The use of tricorticocancellous bone graft in severely comminuted intra-articular fractures of the distal radius.

Purpose: We report the results of a retrospective study of the use of tricorticocancellous iliac crest bone graft in 12 patients with acute AO type C3.2 or type C3.3 fractures of the distal radius who were followed up for at least 1 year.

Use of a permanent magnetic field to inhibit the development of canine osteoarthritis.

This study was designed to determine the potential of a permanent magnetic field to inhibit the progression of osteoarthritis (OA) in a canine model. The magnetic field was created by 72 domino-sized ceramic magnets with surface field strength of 1100 G (0.11 T).

Latissimus dorsi pedicled flap for upper extremity soft-tissue reconstruction.

The latissimus dorsi often is used as a functional muscle transfer to restore elbow and shoulder motion. Although less common, its use as a pedicled muscle flap with a split-thickness skin graft provides excellent soft-tissue coverage of large upper extremity wounds. Seven male patients ranging in age from 6-71 years were treated with a pedicled latissimus dorsi muscle flap and split-thickness skin graft for coverage of open wounds of the shoulder, arm, or elbow with exposed vital structures (mean wound size: 15x10 cm).