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Christos Nikolaou
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Why do these locking screws don't lock? It may be my fault.
Occasionally, implants do not function as we planned due to technical mistakes. In other instances, it may be because there are usage...
Christos Nikolaou
Apr 261 min read
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The probability puzzle - Why the probability of a continuous measurement is zero.
What is the chance that your next TPLO candidate needs a TPA of 5 or 6.5 degrees? Zero! In a previous post , we discussed the function of...
Christos Nikolaou
Apr 245 min read
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How is the p-value found and what is a Type 1 error?
Watch the post on YouTube. Following the example of the previous post , let's say that the mean height in our sample is not 1.43 standard...
Christos Nikolaou
Apr 212 min read
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The test statistic, the standard error, and the p-value (z-statistic).
Watch the YouTube video of the post. If the town we live in has a population close to 5 million people, we can safely consider our sample...
Christos Nikolaou
Apr 215 min read
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What is the probability?
This post is about what the probability of something happening is. For this, let's assume that we go down the road and measure the height...
Christos Nikolaou
Apr 212 min read
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TTA - Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't - Explained
Watch the video of the post on our YouTube channel. The TTA is based on the assumption that the force from the femur to the tibia and...
Christos Nikolaou
Apr 218 min read
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Testing of Orthopaedic Implants: A Comprehensive Overview of Stakeholders and Processes
Orthopaedic implants are critical medical devices designed to restore function and alleviate pain for patients with musculoskeletal...
Christos Nikolaou
Apr 116 min read
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International Standards of testing orthopaedic implants
A consensus standard of testing serves as a guide, outlining requirements and methodologies to ensure consistency in test results across...
Christos Nikolaou
Apr 15 min read
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TPLO to a TPA of 5 degrees - Reif et al.
This is the second post in a series investigating the reasons why the number 5 is so well-embedded in the TPLO literature. Effect of...
Christos Nikolaou
Mar 313 min read
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The unbeatable 5 - Warzee et. al.
Effect of Tibial Plateau Leveling on Cranial and Caudal Tibial Thrusts in Canine Cranial Cruciate-Deficient Stifles: An In Vitro...
Christos Nikolaou
Mar 276 min read
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The 5-degree golden rule - An Introduction
The target tibial plateau (TPA) angle of 5 degrees for the TPLO procedure is so inherent to our everyday practice that it has become an...
Christos Nikolaou
Mar 272 min read
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The kinematics and kinetics of pivot TPLO plates.
Lately, there has been a tendency to use TPLO plates with angled compression screws. Two such plates are the BioCurve by Movora and the...
Christos Nikolaou
Mar 241 min read
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How to calculate the rotation of the tibial plateau manually
Although most of the times we use charts which will show how much we need to move the proximal tibial fragment to achieve a tibial...
Christos Nikolaou
Mar 83 min read
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Joint contact reaction force - Part 2 - The intact stifle joint.
In the previous post , we became familiar with finding the reaction elements from a wall when a beam is fixed on it. We said that the...
Christos Nikolaou
Feb 173 min read
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Joint contact reaction force - Part 1
What is the stifle joint contact reaction force? From Newton’s third law, we know that for every action, there is an equal and opposite...
Christos Nikolaou
Feb 95 min read
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