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Consumer sentiment remains gloomy, but the market may be saying it's time to cheer up. The good times could be back for a while and -- dare we say it? -- stocks could be at the start of a secular bull market.
The latest optimistic sign came from the Dow Jones Transportation Average, which hit a high last week and is up 7.3% already this year. This implies that some of the most cyclical, economically sensitive stocks -- those of airlines, railroads, and the like -- are having a banner year and don't anticipate the much-feared recession.
TECHNICALLY, THE MARKET ENTERS a bull phase only when the transports and the broader Dow Jones Industrial Average both make new highs. But the DJIA is only 4% away from its all-time record close of 14,164, hit in October 2007.
"There's a 25% possibility we're in a new secular bull market, and no one believes it," says Jeffrey Saut, chief investment strategist at Raymond James. Supporting his case: On Dec. 31 and Jan. 2, 90% of stocks traded higher. Such broad-based strength is usually followed by more strength. After two 90%-up days, the market has climbed an additional 6.8% one month later 83% of the time and 12.8% three months later 100% of the time, says Saut.
Could Washington kill the party on Wall Street by failing to agree on the debt ceiling? Absolutely. Our legislators have certainly turned a blind eye to the markets in the past. But even a correction based on Washington's folly could be short-lived. Remember, the market quickly moved past the drama surrounding the debt ceiling in 2011, which in hindsight was a great buying opportunity.
"We are pretty optimistic that the next three to five years are going to be fine," providing investors with returns in the high single digits to 10%, says Sarat Sethi, a partner at Douglas C. Lane & Associates, a money manager in New York. The economies in China and the U.S. have stabilized, and corporations, which pulled back on capital expenditures in the fourth quarter, could soon start spending again.
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Apple, however, continues to drag down the tech indexes. The S&P 500 Information Technology Index is down 1.31% over the past three months, while the S&P 500 is up 1.96%. Take Apple out of the mix and the tech index has risen 4.78%, and the S&P 500 is up 3.06%, according to Howard Silverblatt, senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices.
The giant of the tech industry is slated to report earnings Wednesday, and investors are undoubtedly jittery. There have been recent reports that Apple has cut orders for iPhone 5 components and that the iPad Mini is eating into demand for its full-size iPad. Concerns have also been raised about the sustainability of Apple's margins.
Apple shares are 30% below their peak and broke under $500 a number of times last week, before struggling to close Friday at exactly $500. The stock last traded this low in February 2012, when it was climbing toward a peak of $702, hit in September. "It's not the Apple of old, but it's back to an area where you want to be buying," says Frank Gretz, a technical analyst at Wellington Shields.
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Rebekah Brooks Steps Down at News Corp.; Murdoch Flailing
His damage control isn't working.
First Rupert Murdoch lost his pet deal, the bid to take over BSkyB. Now he's losing his protégée. Rebekah Brooks, the flame-haired CEO of News Corp.'s British newspaper division, seemed throughout the unfolding scandal to be just about the only person Murdoch was worried about protecting. She finally stepped down this morning amid mounting pressure. Her statement contained a reminder that Murdoch had rejected her two previous attempts to step down:
"My desire to remain on the bridge has made me a focal point of the debate. This is now detracting attention from all our honest endeavours to fix the problems of the past. Therefore I have given Rupert and James Murdoch my resignation. While it has been a subject of discussion, this time my resignation has been accepted."
The Guardian speculates that Murdoch may finally have accepted Brooks's resignation after Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal al-Saud, News Corp.'s second-largest shareholder, called for her resignation in an interview Thursday night with Newsnight.
"The indications are that her involvement in this matter is explicit. For sure she has to go, you bet she has to go. Ethics to me is very important. I will not tolerate to deal with a company that has a lady or a man that has any sliver of doubts on her or his integrity."
If true, that's just one of several indications that Murdoch is in reactive mode, no longer in full control of his message.
Brooks is replaced by Tom Mockridge, head of Sky Italia, who is untainted by the scandal and also, interestingly, presided over the sale of News Corp.'s New Zealand newspaper division in 2003. Brooks will join Murdoch and his son James in testifying before Parliament next week, after the Murdochs reversed their initial "I'm too busy to testify just now" ploy.
It's striking that the company has plenty of expert help — the newly hired Edelman PR, Rubinstein Associates, and Oliver North's criminal lawyer — and yet the damage control efforts are getting noticeably worse. Murdoch, for instance, gave a combative interview to his very own Wall Street Journal, and the usually canny Murdoch comes across as very much off his game. For instance, the reporter is forced to point out that multiple people within News Corp. have said what Murdoch so baldly denies:
People close to the company have said the company has considered a separation or sale of its newspaper assets. Mr. Murdoch, who is famously devoted to the newspaper business, called such reports "pure rubbish. Pure and total rubbish....give it the strongest possible denial you can give."
When your own paper is quoting sources within your company that you then claim are false, something has gone badly wrong.
News Corp. has failed for years to get out ahead of the scandal. Is it ready to fess up and humbly admit that massive errors were made? Nope. Just hours before the CEO of his newspaper unit resigned in disgrace, "Mr. Murdoch said News Corp. has handled the crisis 'extremely well in every way possible,' making just 'minor mistakes.'" Move along now, nothing to see here.
Rebekah Brooks Resigns From Murdoch's British Subsidiary [NYT]
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Hi everyone. There doesn't seem to be an error on this IDE convertion calculator. Its the actual exercise Java offers to beginners. When I enter the digits though, I get this error message : run:...
