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AMERICUS -- Phillip Brown was at every Georgia Southwestern home basketball game last season.
But instead of sitting on the bench, he was a spectator.
Now everyone has their eyes on him.
Brown, a two-time Peach Belt Player of the Week, will lead the 18th-ranked Hurricanes into a Top 20 matchup tonight when they travel to No. 3 Augusta State in a showdown for the top spot in the conference.
"Rankings go out the window as soon as we both step on the court,'' Brown said. "It will be our team versus their team. We will give each other our best shot.''
Brown is one of the top players in the conference, leading in rebounds (10.4), ranking third in scoring (16.3), second in field-goal percentage (65.8) and fourth in blocks (27).
And let's not forget six double-doubles in his last nine games.
Basketball, however, wasn't in Brown's mind when he transferred from the Air Force Academy last season with the help of GSW coach Mike Leeder. When he stepped on campus, Brown wasn't sure if he would play for the Hurricanes.
After being All-Region and honorable mention All-State at Eagles Landing Christian Academy, Brown played in three games in his two seasons with the Falcons.
And when his grades dropped, Brown found himself in a tough situation.
"I had played so little at Air Force over those two years, I kind of fell out of love with it,'' he said. "Air Force has a great academic reputation. It was ranked by Forbes No. 8 in the country, and the basketball team was ranked 11th in the country. I didn't have the grades, so I went back home (to Jonesboro) for a little bit and started looking at schools.''
He chose GSW to help get some of his core classes out of the way because he does have plans to return to Air Force after graduating. And after watching the Hurricanes play last season and scrimmaging with them in an open gym session, Brown wanted another shot on the hardwood.
"I felt I was close to graduating from here with my classes that would transfer (back to Air Force),'' said Brown, who will graduate in May with a degree in psychology. "I would still have another year to play, so I thought I might as well stay here another year. They got in all those transfers and returning players like Evan (Mobley) and Dannie (Hunt). I knew they had a good nucleus of players, and I thought I'd like to be a part of that to make a push.''
Brown has been the centerpiece for the Hurricanes' fast start. They're 13-3 and 6-1 in conference play, and their only only conference blemish was a 75-72 overtime loss to USC Aiken. GSW enters tonight's game on a seven-game win streak.
Leeder said Brown's return to basketball has been quicker than he anticipated.
"He's a tremendous athlete, and he has been blessed with a lot of athletic gifts,'' he said. "It's effortless with what he does athletically. Phillip has been incredibly motivated to get back into game shape. It's hard to do when you go a couple of years without playing. He has an internal motor to get back to a high level of play. He's as good as I've ever had, and I've been doing this for 22 years.''
Brown has scored in double figures in all but one game, and he has shot better than 50 percent from the floor in all but three. Possibly his best game of the season came on Saturday when he had 21 points on 9 of 11 shooting to go with 15 rebounds in a 66-58 win at Columbus State.
Mobley has run the team the past three years at the point, and he's all smiles talking about the big man who stands 6-foot-7, 220 pounds.
"Phillip, he's one of a kind,'' Mobley said. "I never played with anyone who has the type of athleticism he has, the type of ability he has. He brings a lot of energy, and he is the one that gets us going and cranked ready to play. For him to be a two-time player of the week, he doesn't care about that. He cares about us winning and that only. It's fun to play with someone like Phillip.''
That energy has made the crowd anticipate what Brown might do next.
"I like to bring a lot of energy to my teammates and quick, whether that be a dunk or a block,'' Brown said. "Those are the two most exciting plays you get.''
Brown is the center of attention with his teammates, too. Always joking around, Leeder said the excitement revolves around him on road trips.
"He's popular with all the guys,'' Leeder said. "When Phillip is awake, the van is talkative. He's definitely the guy that everything revolves around here. His personality comes through and is dominant. They don't look at him as only a really good player, but a really good teammate. The guys respect his work ethic.''
