ABSTRACT
Soft tissue fixation to bone is a basic technique of orthopaedic surgery for which a multitude of devices have been developed. A new class of orthopaedic devices termed "suture anchors" has been developed to secure soft tissues to bone using suture material. The suture anchor is designed to allow quick and secure fixation without the need for extensive exposure. This device was tested using in vitro and in vivo models and found to be comparable with standard transosseous and two-pronged stable techniques. This device should prove useful in allowing the versatility of suture fixation of soft tissues to bone without the technical requirements of constructing transosseous suture tunnels.
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Internal Fixators , Orthoptics/instrumentation , Suture Techniques/instrumentation , Animals , Sheep , SuturesABSTRACT
Industrial smoke from cutting fluid poses a potential carcinogenic hazard to workers. For toxicity tests, an artificial smoke device needs to be designed. Such a device would be easy to construct if it were known that smoke is a function of heat during cutting processes and not the cutting pressures. Gas chromatograph response was the same for smoke generated with and without pressure. The implication is that smoke generated during a metal cutting process is due to high temperature and is not influenced by the cutting surface pressures.