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Citation bot 6[edit]
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So this basically makes the reference markup code more readable by adding a reference name (in some style, like Harvard)? Though reading the suggestions, I doubt adding anything more than last name + year + optional letter is needed. I suppose it is preferred over bare cite pmid's. I would suggest making <ref name="Smith 2002"> though, with quotes and spaces. — HELLKNOWZ ▎TALK 23:29, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
Approved for trial (50 edits). MBisanz talk 22:43, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
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Ball gag.
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sexy pic, and nice gag too
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i always wanted one of those...
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How ironic? And i'm glad you think thats hott.
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I love these leggings. They fit well and look awesome. They're perfect!
These gorgeous glossy lace - up leggings, are actually comfortable as well as great looking. Good for hanging out or something especial.
I love how the design is very gothic!
The leggings is conspicuous, sexy and unique.
The fabric is smooth and the lace and the lace print are cute.
The strings, however, reminds me of shoestrings, and also, the ends were untacked and looked like an old toothbrush.
Overall, I love this leggings!
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They look completely awesome. Not very comfortable tho and they colored my legs and unerwear in black! But i dont care since they look really great
This legging is wonderful and original, I love it. The quality is also good. However if you are tall it can be a little bit short at the ankles.
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No where on the page for this article of clothing on YesStyle did it state it didn't come with the string necessary to lace-up these wonderful leggings. So when I received my package I was caught off guard when I learned I had to get the string myself. Other than the lack of the string on these leggings, they are perfect, comfy, and overall fashionable.
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So at my school when your in gr.12 all the grads get to vote for other people in our grade for things like "best dressed, best car, best hair etc etc" and it goes into the yearbook.
eeeek ! out of 200 students! I can hardly believe it so happy ! :3
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yay! you really deserve it! you have improved so much!
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Yay!!!! Congratulations! That is so awesome! My school has that too, but to be honest not many people even know who i am, so when the time comes i probably won't get any votes for anything haha. (Though that's no important or at all relevant haha) Do you get to have a picture in the yearbook with the title? (Since in our yearbook it does) Or will it just say your name?
i'm not even popular either xd just i try to involve art in all my school projects and so people who have been in my classes/have me on facebook know i can draw xD and well since i'm yearbook editor i get to make that decision. i'm thinking i'm going to draw a picture of myself and have that in there. rather then an actual picture of me
Ohhh thats a cool idea! Since your most artistic!
It is kind of embarresing though when you hear people mention you and then hear someone else say "who's that?" It's just like wow.... that's just....swell...
I mean its not like i want to be known by everyone in the entire school but still. hahaha
It is kind of embarresing though when you hear people mention you and then hear someone else say "who's that?" It's just like wow.... that's just....swell...
I mean its not like i want to be known by everyone in the entire school but still. hahaha
i know what you mean! when i was going threw who voted for who , there were people who voted for me who i was like "i have no idea who that even is .... ._. "
Haha its really no biggie since i don't know about you but in my classes i have 30-40 maybe even more people per class so our graduating class altogeher is really big. Therefore i find it excepitable that i don't know EVERY person haha
my school is smalleri guess. the most i've had in a class was 30 o: i think we have a little over 800 people at my school x3
My school is literally overflowing. We had to add MORE lockers, since there weren't enough lockers for everyone apparently. Though i've been told they don't want to expand or build a separate campus because they are afraid that after they spend all the money the school population would decrease and the second school wouldn't be needed after all.


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DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9329.2010.00481.x
© 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Volume 24, Issue 1, pages 28–45, March 2011
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Cholbi, M. (2011), DEPRESSION, LISTLESSNESS, AND MORAL MOTIVATION. Ratio, 24: 28–45. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9329.2010.00481.x
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Motivational internalism (MI) holds that, necessarily, if an agent judges that she is morally obligated to ø, then, that agent is, to at least some minimal extent, motivated to ø. Opponents of MI sometimes invoke depression as a counterexample on the grounds that depressed individuals appear to sincerely affirm moral judgments but are 'listless' and unmotivated by such judgments. Such listlessness is a credible counterexample to MI, I argue, only if the actual clinical disorder of depression, rather than a merely hypothetical example of such listlessness, is the source of this listlessness. However, empirical evidence concerning depression shows that, to the extent that the depressed are motivationally listless at all, they are abnormally listless only with respect to an important class of non-moral judgments, namely, their prudential normative judgments (i.e., those concerning their own happiness and well-being), not their moral judgments. Hence, depressed individuals do not constitute a counterexample to MI. This conclusion has important methodological implications concerning how supporters and opponents of MI can best defend their respective theses.


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Skip to comments.Raping Men as a Terrorist Recruiting Tool
Posted on 02/05/2009 10:55:58 AM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing
The sexual act on young recruits aged between 16 to 19 was a means to urge them to commit suicide operations that intense social stigma and fear of more gay sex attacks leaves Muslims prepared to die.
Apparently, a suspected 22 year-old terrorist bomber was killed in an attempted attack on a security installation in the Tizi Ouzou province of Algeria last month. The ongoing autopsy has revealed that he may have been raped. There was a large tear in the anus of the terrorist, (as well as semen), which confirms the sexual abuse.
We cant say we didnt know, that no one told us. We now knowI am telling youthat we are dealing with terrorists who engage in the human sacrifice of their own people, including their own children; who hide behind their own civilian populations whom they force into becoming their human shields; who use rape as a systematic weapon of war in Darfur, (I have called this gender cleansing), and who now use rape as a way to recruit young men and women into becoming human homicide bombers.
