Comparative Study of Intramedullary Hammertoe Fixation.

Background: Temporary Kirschner wire fixation (K-wire) is a widely used, low-cost fixation method for the correction of hammertoe deformity. Reported complications associated with K-wires prompted the development of new implants over the past decade. However, there is a lack of literature on comparative studies analyzing functional outcomes using validated questionnaires.

Gemfibrozil inhibits Legionella pneumophila and Mycobacterium tuberculosis enoyl coenzyme A reductases and blocks intracellular growth of these bacteria in macrophages.

We report here that gemfibrozil (GFZ) inhibits axenic and intracellular growth of Legionella pneumophila and of 27 strains of wild-type and multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in bacteriological medium and in human and mouse macrophages, respectively. At a concentration of 0.4 mM, GFZ completely inhibited L.

Surface damage on open box posterior-stabilized polyethylene tibial inserts.

Twenty retrieved Scorpio posterior-stabilized implants were available for analysis. The mean implantation time was 22 months (range, 2 days-42 months). Favorable types and amounts of surface damage were seen on the tibiofemoral and backsides of these modular PE liners that had been packaged in an inert environment and then sterilized by gamma irradiation.