The three Instruction Set Extension (ISE) enumeration algorithms described in this paper are Subgraph Enumeration (SE), Subgraph Removal (SR), and Lucky Subgraph Removal (LSR). SE exhaustively enumerates all convex subgraphs of a dataflow graph. SR iteratively finds the highest gain subgraph and then locks the related nodes out of the solution space for the next iteration of the search. Finally...

Complex fibular fractures as a result of either high-energy mechanisms or advanced age can be difficult to manage as significant comminution can preclude standard operative techniques. Furthermore, the maintenance of osseous reduction postoperatively throughout convalescence can present an equivalent challenge. Strict weightbearing restrictions in the elderly and the noncompliant postoperativel...

Background An MRI-compatible 12-lead ECG platform, equipped with MRI-gradient induced-voltage removal hardware and magneto-hydrodynamic voltage removal software [1], was previously applied to physiological monitoring and synchronization of cardiac imaging of patients inside MRI. This approach had limited success for highduty-cycle [(total Gradient-ramp-time per R-R)/(R-R time) >20%] MRI sequenc...

BACKGROUND Hook plate (HP) is popularly used for acute and severely displaced acromioclavicular (AC) dislocations. However, subacromial impingement and acromion osteolysis induced by transarticular fixation are notorious. The current case-control study was to compare transarticular fixation by HP to coracoclavicular (CC) stabilization by single multistrand titanium cable (MSTC). METHODS Betwe...

Distal clavicle fractures in adolescent patients may benefit from surgical intervention depending on fracture pattern, age of the patient, and other variables. Less-invasive techniques allowing earlier mobilization, decreased pain, and no requirement for hardware removal are attractive. A technique of double-button suture fixation is useful for the treatment of distal clavicle fractures in the ...

The radiological outcomes of 31 corrective osteotomies for malunion of the distal radius were assessed. The procedure re-established normal anatomy in the majority of cases. There was no significant difference in outcome between the dorsal and the palmar approach, but more secondary procedures for hardware removal were necessary with the dorsal approach.

A 32-year-old lady presented to our clinic with persistent painful restriction of her dominant forearm movements for three months after tension band wiring of olecranon. She had full elbow flexion and extension; however, her forearm rotations were restricted and painful. Investigations revealed prominent tips of the wire, eroding the radial tuberosity with heterotopic ossification between the r...

OBJECTIVE To compare bioresorbable plates with titanium plates for treatment of mandibular fractures. STUDY DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi, from January to December 2010. METHODOLOGY Patients with mandibular fracture were randomly divided in to two groups. The contro...

INTRODUCTION The migration of circlage wires used in tension band wiring construct of patella fractures in the posterior soft tissue envelope surrounding the knee joint has been rarely reported. CASE PRESENTATION A 60-year-old woman presented to us with pain over medial aspect of right knee joint. She underwent open reduction and internal fixation for a patellar fracture which she sustained 4...