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As opposed to to what the liberal media is peddling.
Thanks for posting the article.
Record this under 'headlines I thought I would never read'.
One wonders why they assume it is a 'recruitment' tool, and not a result of lonely days and nights in the minaret waiting for some Americans to blow up.
To them it's just something that happens in the privacy of the bedroom betwen consenting adults, so what?!
But the terrorists unfortunately use rape as a tool to recruit female terrorists too.
Rape Used To Recruit Female Terrorists
Mother of Iraqi women bomber network arrested
..........the woman said she was part of a plot in which young women were raped and then sent to her for matronly advice. She said she would try to persuade the victims to become suicide bombers as their only escape from the shame and to reclaim their honor
............the suspect, 50-year-old Samira Ahmed Jassim who said her code name was "The Mother of Believers" has given unusual firsthand descriptions of the possible workings behind last year's spike in attacks by women bombers.
Because any action, no matter how vile, is holy and good if it is done for the sake of Islam.
Beyond wicked.
Those muzzies, what a kind, compassionate and lovely religion and group of used condoms.
Islamofascism, the POS religion, culture and philosophy.
This doesn't surprise me at all. They are in a desparate fight with all democracies. The real danger for us is liberals with rose colored glasses!
I found it incredibly shocking and angering.
And saddening that the liberal media can't find time to inform us better about what's really going on.
Rape huh? No signing bonus? Team atmosphere? Rape as a recruiting tool...who knew?
A fair question.
The answer should be simple: homosexuality is as hated in the islamic world as it is the black community. Even worse. They stone gays to death all over the middle east.
It's no secret that terrorists use sexuality(and/or a lack theorof) to advance the terrorist cause.
You should watch Obsession the movie sometime. And Glenn Beck's Islamic extremism special. You'll learn a great deal from these two.
It's articles like this that give me the comfort of knowing that any group that has to resort to these tactics, just cannot operate on a large basis, and are doomed to fail.
Yeah, I saw that too. At post 4 I have the link. I think it's the same story you are referring to.
This is wicked, wicked stuff. Very dangerous.
The Sexual Rage Behind Islamic Terror
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There was a large tear in the anus of the terrorist, (as well as semen), which confirms the sexual abuse.
The evidence they used to make the "jump"
homosexuality is as hated in the islamic world as it is the black community.
it may be "hated" but there is alot of hypocrisy about it. My husband was deployed to the mid-East quite a few times and he told me that some Arab merchants tried to buy one of his junior personnel (a 19 year old blonde boy) a couple of times. In the black community there are brothers on the "down low" who have gay sex behind closed doors and live a heterosexual life otherwise. Hypocrisy.
Many thanks. That's a good link for a discussion like this.
Some of them may be hypocritical about it, but others are not.
Especially if society as a whole is how it is; homosexuality is evil, immoral, needs a public stoning, or however they frame it.
That will lead to many of the very observations that are made in the link at the original post.
Especially considering that the same tactic is being used for females. See post 4.
They are sickos. If the Left wants this; let them go live in those countries.
We don't.
I could see this sort of thing making me want to kill somebody, all right, but it certainly wouldn't be a third party.
"homosexuality is as hated in the islamic world as it is the black community.........In the black community there are brothers on the down low who have gay sex behind closed doors and live a heterosexual life otherwise...."
Very True......many blacks males who engage in homosexual acts do not consider themselves homosexual as long as THEY are the one's 'pitching' and NOT "catching".....this is quite common in the prison community.....and we have all heard the rumors of Yassar Arafat dying of aids because of his 'lifestlye'
That's why the Muslim world is struggling with an AIDS epidemic that they can't talk about.
"Boys for pleasure. Girls for children."
If they tried that with me, they'd be really surprised where the bomb belt "activates".
Yassar Arafat dying of aids because of his lifestlye
Yes, and then there is that picture of Yassar kissing that little boy square on the mouth. yeccck!
Correction....only for the female.
Islam overflows with sexual deviancy. It is not uncommon for the mother-in-law of the groom to witness first hand the honeymoon night in order to prove virginity...sometimes examining the bride herself for evidence.
between a suicide bomber or being stoned....
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Heard something last week about how if one is sentenced to be stoned to death, if they free themselves they get to 'live'.
Only 'problem' is that the men get buried up to their waist and the women to the neck....
Sounds like DISCRIMINATION to me...<: <:
What a disgusting "religion".
No problem. Islam has it covered:
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A dirty, filthy, honest look at being gay in Germany before AIDS.
The Case
Taxi Zum Klo is an unlikely title that translates to "Taxi to the Public Toilet." Try naming a romantic comedy that nowadays! This is certainly not something Julia Roberts or Meg Ryan would appear in anytime soon. It's a passion project of writer, director, star Frank Ripploh who made it on location in West Germany during 1981. It's extremely autobiographical, and a look at contrasts between the life of a school teacher and a guy who likes to cruise local bathrooms for casual sex.
In the frank film we get to see him get with strangers for sex in a bathroom stall, try to have a successful relationship, and get checked out for STDs by a doctor who administers an anal probe. It is very sexually explicit, in fact "pornographic" would be an easy label for the film to earn without much hesitation. The story is all about the trysts though, so it has to be there. This is not the gay film to show your family over Thanksgiving, but it is an honest portrait of what life was like in Western Germany before AIDS ravaged the party atmosphere. The film is important because it is the first time we got to see an unapologetic sexualized gay man in film, and it became all the more poignant that it would be the last for quite some time thanks to a tragic turn in history.
