Bleaching patterns along a faulted succession provides new insight into fluid migration pathways controlled by the fault zone and mechanical stratigraphy. In order to investigate this effect, we logged stratigraphic layers in Humbug Flats, Utah, USA both host rocks rocks, where 40 m offset normal cuts through Entrada Sandstone. We measured petrophysical properties using TinyPerm II, Schmidt Ham...

Vertebral fractures at the thoracolumbar area are the second most common fracture after the fractures around the hip [1]. Osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVF) are often related to a minor trauma like a fall, or even may happen spontaneously, not related to any minor trauma and affect 117 per 100000 persons [2]. Standard therapy of these fractures consists of rest, analgesia and mobilization a...

Sports-related maxillofacial fractures were analysed in 80 patients, accounting for 5.6% of all patients with facial bone fractures, treated during the 5-year period 1981-1985. 55% of the patients had 1 or more mandibular fractures and 45% had midface fractures. 6% of the patients had multiple injuries. The most common causes of injury were collision and fall. Soccer and ice hockey turned out t...

BACKGROUND Femoral hip fractures are a common occurrence in the elderly. Of the various fracture patterns, intertrochanteric injuries have the lowest rate of complications. Case reports of ensuing subcapital fracture have all been linked to incorrect placement of fixation devices or to osteomyelitis, white cases of avascular necrosis have only been reported rarely in the literature and are cons...

fractures of the os sacrum can be the cause of severe pain and immobility. a common cause of insufficiency fractures is osteoporosis. in elderly and multimorbid patients, the complications of conservative therapy can sometimes be severe. in the meantime, good outcomes with regard to pain reduction and improved mobility are achieved with ct-assisted balloon sacroplasty. we report on the successf...

The potential of high-temperature (>150°C) geothermal systems in crustal fault zones (fault cores and hundreds meters wide networks interconnected fractures the damage zone) is underestimated. Based on numerical models, we show that topography-driven, poroelasticity-driven as well buoyancy-driven forces play a significant role establishment shallow (1–4 km) thermal anomalies zones. We investiga...

A hydrothermal doublet system was drilled in a fault-related granitic reservoir Cornwall. It targets the Porthtowan Fault Zone (PTF), which transects Carnmenellis granite, one of onshore plutons Cornubian Batholith SW England. At 5058 m depth (TVD, 5275 MD) up to 190 °C were reached dedicated production well. The injection well is aligned vertically above and reaches 2393 MD. As part design pro...

Background The most essential requirements for a geothermal reservoir are sufficient temperature and permeability (e.g. Jung et al. 2002; Paschen et al. 2003; Schulz 2011; Schulz et al. 2009). Whereas the geothermal gradient for a given region is commonly constrained to a sufficient degree, estimates of porosities, fracture systems, permeabilities, and therefore the achievable convective heat f...