Three Years' Experience With Vitallium in Bone Surgery

Venable, Charles S.; Stuck, Walter G.

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“…An interesting observation made was the manufacturing name printed on surgical metal plate, which was fixed to stabilise the femur shaft. The metal plate was originally manufactured by Vitallium (Figure ), which started manufacturing these metal plates in the US around 1936 (Park and Lakes, ; Venable and Stuck, ). This provides a post quem date (post 1936) for CHL 13 and also gives an indication of the age range for the Chloorkop cemetery.…”

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A Bioarchaeological Investigation into the Human Remains Discovered in the Chloorkop Area, South Africa

Meyer

Keough

Nienaber

et al. 2011

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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In November 2008, human skeletal remains were discovered during construction works undertaken by Carlop Properties in the Chloorkop industrial area, Kempton Park, Gauteng. The Forensic Anthropology Unit of the University of Pretoria, Forensic Anthropology Research Centre (FARC) was notified, and rescue excavations of both the exposed and the undisturbed remains were undertaken. The skeletonised remains of at least 18 individuals were recovered and sent to the Department of Anatomy at the University of Pretoria for standard anthropological analysis. The identity and the time period of these human remains are unknown, and during social consultation, no relatives could be identified. Excavations revealed a formal burial pattern, which suggests a formal cemetery, probably associated with a historic institution. All individuals were buried in wooden coffins in an extended, supine position. The remains consist of both adult and juvenile remains. Some of the remains were found in a commingled state because of disturbance caused by construction work. The minimum number of individuals was determined by the visual pair matching of skeletal elements on the basis of similarities observed in bone morphology, age and sex, trauma and pathology and taphonomic alterations. Bioarchaeological techniques were used, and the following results were obtained. Of the 18 individuals, at least 15 were identified to be males, one possibly female and two juveniles. At least five of the adult male individuals presented with cut marks associated with standard autopsy procedures. No reference to the individuals' identity or to the context of the cemetery within the historical span of the Chloorkop area has been located. However, the burial pattern observed, as well as the demographic profile and pathology observed on the skeletal remains, suggests that these individuals could be linked to the Klipfontein Organic Products Factory (ca 1941s-1970s), which employed many migrant labourers, most to whom lived in compounds on the factory premises.

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“…This metal would replace all alloys previously used in reconstructive bone surgery because of its noncorrosive properties. The first successful surgery using Vitallium metal prosthesis was undertaken in Texas in 1937 (Venable and Stuck, ).…”

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A Bioarchaeological Investigation into the Human Remains Discovered in the Chloorkop Area, South Africa

Meyer

Keough

Nienaber

et al. 2011

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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“…Between the 1940s and 1960s, there were innovations in facet screws and the use of vitallium in spinal surgery, but the most impactful instrumentation developed during this period was the Harrington rod, in 1962 [25,49,91]. Paul Harrington was able to correct scoliosis by first using a concave-distraction technique with a rod and hooks [32,40,41].…”

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History of Spinal Fusion: Where we Came from and Where we are Going

Virk

Qureshi

Sandhu

2020

HSS Journal®: The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Speci

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Spinal fusion surgery is performed all over the world to help patients with cervical and thoracolumbar pathology. As outcomes continue to improve in patients with spine-related pathology, it is important to understand how we got to modern day spinal fusion surgery. Scientific innovations have ranged from the first spinal fusions performed with basic instrumentation in the late nineteenth century to contemporary tools such as pedicle screws, bone grafts, and interbody devices. This article tracks this technological growth so that surgeons may better serve their patients in treating spine-related pain and disability.

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“…The use of stainless steel as an implantable material only started with the introduction of 18-8 stainless steel which had far superior corrosion resistance to any other metal type at that time. [5][6][7][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] The application of the intramedullary nail concept to other bone fractures such as the fibula and the calcaneus was also evaluated. 39 Source: Based in the work by An.…”

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Intramedullary nailing biomechanics: Evolution and challenges

Rosa

Marta

Vaz

et al. 2019

Proc Inst Mech Eng H

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This article aims to review the biomechanical evolution of intramedullary nailing and describe the breakthrough concepts which allowed for nail improvement and its current success. The understanding of this field establishes an adequate background for forthcoming research and allows to infer on the path for future developments on intramedullary nailing. It was not until the 1940s, with the revolutionary Küntscher intramedullary nailing design, that this method was recognized as a widespread medical procedure. Such achievement was established based on the foundations created from intuitionbased experiments and the first biomechanical ideologies. The nail evolved from allowing alignment and stability through press-fit fixation with nail-cortical wall friction to the nowadays nail stability achieved through interlocking screws mechanical linkage between nail and bone. Important landmarks during nail evolution comprise the introduction of flexible reaming, the progress from slotted to non-slotted nails design, the introduction of nail 'dynamization' and the use of titanium alloys as a new nail material. Current biomechanical improvement efforts aim to enhance the boneintramedullary nail system stability. We suggested that benefit would be attained from a better understanding of the ideal mechano-biological environment at the fracture site, and future improvements will emerge from combining mechanics and biological tools.

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Three Years' Experience With Vitallium in Bone Surgery

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A Bioarchaeological Investigation into the Human Remains Discovered in the Chloorkop Area, South Africa

A Bioarchaeological Investigation into the Human Remains Discovered in the Chloorkop Area, South Africa

History of Spinal Fusion: Where we Came from and Where we are Going

Intramedullary nailing biomechanics: Evolution and challenges

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