OBJECTIVE This study was designed to evaluate the functional and radiological outcomes of patients with complex tibial plateau fractures treated with double-buttress plate fixation. METHODS Sixty five cases of complex (Schatzker type V and VI) tibial plateau fractures were treated with double-buttress plate fixation in our centre from September 2001 to September 2006 through two separate plat...

background: the entrance of toxic compounds into wastewater treatment plants (wwtps) can induce disorder in their biological units. therefore, it is necessary to determine the sources of toxic wastewaters. in this study, the toxicity of the wastewater of 3 metal plating industries was assessed using sequencing batch reactor (sbr) bacteria. methods: to obtain the 1-1000 ml/l concentrations, the ...

Electroless nickel plating is a widely used plating method in many industries. The usability of the coating is, however, restricted by the control problems related to the electroless nickel plating process. To ensure deposit quality, the transcendent properties of electroless nickel deposit should be accurately controlled during plating, which is challenging because of the spontaneous, unstable...

Acetabular fractures involving predominantly the anterior column associated with a disruption of the quadrilateral surface can be treated with instrumentation implementing the stabilization of the quadrilateral surface. The recently introduced suprapectineal quadrilateral buttress plate is specifically designed to prevent secondary medial subluxation of the femoral head, especially in elderly p...

Aim To evaluate the functional and radiological results of treating unstable volar Barton's fractures of the distal radius with the T-buttress plate. Methods: This was a retrospective study at orthopedic complex in Bahawal Victoria Hospital from January 2009 to August 2010. We used open reduction and internal fixation with a 3.5mmT-buttress plates in volarly displaced, intraarticular fractures ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to evaluate current treatment of zygomatic fractures presenting at a level I trauma center. METHODS Radiology records over a 1-year period were retrospectively reviewed to determine all patients diagnosed with fractures through the zygoma. A total of 1049 computed tomography maxillofacial scans were reviewed which identified 243 patients with fractures thr...

Type 1 rupture of the left ventricle occurred during mitral valve repair. A repair operation, in which the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve was used as a buttress, was successful.

We report the case of a complete rupture of flexor pollicis longus tendon in a 30-year old-man 10 years after open reduction and internal fixation of a distal radius fracture with a volar buttress plate.

Figure 1. Maxillofacial computed tomographic scan, demonstrating a depressed zygomatico-maxillary complex fracture with loss of projection (top left), displacement at the sphenozygo-matic suture (top right), zygomaticomaxillary buttress (bottom right), with minimal orbital floor displacement (bottom left).