Brown takes little credit for his success, especially in the paint. Assistant coach Stephen Cox helped Brown with his footwork and post moves, but says that his teammates put him in situations to make plays.
"My teammates are the key,'' he said. "Everybody on the court is able to score, and everybody has to be man-to-man covered. No team can come down and double on me. My teammates put me in position to get an easy basket. As I score, that takes more pressure off them, and when they score, it takes more pressure off of me.''
The accolades are about the only thing that stop Brown in his tracks
"Honestly, it's crazy to me (to be a two-time player of the week). It's amazing,'' Brown said. "I don't know how to describe it. All of this is still kind of surreal to me. It's happening so quickly. Last year at this time I wasn't doing anything but going to class and shooting ball occasionally.''
When Brown has been double-teamed, he has made opponents pay for the most part. He has had six games of at least three assists, and the Jaguars will no doubt plan on taking him out of the game early tonight.
"They are probably the best team in the league in double-teaming the post,'' Leeder said. "Phillip has to understand the double- and triple-teams will be coming right away, and he has to make a good decision quickly. He's done a great job passing out of a double team.''
Hunt has been Brown's challenger in practice, helping him get stronger in the post every day.
"It's not very fun, especially when I'm a little bit undersized,'' Hunt said. "He looks like a slim player, but he has a little weight on him. He has extra strength down there and a lot more post moves. It's a good battle every day in practice, and I like to be the one to challenge him and give him a lot of hard work to be prepared and successful in games. As long as we have a player like him of that type of physical ability and mental ability, we'll be successful."
Brown has proven he can be successful with hard work, but the job is not done yet for him and his team.
"We're not satisfied yet,'' he said. "This is all great, but the final result we want is a conference championship and after that, a national championship. We want to keep moving up in the polls, keep beating teams and keep the win streak going.''
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Again, I'm going to fall back to the example of
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
. If you were to show people of the 1870's a submarine of today, and described it size, crew complement and accommodations, it's duration between refueling, and the amount of time it could stay submerged, and then asked them to come up with how it was done, what do you think their best guesses would be?
Remember that the best physics of the period (James Clerk Maxwell's Electromagnetic Theory) wasn't even widely adopted yet, so those people would be unable to comprehend any of what we take for granted today.
That is a difference of 135 years. Do you really expect to be able to make better predictions of more than 200 years into the future from where we stand today?
How much coal or oil would it take to power a vessel (without the use of sails at all) back in the late 19th century as far as one of our submarines can go between refueling these days? How much space would that fuel take up? How much less space does the reactor core of one of our subs take up today? Would those people comprehend that difference as anything but pure fantasy?
What ever amount of space you think should be devoted for fuel on this ship, divide it by 10... and that'll still be too much.
We don't know how this stuff works. Later Trek did us all a major disservice by attempting to apply today's ideas to tomorrow. What hasn't changed much in the last few hundred years will most likely not change much in the next few hundred years, but what has changed quite a bit will most likely change even more in the next few hundred years. That is how I'm approaching the interiors and why some aspects I'll leave a little space for and say
take a guess
It is funny, the point of using matter/anti-matter was to negate the issue of fuel storage as a problem onboard... but because people think you could burn through it like fuel oil on ships of today, they think a large amount of space has to be set aside for it (mainly thanks to TNG).
As for the three port holes on the front of the primary hull, we never saw what they were for... they were dark in the first pilot, the center one became a navigation light in the second pilot and they were all lit like the other windows by the time of the series. I left the space behind them on deck 6 unoccupied.
Because all the windows we saw from within the ship were rectangular, I'm treating port holes as
something else
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NAPLES - Southwest Florida will reap the economic benefits of hosting the high school baseball state finals thanks to the sparkling new Boston Red Sox spring training facility that opened this year.
However officials at Fort Myers' JetBlue Park who engineered the winning bid might have a local coach to thank for getting the ball rolling.
