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Commercially available antibiotic-laden PMMA-covered locking nails for the treatment of fracture-related infections - A retrospective case analysis of 10 cases [PDF]
Introduction: Fracture-related infections (FRIs) are a devastating complication. FRIs are challenging and should be addressed with a multidisciplinary approach.
A. Jorge-Mora +12 more
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Application of plasmatrix in vertical bone augmentation for implant placement
Vertical bone augmentation surgery still faces considerable challenges in clinical practice due to various problems, such as difficulty in restoring the ideal alveolar bone height and biological complications, and because it is highly technically ...
ZHANG Yufeng, WANG Yulan
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Crucifixion and median neuropathy. [PDF]
Crucifixion as a means of torture and execution was first developed in the 6th century B.C. and remained popular for over 1000 years. Details of the practice, which claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, have intrigued scholars as historical records and
Regan, Jacqueline M +2 more
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Use of a Magnetic Bone Nail for Lengthening of the Femur and Tibia [PDF]
Purpose To report our experience with the PRECICE nail for limb lengthening in 23 patients. Methods Records of 15 female and 8 male patients aged 14 to 38 (mean, 23.6) years who underwent lengthening of the tibia (n=6) or femur (n=21) using the PRECICE nail were reviewed.
Karakoyun, Özgür +4 more
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Numerical Simulation of an Intramedullary Elastic Nail: Expansion Phase and Load-Bearing Behavior
The Marchetti-Vicenzi's nail is an intramedullary device where six curved nails are kept straight by a closing ring in order to allow their insertion into the medullary canal of a long bone; in a following step, these nails stabilize the fracture due to ...
Giulia Pascoletti +4 more
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Background and purpose — Observing serious adverse events during treatment with the Precice Stryde bone lengthening nail (NuVasive, San Diego, CA, USA), we conducted a nationwide cross-sectional study to report the prevalence of adverse events from all ...
Jan Duedal Rölfing +9 more
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Coated nails: is their use supported by the literature?
. Antibiotic-coated intramedullary nails have been popularized in recent decades for treating long-bone infections. They are especially useful in treating diaphyseal infections requiring stability, such as those involving fractures and nonunions.
Jane Z. Liu, MD, Brett D. Crist, MD
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Stable isotope analysis of soft tissues from mummified human remains [PDF]
Mummies are faunal remains that include the preservation of soft tissues, such as skin, muscle, nails and hair as well as bone. These soft tissues are generally rich in collagen or keratin proteins and thus provide potentially suitable material for ...
Angela L. Lamb +15 more
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Stabilization of Fractures with the Use of Veterinary Interlocking Nails [PDF]
Interlocking nails (ILN) are effective tools for the fixation of long bone fractures, including humeral, femoral and tibial fractures. An interlocking nails are a steel rods which are placed in medullary canal of fractured bone.
Adam Piórek*, Zbigniew Adamiak, Hubert Matyjasik and Yauheni Zhalniarovich
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Meeting the challenge for foot health in rheumatic diseases [PDF]
Background: National guidelines recommend that patients with rheumatic diseases should have access to podiatry services and evidence is emerging that podiatry interventions are effective in the management of foot problems in this patient group.
Bowden, AP, Williams, AE
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