Th e objectives were to study the frequencies and classifi cation of fractures in young camels and to evaluate the clinical relevance of external fi xation as a method of treatment. Cases of fractures (n = 75) in young camels (less than 2 years old) were studied. On admission, the cause, site, classifi cation, and radiography of the fractures as well as the methods of treatment were investigate...

Reduction of fractures of the distal radius is often supplemented with percutaneous pinning, but there is little evidence that this affects the clinical outcome. A total of 43 patients with pinned, and 296 with conservatively-treated, fractures were reviewed a mean of 6 (range 3-13) years after injury. We found controls among the conservatively-treated patients who matched 30 of the patients wi...

plasters are produced from a light refractory material, mainly mgo (m.p. 2800ºc), a binder, and a void forming substance for insulating purposes. different oxides from the slag penetrate into these voids and provide low melting-point phases suchasrhodonite (mnsio3) (1290ºc), tephorite (mn2sio4) (1345ºc), merwinite (ca3mgsi2o8) (1575ºc), monticellite (camgsio4) (1490ºc), and enstatite (mgsio3) (...

A METHOD FOR OBTAINING A CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT OF SOIL MOISTURE UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS A has been devised for making in situ under field conditions a continuous measurement of soil moisture. It consists of imbedding in the soil a standardized block of CaSO4 (plaster of paris). The moisture content of this material varies directly with that of the soil. Since the dielectric constant of plaster ...

PURPOSE To explore the role of Joshi's external stabilisation system fixator in correcting cases of clubfoot peculiar to India, we studied cases of neglected clubfoot, dropout cases of plaster-of-paris cast treatment, or failed surgical procedures that had been followed for a minimum period of 2 years. METHODS 26 children underwent 44 Joshi's external stabilisation system procedures at the Ce...