EVALUATION OF THE QUALITY OF IMMOBILIZATION AND CARDIORESPIRATORY EFFECTS OF ETORPHINE-MEDETOMIDINE-AZAPERONE COMBINATION IN PLAINS ZEBRAS (): A PILOT STUDY.

Five free-ranging male (subadults, n = 3; adults, n = 2) plains zebras () were immobilized using a combination of etorphine (0.017 mg/kg), medetomidine (0.017 mg/kg), and azaperone (0.

Stability of the offset V osteotomy: effects of fixation, orientation, and surgical translocation in polyurethane foam models and preserved cadaveric specimens.

Polyurethane foam models and cadaver specimens were used to examine the stability of the offset V first metatarsal osteotomy. Uniform osteotomies were performed in all specimens by using a specially designed jig. Specimens in the polyurethane foam model series (n = 10) varied with respect to fixation type, fixation orientation, and degree of lateral translocation of the osteotomy.

Recognition of the flexor digitorum accessorius longus.

The flexor digitorum accessorius longus muscle was observed during a cadaveric surgery course on the foot and ankle for third-year podiatric medical students. The cadaveric foot had been amputated just proximal to the ankle level so that the muscle origin could not be determined; its insertion, however, was found to be into the flexor digitorum longus tendon, just before the tendon split into its digital slips. This article reviews the literature on the muscle and its clinical implications and describes and shows the muscle as it was seen in this case.

Stability of the offset V-osteotomy. Test jig development and saw bone model assessment.

In the offset V-bunionectomy used for hallux valgus repair, both the Kalish and the Vogler variations have a long dorsal arm, but the apex is more distal in the Kalish procedure. This study investigated the effect that pin orientation and location of the osteotomy apex have on weightbearing stability. The authors studied saw bone models that were loaded to failure in an Instron 4201 materials testing machine and, in addition, designed, fabricated, and used a unique jig assembly to help minimize data variability.