It is a great challenge to cure symptomatic lesions and considerable defects of hyaline
cartilage due to its complex structure and poor self-repair capacity. If left untreated …

Rib cage morphology changes with age and sex are expected to affect thoracic injury
mechanisms and tolerance, particularly for vulnerable populations such as pediatrics and …

The objective of this research is to identify major subject areas of medical informatics and
explore the time-variant changes therein. As such it can inform the field about where medical …

Traumatic injury from motor vehicle crashes is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the
United States. The thorax is particularly at risk in motor vehicle crashes and is studied …

Age and sex‐related variations in sternum morphology may affect the thoracic injury
tolerance. Male and female sternum size and shape variation was characterized for ages 0 …

Objective Autologous costal cartilage is used extensively in reconstructive surgery because
of its stability, durability, and biocompatibility. The current preoperative evaluation of costal …

Rib cage 3D reconstruction is an important prerequisite for thoracic spine modelling,
particularly for studies of the deformed thorax in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. This study …

Motion-induced range changes and incorrectly placed dose spots strongly affect the quality
of pencil-beam-scanned (PBS) proton therapy, especially in thoracic tumour sites, where …

Background Rib fracture (s) occurs in 85% of blunt chest trauma cases. Increasing evidence
supports that surgical intervention, particularly for multiple fractures, may improve outcomes …

Study design Retrospective validation study. Objectives To propose a method to evaluate,
from a clinical standpoint, the ability of a finite-element model (FEM) of the trunk to simulate …