Early Mobility and Rehabilitation Protocol after Internal Brace Ankle Stabilization by Bryanna Vesely, Shanthan Challa, Benjamin Moyer, Blake Gereb, Troy Watson

“…Internal Brace (IB) augmentation is a surgical procedure that utilizes fibertape augmentation of the lateral ankle ligaments. Studies have shown the superiority of fibertape augmentation over traditional lateral ankle stabilization procedures such as the Brostrom or Brostrom-Gould. …”
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Type IV) with Dental Findings in Siblings by Shishir Ram Shetty, Deepa Dsouza, Subhas Babu, Preethi Balan

“…Besides bone fragility, features like laxity of the ligaments, blue sclera, growth retardation, and scoliosis are also observed. …”
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An Unusual Terrible Triad Variant Associated with an Essex-Lopresti Injury by Luis M. Salazar, Abdullah Ghali, Jose M. Gutierrez-Naranjo, Thomas L. Hand, Anil K. Dutta

“…Almost a reverse Essex-Lopresti, this injury was successfully managed with open reduction and repair of the distal radius, radial head, and damaged ligaments in the elbow, along with an internal joint stabilizer (IJS).…”
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Rotator Interval Lesion and Damaged Subscapularis Tendon Repair in a High School Baseball Player by Tomoyuki Muto, Hiroki Ninomiya, Hiroaki Inui, Masahiko Komai, Katsuya Nobuhara

“…High signal intensity in the rotator interval (RI) area (ball sign), injured subscapularis tendon, and damage to both the superior and middle glenohumeral ligaments were identified using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). …”
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An Unusual Localization of Lunate in a Transcaphoid Volar Lunate Dislocation: Current Concepts by Grigorios Kastanis, George Velivasakis, Anna Pantouvaki, Manolis Spyrantis

“…Therefore, good functional prognosis with decreased percentage of complications can be achieved following early recognition and early open surgical ligamentous complex repair.…”
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Integrative Korean Medicine for Pain and Functional Recovery in Lumbar Transverse Process Fractures: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ji-Sun Kim, Gyu-Bin Lee, Hong-Wook Choi, Do-Young Kim, Dong-Jin Kim, Dong-Ju Yoon, Ye-Rim Yun, Ji-Sung Yeum, Ik-Jun Cho

“…The transverse processes function as essential attachment points for the muscles and ligaments surrounding the spine, and transverse process fractures (TPF) are commonly observed in trauma patients, such as those involved in traffic accidents. …”

Traumatic Lumbosacral Dislocation Treated with Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Intersomatic Cages by Katsuhiro Tofuku, Hiroaki Koga, Kazunori Yone, Setsuro Komiya

“…MRI showed rupture of the posterior ligamentous complex. A posterior lumbar interbody fusion using two intersomatic cages and pedicle screw instrumentation and posterior fusion were performed. …”
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Excision of Intra-articular Knee Heterotopic Ossification Using a 70° Arthroscope by Alexander J. Hoffer, Eugenia A. Lin, Maziyar A. Kalani, Mark K. Lyons, Meghan Richardson

“…Intra-articular HO of the knee is rare and is typically located within the cruciate ligaments. We report a case of a 24-year-old female who presented with worsening right knee pain and limited knee extension two and a half years after a motor vehicle crash with multiple lower extremity fractures. …”
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Connaissances médicales actuelles, cotation des enthésopathies : nouvelle méthode by Sébastien Villotte

“…These systems were applied to 18 sites of appendicular insertions and spinal column insertions of yellow ligaments. Under each system, three scoring stages are defined representing different stages of the remodelling process. …”
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A Review of Pediatric Lower Extremity Data for Pedestrian Numerical Modeling: Injury Epidemiology, Anatomy, Anthropometry, Structural, and Mechanical Properties by Yunzhu Meng, Costin D. Untaroiu

“…., bones, cartilages, knee ligaments, muscles, tendons, and growth plates) available in literature were summarized. …”
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Occipitocervical Dislocation in Low-Energy Trauma by Celeste Tavolaro, Richard Bransford, Aditya Yerrapragada, Carlo Bellabarba, Haitao Zhou

