I f the end of the year also sees the end of your mortgage deal, whether to move on to a fixed or tracker rate, will be a vexing decision for many in the current climate.
Anova test was used to compare the mean surgery time to fix the tracker pin to the femur between the bicortical tracker group and the OrthoLock group.
A bicortical screw was used to fix the tracker to the tibia in all cases; in the femur, however, a bicortical tracker was used in 112 cases, while a new device (OrthoLock) with percutaneous fixation pins was employed in the remaining 39. Technical problems related to the fixing of the trackers appeared in nine cases (2.5%).
A bicortical screw (4 mm in diameter and a length of 20 – 60 mm) was used to fix the tracker pin to the tibia in all cases, whereas in the femur, a bicortical tracker was used in 112 cases and a new device with two percutaneous fixation pins (OrthoLock Anchoring Device) (Stryker-Leibinger) (3 mm in diameter × 150 mm, predrilled) was used in the remaining 39.
The mean surgery time to fix the tracker pin to the tibia was 3 minutes (range 2 7) and 5 minutes for the femoral pins (range 4 11) (SD: 1.16).
The mean surgery time to fix the tracker pin to the tibia was 3 minutes (range 2 7), and 5 minutes in the case of the femoral pin (range: 4 11), although with the new tool it was only three minutes (range 2 4) (p < 0.001).
We used an inertia tracker fixed onto a camera.
The basis of any mortgage, whether you opt for a fixed, variable or tracker rate, is how you intend to repay the loan.
It's also offering a range of accessories, such as cases to fix the trackers to your pet's collar or a bike kit to mount it on your bike.
Specifically, the prolonged operating time and the disadvantage of trans-cortical drilling of the tibia and femur to fix the trackers to the bone are of concern (Jung et al. 2007, Bonutti et al. 2008, Li et al. 2008).
