Biomechanical stability and stress distribution before talus prosthesis design: effects of ligament removal and cartilage overlay thickness using finite element analysis by Gang Zeng, Yujun Sun, Min Liang, Wenzhou Liu, Yanbo Chen, Jionglin Wu, Jiayuan Zheng, Taolue Zhou, Huiying Zhao, Weidong Song, Yue Ding

“…Adjacent joint arthritis is the most common complication after total talar replacement (TTR). While intervention is rarely required, varying degrees of postoperative degenerative changes have been reported in surrounding joints. …”
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Differences in Kinematic and Muscle Activity Between ACL Injury Risk and Healthy Players in Female Football: Influence of Change of Direction Amplitude in a Cross-Sectional Case–Co... by Loreto Ferrández-Laliena, Lucía Vicente-Pina, Rocío Sánchez-Rodríguez, Graham J Chapman, Jose Heredia-Jimenez, César Hidalgo-García, José Miguel Tricás-Moreno, María Orosia Lucha-López

“…Injured players had a history of non-contact knee injury involving valgus collapse, without undergoing surgical intervention. Three change of direction tests, namely the Change of Direction and Acceleration Test (CODAT), Go Back (GOB) test, and Turn (TURN) test, were used for evaluation. …”
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The Holocene evolution of the fluvial system of the southern Hessische Ried (Upper Rhine Graben, Germany) and its role for the use of the river Landgraben as a waterway during Roma... by E. Appel, T. Becker, D. Wilken, P. Fischer, T. Willershäuser, L. Obrocki, H. Schäfer, M. Scholz, O. Bubenzer, B. Mächtle, A. Vött

“…<p>Intensive human intervention in the natural drainage system of the Hessische Ried (Upper Rhine Graben, Germany) resulted in the transformation of a large wetland into an intensively used cultural landscape. …”
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