Percutaneous fixation of anterior and posterior column acetabular fractures.

Although open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) has been the standard of care for acetabular fractures, recent advancements in minimally invasive techniques have allowed percutaneous fixation to gain popularity. Percutaneous technique has been described in the literature as an adjuvant to ORIF. However, isolated percutaneous fixation has the advantage of limiting soft tissue disruption, length of surgery, and blood loss when compared with ORIF.

Intra-articular Radial Head Fractures In the Skeletally Immature Patient: Complications and Management.

Background: Intra-articular (IARH) and extra-articular (EARH) radial head fractures in skeletally immature patients are rare injuries that have not been well studied. The objective of this study was to investigate the rate of complications associated with IARH fractures relative to EARH fractures in pediatric patients treated at a tertiary referral children's hospital.

Methods: With IRB approval, Current-Procedural Terminology codes were used to identify all patients who underwent management of radial head and/or neck fractures between 2005 and 2012.

In vivo model to measure bone repair efficacy of nanoparticle-based drug delivery.

Bone repair required for successful arthroplasty can be compromised in patients with comorbid conditions, such as osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disease. Biological compounds have been proposed to promote bone health and repair. The authors have designed a new animal model for testing bone promoting compounds in the in vivo environment.

Osmoregulation in Cotton in Response to Water Stress : III. Effects of Phosphorus Fertility.

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) (L.) was grown in a sand and nutrient solution system at two levels of phosphorus (0.5 and 5.

Abscisic Acid accumulation in cotton leaves in response to dehydration at high pressure.

Pressure-volume techniques were utilized to examine the control of abscisic acid (ABA) accumulation in dehydrated cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. cv Tamcot SP 37) leaves. Leaves were rapidly dehydrated in a pressure chamber to a balance pressure coincident with the loss of cellular turgor, and then the pressure was either maintained at that level or released.