As an area football coach, Mike Wexler often checks the Florida High School Athletic Association's website. When he saw the organization was looking for hosts for the baseball state finals, Wexler thought JetBlue Park would be perfect.
Wexler, a former Barron Collier coach who offers private lessons, sent a brief email to FHSAA chief financial officer Linda Robertson extolling the beauty of the Red Sox's new state-of-the-art ball park. Impressed and intrigued, Robertson made sure JetBlue was invited to bid for the finals.
"Being in Southwest Florida, I thought JetBlue would be a great location," Wexler said. "I emailed Linda saying she should look into the park, which isn't being used as much as it should be. She said, 'Thanks for the tip,' and last week it looks like (JetBlue) got the bid."
The Lee County Sports Authority received a mass email from the FHSAA inviting anyone to bid for the finals, according to Gary Ewen, director of business development for the sports planning organization.
Ewen said the email went out to sports authorities all over the state, but Robertson confirmed that Wexler's email got JetBlue involved.
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Lee County's bid is not official, but the FHSAA is expected to sign the three-year contract with JetBlue by Aug. 1. Jeff Mielke, executive director of the Lee County Sports Authority, told the Daily News last week that the tournament could have an economic impact of up to $2 million.
Wexler, a special education teacher who offers individual training through his company Skill Position Pride, is proud to have been a small part in what could help Southwest Florida in big ways.
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An intramedullary rod having a cylindrical proximal portion and a rectangular distal portion has a tapering blade-like portion. The intramedullary rod provides rotational stability and resistance to axial migration. Proximal and distal transfixation holes may be provided in the intramedullary rod.
1. An intramedullary nail for insertion into bone tissue, comprising:
a single straight solid intramedullary nail metal body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, said distal portion terminating in a tip:
said tip having an arcuate terminus;
said proximal portion comprising a cylindrical shaft having an end, said end being threaded to receive a threaded anvil;
said distal portion comprising a rectangular section having parallel sides and opposed flat faces, said rectangular portion being disposed between said cylindrical portion and said tip;
said rectangular section of said distal portion of said nail being adapted to provide torsional stability to said intramedullary nail in said bone tissue:
wherein said opposed flat surfaces which converge toward said tip and said tip form a tapered blade:
said cylindrical shaft having at least one transfixation hole defined therein.
2. The intramedullary nail recited in claim 1, wherein a cap is attached to said end of said cylindrical shaft.
3. The intramedullary nail recited in claim 1, wherein said proximal portion is longer than said distal portion.
4. The intramedullary nail recited in claim 1, wherein said proximal portion and said distal portion are of approximate equal length.
5. The intramedullary nail recited in claim 1, wherein said distal portion defines at least one transverse hole for receiving a transfixing screw.
6. The intramedullary nail recited in claim 1, wherein said proximal portion defines at least one transverse suture hole that extends through said proximal portion.
7. The intramedullary nail recited in claim 1, wherein said metal body is a titanium alloy machined to shape.
8. The intramedullary nail recited in claim 1, wherein said proximal portion defines at least one hole along a first axis to receive a transfixing screw, said distal portion defines at least one hole along a second axis to receive a transfixing screw, and wherein said first axis is perpendicular to said second axis.
9. The intramedullary nail recited in claim 1, wherein said distal portion is longer than said cylindrical portion.
The present invention relates generally to devices used for stabilizing bone fractures. More specifically, the present invention relates to intramedullary nails.
Fractures of long bones, such as the humerus, are often successfully treated through the use of an intramedullary fixation device in the form of a rod or nail. These fixation devices are useful not only with transverse simple fractures but also with comminuted and segmental fractures. In essence, intramedullary rods stabilize fractures by acting as an internal splint. Early non-fixed rods were not always adequately secured to the bone, particularly with comminuted fractures. In some instances, these non-fixed rods would become loose. A section of the bone could then rotate around the nail or shift axially, causing a rotational displacement about the fracture line, a gap or other discontinuity. In order to provide rotational stability to the fractured bone, many conventional intramedullary nails now have transverse holes for receiving a fastener such as a screw. The transverse holes are typically located at opposed ends of the nail, which for convenience are referred to as the proximal end and the distal end. Nails having these transfixation holes are often referred to as "locking nails." By securing the nail to the bone through the use of transfixation screws, rotation of the bone relative to the nail is prevented. It is also known that the use of both proximal and distal locking reduces axial displacement of bone along the rod and provides additional torsional rigidity.
