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This erratum is to correct an error made in our paper [Opt. Lett.40, 280 (2015)OPLEDP0146-959210.1364/OL.40.000280] regarding the sign of the quasi-phase matching chirp rate.
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The authors report their experience with the posteromedial surgical approach of the humeral shaft for internal fixation of fractures by plating. Sixteen patients were treated for humeral shaft fractures (14 for recent fractures and two for nonunion) below the mid-diaphysis, all without injury of the radial nerve. Patients were operated in the prone position. Plate and screw fixation on the medial side was used in all cases. Fourteen fractures healed without delay, and two after revision with bone grafting. There were no surgical complications. The posteromedial approach allows the surgeon to avoid dissection of the radial nerve, and is an interesting alternative to lateral approaches especially in cases of re-operation or nonunion. Preoperative lesion of the radial nerve is however a relative contraindication to selecting this posteromedial approach, as it does not give access to the radial nerve.
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Fracture Fixation, Internal/methods , Humeral Fractures/surgery , Humerus/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Aged, 80 and over , Bone Plates , Female , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
An investigation was performed following two methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surgical-site infections in a 946-bed French general hospital. The investigation revealed that the outbreak involved 7 patients in 2 surgical wards and that infections were probably contracted in the operating theater from a healthcare worker suffering from chronic sinusitis.
