The contraindications to this technique were: (1) global tear greater 5 cm in medial-to-lateral diameter, and (2) cases where the stump of the torn rotator cuff did not emerge across the top of the humeral head under traction.
The tires have to perform well under traction and braking.
The procedure was performed in all cases under general anesthesia on a standard radiolucent operative table, with no traction needed.
Urgent ban now decreed as a pre-emptive strike in case of traction.
If Pennsylvania's case gains traction, it could potentially undermine the N.C.A.A.'s handling of enforcement issues with other universities.
The case gained further traction in early 2010, when the agency's enforcement team engaged the Justice Department.
The reformers sniff opportunity and on Sunday night, as the results come in, their case might gain traction.
In that case, vitreo-macular traction syndrome was observed before treatment and progressed after the injection.
However, in the current case, vitreo-retinal traction from the posterior hyaloid membrane was found initially and remained present throughout the follow-up, thus the release of vireoretinal traction was unlikely.
That wasn't the case under gold.
