REMOVING A BROKEN GUIDEWIRE IN THE HIP JOINT: TREATMENT OPTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PREVENTING AN AVOIDABLE SURGICAL CATASTROPHE. A CASE REPORT

Removing a broken guidewire in the hip joint: treatment options and recommendations for preventing an avoidable surgical catastrophe. A case report

ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Hardware breakage during hip surgery can pose challenging and difficult problems for orthopedic surgeons.Apart from technical difficulties relating to retrieval of the broken hardware, complications such as adjacent joint arthritis and damage to neurovascular structures and major viscera can occur.Complications occurring during th

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Income Support for Persons With Disabilities

Alberta, British Columbia and Notebook Ontario all maintain separate income-support programs for the disabled.This paper examines the criteria applicants must meet for each program and traces variations in monthly payment levels in relation to political exigencies and inflationary pressures affecting the cost of living.As it is impossible to settle

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Middle turbinate flap reconstruction of sellar defects

The principles of sellar reconstruction include adequate defect coverage and prevention of postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak.Sellar reconstruction in certain cases, particularly revision surgery, remains challenging, due to lack of availability of septal mucosa, precluding use of a septal free mucosal graft (SFMG) or nasoseptal flap (NSF

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