Compared to articular cartilage, the biomechanical properties of costal cartilage have not yet
been extensively explored. The research presented addresses this problem by studying for …

Background: Rhinoplasty is made more challenging when there is insufficient septal
cartilage for use as graft material. Several autologous and homologous graft options have …

Background: To retrospectively study the costochondral graft (CCG) based nasal dorsum
augmentation failures due to warping. Materials and Methods: All patients fulfilling inclusion …

The effect of the dimensions of the thoracic cage on the resuscitation outcome of
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) maneuvers has long been debated. In this study, the …

When septal cartilage is lacking, commercially available costal cartilage allograft can be
used. Such allografts have “off-the-shelf” accessibility, are available in multiple sizes, are …

The biomechanical response of a human rib cage to cardiopulmonary resuscitation
maneuvers was investigated by means of finite element simulations. We analyzed the effect …

Surgical resection of chest wall tumours may lead to a loss of ribcage stability and requires
reconstruction to allow for physical thorax functioning. When titanium implants are used …

Current finite element (FE) models of the human thorax are limited by the lack of local-level
validation, especially in the ribcage. This study exercised an existing FE ribcage model for a …

Introduction. The study aimed to evaluate if costal cartilage is a good source of DNA for
genetic individual identification tests performed in forensic autopsies. Materials and …

Various tissues in the human body, including cartilage, are known to calcify with aging.
There currently is no material model that accounts for the calcification in the costal cartilage …