Intramedullary nails are inserted in the bone using well known techniques. In the case of the humerus, sufficient tissue is removed to allow the nail to be inserted into the intramedullary canal. Various alignment devices are available for aligning the proximal end of the nail so that the surgeon can locate and align the transfixation holes. With respect to the distal end of the nail, however, it is much more difficult to align the transfixation holes. Typically, the holes in the distal must be located by x-ray imaging using an image intensifier; several attempts may be required before transfixation is successful. Thus, the transfixation of the distal ends of intramedullary nails is usually a difficult procedure.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the intramedullary canal of the humerus does not have a uniform cross section along its entire length. Many prior art intramedullary nails are not well adapted for use in bones having these nonuniform cavities. In addition, the relative placement of the transfixation holes of known prior art intramedullary nails does not readily facilitate the use of a C-arm, X-ray machine to locate holes at the distal end. Still further, known prior art intramedullary nails do not provide convenient means for attaching bone fragments or soft tissue to the nail. Accordingly, there is a need for an intramedullary nail which addresses these needs.
It is an object of the invention to provide an intramedullary nail which is specifically adapted to conform to the non-uniform cross-sectional areas of certain long-bone intramedullary canals.
It is a further object of the invention to provide an intramedullary nail that provides good anti-rotational and anti-axial stabilization of bone segments, often without the use of distal transfixation screws.
It is still a further object of the invention to provides an intramedullary nail having distal transfixation holes which may be easily located using a C-arm.
It is still a further object of the invention to provide an intramedullary nail having means by which small fragments of bone or soft tissue can be attached to the nail at certain locations.
It is still a further object of the invention to provide an intramedullary nail which has a plurality of transfixation sites that allow the nail to be more readily adapted to various types of fractures.
The present invention provides an intramedullary nail for stabilizing proximal, middle and distal fractures of long bones. In one aspect the intramedullary nail of the present invention has a cylindrical proximal portion and a distal flat portion. The cylindrical proximal portion has a preselected radius and an anvil receiving surface at one end. The distal flat portion is tapered and has at least one flat surface which terminates in an arcuate tissue penetrating tip at one end.
In still another aspect the distal flat portion of the intramedullary nail of the present invention is a blade having opposed flat sides. The anvil-receiving surface of the cylindrical proximal portion has a threaded aperture for receiving a threaded portion of the anvil.
In still another aspect, the intramedullary nail of the present invention has transverse holes for receiving transfixation screws at two axially-displaced locations along the cylindrical proximal portion and transverse fixation holes in the flat distal portion.
In still another aspect, the intramedullary nail of the present invention has a plurality of suture holes that allow tissue and tuberosities to be sutured to a portion of the nail.
In still another aspect the intramedullary nail of the present invention includes an end cap attached to the anvil-receiving end of said cylindrical proximal portion.
In still another aspect, the intramedullary nail of the present invention provides a bidirectional transfixation hole for securing bone fragments.
These and other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent in connection with the detailed description of the invention with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the intramedullary nail of the present invention attached to an alignment tower.
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional elevational view of the apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the intramedullary nail of FIG. 1.
FIG. 5 is a front view of the intramedullary nail of FIG. 1.
FIG. 6 is a side view of the intramedullary nail of FIG. 1.
FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of an extraction device used for removing the intramedullary nail of the present invention.
Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawings, intramedullary nail or fixation rod 20 is shown implanted in humerus 22 to stabilize a fracture (not shown). Alignment tower 24 has side bar 25 and is attached to intramedullary nail 20 via anvil assembly 26. Locating screw 28 extends through locating screw bore 38, the latter of which is best shown in FIG. 2 of the drawings. Nested drill guide and screw sleeve assembly 29 extends through guide hole 40A of side arm 25. Nested drill guide and screw sleeve assembly 29 is comprised of drill guide 30 and screw locator sleeve 31. Nail 20 has a plurality of transfixation holes for interlocking nail 20 with humerus 22. More specifically, proximal transfixation holes 32a and 32b, intramedullary or bone transfixation holes 34a and 34b and distal transfixation holes 36a and 36b are preferably provided. Thus, it will be appreciated that transfixation holes are provided proximally, midlength and distally for transfixation. This feature will be explained more fully hereinafter. Proximal transfixation holes 32a and 32b and intermediary transfixation holes 34a and 46 are accessed, respectively, through the use of guide holes 40a, 40b, 42a and 42b.
Alignment tower 24 has anvil hole 46 into which anvil assembly 26 is received. Anvil shaft portion 48 has anvil impact end 50 which receives blows from a mallet during insertion. Threaded tip 54 is provided in order to secure anvil 26 to nail 20. Anvil cone portion 56 having shoulder 57 is threaded onto and beyond the threaded tip 54 of anvil shaft 48 and is then held loosely thereon. Once threaded tip 54 is screwed into anvil 20, anvil cone portion 56 is secured on shaft 48. Alignment tower 24 engages shoulder 57 at anvil hole 46. Anvil assembly 26 includes locating indent or indentation 59 which is simply a small point indentation. Anvil 26 is provided with opposed tabs or tangs, one of which is shown as tab 61.
As beat shown in FIG. 3 of the drawings, through the use of alignment tower 24 and locating screw 28, intramedullary nail 20 is indexed such that transfixation holes 40a and 40b are in alignment with proximal transfixational holes 32a and 32b of nail 20. Guide holes 42a and 42b are then in alignment with intramedullary transfixation holes 34a and 34b. In a manner to be described more fully hereinafter, this alignment allows nested drill guide and screw assembly 29 to be used to locate the transfixation holes.
Referring now to FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 of the drawings, intramedullary nail 20 is seen having proximal end 60 and distal end 80. Proximal end 60 has a shallow threaded portion 64 that includes a pair of opposed notches 65. Nail cap 66 is shown which includes nail cap tabs 68 (one shown in FIGS. 4 and 5) which insert in notches or slots 65 in mating relationship. As shown best in FIG. 5, nail cap 66 has a pair of suture holes that pass therethrough.
Nail cap screw 70 may also have transverse holes which align with nail cap suture holes 72. In other words, nail cap suture holes 72 would then pass completely through the nail cap assembly when secured by screw 70.
Nail cap suture holes 72 as well as nail suture holes 84 are provided for holding sutures during attachment of soft tissues and tuberosities.
Nail cap 66 is optionally provided to protect threaded portion 64 of nail 20 from tissue ingrowth. Intramedullary nail 20 has proximal cylindrical section 74 and distal rectangular section or tapered blade 76.
The cross-sectional diameter of proximal cylindrical section 74 is most preferably between about 8 to 12 mm and the overall length of nail 20 is preferably from about 195 to 315 mm. Distal section 76 has at least one flat surface 77 and more preferably opposed flat surfaces 77 and 79. The distal end of distal section 76 comprises nail tip 80 having triangular tissue penetrating point 82. Referring to FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, it will be seen that distal section 76 and the most preferred embodiment, and as best shown in FIG. 5, is tapered preferably the entire length of distal section 76. Where tapered blade 76 is flat, it has a thickness of from about 0.24 inches to 0.26 inches converging to a thickness of from about 0.1 inches to 0.12 inches at tip 80. By providing rectangular section 76 at the distal end of nail 20, greater resistance to torsion is achieved in unreamed cavities. Accordingly, in some instances, the change in section and the taper of nail 20 provide enough rotational stability and resistance to axial migration such that proximal and/or distal transfixation through the use of transfixation may not be necessary.
