Life-threatening respiratory failure requiring extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation secondary to the anti-synthetase syndrome.

Veno-venous extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) provides support in severe acute respiratory failure (SARF) refractory to maximal conventional ventilatory support. ECMO does not treat the lungs per se, but allows time for the underlying condition to reverse or resolve. Common indications include acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and life-threatening asthma.

Analysis of microstructure characteristics and mechanical properties of beetle forewings, Allomyrina dichotoma.

In this study, the internal microstructure of the forewings of Allomyrina dichotoma is investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. The results of SEM test show that the inner microstructure of the forewings possesses an integrated sandwich-like plate supported by trabeculae, which is composed of upper and lower skins of unequal thicknesses, and a honeycomb core with trabeculae. Beetle forewing is a natural composite material composed of chitin fibres and proteins.

Unusual operative treatment and outcome of femoral shaft fracture in a non-ambulatory cerebral palsy patient.

Cerebral palsy patients are prone to spontaneous fractures due to poor bone quality. The treatment options of femoral fractures include conservative and operative management which is tailored according to the patient's needs, co-morbidities and the presence of skilled surgeon. We present a 20 year old non-ambulatory CP patient who had a fractured femoral shaft which was treated by surgical excision of the fracture which is a surgical modality that according to our knowledge hasn't been addressed before in literature.