DVD Verdict was sent a screener of this film. Our copy had a clear transfer, and the sound seemed fine. There were no extras, which is kind of a bummer given that I wondered what happened to star Frank Ripploh. Two years later he appeared in Fassbinder's homage to Genet Querelle. Then he sort of fell off the cultural map until 2002 when he died from cancer at only 52 years old. There's nothing on the disc to put this film in to any sort of cultural relevance, and so you just have to take the film at face value.
This is the 30th anniversary year, and to celebrate we get to see the full uncut director's vision. In many cases this movie was spliced by censors, and now we get to see all of it. Yep, you get anal warts and all. It's definitely an important project for gay cinema, although it will be tough to get past the frank sexuality for some people. It will never have any sort of mainstream appeal. The pity is that thirty years later that issue is still what divides gay men from the rest of the world. So watch this, and think about how little the world has changed.
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Guilty of being an explicit reminder of what being gay was like in 1981.
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New captain Andrew Strauss is excited about a fresh start for England as they begin their first assignment of 2009.
Strauss leads his first Test series as official captain against West Indies, beginning tomorrow at Sabina Park, but England will not name their final XI until the toss.
The signs regarding all-rounder Andrew Flintoff appeared to be positive this morning as he bowled with the rest of the anticipated pace attack for a quarter-of-an-hour in the middle, under the supervision of Ottis Gibson.
"There have been plenty of new dawns over the last few years," said Strauss. "But the reality is we have pretty much got the same bunch of players who've been playing for a while now.
"We all want to see us play more consistently and see the players reach their potential.
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Strauss is hoping a mature approach will benefit all.
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"I have always had a feeling that if you're told what to do all the time there is a slight inkling of resentment there, and that maybe doesn't allow you to reach your potential.
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The inclusion of Flintoff will provide the England team with the kind of balance any captain would crave.
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"It is not rocket science to say that a five-man bowling attack gives you more options and you only win Test matches by taking 20 wickets, so I think that should be your priority.
"But at the same time there is also that balance there, isn't there? You need to get enough runs on the board.
"But that is where Fred is so important for us because he allows us the luxury of playing a five-man bowling attack."
Flintoff is primed to be used as more of a strike bowler in this coming series, a move which would increase expectation of wickets but lessen the stress on his body.
"Out of all the bowlers in the world he is up there among the bowlers who batsmen don't like facing," Strauss explained. "It is a shame to use him too much as a stock bowler.
"He is better than that and if we can take pressure off him in terms of length of spells he bowls, it might help with his injury situation, and we might get more wickets out of him as well.
"But it is all a balancing act. In a Test match you sometimes have to put your theories behind the practicalities of what is actually happening on the cricket pitch at any given time.
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This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/434,514, filed Nov. 14, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,092,899, which is a continuation-in-part application of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 849,172 filed Apr. 7, 1986 now abandoned.
This invention relates, generally, to a prosthesis and more particularly to a bone prosthesis having an intramedullary fixation stem which is somewhat flexible and also comparable in flexibility to that of the surrounding supportive cortical bone. This structure gives great advantages and overcomes the difficulties encountered with prior art devices as will be more fully described and explained herein below.
Heretofore, prosthesis components and particularly femoral prosthesis components which are utilized for surgical reconstruction of a human hip joint have incorporated solid and relatively stiff intramedullary fixation stems. These stems are fabricated of suitable, compatible metallic alloys and are generally integral with the prosthetic neck and head portions. Therefore, the stems of these components are stiff, that is, they do not provide significant flexure along the length of the stem. However, the surrounding support of cortical bone within which they are implanted does offer some flexibility. Therefore, stiff stems, relative to the more flexible structure of the cortical bone, result in a composite structure wherein the flexural rigidity of the constituent parts varies significantly, depending upon prosthesis stem factors related to sectional size, shape, thickness and material modulus of elasticity.
The use of relatively stiff intramedullary stems has been clinically suspect of producing adverse and destructive bone reactions over a long period of time. More particularly, stiff stems can be attributed to producing micromotion at the stem and bone interface and can also be attributed to the development of reduced levels of force or stress shielding within the surrounding support of bone structure. Both the presence of interlace micromotion and reduced bone stresses can result in adverse bone reactions which have been attributed to the diminution of bone mass at the interface and also within the surrounding bone matrix. Understandably, loss of bone is detrimental to the function of the implant and can produce loosening of the prosthesis and accompanying loss of articular joint or hip function and also results in severe pain. Depending upon the severity of these functional factors, surgical revision may be indicated.
The reaction forces between an implant stem and supportive bone are preferably distributed in such a manner that the greater forces are transferred proximally and decrease uniformly along the length of the fixation stem distally. This force distribution allows a greater proportion of joint reaction force to be transferred to the surrounding supportive cortical bone to levels comparable to that of an intact femur. It is most important for maximum advantages to have a uniformly flexible stem with relatively greater flexibility proximately than distally.
This therefore avoids adverse postoperative bone reaction which has been attributed to the stress shielding phenomenon of relatively stiff conventional hip stems. However, conventional relatively stiff stems reduce the forces distributed to surrounding bone to levels significantly below normal anatomical levels of an intact femur. Therefore, under the influence of reduced levels of bone stress distribution incident to stiff conventional stems, adverse bone reaction may occur postoperatively where the adjacent bone structure degenerates, diminishes or atrophies. This resultant bone loss can seriously affect the structural integrity of the adjacent supportive bone and may ultimately lead to significant loss or compromise of stem fixation. The loss of stem fixation will eventually compromise the long-term function of the implant prosthesis if the resulting pain and/or also loss of function becomes significantly intolerable to the patient.
