Ready for a hip replacement? Find out what to expect, from the day of hip surgery until months after your hip replacement.
One of the most common forms of thigh muscle injury is a muscle strain. This is especially common in thehamstringand quadricep groups due to the fact that they cross at the hip and knee joints and are used for high-speed, intense activities like soccer, football, basketball, and similar sp...
When you can 3D print spare or replacement parts on demand, there is less need for storage or warehousing. Because of the reduced cost of 3D printing, some UltiMaker customers operate on a "take one, make one" policy, where a small number of spare parts are always available. Then, if o...
notable for the "big-nosed god" masks on its facade. Some have been reassembled on the ground around the statue. Just to the south are the remains of the Baño de Vapor (Steam Bath or Sweat House) with an underground oven and drains for the water. The sweat houses (there are two ...
For those whose hips have been damaged, hip replacement surgery can restore their mobility. But those who receive metal-on-metal hip replacements may be put in serious danger. This is because metal particles may be released into the body as the hip replacement works. These metal particles can...
3D printing is a common manufacturing method for medical devices like tubing, dental implants, replacement knee and hip joints, prototypes, pacemakers, cranial plates, and other implants and items. Here’s a short list of medical-grade 3D print materials: ...
Queen mattresses are a safe size for most people. They fit in almost any bedroom and are big enough for two people.
They are made of various types of tissue including bone tissue, blood vessels, and bone marrow. The bone tissue is made of bone cells called osteocytes that are fixed in place by a mineral matrix primarily made of calcium compounds.
It is important to state unequivocally:science is no replacement for politics or policy-making. Asrecently argued by Dr. Carlo Rovelli inNature Materials, politics requires the navigation between competing values and interests and science is not suited to replace this process. That being said, in ...
Avoid cuffs– a 2-inch cuff cuts into the length of your leg and makes it look shorter. The goal is to have one continuous and unbroken body line along the leg. No pleated pants – Pleats give the illusion of wider hips and are a similar concept as the shoulders. You want to appear...