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Changes in the loadings on the shoulder girdle in the case of scapulothoracic fusion

Atmaca, Halil; Ugur, Levent; Ozkan, Arif; Mantelli, Alberto Grassi; Erzincanli, Fehmi (WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2016)

Background Scapulothoracic fusion (STF) may be an alternative and salvage procedure in the treatment of scapular winging. The biomechanical effects of this procedure on the shoulder girdle have not been previously considered. ...

Stress distribution comparisons of foot bones in patient with tibia vara: a finite element study

Ozkan, Arif; Atmaca, Halil; Mutlu, Ibrahim; Celik, Talip; Ugur, Levent; Kisioglu, Yasin (WROCLAW UNIV TECHNOLOGY, 2013)

Blount's disease, or tibia vara, is the most common cause of pathologic genu varum in children and adolescents. Changes in the loading of knee structures such as tibial articular cartilage, menisci and subcondral bone are ...

The relationship between medial meniscal subluxation and stress distribution pattern of the knee joint: Finite element analysis

Gokkus, Kemal; Atmaca, Halil; Ugur, Levent; Ozkan, Arif; Aydin, Ahmet Turan (ELSEVIER, 2016)

Background: Degenerative changes of the knee joint and clinical follow-up after meniscal subluxation are well documented. In the current study three-dimensional (3D) finite element analysis (FEA) of human lower limb was ...

The effect of proximal tibial corrective osteotomy on menisci, tibia and tarsal bones: a finite element model study of tibia vara

Atmaca, Halil; Ozkan, Arif; Mutlu, Ibrahim; Celik, Talip; Ugur, Levent; Kisioglu, Yasin (WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2014)

BackgroundProximal tibial open wedge osteotomy (PTO) is a corrective operation used in the surgery of lower extremities and is applied to patients with varus deformities for sufficient correction. The aim of the study was ...