The present invention therefore incorporates a flexible fixation stem which is integral to the metal prosthetic component neck and head portions. This stem flexibility significantly reduces the micromotion at the stem and bone interface while increasing the levels of force transferred to the adjacent supportive bone structure. This reduction of interface micromotion and the attainment of higher levels of bone force or stress over the entire bone can significantly improve the attainment and sustainment of stem fixation in a number of cementless modes, such as bony ingrowth fixation or press fit fixation. Heretofore the use of relatively stiff stems as are present in prior art and known devices now in use compromised good long-term results in hip joint reconstruction, where the adjacent bone has been adversely affected by the presence of intolerable micromotions at the fixation interface and from stress shielding within the adjacent supportive bone structure.
Accordingly, a number of devices have been utilized which attempt to provide a prosthesis having some flexibility. Examples of these devices may be found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,530,114, "Total Hip Joint Prosthesis", issued Jul. 23, 1985 to Tepic; 4,287,617, "Femoral Pin for Hip Prosthesis", issued Sep. 8, 1981 to Tornier; 4,261,063, "Titanium or Titanium Alloy Pin to be Fixed in Long Bones", issued Apr. 14, 1981 to Blanquaert; 3,965,490, "Femural Insert for Hip Joint Prosthesis", issued Jun. 29, 1976 to Murray et al: and 3,893,196, "Body Implant Material", issued Jul. 8, 1975 to Hochman.
The Tepic reference provides for flexure through the use of tension transmitting wires. The Tornier reference utilizes bent sheet metal having a longitudinal slit therein, in an attempt to give the prosthesis some elasticity or flexibility. The Blanquaert reference utilizes a lattice of titanium wire in an attempt to have a modulus of elasticity close to that of the cortical bone tissue. The Hochman reference, while directed to an implant material, attempts to produce an implant material having a module of elasticity which is comparable to that of the cortical bone.
The Tornier reference shows a U-shaped sheet metal femoral component with an opening on the lateral side. The reason for this design is to provide a relatively stiff proximal end. The shape is designed with the objective to provide transverse elasticity, thus having the intent of facilitating positioning of the stem into the medullary canal and thus give a tight fit with the anticipated advantage of a certain "springiness" to the inserted device.
The Hochman et al patent describes a graphite or boron fiber-plastic composite fabrication of several conventional hip prosthesis design, a hip fracture fixation device and an intramedullary fracture fixation rod for long bones. The stem portion of the prosthesis will be somewhat more flexible than its equivalent metal counterpart, but this is accomplished in a different manner by utilizing a more compliant, flexible material of construction.
Other prior art which attempts to disclose and describe devices similar to, related to, or having one or more features of this invention include, U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,066,962, "Shaft for Golf Clubs or the Like", issued Jan. 5, 1937 to Cross; 4,375,810, "Joining Element for Fixation of Bone Tissues", issued Mar. 8, 1983 to Belykh et al; and 4,562,598 "Joint Prosthesis" issued Jan. 2, 1986 to Kranz, German patent no. 2,933,237 to Hoogeveen et al; French patent no. 2,483,218 to Cuilleron; German patent no. 2,636,644 to Heibler et al; German patent no. 2,558,446 to "Pifferi et al; German patent no. 2,015,324 to Timmermans et al; European patent no. 0065481 to Anapliotis et al and European patent no. 0077868 to Godolin.
None of these devices describe or suggest the invention of this application or the devices described and claimed herein.
The Hoogeveen et al patent describes a hollow stem which has a modulus of elasticity conforming to the modulus of the surrounding bone. First of all, in this patent, the term "modulus of elasticity" is somewhat incorrectly used. It represents a property of an elastic material such as metal or bone which is the ratio of stress to strain. By using such a term, the inventor has inferred that the stem of invention device has a stiffness or flexibility of that of the surrounding bone. Thus, the inventors state that in their device the shank component in the proximal section must have particularly high rigidity from its contour and nature of the material. In the bottom section the shank should have only low rigidity, or only a low modulus of elasticity.
On the other hand and quite the opposite in structure, and result, in the device of this invention, the stem at the distal end may be intentionally solid and rigid. Preferably, for maximum cementless fixation advantage, the flexible end is the proximal end with more rigidity in the distal end to minimize interface shear and maximize low transfer to the supporting cortical bone as required to maintain stem support by osseous integration or press fit. If severe osteoporosis is present, one advantage would be to have the entire stem flexible, since all the intact bone is flexible from bone (calcium) loss and flexual matching is especially important for the entire length of the device stem.
The Cuilleron patent shows a femoral prosthesis component which incorporates a sagittal slot. The stated purpose of this slot is to "make the stem elastic, expanding in the medullary canal so as to anchor it without the use of any sealing agent" (bone cement). The forces normally acting on the hip joint in use would in fact, react to close the split stem and therefore would obviously produce a loss of stem fixation from the ensueing collapse of the structure.
The Heibler et al patent describes a composite fiber hip prosthesis of carbon ceramic, MOS2, or aromatic polyamide fibers combined with a compatible matrix of polyamides or expoxy resin. The hip stem has a hollow distal end to improve intramedullar fixation. Here again, the flexible portion is distally, not proximally used and is incorporated to improve stem fixation within the bone.