Proximal cylindrical section 74 is provided with a plurality of transfixation holes. More specifically, proximal transfixation holes 32a and 32b extend through proximal cylindrical section 74. Most preferably, as best shown in FIG. 6 of the drawings, transfixation hole 32b has a main (perpendicular) passage 33a and an applied passage 33b. Passage 33b may be used to better affix bone fragments, where an angle to the direction of the fixation screw is desirable. Passage 33b is preferably at an angle of 10-60 degrees and most preferably about 30 degrees to passage 33a. The entrance to hole 32b may be slightly enlarged (elliptical) for this purpose. Proximal transfixation holes 32a and 32b, as well as intermediary holes 34a and 34b and distal transfixation holes 36a and 36b, receive transfixation screws (not shown) in the manner to be described hereinafter. Similarly, intermediary transfixation holes 34a and 34b are shown extending through cylindrical section 74 distal to proximal transfixation holes 32a and 32b. Distal transfixation holes 36a and 36b extend through distal section 76.
Referring again to FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, it will be appreciated that intramedullary nail or rod 20 is cylindrical proximally and rectangular distally. Distal flat section 76 provides anti-rotational stability even without transfixation at distal transfixation holes 36a and 36b. In addition, distal transfixation holes 36a and 36b are rotated 90� from the axes defined by proximal transfixation holes 32a and 32b and intermediary transfixation holes 34a and 34b. Therefore, distal hole targeting is more readily achieved through the use of a C arm since distal transfixation holes 36a and 36B are oriented in the anterior-posterior direction.
A number of materials may be used to fabricate intramedullary nail 20, however a titanium alloy, preferably 6A1-4 v Ti alloy conforming to ASTM standard F-136-92, as most preferred. The cross-sectional diameter of proximal cylindrical section 74 can be selected to optimize proximal intramedullary canal filling. In addition, the overall length of nail 20 as well as the relative lengths of proximal cylindrical section 74 and distal section 76 are chosen to correspond with the characteristics of the bone geometry. In most applications, the length of distal section 76 between the end of triangular point 82 and the end 75 of proximal cylindrical section 74 will be from about 10% to 30% less than the length of proximal cylindrical section 74. In other words, distal portion 76 will be between about 70% and 90% of the length of proximal cylindrical section 74. In other applications, it may be preferable to make distal portion 76 longer than proximal cylindrical section 74. In some instances, distal portion 76 is from about 10-30% longer than proximal cylindrical portion 74.
Referring again to FIG. 2 of the drawings, alignment tower 24 is most preferably fabricated from a high temperature thermoplastic such as polyetherimide which can withstand repeated steam and gamma sterilization. Anvil hole 46 preferably has a stainless steel insert 47 which receives anvil shaft portion 48. Similarly, metal inserts (not shown) may be used to align guide holes 40a, 40b, 42a, 42b and locating screw bore 38. Screw bore 38 is provided for locating screw 28 to pass therethrough. Locating screw 28 is received in indent 59 of anvil assembly 26 and serves to index nail 20 in position. As stated, alignment tower 24 abuts shoulder 57 of anvil assembly 26. Anvil assembly 26 is preferably manufactured from stainless steel, preferably 17-4 PH stainless steel.
Referring now to FIG. 7 of the drawings, extraction device 90 is shown generally having end 92 that is inserted into threaded portion 64 of nail 20. Head 94 provides a surface 96 which is struck by a mallet or preferably by slide hammer 91 to extract nail 20 from humerus 22.
Extraction device 90 is preferably used to better align nail 20 during insertion. That is, end 92 can be screwed into extraction hole 77 (which is threaded) of anvil assembly 26. Extraction device 90 can then be struck (with slide hammer 91, which slides up and down on the shaft of extraction device 90) upwardly to loosen nail 20 to reposition it. Extraction device 90 can also be used in this manner as a driver, i.e., it can be used to further drive nail 20 into position.
