Search Results - "Brennan, F"
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Porous PEEK improves the bone-implant interface compared to plasma-sprayed titanium coating on PEEK
Published in Biomaterials (01-12-2018)“…Polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) is one of the most common materials used for load-bearing orthopaedic devices due to its radiolucency and favorable mechanical…”
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Do Surface Porosity and Pore Size Influence Mechanical Properties and Cellular Response to PEEK?
Published in Clinical orthopaedics and related research (01-11-2016)“…Background Despite its widespread use in orthopaedic implants such as soft tissue fasteners and spinal intervertebral implants, polyetheretherketone (PEEK)…”
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Histology-based Classification Predicts Pattern of Recurrence and Improves Risk Stratification in Primary Retroperitoneal Sarcoma
Published in Annals of surgery (01-03-2016)“…OBJECTIVE:To determine the prognostic significance of histologic type/subtype in a large series of patients with primary resected retroperitoneal sarcoma…”
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Multi-criteria assessment of offshore wind turbine support structures
Published in Renewable energy (01-11-2011)“…Wind power, especially offshore, is considered one of the most promising sources of ‘clean’ energy towards meeting the EU and UK targets for 2020 and 2050…”
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Fitness-for-purpose assessment of cracked offshore wind turbine monopile
Published in Marine structures (01-05-2021)“…In this paper, the procedure for flaw acceptability assessment is examined through a case study of a semi-elliptical surface crack in an offshore monopile as…”
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Experimental investigation of mechanical and fracture properties of offshore wind monopile weldments: SLIC interlaboratory test results
Published in Fatigue & fracture of engineering materials & structures (01-12-2018)“…S355 structural steel is commonly used in fabrication of offshore structures including offshore wind turbine monopiles. Knowledge of mechanical and fracture…”
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Pretreatment Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Independently Predicts Disease-specific Survival in Resectable Gastroesophageal Junction and Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Published in Annals of surgery (01-02-2016)“…OBJECTIVE:Preoperative methods to estimate disease-specific survival (DSS) for resectable gastroesophageal (GE) junction and gastric adenocarcinoma are…”
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High-strength, surface-porous polyether-ether-ketone for load-bearing orthopedic implants
Published in Acta biomaterialia (01-02-2015)“…[Display omitted] Despite its widespread clinical use in load-bearing orthopedic implants, polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) is often associated with poor…”
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Oral, in place of intravenous, paracetamol as the new normal for elective cases
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A simplified formula for calculating the limit load of cracked offshore wind turbine monopile under bending
Published in Marine structures (01-05-2022)“…A simplified methodology is proposed for calculating the plastic collapse (limit) bending moment load of a pipe with a circumferential flaw with an emphasis on…”
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A Prognostic Nomogram for Prediction of Recurrence in Desmoid Fibromatosis
Published in Annals of surgery (01-08-2013)“…OBJECTIVE:To construct a postoperative nomogram to estimate the risk of local recurrence for patients with desmoid tumors. BACKGROUND:The standard management…”
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Impaction durability of porous polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) and titanium-coated PEEK interbody fusion devices
Published in The spine journal (01-05-2018)“…Various surface modifications, often incorporating roughened or porous surfaces, have recently been introduced to enhance osseointegration of interbody fusion…”
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Touchspinning: Mechanically drawing polyacrylonitrile nanofibers
Published in Journal of applied polymer science (20-06-2022)“…Electrospinning is the predominant method of polymer nanofiber production, though the technique is fraught with challenges. Mechanical drawing of nanofibers is…”
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Effects of Surface Topography and Chemistry on Polyether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK) and Titanium Osseointegration
Published in Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) (15-04-2020)“…STUDY DESIGN.An in vivo study examining the functional osseointegration of smooth, rough, and porous surface topographies presenting polyether-ether-ketone…”
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Clinical genomic profiling in the management of patients with soft tissue and bone sarcoma
Published in Nature communications (15-06-2022)“…There are more than 70 distinct sarcomas, and this diversity complicates the development of precision-based therapeutics for these cancers. Prospective…”
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Actual 10-Year Survival After Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases Defines Cure
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (10-10-2007)“…Resection of colorectal liver metastases (CLM) in selected patients has evolved as the standard of care during the last 20 years. In the absence of prospective…”
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Observation versus Resection for Small Asymptomatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Matched Case–Control Study
Published in Annals of surgical oncology (01-04-2016)“…Objective To analyze the natural history of small asymptomatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNET) and to present a matched comparison between groups who…”
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Survival after Hepatic Resection for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Trends in Outcomes for 1,600 Patients during Two Decades at a Single Institution
Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons (01-05-2010)“…Background This study analyzes factors associated with differences in long-term outcomes after hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer over time…”
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Global cancer surgery: delivering safe, affordable, and timely cancer surgery
Published in The lancet oncology (01-09-2015)“…Summary Surgery is essential for global cancer care in all resource settings. Of the 15·2 million new cases of cancer in 2015, over 80% of cases will need…”
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Comparison of Gastric Cancer Survival Following R0 Resection in the United States and Korea Using an Internationally Validated Nomogram
Published in Annals of surgery (01-04-2010)“…To compare disease-specific survival (DSS) between the US and Korea following R0 resection for gastric carcinoma (GC). Many studies have described decreased…”
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