Drilling induced core fractures, usually ignored in standard core logging, contain substantial information on the directions of horizontal stresses and the relative magnitudes of the three principal stresses. These fractures have a variety of shapes, variously referred to as petal, petal-centreline, saddle, cup, and scallop. Surprisingly, the morphology of the fractures suggests they are produc...

conclusions mandibular fractures can be complicated and demanding, and have a compelling impact on patients’ quality of life. our study reported that parasymphysis was the most common region involved in mandible fractures. results a total of 653 subjects had mandibular fractures, out of which 574 were males. the mean age of the participants was 31.54 ± 13.07. the majority of the subjects were b...

Unlike anterior teeth, acute exogenous trauma is an infrequent cause of posterior coronal vertical tooth fractures. Endodontic and restorative management of such fractures is a great challenge for the clinician. Newer advancements in adhesive techniques can provide successful intracoronal splinting of such teeth to reinforce the remaining tooth structure. This paper describes the diagnosis and ...

The development of intramedullary nailing, introduced in 1939 by Küntscher, 1 revolutionised the treatment of fractures of the long bones. Initially, this mechanism of stabilisation consisted of the maintenance of close contact and friction between the implant and the inner cortex by a cloverleaf nail. The technique was limited to simple fractures of the midshaft only. Once established, reaming...

Osteoporosis often results in fractures, deformity and disability. A rare but potentially challenging complication of osteoporosis is a sternal insufficiency fracture. This case report details a steroid-induced osteoporotic male who suffered a sternal insufficiency fracture after minimal trauma. Prompt diagnosis and appropriate management resulted in favourable outcome for the fracture, though ...

BACKGROUND Fracture morphology is crucial for the clinical decision-making process preceding spinal fracture treatment. The presented experimental approach was designed in order to ensure reproducibility of induced fracture morphology. RESULTS The presented method resulted in fracture morphology, found in clinical classification systems like the Magerl classification. In the calf spine sample...