Fusion status was evaluated using plain radiography and CT scan. Radiographic fusion criteria included less than 5 degrees of angular motion, less than 2 mm of translation, and evidence of bridging bone in the postero-lateral lumbar area in which the graft materials were placed following decortica...
Adipocytes are also a major cell type within the bone marrow (BM), accounting for up to 70% of BM volume. Indeed, this BMAT can represent over 10% of total AT mass in healthy adults2. BMAT further accumulates in diverse physiological and clinical conditions, including aging, obesity, type ...
After optimization of the laser power and the glass feeding rate, the laser scan speed was increased to ~700 mm/min, which significantly improved productivity. When compared to earlier works on the melt deposition of glass, the technologies devel- oped in these recent studies seem superior in ...