2014
Biomechanical Evaluation of Varying the Number of Loops in a Repair of a Physiological Model of Achilles Tendon Rupture
Grieco PW, Frumberg DB, Weinberg M, Pivec R, Naziri Q, Uribe JA. Biomechanical Evaluation of Varying the Number of Loops in a Repair of a Physiological Model of Achilles Tendon Rupture. Foot & Ankle International 2014, 36: 444-449. PMID: 25380774, DOI: 10.1177/1071100714559270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAchilles tendon ruptureHealthy tendonsTendon ruptureGreater gappingControl groupTendon endsVivo AchillesCatastrophic failureEarly repair failureFailure forceKrackow repairEarly catastrophic failureLoad failureExperimental groupGap widthBiomechanical evaluationKrackow sutureConstruct strengthBovine Achilles tendonExtensile exposureAchilles tendonTendon portionRepair failureSuturing techniqueNumber of loops
2007
Metabolic and behavioral deficits following a routine surgical procedure in rats
Frumberg DB, Fernando MS, Lee DE, Biegon A, Schiffer WK. Metabolic and behavioral deficits following a routine surgical procedure in rats. Brain Research 2007, 1144: 209-218. PMID: 17346680, PMCID: PMC2720638, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.01.134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic deficitsSensory cortexGeneral locomotionNovel object recognition testInjury-related deficitsSignificant metabolic deficitsSurgical brain injuryTime pointsCortical glucose metabolismPrimary motor cortexSerial imaging studiesRoutine surgical proceduresObject recognition testVoxel-based analysisIpsilateral cortexMotor cortexUnilateral decreaseBrain injuryContralateral hemisphereSurgical proceduresBehavioral deficitsFrontal cortexIpsilateral areasControl animalsDorsal striatum