Epipsammic browsing and deposit-feeding in mud snails (Hydrobiidae)

A study of feeding behavior of Hydrobia ulvae Pennant, H. ventrosa Montagu, H. neglecta Muus, and Potamopyrgus jenkinsi Smith (Hydrobiidae, Gastropoda) on a wide size range of sediment fractions showed that these snails are capable of feeding on material adhering to sediment particles by swallowing small particles (deposit-feeding), and by browsing upon particle surfaces, which we call epipsammic browsing ...

Total ankle prostheses in rheumatoid arthropathy: Outcome in 52 patients followed for 1–9 years

Background and purpose The first generations of total ankle replacements (TARs) showed a high rate of early failure. In the last decades, much progress has been made in the development of TARs, with the newer generation showing better results. We evaluated TARs implanted with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or juvenile inflammatory arthritis (JIA) as indication