The application of thermoplastic polymers as a matrix material in fibre reinforced composites has grown steadily over the last decades [1]. Thermoplastic composites offer clear advantages over their thermoset counterparts in terms of improved fracture toughness, potential for recycling and, most notably, the possibility to reshape the product at higher temperatures [1,2]. The latter allows rapi...

INTRODUCTION Current treatment strategies for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) focus on cement-associated solutions. Complications associated with cement application are leakage, embolism, adjacent fractures, and compromise in bony healing. This study comprises a validated VCF model in osteoporotic sheep in order to (1) evaluate a new cementless fracture fixation technique us...

Consolidation and fracture dynamics in nanophase amorphous Si3N4 are investigated using 106-atom moleculardynamics simulations. At a pressure of 15 GPa and 2000 K, the nanophase system is almost fully consolidated within a fraction of a nanosecond. The consolidation process is welldescribed by the classical theory of sintering. Under an applied strain the consolidated system develops several cr...

OBJECTIVES Pilon fracture is a complex injury that is often associated with severe soft tissue damage and high rates of surgical site infection. The goal of this study was to analyze and identify independent risk factors for surgical site infection among patients undergoing surgical fixation of a pilon fracture. METHODS The medical records of all pilon fracture patients who underwent surgical...

Complex periarticular fractures of the long bones are difficult to treat. Classic intramedullary osteosynthesis do not provide a stable fixation (Wiss et al., 1986), while open reduction and rigid fixation by classic plates (recommended in the 60s-70s) is requiring large incisions with important deperiostation. Potential complications as infections, consolidation delays and construct damage due...

  Retained gauze after surgery is an uncommon error and it may be associated with many complications. We are reporting our case to call attention to the fact that retained gauze may become symptomatic even after a very long interval. Herein we report on a patient who developed infection and fistula with discharge from this error 35 years after a surgery for femur fracture and insertion of a IM ...

Objective: The goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of intraperitoneal (JP) cisplatin as consolidation treatment, in epithelial ovarian cancer patients with pathologically negative surgical reassessment, following first-line platinum-based chemotherapy. Methods: This study included 22 patients with FIGO stage (IIc- IV) epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) which had no evidence of disea...

BACKGROUND Humeral shaft fractures account for 1 to 3% of all fractures in adults and for 20% of all humeral fractures. Non-operative treatment is still the standard treatment of isolated humeral shaft fractures, although this method can present unsatisfactory results. Surgical treatment is reserved for specific conditions. Modern concepts of internal fixation of long bone shaft fractures advoc...

non-penetrating head injuries associated with skull base fractures can lead to the development of pneumocephalus upon airs ingress, which leads its course in the subarachnoid space. intracerebral air accumulation is rare and ensuses when a paranasal sinus fracture is associated with a ensues when a paranasal sinus fracture is associated with a nearby parenchymal contusion. a 25-year old man is ...

4.1 Methods of fracture stabilization 17 4.2 Nonoperative fracture management 17 4.2.1 Fracture healing without treatment 4.2.2 Conservative treatment of fractures 4.3 Surgical fixation with relative stability 19 4.3.1 Mechanics of techniques of relative stability 4.3.2 Implants 4.3.3 Mechanobiology of indirect or secondary fracture healing 4.4 Surgical fixation with absolute stability 22 4.4.1...