The Pifferi et al reference also does not suggest or describe the features of the invention and neither do the Timmermans et al Kranz, or Anapliotis patents relate to this invention except to generally disclose well-known hollow stem devices.
The Godolin European Patent shows a device in which the stem has incorporated therein an expansion screw-actuated taper mechanism to provide a tight fit within the medullary canal of the femur. Frustro conical segments expand radially upon tightening of a screw connected to an expansion cone and mandrel interface. Further, as described, the orientation of the frustro-conical segments are inappropriate to provide stability of the implant or preventing subsidence of and within the bone implantation in situ. If the screw arrangement were reversed, the operability of the device would be more positive.
However, all of these devices have one or more disadvantages in that they are expensive to manufacture, difficult to manufacture, unworkable from a clinical standpoint, or the like. Furthermore, none of them incorporate, describe, or suggest the devices disclosed herein for this invention nor do they give the advantages obtained by use of the herein described devices.
Therefore, it would be advantageous and it is an object of the present invention to produce a device which incorporates an integral, metallic alloy stem having a sectional design which provides flexural rigidity comparable to the surrounding support bone.
It is another object of the present invention to produce a composite structure of bone and metallic stem which are functionally identical in terms of bending and torsional deformation under the influence of active load forces.
It is still a further object of the present invention to produce a device having comparable flexural characteristics between the cortical bone and the metallic stem which will improve the long-term postoperative course of the prosthetic device.
It would also be advantageous to produce an implantable device which reduces, minimizes or eliminates the interface shear forces at the bone and stem interface.
It is also advantageous to produce an implant having a porous surface which is incorporated on the exterior surface of a flexible stem for ingrowth of bone to achieve fixation.
It is still a further object to produce a device which improves the quality of adjacent bone and/or the quality of the adjacent bony ingrowth while significantly reducing the postoperative time for subsequent bone remodeling to occur.
It would also be advantageous to produce a prosthesis which improves the distribution of the interface reaction forces between the stem and the bone.
It would also be advantageous to produce a hip or joint prosthesis, having a first portion for use exterior to a bone and a second portion contoured to be disposed within a bone, characterized in that the second portion is generally annular and axially tapering from a first diameter adjacent the first portion. The second portion has a bore in a portion thereof wherein the bore provides flexibility of the second portion which is comparable to the bone in which the second portion is disposed. Such a device is taught by the present invention.
Reference is now made to the accompanying figures, in which:
FIG. 1A is an elevational view of the hip implant prosthesis of the present invention;
FIGS. 1B, 1C and 1D are top and cross-sectional views, respectively, of FIG. 1A;
FIG. 1E is a cross-sectional view of the implant of FIG. 1A when in a femur;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view through the implant of FIG. 1A;
FIG. 3A is a side elevational view of an alternate embodiment of the present invention illustrating a collar portion;
FIGS. 3B, 3C and 3D are top and cross-sectional views, respectively, of FIG. 3A;
FIG. 3E is an illustrative view of the implant of FIG. 3A when disposed in a femur;
FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view of an alternate embodiment of the implant of the present invention showing how the bore therein is sealed;
FIG. 4B is a top view taken through FIG. 4A;
FIG. 5A is another alternate embodiment of the present invention illustrating a porous surface;
FIG. 6A is an elevational, partly cross-sectional view of a further alternate embodiment of the present invention showing an external porous surface and proximal and distal internal porous surfaces;
FIG. 7A is an additional alternate embodiment of the present invention shown in elevation and having a filament wound thereon;
FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view taken through another alternate embodiment of the present invention having a longitudinal slit therein;
FIG. 8A' is the view of FIG. 8A showing how the bore therein is sealed.
FIGS. 8B, 8C and 8D are top and cross-sectional views, respectively, of FIG. 8A; and these figures are believed to incorporate many of the most important parts of the invention device.
FIG. 9A is still another alternate embodiment of the present invention showing openings in the stem; and
FIGS. 9B and 9C are top and cross-sectional views taken through FIG. 9A, respectively.
Referring now to FIG. 1A, there is shown a side elevational view of a hip joint prosthesis of the present invention. The prosthesis or implant is shown generally at 10 and has at one end a femoral head 12. The neck portion 14, which may be considered as facing the medial side of the prosthesis 10, forms an intermediate portion between the femural head 12 and a collarless transition joint at 18. The stem portion 16 has a bore 26 therein. The bore 26 may extend to different depths in the stem 16 as indicated by first bore depth 22, second or intermediate bore depth 24 or a bore through the distal end at 25.
The stem 16 is of a certain wall thickness 20 and generally tapers at a taper angle Theta (θ). The taper angle Theta (θ) may vary up to 5� which therefore results in an upper wall thickness 28, an intermediate wall thickness 29, and a distal wall thickness 30 which may be uniform or different from each other. It is this wall thickness 20, which may be considered as being disposed in a radial manner, and the bore 26 which aid in providing flexibility of the stem. It has been found that the ratio of internal diameter to outside diameter can be varied, depending upon the stiffness desired, and it preferably ranges up to 0.95 inches per inch, relative to the distal end as desired. Additionally, the stiffness along the stem 16 length may be varied by adjusting the depth of the internal cavity and hence partial depths 22, 24 and 25 may be employed. By referring to FIGS. 1B, 1C and 1D, the wall thickness 20 may be more clearly seen. Further, the distal end of the stem 16 is tapered at an angle alpha which preferably ranges up to 5 degrees.
