Abstract: The most common cause of death in the developed world is cardiovascular disease. For decades, this has provided a powerful motivation to study the effects of mechanical forces on vascular cells in a controlled setting, ...

Abstract: One commonly reported complication of pyrolytic carbon arthroplasty at the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint is an annoying, painless, squeaking postoperatively. This squeak has been anecdotally associated with implant ...