In this work the attention is focused on the selection of materials to be employed as friction pads in FREEDAM joints, providing alternative solutions based on the application by means of thermal spray techniques of carbides and of metallic or intermetallic materials on steel plates.
Among the surgical options for treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA), high tibial osteotomy (HTO) is a joint-preserving alternative which is most commonly used in younger and/or physically active patients.
"We are exploring many opportunities," said the company's founder and chief executive, Lance Mortensen, "including -- but not limited to -- partnerships, the outright sale of the network, joint ventures and alternative options to schools that would allow them to keep the labs, which means, obviously, for pay".
We suggest short range stiffness (SRS) at the elbow joint as an alternative diagnostic for EMG to assess cocontraction.
An alternative joint likelihood technique is introduced, which is designed to treat systematic uncertainties in a uniform and statistically robust manner.
Second, research on the costs of disabilities could profit from the joint use of alternative methods of estimation (without being restricted to the use of a single approach), combining quantitative and qualitative methods.
The first one is concerned with analysis of the distribution of the transmitted energy between two branches in a pipeline with a single joint and between alternative transmission paths in each branch.
When compared with the usual configuration of this type of joint, the proposed alternative design introduces an innovation which consists in inserting the central reinforcement bars through the column flanges in order to achieve an improved behaviour.
We need to spend more time being strategic and visionary -- trying to layout the path and plans for the next 50 years, not the next 5 to 10. I'd consider major new directions -- potential mergers, creative joint ventures or alternative approaches to automotive transportation -- like something like what Zipcar does.
The quantitative data obtained in this study might contribute to construct further improved manufacturing strategies for highly rationalized structures as alternative joint bearings for hip and knee arthroplasty applications and also to minimize the time-consuming manufacturing trials.
