Projects
Electrical interaction with the abnormal brain cavity wall to reduce cavity-related symptoms: proof-of-concept study in the rat KU Leuven
On each neurosurgery and neuroanatomy ward around the world lie patients with an abnormal brain cavity (aBC). Such an aBC develops because neurons are lost as a result of brain damage due to e.g. a stroke or traumatic brain injury. Symptoms associated with an aBC range from motor impairment such as paresis to psychiatric symptoms such as depression. Despite a wide range of available therapies, these symptoms often remain, even years ...
The Interprosthetic Gap as a Risk Factor for Interprosthetic Fractures of the Femur KU Leuven
An interprosthetic (IP) gap is created when an arthroplasty is performed on both joints of the same bone to replace deteriorated joints. Specifically in this
thesis, placement of a hip and knee prosthesis in the femur was examined. Such an ipsilateral placement of stemmed prostheses into the same bone creates a gap of varying size and location depending on the prosthesis stem lengths. The IP gap is measured in between the tips of the ...