Maintaining wild animals in captivity often requires chemical immobilisation to achieve various diagnostic, surgical and management interventions. Four dholes, two Indian grey wolves and four Indian jackals were immobilised using ketamine-xylazine combination for either medical or management interventions. Based on the estimated body weight, canids were darted upon with 6-8 mg kg-1 ketamine and...

In this study, the potential of alkali activated fly ash cements to immobilise metals that are generally not well immobilised in Portland cements was examined. A class F fly ash was activated with a solution of 8M NaOH to form a hardened cementitious paste. Prior to activation, fly ashes were doped with either: i) 5000 mg/kg (0.5%) Hg 2+ as HgCl2, ii) 10000 mg/kg (1.0%) Cs + as CsOH.H2O or iii)...

We report an audit of 208 patients with a mean age of 39 years (16 to 65) attending the Orthopaedic Assessment Unit at the Wellington Hospital between January 2006 and December 2007 with an injury of the tendo Achillis requiring immobilisation in a cast. Information on assessment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk, prophylactic measures and VTE events for all patients was obtained from the me...

Fractures of the hip in children have been associated with a very high rate of serious complications including avascular necrosis (up to 47%) and coxa vara (up to 32%). Over a period of 20 years, we have treated displaced fractures by early anatomical reduction, internal fixation and immobilisation in a spica cast to try to reduce these complications. We have reviewed 18 patients who had a disp...

OBJECTIVE The management of patients with penetrating neck injuries in the prehospital setting and in the emergency department has evolved with regard to the necessity for spinal immobilisation and the use of multidetector computed tomographic (MDCT) imaging. Questions also arise as to choices of securing a threatened or compromised airway. A structured review of the medical literature was cond...

1. Rabbit spermatozoa suspended in Baker's solution rapidly lose motility at relatively high dilutions. At a concentration of 0.4 million per ml., the spermatozoa from most ejaculates are completely immotile within 2 or 3 hours. The same phenomenon occurs with chloride-free diluents and is therefore not due to the toxic action of chlorides. 2. This rapid immobilisation may be prevented by suspe...

Luxation erecta is a rare form of shoulder dislocation, bilateral inferior dislocation very and few cases have been published in the literature. We present case male, fell down ladder, presented with luxation treated close reduction, immobilisation rehabilitation.

Translocating solution-phase molecular recognition of oppositely charged hosts and guests to the solid phase represents a major challenge; we report a successful immobilisation strategy which allows selective host-guest interactions in water unencumbered by unwanted ion exchange-type interactions.

Immobilisation of liposomes and cells is often a prerequisite for long-term observations. The most common immobilisation approaches rely on surface modifications, encapsulation in porous materials or trapping in microfluidic channels by means of hurdle-like structures. While these approaches are useful for larger mammalian cells, the immobilisation of smaller organisms like bacteria and yeast o...

Management of first shoulder dislocation following reduction remains controversial. The two main options are immobilisation and arthroscopic stabilisation. The aim of this article is to highlight some of the issues that influence decision making when discussing management options with these patients, including natural history of the first time dislocation, outcomes of surgery and non-operative ...