We used single-photon absorptiometry to assess the forearm bones after the removal of internal fixation plates in 14 patients. We found convincing evidence of cortical atrophy in only one patient, in whom the plates had been removed prematurely after only 16 months. It is suggested that such plates should be retained for at least 21 months, to allow bone density to return to its prefracture lev...

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Herein, the organic semiconductor methyl orange (MO), is investigated for the first time for its electronic applications. For this purpose, Al/MO/n-Si heterojunction is fabricated through economical cheap and simple “drop casting” technique. The currentvoltage (I-V) measurements of the device are made at room temperature under dark conditions. The I-V characteristics of Al/MO/n-Si junction exhi...

Treatment decision of displaced proximal humeral fractures is based on bone quality, fracture pattern, degree of displacement and patient profile. The AO/ASIF fracture classification helps in guiding treatment. Nonsurgical treatment consists of sling immobilisation. Surgical options include closed reduction and percutaneous pinning, open reduction and internal fixation with either conventional ...

2007;83:1484-1490 Ann Thorac Surg Hitoshi Terada and Abul Hasan Muhammad Bashar Enyi Shi, Teruhisa Kazui, Xiaojing Jiang, Naoki Washiyama, Katsushi Yamashita, Ischemia-Injured Spinal Cord Therapeutic Benefit of Intrathecal Injection of Marrow Stromal Cells on http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/83/4/1484 located on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with...

Z. W. Shan,1,4,* J. Li,2 Y. Q. Cheng,3 A. M. Minor,4 S. A. Syed Asif,1 O. L. Warren,1 and E. Ma3,† 1Hysitron, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55344, USA 2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA 3Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA 4National Center for Electron Microscopy, Lawrence Berkeley National Labo...