The goal of this study is to evaluate the functional results of the modified Judet quadricepsplasty for a knee extension contracture secondary to prolonged external fixation. This is a retrospective study of 31 patients with the diagnosis of an extraarticular knee extension contracture who had prolonged external fixation of the femur. Functional assessment was conducted after a minimum follow-u...

The Cochrane review by Rivara and the Thompsons found evidence that if you bang your head the consequences will be less severe if you are wearing a protective helmet. Based on this review they recommend that cyclists should be “encouraged” to wear helmets. The form of encouragement that they favour is compulsion. We accept the principal finding of their review—that protective helmets protect in...

In Zac Thompsons Graphic Novel Relay (2018) sendet das scheinbar aufgeklärte galaktische Imperium der Menschheit Angebot, sich durch die Einpflanzung eines gigantischen Monolithen, homogenisierend auf Kulturen einwirkt, an neu entdeckte Planeten anzuschließen. Planeten, ablehnen, werden zerstört. Die Konformität, dieses System erzeugt, schafft oberflächlich betrachtet eine stabile Welt für die,...