âCruâ is the French word that is typically translated as growth, when referring to wine vineyards. It is closely related to another famous wine term âterroirâ. The Cru reflects how the Terrior contributes a certain character(s) to the wine. Mo...
The thicker dehydrated amniotic membrane disk (15mm Ambio5, 100 microns nominal thickness) was hydrated and manipulated into the concavity of the 18mm Kontur contact lens (Kontur Kontact Lens Co.). The resulting unit was placed onto the new ocular surface with the contact lens retaining the disk.
In contrast, on the palmar side, a thick ligament prevents hyperextension. The distal part of the volar ligament, called the volar plate, is 2 to 3 millimetres (0.079 to 0.118 in) thick and has a fibrocartilaginous structure. The presence of chondroitin and keratan sulfate in the dorsal and volar plates is important in resisting compression forces against the condyles of the proximal phalanx.