303.
Ludvig D, Kearney RE. Real-time estimation of intrinsic and reflex
stiffness. Ieee Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 2007;54(10):1875-84.
Muthusamy KA, Aravamuthan BR, Kringelbach ML, Jenkinson N, Voets NL,
Johansen-Berg H et al. Connectivity of the human pedunculopontine nucleus
region and diffusion tensor imaging in surgical targeting. Journal of
Neurosurgery 2007;107(4):814-20.
Rauscent A, Le Ray D, Cabirol-Pol MJ, Sillar KT, Simmers J, Combes D.
Development and neuromodulation of spinal locomotor networks in the
metamorphosing frog. Journal of Physiology-Paris 2006;100(5-6):317-27.
Vlamings R, Visser-Vandewalle V, Koopmans G, Joosten EAJ, Kozan R, Kaplan S
et al. High frequency stimulation of improves speed of locomotion movement
in parkinsonian rats the subthalamic nucleus but impairs forelimb movement
in Parkinsonian rats. Neuroscience 2007;148(3):815-23.
ORTHOPAEDICS/SPINE
Reddy C, Ingalhalikar AV, Channon S, Lim TH, Torner J, Hitchon PW. In vitro
biomechanical comparison of transpedicular versus translaminar C-2 screw
fixation in C2-3 instrumentation. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine
2007;7(4):414-8.
ORTHOPAEDICS/SURGERY
Binnebosel M, Rosch R, Junge K, Flanagan TC, Schwab R, Schumpelick V et al.
Biomechahical analyses of overlap and mesh dislocation in an incisional
hernia model in vitro. Surgery 2007;142(3):365-71.
Bruneau M, Cornelius JF, George B. Multilevel oblique corpectomies: Surgical
indications and technique. Neurosurgery 2007;61(3):106-12.
Frankel BA, Jones T, Wang C. Segmental polymethylmethacrylate-augmented
pedicle screw fixation in patients with bone softening caused by
osteoporosis and metastatic tumor involvement: A clinical evaluation.
Neurosurgery 2007;61(3):531-7.
Kleijn LLA, van Hemert WLW, Meijers WGH, Kester ADM, Lisowski L, Grimm B et
al. Functional improvement after unicompartmental knee replacement: a
follow-up study with a performance based knee test. Knee Surgery Sports
Traumatology Arthroscopy 2007;15(10):1187-93.
Michels F, Pouliart N, Handelberg F. Arthroscopic management of Mason type 2
radial head fractures. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
2007;15(10):1244-50.
Monaco E, Labianca L, Conteduca F, De Carli A, Ferretti A. Double bundle or
single bundle plus extraarticular tenodesis in ACL reconstruction? Knee
Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy 2007;15(10):1168-74.
Sun Y, Wang LX, Wang L, Sun SX, Cao XJ, Wang P et al. A comparison of the
effectiveness of mitomycin C and 5-fluorouracil in the prevention of
peridural adhesion after laminectomy. Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine
2007;7(4):423-8.
Wolfla CE, Salerno SA, Yoganandan N, Pintar FA. Comparison of contemporary
occipitocervical instrumentation techniques with and without C1 lateral mass
screws. Neurosurgery 2007;61(3):87-93.
POSTURE/BALANCE
Lockhart DB, Ting LH. Optimal sensorimotor transformations for balance.
Nature Neuroscience 2007;10(10):1329-36.
ROBOTICS
de Santos PG, Garcia E, Estremera J. Improving walking-robot performances by
optimizing leg distribution. Autonomous Robots 2007;23(4):247-58.
Nakamura Y, Mori T, Sato MA, Ishii S. Reinforcement learning for a biped
robot based on a CPG-actor-critic method. Neural Networks 2007;20(6):723-35
Peters C. A perceptually-based theory of mind for agent interaction
initiation. International Journal of Humanoid Robotics 2006;3(3):321-39.
Vukobratovic MK, Rodic AD. Contribution to the integrated control of biped
locomotion mechanisms. International Journal of Humanoid Robotics
2007;4(1):49-95.
SPORT/EXERCISE
Major MJ, Beaudoin AJ, Kurath P, Hsiao-Wecksler ET. Biomechanics of
aggressive inline skating: Landing and balancing on a grind rail. Journal of
Sports Sciences 2007;25(12):1411-22.
TENDON/LIGAMENT
Papachristou G, Nikolaou V, Efstathopoulos N, Sourlas J, Lazarettos J,
Frangia K et al. ACL reconstruction with semitendinosus tendon autograft
without detachment of its tibial insertion: a histologic study in a rabbit
model. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy 2007;15(10):1175-80.
TISSUE/BIOMATERIAL
Nam J, Huang Y, Agarwal S, Lannutti J. Improved cellular infiltration in
electrospun fiber via engineered porosity. Tissue Engineering
2007;13(9):2249-57.
VETERINARY/AGRICULTURAL
Kaiser A, Bottcher P, Maierl J. Subchondral bone density pattern in the
canine carpal joint. Tieraerztliche Praxis Ausgabe Kleintiere Heimtiere
2007;35(4):261-6.
VISUAL/VESTIBULAR
Eugene D, Deforges S, Guimont F, Idoux E, Vidal PP, Moore LE et al.
Developmental regulation of the membrane properties of central vestibular
neurons by sensory vestibular information in the mouse. Journal of
Physiology-London 2007;583(3):923-43.
Golubitsky M, Shiau L, Stewart I. Spatiotemporal symmetries in the
disynaptic canal-neck projection. Siam Journal on Applied Mathematics
2006;67(5):1396-417.
Koller T, Seiler T. Therapeutic cross-linking of the cornea using
Riboflavin/UVA. Klinische Monatsblatter Fur Augenheilkunde
2007;224(9):700-6.
Yang HL, Downs JC, Girkin C, Sakata L, Bellezza A, Thompson H et al. 3-d
histomorphometry of the normal and early glaucomatous monkey optic nerve
head: Lamina cribrosa and peripapillary scleral position and thickness.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2007;48(10):4597-607.
UNIQUE TOPIC
Palmisano S, Bonato F, Bubka A, Folder J. Vertical display oscillation
effects on forward vection and simulator sickness. Aviation Space and
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PICK OF THE WEEK
Martone PT. Kelp versus coralline: Cellular basis for mechanical strength in
the wave-swept seaweed Calliarthron (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of
Phycology 2007;43(5):882-91.