Referring now to FIG. 1E, there is shown the implant of the present invention in use in a femur. Here, the stem 16 is disposed inside the femur 32 and forms a relatively snug fit which preferably forms a force fit therebetween. It is preferred that a press fit mode between the stem 16 and the bone 32 be utilized as opposed to the use of cement, although both modes are acceptable. The collarless transition joint 18 is disposed at the top part of the stem 16 just as the stem 16 emerges from the femur 32.
Accordingly, the prosthesis or implant 10 incorporates an integral metallic fixation stem of hollow construction. This is distinct from conventional, essentially more or less solid metallic fixation stems of the prior art. It has been found that by varying the sectional geometry, section thickness, material of construction and depth of the internal cavity or bore in the stem 16, predetermined levels of flexibility may be provided. It has also been found that by more closely approximating the flexibility of the adjacent support of cortical femoral bone, a significant reduction of interface micromotion between the bone 32 and the stem 16 will result. Also, a significant improvement in the level of stress developed between the surrounding bone structure will result. By reducing the interface micromotion as mentioned and improving bone loading so as to more closely match that of a natural femur, the prosthesis clinical performance and reliability may be improved. While the stem 16 may be manufactured of different materials, it is preferred that stainless steel, cobalt-chrome alloys or titanium alloys be utilized.
FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view taken through FIG. 1A. More clearly observable is the thickness 20 of the metal alloy 34.
Referring now to FIG. 3A, there is shown an alternate embodiment of the present invention. Here, the implant joint is shown generally at 11. This embodiment is essentially the same as that of FIG. 1, with the exception that a collared transition joint 36 is utilized. This collar 36 provides additional stem 16 support with respect to the medial bone shelf as shown in FIG. 3E. Also, as can be seen in FIGS. 3B, 3C and 3D, are the top and cross-sectional views of FIG. 3A which are essentially identical to that of FIG. 1.
Referring now to FIGS. 4A an alternate embodiment of the present invention is shown at 13. Here, the implant 13 is generally the same as that of FIG. 1A with the exception that a proximal closure 38 is disposed at the top of the bore 26. The closure 38 is comprised of a closure bore 40 on the underside having closure extensions or legs 42, 44. Therefore, the closure 38 may be force-fit into the bore 26 and allows for the extensions 42, 44 to "collapse or compress" slightly. Disposed at the distal end of the stem 16 is an integral distal closure 45 which is formed when the bore 26 is not drilled to the extent shown in FIG. 1A. The bore 26 is closed in the manner shown so as to prevent the possible capture of biological fluids in certain clinical situations where the patient is at high risk of infection.
FIG. 8A' shows a similar bore closure.
Referring now to FIG. 5, a porous implant is shown generally at 15. This implant is essentially the same as in FIG. 1A with the exception that a portion of the stem 16 has a porous surface 46. This porous surface 46 provides a conventional tissue ingrowth type of implant. Therefore, ingrowth of bone into the integral porous surfaces may be achieved since the present invention provides implant stability, as well as maintaining close proximity to adjacent bone, as previously mentioned. Therefore, use of the porous surface 46 in conjunction with the flexible stem 16 will substantially improve ingrowth mechanics due to the reduced micromotion of the stem 16 and bone interface. This will also result in reduced postoperative time to achieve bone remodeling and ingrowth. Additionally, this combination may provide improved structure and strength of the ingrowing and surrounding bone.
Referring now to FIG. 6, a porous implant having open ends is shown generally at 17. This implant 17 is essentially the same as that in FIG. 5 with the exception that a proximal end porous surface 48 is disposed at the top of the bore 26 while a distal end porous surface 50 is at the lower end of the stem 16. The presence of the partial porous surfaces 48 and or 50, within the bore 26 is utilized to enhance stem fixation by enhancing resistance to transverse movement as well as subsidence or sinking instability. These interior and exterior porous surfaces consist of conventional types of interfused spherical compatible metallic particles and are preferably in the 200-800 micron range.
The concept of a macro surface structure or a micro surface structure such as a porous coated surface at the proximal end, where the section is relatively equal in flexibility as compared to the adjacent bone, is of great importance. The concept is also important with respect to the relative rigidity at the distal end of the device.
As a typical and most important, defined and descriptive detail, and improvement, the device is somewhat larger at the proximal end and tapered somewhat to a smaller portion at the distal end. This form provides great advantages for the invention.
Referring now to FIG. 7, a filament type prosthesis or implant is shown generally at 19. This implant 19 is structurally the same as FIG. 1 with the exception of filament 52 which is wound onto the stem 16. The filament 52 is wound in separate directions so as to be essentially in a biased first direction 54 and a biased second direction 56. The two biased elements 54, 56 are biased with respect to each other at an angle Beta (β) which preferably may be in a range of up to 45�. The filament 52 is a small diameter metallic or nonmetallic biologically compatible material, such as 6AL-4V titanium alloy or carbon, which are conventional materials available from a number of manufacturing sources. The spacing between adjacent windings of the filament 52 may be adjusted up to 1 mm so as to provide a lattice structure for tissue ingrowth fixation. Further, the filament winding 52 may provide or augment the structural strength of the stem 16, particularly in those situations where section thickness 20 is 1/2 millimeter or less. However, this does not totally define or comprise the invention and the device design.
