Browsing Research Articles (University of Pretoria) by Subject "Long bones"

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Management of infected nonunion of long bones : the last decade (1996-2006)

Motsitsi, Nkosana Silas (Elsevier, 2008-02)

Infected nonunion is one of the most challenging orthopaedic complications to manage. There is considerable morbidity associated with infected nonunion. There is significant impact on the life of the patient; social, ...
Scaling of the appendicular skeleton of the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Van Sittert, Sybrand J.; Skinner, John; Mitchell, Graham (Wiley, 2015-05)

Giraffes have remarkably long and slender limb bones, but it is unknown how they grow with regard to body mass, sex and neck length. In this study we measured the length, medio-lateral diameter (ML), cranio-caudal diameter ...
Secular trends in stature of late 20th century white South Africans and two European populations

Myburgh, Jolandie; Staub, K.; Rühli, F.J.; Smith, J.R.; Steyn, Maryna (Elsevier, 2017-12)

During the 20th century a general positive secular trend for stature is observed in developed countries around the world while shorter statures, often associated with a lack of a positive secular trend, have mostly been ...

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