The Spraberry Formation in west-central Texas is a highly fractured formation with both extension and shear fractures. At least two sets of natural fractures exist in two reservoir intervals. We have considered two possible origins for the fracturing: (i) high fluid pressure plus tectonic stress and (ii) tectonic stress at near-hydrostatic fluid pressure. Reconstruction of geologic, thermal and...

Fractures are the dominant conditions for rainfall infiltration into slopes, which can aggravate instability of landslides. However, few studies have been conducted to analyze in detail and deformation characteristics creeping landslides with fractures. In view this, this study investigated a landslide Fu’ao Village, Wencheng County, Zhejiang Province China determine how fractures affect during...

Fractures play an important role in most carbonate and unconventional reservoirs. Precise identification of fractures and their associated properties from seismic data have significant impact on reservoir management and hydrocarbon recovery. Traditional seismic methods for fracture identification and characterization, such as shear birefringence and amplitude variations with offset and azimuth,...

Background An alleged association of chronic use of thiazide diuretics with an increased risk of bone fragility fractures has been highlighted by a relatively recent prospective cohort study (Am J Med. 2016 Dec; 129(12):1299-1306). However, the concept that thiazides exert a beneficial effect on osteoporosis is still a predominant view. This effect would be mediated by the decrease in renal cle...

OBJECTIVE To describe the outcomes for patients treated at a single institution, who sustained incomplete bisphosphonate-induced femoral fractures. DESIGN Retrospective review. SETTING University-based academic medical center. PATIENTS Thirty-one patients with 43 incomplete fractures met the inclusion criteria. INTERVENTION Nonoperative management or surgical intervention for fractures ...

About 30-50% of women, and 15-30% of men will suffer a fracture related to osteoporosis in their lifetime 1. Prevention of fractures is important because fractures are associated with increased morbidity, mortality and impose a financial burden on the community 2,3. During the last few years, several studies have shown that drugs reduce the fracture risk by about 50% in women with osteoporosis,...

 Background:It is possible that some hamate hook fractures are not diagnosed or treated, thereby affecting the study of their natural history. Study of the prevalence of incidental hamate hook fractures, nonunions, and other abnormalities on computed tomography (CT) ordered for another reason could document a subset of undiagnosed and untreated hamate hook fractures which might change our under...