BACKGROUND Operative treatment is the standard for severely displaced proximal humerus fractures, but functional impairment can persist. Retaining of the implant can be a reason and in other fracture situations has proved to ameliorate patient satisfaction. The aim of this study was to analyse the functional outcome after locking plate removal in proximal humerus fractures. METHODS In a two-y...

Purpose This study investigated the impact of plate type on clinical and radiological outcomes ulnar shortening osteotomy (USO) by comparing conventional plates. The effect interfragmentary screw fixation (ISF) during USO was also assessed.Methods Seventy-eight patients were divided into three groups according to plate: 3.5-mm dynamic compression (DCP), limited contact DCP, 2.7-mm locking ulna ...

Haze removal is a difficult problem due the inherent ambiguity between the haze and the underlying scene. All images contain some noise due to sensor error that can be amplified in the haze removal process. A number of methods have been proposed for haze removal. In this paper proposes a simple but effective image prior to remove haze from a single input image. By using single image it removes ...