A retrospective review of 21 patients that underwent bone screw removal from the elbow was studied in relation to the type of metal, duration of implantation, and the location of the screws about the elbow. Screw failure during extraction was the dependent variable. Five of 21 patients experienced hardware failure during extraction. Fourteen patients had titanium alloy implants. In four cases, ...

A 58-year-old woman presented with onset of pain associated with a popping sound after a twisting motion 4 years after left total knee revision arthroplasty. She had a complex medical history, including a reported bone cement allergy, and presented to the hospital unable to bear weight. Plain radiographs revealed a broken femoral component, with the femoral metaphyseal sleeve separated from the...

Peter Kilroy King’s College London London, UK Abstract Drawing on the ields of postcolonial studies and media theory, this article analyzes Frances Calvert’s 1990 documentary, Talking Broken, which, inter alia, looks at the role of space, place and media amongst Australia’s “other” Indigenous community, Torres Strait Islanders. he article explores the historical and geographical complexity of t...

This short fictional story aims to highlight the continuing difficulties and frustrations that UK veterans their families face in getting help support they need deserve around mental health substance misuse issues.

The toughness of bone is an important feature in preventing it from fracturing. We consider the notch sensitivity in impact, and the associations between brittleness, notch sensitivity and post-yield energy absorption of mammalian mineralized tissues. Specimens of bone-like tissues covering a wide range of mineralization were broken, either notched or un-notched, in impact. The greater the mine...

Image Processing based computerized expert system has been developed in the context of fracture treatment of patient. The tibia fracture has been taken into account for various possibilities of the cure analysis. Callus formation along with the Patient tenderness jointly signifies the treatment. The concept of fuzzification between the callus formation between fragment of broken bones and other...

ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to document a rare case of construct failure in a 68-year old Filipina who sustained an atypical femoral fracture (AFF) in her left subtrochanteric area. The patient previously had a 40-month history of alendronate 70mg + vitamin D 5600u therapy for osteoporosis and underwent closed intramedullary nailing for the AFF. Six months postoperatively, she began to ex...