The Torres del Paine Intrusive Complex (TPIC) is a shallowly emplaced pluton surrounded by a well-defined contact aureole, providing an ideal setting to test Ti-in-biotite thermometry. We compare existing Ti-in-biotite thermometers with phase petrology constraints and found that they systematically overestimate peak metamorphic temperatures. This discrepancy arises from a significant increase in Ti solubility at low pressures...

Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (UCLR) is frequently performed among injured overhead-throwing athletes. One of the most common graft choices when performing a UCLR is the ipsilateral palmaris longus tendon (PL). The purpose of this study was to investigate the material properties of aseptically processed cadaveric knee collateral ligaments (kMCL) as a potential graft source for UCLR and compare them to the gold stand...