Alexis L. Beatty, MD, MAS; Ivy A. Ku, MD, MAS; Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD; Robert H. Christenson, PhD; Christopher R. DeFilippi, MD; Peter Ganz, MD; Joachim H. Ix, MD, MAS; Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, MSc; Torbjørn Omland, MD, PhD, MPH; Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH; Nelson B. Schiller, MD; Michael G. Shlipak, MD, MPH; Hicham Skali, MD, MSc; Madoka Takeuchi, MS; Eric Vittinghoff, PhD; Mary A. Who...

Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) is a woody vine with compound leaves comprised of three leaflets. The margins of the leaflets may either be smooth, toothed or lobed. Several subspecies morphologically similar with the plant exist through the world. The plant produces clusters of small, green flowers in June or July. The fruits are small, white berries. Many bird species use the fruit as foo...

Treatment of maxillofacial fractures may require maxillomandibular fixation (MMF) as an important step in the treatment modality. Interdental eyelet wiring (Ivy loop method) is one of the commonly used methods. This method has the disadvantage that associated dentoalveolar fractures and subluxated teeth were not addressed. Also, this method lack horizontal bracing across the fracture site, as p...