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S Iyer

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Isolated posterior dislocation of the radial head in an adult.

Isolated posterior dislocation of the radial head was detected on X-ray in a patient following a vehicular accident. Such a dislocation without an associated fracture is extremely rare in adults. Immobilization of the elbow in full pronation and 90 degrees flexion for 4 weeks normalized the position of the head of the radius.

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Acute appendicitis mistaken as acute rejection in renal transplant recipients.

Case histories of 2 renal transplant recipients are reported who had presenting features of fever, leukocytosis and pain/tenderness over right iliac fossa and were diagnosed to be due to acute appendicitis rather than more commonly suspected acute rejection episode which has very similar features. Diagnosis of acute appendicitis was suspected on the basis of rectal examination and later confirmed by laparotomy. The purpose of this communication is to emphasize the need for proper diagnosis in patient with such presentation; otherwise wrong treatment may be received.

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Effects of drill speed on heat production and the rate and quality of bone formation in dental implant osteotomies. Part I: Relationship between drill speed and heat production.

The amount of heat produced by dental implant osteotomy (receptor site) preparation at different speeds and the effects of heat production on the prognosis of implant treatment are controversial. In Part I of this two-part study, heat production was measured in vivo during osteotomy preparation at low (maximum 2,000 rpm), intermediate (maximum 30,000 rpm), and high (maximum 400,000 rpm) speeds in the rabbit tibia, and an inverse relationship was observed between drill speed and heat production. For the measurement of heat production (Part I), a thermocouple probe was inserted into a prepared receptor site in the anteromedial aspect of the tibial metaphysis. Temperature was recorded while an osteotomy was drilled 1 mm from the thermocouple receptor site. Distilled water was used as coolant in conjunction with all drilling, and all osteotomies were prepared by a single researcher to eliminate the variable of interoperator difference in technique. An inverse relationship was observed between drill speed and heat production. An analysis of variance indicated significant differences in heat production among the three drilling speeds (P < 0.05). The results of Part 1 of this study indicate that for the configuration and material of bur used, the high-speed range minimizes heat production.

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Effects of drill speed on heat production and the rate and quality of bone formation in dental implant osteotomies. Part II: Relationship between drill speed and healing.

In Part I of this two-part study, the authors investigated heat production during osteotomy drilling at three different speeds, and determined that high-speed drilling produced the least heat when using 700 XL carbide burs. Part II of the study histologically examines the rate and quality of healing after drilling osteotomies at the three speeds in the mandible. Osteotomies were histologically examined 2, 4, and 6 weeks postoperatively. Histologic findings suggested that in the initial 6 weeks, the rate of healing and quality of new bone formation were higher after high-speed drilling than after low- or intermediate-speed drilling. These results, when considered with the results reported in Part I in which a 4.3 degrees C difference in heat production was observed between the speeds, seem to imply a relationship between heat production and healing for osteotomy drilling.

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