Intramedullary nail 20 is used in the following manner. X-rays of the fractured bone, typically a long bone and most preferably the humerus, are viewed to determine the appropriate size of nail 20 to be utilized. The fracture is then reduced to achieve an anatomical alignment by conventional means. Nail cap 66 is removed from nail 20 and anvil assembly 26 is attached to nail 20 at threaded portion 64. Anvil assembly 26 must be firmly seated on nail 20.
In the case of a fracture of the humerus, a small incision that starts at the antero-lateral aspect of the acromion extending parallel to the fibers of the deltoid muscle is made. The cortex of the bone is perforated at or lateral to the edge of the articular surface of the humerus, posterior to the bicipital groove. A guide wire is then inserted and passed approximately half way down the humerus. Using a cannulated drill or reamer the canal is reamed to a predetermined depth, for example about 70 mm. It is to be understood that in some applications, it may not be necessary to ream the bone prior to insertion of nail 20 and that nail tip 80 and the tapered nature of distal rectangular section 76 allow nail 20 to penetrate the bone tissue.
Nail 20 is then threaded onto anvil assembly 26. Tabs 61 fit into notches 65 which align indent 54 with holes 32a and 32b. Nail 20 is then inserted using a mallet to strike anvil assembly 26. Proximal transfixation holes 32a and 32b and intermediary transfixion holes 34a and 34b are oriented in the lateral direction. Accordingly, distal transfixion holes 36A and 36b are then oriented in the A-P direction.
Alignment tower 24 is then placed on anvil assembly 26 with a portion of anvil shaft 48 projecting through anvil hole 46 and such that tower 24 abuts shoulder 57. Locating screw 28 is rotated to extend it into indent 59. This procedure properly aligns transfixation holes 32a and 32b and 34a and 34b of nail 20 with guide holes 40a and 40b and 42a and 42b respectfully.
Nested drill guide sleeves 29 are inserted in each guide hole 40a, 40b, 42a and 42b, in abutment with the surface of the bone as shown best in FIG. 3. Using a surgical drill, the bit of a surgical drill is then passed through drill guide 30 to form a hole extending from the surface of bone 22 to the first transfixion hole 32a as shown in FIG. 3. The bit is then withdrawn and drill guide 30 removed, leaving screw locator sleeve 31 in position. A transfixation screw (not shown) is then inserted through screw locator sleeve 31 whereupon it is passes through proximal transfixation hole 32a such that the head of the screw is on the external surface of bone 22 and the distal threaded end extends through hole 32a and is screwed into cortical bone on the other side. If desired, passage 33b can be used to place a transfixation screw at an angle. Of course the alignment guides cannot be used for this purpose. This procedure may be repeated for the remaining transfixation holes 32b, 34a and 34b. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the transfixation screws are cancellous or cortical screws.
If required for greater stability, transfixation screws may be used to secure distal section 76, via distal transfixation holes 36A and 36b through the use of a C-arm (i.e. by x-ray targeting of the transfixion holes and drilling). It will be appreciated that the configuration of nail 20 in the present invention will in many instances provide sufficient rotational stability such that distal transfixation may not necessary. The alignment tower and anvil are then removed and the incision is closed.
Thus, it is apparent that there has been provided in accordance with the invention a method and apparatus that fully satisfies the objectives, aims and advantages set forth above. While the invention has been described in connection with specific embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the foregoing description. Accordingly, it is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and broad scope of the appended claims.
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3. Heat, then drain carrots. To melted butter add minced onion, salt, pepper, and ground ginger; next add carrots and coat well with butter. Pour on cream; cover with foil.
4. Bake 15 minutes (no longer) and remove from oven. If desired, sprinkle tops of carrots with scallion and crystallized ginger.