“…Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were used to diagnose severe injury to the structurally important ligamentous complex that stabilizes the base of the skull to the spine, along with unstable fractures of the occipital condyle and C1. …”
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The Role of Clitoral Anatomy in Female to Male Sex Reassignment Surgery by Vojkan Vukadinovic, Borko Stojanovic, Marko Majstorovic, Aleksandar Milosevic

“…The operative technique involved vaginectomy, the release of clitoral ligaments and urethral plate, urethroplasty by combining buccal mucosa graft and genital flaps, and scrotoplasty with insertion of testicle prostheses. …”
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Loeys-Dietz syndrome by Bogumiła Wójcik-Niklewska, Erita Filipek

“…The examinations revealed lens subluxation in both eyes resulting from congenital anomalies in the lenses, ligamentous apparatus, and ciliary body. Ultrasound demonstrated numerous linear preretinal echoes. …”
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Management of High Ankle Sprains Utilizing the Tightrope Surgical Procedure – A Novel Approach for a Rapid Return to Play by Michael L. Voight, Connor Norman, Kevin E. Wilk, Matthew Lucas, Chris Wolfe

“…Syndesmotic or high ankle sprains, involving the syndesmotic ligaments, pose a significant rehabilitative challenge due to their intricate anatomy, prolonged recovery periods following injury, and high susceptibility to persistent disability. …”
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Electrochemical and chemical dealloying of nanoporous anode materials for energy storage applications by Muhammad Afiq Irfan Mohd Shumiri, Abdillah Sani Mohd Najib, Andi Erwin Eka Putra, Nor Akmal Fadil

“…The unique architecture of interconnected pore channels and continuous metal ligaments endows dealloyed materials with high surface-to-volume ratio, excellent electron conductivity, efficient mass transport and remarkable catalytic activity, positioning them at the forefront of nanomaterial applications with significant potential. …”
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Metachronous Rectum Metastases from Gastric Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report by Deniz Tural, Fatih Selçukbiricik, Abdülkadir Erçalışkan, Berin İnanç, Feray Günver, Evin Büyükünal

“…Intestinal metastases disseminate from gastrocolic and mesenteric ligaments but they are seen very rarely and in most cases detected in postmortem studies. …”
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Posttraumatic Spinal Cord Injury without Radiographic Abnormality by Kivanc Atesok, Nobuhiro Tanaka, Andrew O’Brien, Yohan Robinson, Dachling Pang, Donald Deinlein, Sakthivel Rajaram Manoharan, Jason Pittman, Steven Theiss

“…SCIWORA is most commonly seen in children with a predilection for the cervical spinal cord due to the increased mobility of the cervical spine, the inherent ligamentous laxity, and the large head-to-body ratio during childhood. …”
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Splenic infarction following torsion of wandering spleen involving pancreatic tail successfully managed in resource limited setting: a case report by Abel Gashaw Wubie, Berhanu Yirga, Martha H. Goedert

“…Abstract Introduction and importance Wandering spleen is a rare condition characterized by the extreme laxity or absence of ligaments that normally secure the organ in its anatomical position in the left upper quadrant. …”
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Droplet Size Spatial Distribution Model of Liquid Jets Injected into Subsonic Crossflow by Luhao Liu, Lijun Yang, Qingfei Fu

“…When the amplitude of disturbance is of the same order of magnitude as jet radius, the liquid jet breaks up into ligaments. We can make an assumption that the generation rate of small droplet equals to liquid breakup rates, which varies with a spatial location under this circumstance. …”
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Effect of Model Parameters on the Biomechanical Behavior of the Finite Element Cervical Spine Model by Suzan Cansel Dogru, Yunus Ziya Arslan

“…To do so, we created a computed tomography-based FE model that consisted of C2-C3 vertebrae, intervertebral disc, facet joints, and ligaments. A total of 32 FE analyses were carried out for two different elastic modulus equations and four different bone layer numbers under four different loading conditions. …”
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