Enthesis reconstruction (lateral pterygoid tendon reattachment via bone in the prosthetic lattice structure) evidenced in CTscan
Normal rumination with proper lateral mandibular movements through lateral pterygoid muscle function (before and 9 months after joint replacement) Fine-tuning for predictable boney reattachment in humans is ongoing. However, the first clinical results are similar to those in 13 sheep!
Processing post-doc with potential applications in extremity surgery VUB PhD thesis of N. De Meurechy (Brussels), Promotors M. Mommaerts (Brussels) & D. Verwilghen (Sydney) In collaboration with D. Ângelo (Lisbon), Medanex (Diest), VLAIO and CADskills (Gent)