Alignment in total knee arthroplasty: A COMPARISON OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED...

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  July 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......conventional technique. Alignment of the leg and...lateral films. The mechanical axis of the leg was...years.4,5 Axial alignment of the limb with restoration of the mechanical axis is a determinant of the outcome. A mechanical axis within a range...post-operative ...

Canadian Inventors Develop Femur Mechanical Axis Determination Method

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 24, 2008 ;     315 words ......developed a method for determining femur mechanical axis. According to the abstract released...described a method for determining a mechanical axis of a femur using a computer aided...output device for displaying said mechanical axis, the method comprising: providing...

Computer-assisted total knee replacement: A CONTROLLED CADAVER STUDY USING...

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  August 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......seven parameters of alignment has been devised and...coronal and sagittal alignment of the prosthesis was...femorotibial rotational alignment was assessed by superimposition...replacements showed better alignment in rotation and flexion...that it lies along the mechanical axis and in ...

RADIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF LOWER LIMB ALIGNMENT IN THE NORMAL SUBJET:...

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  January 1, 2004 ;     353 words ......surgery. Classically, the femorotibial mechanical axis presents a zero angle on the anteroposterior...condylar complex in relation to the mechanical axis of the femur, angle between the mechanial...tibial plateaux in relation to the mechanical axis of the tibia. Results: Sixty-nine...

French Inventor Develops Femur Mechanical Axis Determination Device

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 28, 2008 ;     300 words ......Uriage, France, has developed a femur mechanical axis determining device. According to the...bone in a method for determining the mechanical axis of a femur, with which the femur is...are stored and the position of the mechanical axis of the femur is calculated relative...

Limb alignment in computer-assisted minimally-invasive unicompartmental...

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......as to restore the alignment of the lower limb...function. Of these alignments, the coronal is the...surgeon is prosthetic alignment.11 A TKA is anatomically-aanatomically-aligned only when the mechanical axis passes through the...the post-operative alignment of the limb.16 ...

Alignment: Using the Balanced Scorecard to Create Corporate...

Australian Journal of Management;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Alignment: Using the Balanced Scorecard to Create Corporate Synergies...sequels are rarely as good as the original. So it is with Alignment by Robert Kaplan and David Norton, the fourth book in...contributions as 'a new science of strategy management.' Alignment is a great title for a book. The reason is ...

An Evaluation of the Relationship between Alignment of Strategic...

International Journal of Management;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......manufacturing priorities of their business units (alignment) on manufacturing unit performance in...priorities. Further, this study tests the alignment effects on performance under high and...plants. The hypotheses regarding the alignment-performance relationship is tested. This...

Consultant Advocates Alignment for Memphis, Tenn.-Area Companies.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  September 16, 1999 ;     700 words ......News Sep. 17 -- When cars are out of alignment, it's harder to steer them straight...to keep them on course. Without that alignment, companies may be headed for trouble...Corp., said she is firmly convinced that alignment is an important concept for area executives...

Old Grievances, New Fears: Arab Perceptions of Turkey and its Alignment...

Middle Eastern Studies;  April 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......into what one may call a strategic alignment between the two parties.(1) When exploring the origins of this alignment, one should look more to Turkey than...Accordingly, though forged in 1996, the alignment had its roots, in fact, in a combination...

FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE SOCIAL DIMENSION OF ALIGNMENT BETWEEN BUSINESS...

MIS Quarterly;  March 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Abstract The establishment of strong alignment between information technology (IT) and...several factors on the social dimension of alignment within 10 business units in the Canadian...insurance industry. The social dimension of alignment refers to the state in which business...

Extramedullary or intramedullary tibial alignment guides: A randomised,...

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery;  August 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......The debate on the optimal system for femoral alignment is now largely resolved, but there is still...determine the most accurate and reliable method for alignment of a tibial prosthesis. Patients and Methods...stage of preoperative planning. Intramedullary alignment was used for the preparation of the ...

UNDER THE HOOD ; Alignment may be useful even if it's not required

Columbia Daily Tribune;  May 30, 2008 ;     418 words ......pay to have them balanced but declined the alignment. How do you know whether you need an alignment? Should I have done it? My original tires...depends on several factors. Proper wheel alignment is important, as it ensures the vehicle...

ALIGNMENT ALLOWS TURNS FOR THE BETTER.(Sports)

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  February 3, 2005 ;     382 words ...Byline: Craig McNeil Skier alignment is one of the most important concepts in skiing. It also...is stronger or weaker when you turn, your problem might be alignment. Alignment in skiing is similar to alignment of a car. When tires are...

ALIGNMENT ALLOWS TURNS FOR THE BETTER

Rocky Mountain News;  February 3, 2005 ;     359 words ...Skier alignment is one of the most important concepts in skiing. It also is one...that is stronger or weaker when you turn, your problem might be alignment. Alignment in skiing is similar to alignment of a car. When tires are aligned...