The laboratory isolation of Salmonella began approxhately a century ago. Since that time there have been numerous reports in the scientific literature comparing the efficacy of various media and incubation conditions. An important part of the Salmonella laboratory procedure is the selective plating agar. Many of the currently used media were developed for the clinical microbiologist, and clinic...

Bone Joint Res 2015;4:23–8. Received 23 October 2014; Accepted 17 December 2014 Objectives This study tests the biomechanical properties of adjacent locked plate constructs in a femur model using Sawbones. Previous studies have described biomechanical behaviour related to inter-device distances. We hypothesise that a smaller lateral inter-plate distance will result in a biomechanically stronger...

Although anterior cervical instrumentation was initially used in cervical trauma, because of obvious benefits, indications for its use have been expanded over time to degenerative cases as well as tumor and infection of the cervical spine. Along with a threefold increase in incidence of cervical fusion surgery, implant designs have evolved over the last three decades. Observation of graft subsi...

Hexavalent chromium wastes need to be chemically reduced to trivalent chrome in the shop’s treatment plant. This necessitates the use of expensive chemicals such as sulfur dioxide, sodium metabisulfite or sodium borohydride. Also considerable hazardous sludge is generated during the neutralization step of the treatment process due to the high chromium concentration of the plating solutions. Haz...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to compare the biomechanical properties of locked versus nonlocked lateral fibular bridge plating of comminuted, unstable ankle fractures in a mode of catastrophic failure. METHODS We created comminuted Weber C fractures in 8 paired limbs from fresh cadavers. Fractures were plated with either standard or locked one-third tubular bridge plating techniqu...

Objectives: Many studies have highlighted lower rates of secondary operations with dual-plating compared to single-plating. Despite higher upfront costs associated the construct, observed reduction in single-plating may make it a more cost- effective treatment option. The objective this study was assess cost-effectiveness dual-plate fixation single-plate patients operatively indicated displaced...