You may think of nettles as an invasive weed, and if you have brushed up against their hairy leaves or stems with a bare hand or leg, the stinging sensation can be a little off-putting.
Finally, stems with a large segment exhibiting a decreasing radius and a terminal particle form (stage IV).
In the 0.05 ha plots, a typical fixed area plot approach was used whereby: (i) all stems with DBH <=7 cm were measured within a 5 m radius of the plot centre point; (ii) stems with a DBH <12 cm were recorded within a 7 m of the plot centre point; (iii) stems with a DBH >12 cm were measured within a 12.5 m radius of the plot centre point.
We rescaled the x-axes to represent the main substrates for the species studied: cumulative surface area of dead lying coniferous trunks for epixylic bryophytes (in this analysis only liverworts), and number of living deciduous tree stems with a diameter at breast height larger than 10 cm for epiphytic lichens.
However, stems with a subsidence of more than 0.15 mm are at risk of early revision.
Gustke [ 14] published an experience report of 500 Fitmore® hip stems, with a mean follow-up of 1.3 years.
Gustke [ 14] followed up 500 Fitmore® hip stems, with a mean follow-up period of 1.3 years.
In cases reconstructed with the HMRS, stems with a relatively small diameter, 11 or 12 mm, were used in 80%.
In the 3 stems with a complete circumferential cement fracture, a sudden and disproportionately high increase in subsidence was measured in the time period of occurrence.
Even so, we have presented one of the largest series of cementless modular revision stems with a medium- to long-term follow-up.
Revision stems with a rough proximal surface and metaphyseal fixation promote proximal stress transfer, counteracting stress shielding and progressive bone loss.
