• Ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumor : a rare association with an asymmetrical soft palate cleft 

  Naidoo, Sharan; Roode, Gieljam Johannes; Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm; Meer, Shabnum (Sage, 2022)

  Ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumor (ECT) is a rare oral lesion first described by Smith et al. in 1995. These tumors are typically painless, slow growing and benign masses occurring predominantly on the anterior tongue ...
• Vertebrae at the thoracolumbar junction : a quantitative assessment using CT scans 

  Du Plessis, Anneli; Van Schoor, Albert-Neels; Wessels, Quenton; Murphy, Patrick; Van Schouwenburg, Francois; Ihuhua, Pulenge; Kehrmann, Jana; Scholtz, Magda; Keough, Natalie (Wiley, 2022)

  The thoracolumbar junction is often associated with traumatic injuries, due to its biomechanical instability. Reasons for this instability are currently still under debate; however, contributing factors such as the rapid ...
• Increased posterior slope of the medial and lateral meniscus posterior horn is associated with anterior cruciate ligament injuries 

  Hohmann, Erik; Tetsworth, Kevin; Glatt, Vaida; Ngcelwane, M.V. (Mthunzi); Keough, Natalie; Keough, Natalie (Elsevier, 2022-01)

  PURPOSE : To measure the slope of the medial and lateral posterior horn of the meniscus and its contribution to the overall resulting posterior tibial slope (bone and meniscus combined slope) in anterior cruciate ligament–intact ...
• Preliminary paleohistological observations of the StW 573 (‘Little Foot’) skull 

  Beaudet, Amelie; Atwood, Robert C.; Kockelmann, Winfried; Fernandez, Vincent; Connolley, Thomas; Vo, Nghia Trong; Clarke, Ronald; Stratford, Dominic (eLife Sciences Publications, 2021)

  Numerous aspects of early hominin biology remain debated or simply unknown. However, recent developments in high-resolution imaging techniques have opened new avenues in the field of paleoanthropology. More specifically, ...
• Prevalence of SLCO1B1 single nucleotide variations and their association with hypercholesterolaemia in hypercholesterolemic patients in Gauteng, South Africa 

  De Beer, Rene; Outhoff, Kim; Phulukdaree, Alisa; Soma, Prashilla (Taylor and Francis, 2021)

  Statins, the standard treatment for hypercholesterolaemia, among the most widely prescribed, have been associated with side effects, including statin intolerance. The aim of this study was to determine the background ...
• Adverse cardiovascular effects of exposure to cadmium and mercury alone and in combination on the cardiac tissue and aorta of Sprague–Dawley rats 

  Arbi, Sandra; Bester, Megan Jean; Pretorius, Liselle; Oberholzer, Hester Magdalena (Taylor and Francis, 2021)

  The aim of this study was to identify cardiovascular effects of relevant concentrations of Cd and Hg alone and in combination as a mixture in water. This was achieved by administering to male Sprague–Dawley rats via gavage ...
• Evaluation of the inion and asterion as neurosurgical landmarks for dural venous sinuses: osteological study on a sample of South African skull specimens 

  Venter, Gerda; Prigge, Lane; Viljoen, Barbara L.; De Beer, Frikkie C.; Bam, Lunga C. (Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2021-04)

  BACKGROUND : Sub-Saharan neurosurgeons most likely need to perform invasive procedures without the latest imaging and navigation technology in the operating room. Therefore, these surgeons need to utilize other methods ...
• Comparative anatomy of the carotid canal in the Miocene small-bodied catarrhine Pliobates cataloniae 

  Bouchet, Florian; Urciuoli, Alessandro; Beaudet, Amelie; Pina, Marta; Moya-Sola, Salvador; Alba, David M. (Elsevier, 2021-12)

  The small-bodied Miocene catarrhine Pliobates cataloniae (11.6 Ma, Spain) displays a mosaic of catarrhine symplesiomorphies and hominoid synapomorphies that hinders deciphering its phylogenetic relationships. Based on ...
• A comparative analysis of the vestibular apparatus in Epipliopithecus vindobonensis : phylogenetic implications 

  Urciuoli, Alessandro; Zanolli, Clement; Beaudet, Amelie; Pina, Marta; Almecija, Sergio; Moya-Sola, Salvador; Alba, David M. (Elsevier, 2021-02)

  Pliopithecoids are an extinct group of catarrhine primates from the Miocene of Eurasia. More than 50 years ago, they were linked to hylobatids due to some morphological similarities, but most subsequent studies have supported ...
• A dietary assessment of colonial Cape Town’s enslaved population 

  Mbeki, Linda; Kootker, Lisette M.; Laffoon, Jason E.; Davies, Gareth R.; Kars, Henk (Springer, 2021-01)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• The association between anterior cruciate ligament length and femoral epicondylar width measured on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging or radiograph 

