introduction iatrogenic patellar fracture is reported as a complication of patella procedures, such as medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction, reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee using bone-patellar tendon-bone technique, and resurfacing the patella in total knee arthroplasty. case presentation a 65-year-old lady with right patella fracture was treated with open ...

background: pancreatitis is most common complication of post-ercp and needs to admission at least for one day. the purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of guide wire for better common bile duct (cbd) cannulation for reducing post-ercp pancreatitis. methods: from april 2010 through march 2011, the patients who needed ercp and referred to shahid beheshti and rouhani teaching hospital ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : distraction osteogenesis is an established option for reconstruction of amputated fingers. in contrast to the primary method of distraction osteogenesis, using kirschner wire (k-wire) as an internal fixator is not common today. this study was conducted to evaluate distraction osteogenesis with and without k-wi...

conclusions we found the magnetic field assistant device to be an accurate, radiation-independent jig for close passing of guide wire after close reduction of femoral fracture. it can reduce the need for radiation during placement of guide wire for closed intramedullary nailing of the long bones. more studies are required to improve and evaluate the technique and equipment. results outcomes of ...

In order to compare rectal and intravenous(IV) administration of diazepam for management of convulsions,a prospective cross-sectional case-control study was conducted on 94 convulsive infants and children referring to the Emergency department of the university hospital No.1 in Kerman.all children were randomly divided into two groups.the patients were matched with regard to the cause,type,durat...

This paper presents an experimental investigation into the compression behavior of shape memory alloy hybrid composites (SMAHC) subjected to quasi-static loading taking into account of rotation effects of shape memory wire in basalt continuous filament (BCF) direct roving epoxy composite. Two types of specimen prepared, the BCF direct roving reinforced epoxy composite filled with shape memory w...

background: the aim of this study is to evaluate the long and short ten postoperative results after the notaras procedure as a surgical treatment of rectal prolapse in adults. methods: thirty-one patients suffering from rectal prolapse who were operated with notaras posterior mesh rectopexy in shohada-e-tajrish hospital between 1991- 2000 were followed up for results and complications and the r...

background : rectal bleeding is a relatively uncommon, but potentially important problem in early infancy.  the common causes of fresh rectal bleeding in this age group are: bleeding diathesis (vit. k deficiency), infectious colitis, cow’s milk protein allergy and anal fissure.  nodular lymphoid hyperplasia (nlh) is another cause of prolonged fresh rectal bleeding in early infancy.   objective:...

Wire bonding using copper or insulated wire leads to many advantages and new challenges. Research is intensively performed worldwide, leading to many new findings and solutions. This article reviews recent advances in wire bonding using copper wire or insulated wire for advanced microelectronics packaging. Journal articles, conference articles and patents published or issued recently are review...

in this paper, based on equations of lateral vibrations of wires, a non contact method for measuring instantaneous tension in a wire is introduced. the lateral vibration of the string is measured using an eddy current transducer and is sent to a computer. this signal is then imported to suitable software for fast fourier transform (fft) processing. the first natural frequency of the string is c...