The external fixator was removed 6 weeks after operation; at the time of removal under anesthesia, stability of the elbow was tested with caution so as not to risk disruption of the sutures and osteosynthesis.
At the time of removal in 1838, a few hundred individuals escaped to the mountains and furnished the nucleus for the several thousand Cherokee who were living in western North Carolina in the 21st century.
b Induced membrane at time of removal of the spacer.
The implants were all stable at the time of removal.
These contractures resolved after gentle manipulation under anaesthesia and bracing at the time of removal of the fixator.
The half-pins in the calcaneus did not loosen and had adequate extraction torque at the time of removal.
This will ensure that human tissue is always being utilised at its optimum--as close as possible to its time of removal from the body.
In all cases, the first implant was well fixed at the time of removal with no evidence of screw loosening, toggle or loss of distal fixation.
Open image in new window Fig. 6 Effect of sorbent surface area and time of removal in presence and absence of light for lead ion.
Times of directly observed events, including arrival time, nurse report time and time of removal of the patient from the backboard, were all recorded.
Transport time was recorded as an estimate of initiation of backboard use; arrival time, nurse report time and time of removal from the backboard were all recorded.