  Van Zyl, Reinette; Van Schoor, Albert-Neels; Du Toit, Peet J.; Suleman, Farhana Ebrahim; Velleman, Mark D.; Glatt, Vaida; Tetsworth, Kevin; Hohmann, Erik (Elsevier, 2020-02)

  PURPOSE: To determine whether femoral epicondylar width (FECW) obtained from either magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or plain radiographs could be used to predict anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) length. A secondary purpose ...
• A gender-based comparative aneurysm study regarding age at presentation, location, and possible causative factors 

  Watt, Janeane; Watt, Conrad; Van Schoor, Albert-Neels (Turkish Foundation of Family Medicine, 2020)

  OBJECTS: The worldwide prevalence of cerebral aneurysms is estimated at 3.2%, with a female predominance of 2:1. A significant gender-specific difference also exists regarding the aneurysm location. This study aimed to ...
• Are endocasts reliable proxies for brains? A 3D quantitative comparison of the extant human brain and endocast 

  Dumoncel, Jean; Subsol, Gerard; Durrleman, Stanley; Bertrand, Anne; De Jager, Edwin John; Oettle, Anna Catherina; Lockhat, Zarina I.; Suleman, Farhana Ebrahim; Beaudet, Amelie (Wiley, 2021-02)

  Endocasts (i.e., replicas of the inner surface of the bony braincase) constitute a critical proxy for qualifying and quantifying variations in brain shape and organization in extinct taxa. In the absence of brain tissues ...
• Serum metabolome changes in relation to prothrombotic state induced by combined oral contraceptives with drospirenone and ethinylestradiol 

  Swanepoel, A.C. (Albe Carina); Bester, Janette; Emmerson, Odette; Soma, Prashilla; Beukes, Derylize; Van Reenen, Mari; Loots, Du Toit; Du Preez, Ilse (Mary Ann Liebert, 2020-07)

  The association between hypercoagulability and use of drospirenone (DRSP) and ethinylestradiol (EE) containing combined oral contraceptives (COCs) is an important clinical concern. We have previously reported that the ...
• Defining the popliteal fossa by bony landmarks and mapping of the courses of the neurovascular structures for application in popliteal fossa surgery 

  Greenwood, Kelsi; Van Zyl, Reinette; Keough, Natalie; Hohmann, Erik (Korean Association of Anatomists, 2021-03)

  Surgical access to the posterior knee poses a high-risk for neurovascular damage. The study aimed to define the popliteal fossa by reliable bony landmarks and comprehensively mapping the neurovascular structures for ...
• The determination of safe zones for arthroscopic portal placement into the posterior knee by mapping the courses of neurovascular structures in relation to bony landmarks 

  Greenwood, Kelsi; Van Zyl, Reinette; Keough, Natalie; Hohmann, Erik (Springer, 2021-08)

  PURPOSE : Minimally invasive surgery in the posterior knee is high risk for iatrogenic injury to popliteal neurovascular neurovasculature structures. This study aimed to use reliable landmarks to define safe zones for ...
• The position of the common facial vein in neonates : an alternate route for central venous catheter placement 

  Van Tonder, D.J. (Daniel); Keough, Natalie; Van Niekerk, Martin L.; Van Schoor, Albert-Neels (Wiley, 2021-05)

  INTRODUCTION : We determine the location of the common facial vein (CFV) in a sample of neonates and assess the safety of this vein as an alternative access route for a central venous catheter (CVC). MATERIALS AND METHODS ...
• Standardizing ordinal subadult age indicators : testing for observer agreement and consistency across modalities 

  Corron, Louise K.; Stock, M.K.; Cole, S.J.; Hulse, Cortney N.; Garvin, H.M.; Klales, A.R.; Stull, Kyra Elizabeth (Elsevier, 2021-03)

  Skeletal and dental data for subadult analyses obtained from dry bones or various types of medical images, such as computed tomography (CT) scans or conventional radiographs/x-rays, should be consistent and repeatable to ...
• The atlas of StW 573 and the late emergence of human-like head mobility and brain metabolism 

  Beaudet, Amelie; Clarke, Ronald J.; Heaton, Jason L.; Pickering, Travis R.; Carlson, Kristian J.; Crompton, Robin H.; Jashashvili, Tea; Bruxelles, Laurent; Jakata, Kudakwashe; Bam, Lunga; Van Hoorebeke, Luc; Kuman, Kathleen; Stratford, Dominic (Nature Publishing Group, 2020-03)

  Functional morphology of the atlas reflects multiple aspects of an organism’s biology. More specifically, its shape indicates patterns of head mobility, while the size of its vascular foramina reflects blood flow to the ...
• A comparison of arterial measurements between a South African cadaver and living sample as affected by age, sex, height and weight 

  Naude, Marelize (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  Knowledge of the normal arterial diameter at a given anatomical point is the first step towards quantifying the severity of cardiovascular diseases. According to several studies, parameters such as age, weight, height, ...

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