In vitro drug release was studied; and the similarity between the conditions of orifice only on the side of the drug layer and orifices of the same diameter on both sides was evaluated.
But, then, what would be the purpose of a process in which evidence on multiple sides is evaluated?
The relationship between edema/ecchymosis and the degree of LAC on the injected and uninjected sides was evaluated on the first, third and seventh day postoperatively.
For the assessment of malrotation in the present study, the anteversion of both fractured side and contra lateral side was determined by a standard computed tomography (CT) torsion study, and the difference between the two sides was evaluated.
Dimensions at measuring points, overall suitability for implantation, and relations among age, sex, and side, were evaluated statistically.
Maximal inspiratory pressure (Pimax) was measured using pressure transducers; submaximal exercise tolerance was assessed by a 6-minute walk distance test; quadriceps and handgrip strength on the dominant side were evaluated using an isometric dynamometer.
The IMT of common carotid, femoral and common iliac arteries on the right side were evaluated by high-resolution B-mode ultrasound (128XP/10 system; Acuson, Mountain View, California, USA).
The plug cartilage and the corresponding site on the sham side were evaluated at three different sites: the center of the plug, 0.25 mm distal to the center, and 0.25 mm proximal to the center.
Serial sections of the 1.5-mm proximal region from the incision site of the wire insertion and the sham surgery vessels on the other side were evaluated using an Elastica van Gieson stain kit (4033 4037, Muto Pure Chemicals Co., Tokyo, Japan), to visualize the internal elastic lamina, as previously described [ 18].