Referring now to FIGS. 8A-8C, a compressible implant is shown generally at 21. Here, the overall structure is similar to that of FIG. 1A. However, as can be seen from FIGS. 8B, 8C and 8D, a longitudinal slit or opening 58 is formed in one side of the outer wall. This lateral opening or slit 58 may extend through the entire stem 16 or may only go as far as bore depths 22 or 24 or 25 as shown in FIG. 1A. This slit 58 extends from the exterior of the stem 16 through the wall and to the bore 26. It should be pointed out that it is most important and in fact vital to achieve the advantages of this invention, to have the opening of the stem device on the lateral side for improved torsional constraint once bone infiltration has occurred. Furthermore, an opening on the medial side can detract from the bearing area between the stem and bone producing indesirable high unit loading proximally. This also is a very important difference and distinction over prior art devices. The opening 58 reduces the radial stiffness at a given transverse section, thereby enhancing the interference or wedge fit of the stem 16 with the cortical bone. The longitudinal opening 58 may also reduce the resultant hoop stresses within the cortical shaft during press fitting, thereby minimizing interoperative harm from premature bone fracture. Again, the implant 21 is made of stainless steel, cobalt-chrome alloys or titanium alloys which have been milled or cast accordingly. The longitudinal opening or slit 58 also enhances the torsional stability or fixation of the hip implant 21. Further, the channel or spacing allows bone remodeling through an intrusion of the bone therein. The depth and the length of the groove or slot may be continuous or interrupted or inclined. Additionally, the width of the opening 58 may vary and is preferably from 1-10 millimeters.
Referring now to FIGS. 9A-9C, a perforated implant is shown generally at 23. The overall shape of the implant 23 is similar to that of FIG. 1A. A distal end closure 60 is at one end of the bore 26. At various heights along the stem 16, there are provided openings 62 which are preferably on the anterior and posterior surfaces of the stem 16. The bore 26 and openings 62 are provided for storage and in vivo release of various bioactive substances to enhance bone remodeling postoperatively. The openings 62 also provide the chance for the storage and subsequent release of antibiotic substances in instances where the patient is at high risk of infection. These openings 62 extend through to the bore 26 in the stem 16, as shown in FIGS. 9B and 9C.
It is to be understood that many variations of the present invention may be practiced without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. For example, different types of fermoral heads may be utilized while the implant may be utilized in different portions of the body, such as the shoulder or knee joint. Further, slightly different shapes or proportions may be utilized while different materials for the implant may also be used.
Although the present invention has been described in connection with a plurality of preferred embodiments thereof, many other variations and modifications will now become apparent to those skilled in the art. It is preferred, therefore, that the present invention be limited not by the specific disclosure herein, but only by the appended claims.
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|One piece snap fit acetabular cup
|May 21, 2003
|Sep 15, 2005
|Mcguire John
|Apr 13, 2005
|Oct 27, 2005
|Chappuis James L
|Cannulated femoral hip implant apparatus
|Oct 26, 2006
|Feb 22, 2007
|Encore Medical Asset Corporation
|Intrinsic stability in a total hip stem
|Jul 27, 2007
|Feb 14, 2008
|Active Implants Corporation
|Bone growth promoting implant
|Sep 20, 2007
|May 29, 2008
|Illuminoss Medical, Inc.
|Systems and methods for internal bone fixation
|Apr 13, 2007
|Oct 16, 2008
|Sidebotham Christopher G
|Bone-compliant femoral stem
|Oct 31, 2008
|Feb 26, 2009
|Illuminoss Medical, Inc.
|Systems and Methods for Internal Bone Fixation
|Mar 18, 2010
|Seo-Woo Nam
|Semiconductor Devices Including Multiple Stress Films in Interface Area
|Dec 26, 2007
|Oct 7, 2010
|Illuminoss Medical, Inc.
|Apparatus and Methods for Repairing Craniomaxillofacial Bones Using Customized Bone Plates
|Apr 7, 2010
|Oct 14, 2010
|Illuminoss Medical, Inc.
|Photodynamic Bone Stabilization Systems and Methods for Reinforcing Bone
|Apr 6, 2010
|Oct 21, 2010
|Illuminoss Medical, Inc.
|Attachment System for Light-Conducting Fibers
|Sep 3, 2010
|Dec 30, 2010
|Illuminoss Medical, Inc.
|Apparatus for delivery of reinforcing materials to bone
|Aug 18, 2010
|Jan 6, 2011
|IlluminOss Medical , Inc.
|Systems and methods for internal bone fixation
|Jan 13, 2011
|Illuminoss Medical, Inc.
|Apparatus and methods for reinforcing bone
|Sep 13, 2010
|Jan 13, 2011
|Zimmer, Inc.
|Hip stem prosthesis
|Aug 10, 2010
|Feb 10, 2011
|Laughner Lisa M
|Prosthetic implant and method for forming a prosthetic implant
|Nov 14, 2007
|May 21, 2008
|Benoist Girard Sas
|Short stem femoral prosthesis
|Dec 3, 2002
|Jan 20, 2010
|Active Implants Corporation
|Cushion bearing implants for load bearing applications
|Feb 1, 2010
|Aug 4, 2011
|Maxx Health Inc
|Artificial joint component having hollow interior and means for load dissipation
|U.S. Classification
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Nov 13, 1997
|Fee payment
Year of fee payment: 4
|Dec 26, 2001
|Maintenance fee reminder mailed
|May 31, 2002
|Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees
|Jul 30, 2002
|Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee
Effective date: 20020531
|Jun 30, 2010
Owner name: IMPLANTOLOGY LLC, NEW JERSEY
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