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In an 1870s cookbook from Puebla there were recipes for 44 different moles but only one, Mole Poblano de Guajolote, or turkey in mole sauce, is called the National Dish of Mexico. This mole has descended from an Aztec chilemolli dish and although it's called poblano, it doesn't contain any poblano chiles. In this case poblano refers to the people of Puebla, birthplace of this dish. For an authentic taste, lard is used, but if that's offensive to you, substitute vegetable oil.
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Use this sauce to accompany a variety of poultry dishes. Serve it in the traditional way, over a turkey breast, garnished with sesame seeds, or substitute sliced turkey, left over from your holiday feast. It also makes an excellent sauce for shredded turkey or chicken enchiladas.
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There are tons of dumb clichés in sports that everyone uses, and most of them make you look like you don't know what you're talking about.
But there is one that seems to apply when it comes to evaluating a player: If you haven't played the game, you just don't know.
Now, that's no rip on the GMs and scouts of the league. Believe me, these guys know plenty. Albert Pujols didn't jump from A ball to the majors on his own. Someone had to give him the nod.
What I'm saying is that most of these guys focus too much on talent, and there's so much more to playing the game than talent.
There's the rigors of playing a whole season. How a guy handles failure in front of 35,000 people. How he fits in with the team.
Now love them or hate them, the Yankees do this better than anyone. And no, it's not because of George Steinbrenner's checkbook.
They don't bring in anyone that the current roster doesn't want. When they traded for Roger Clemens, they asked Derek Jeter what he thought. When they got A-Rod, you better believe they talked to Jeter again, third base or no third base. Why just Jeter? Because that's who they are building the team around, and he speaks for everyone. He's been around long enough to know who is going to work in this clubhouse.
The Yankees could have replaced Bernie Williams plenty of times in the past few seasons, but Brian Cashman knows how well Bernie works with this team. Same thing for Tino Martinez. Sure, they eventually replaced him with Jason Giambi, but check out Tino's numbers. He hasn't had a good year since he left New York. There's a bunch of reasons other than money why this team is always contending for the title.
The Royals did just the opposite. They contended all last year, and thought bringing in a couple veterans would put them over the top. Sounds like a good idea -- that is, if you get the right veterans.
K.C. went with Juan Gonzalez and Benito Santiago. I played with Benito and he's a great guy, but he's also on his own program. He's not going to lead the Royals like Pudge is leading the Tigers. As far as Juan goes -- well, we all know his history.
So now you have last season's leaders (Mike Sweeney and Joe Randa) taking a step back and handing over the reins to two guys who aren't going to take them.
The Royals had a lot of heart last season and won a bunch of close games. They definitely don't have that spark this year.
That's why I don't understand why there aren't more ex-players working in baseball. I'm not talking about community service positions or coaching in the minors, I'm talking about working with the GM to make the call on who should be playing at the highest level and who shouldn't.
Now, I'm not saying that the GMs don't know what they're doing, and that the ex-players of the world could step in and negotiate contracts, manage the rosters and make trades. Hell, if you sent most of us to school for 10 years, we still wouldn't know what we're talking about. What I'm saying is that teams are doing themselves a huge disservice by not tapping into their former players to help gauge what other players bring to the team. The chemistry, the leadership. All the stuff that makes decent teams good and good teams great.
Sure, some teams use ex-players, but not nearly enough.
Look at the A's. I know they have Billy Beane, but why did the league, especially Oakland, give Dave Stewart the cold shoulder?
Stewart grew up in the Oakland area. Led the team to a couple World Series wins. Now he has to be an agent because no one in baseball was going to give him a job. Everyone thought he had the Toronto job locked up until they hired J.P Ricciardi -- a smart baseball guy, but remember, Stewart was already the assistant GM in Toronto.
You know who Dave and a bunch of other agents hire to scout potential players? Who they rely on the most for the breakdown on whether or not a client will make the big leagues? Right, ex-players.
Forget about all the baseball stuff for a second. Think of the value these guys would have in keeping team chemistry together. Or in wooing free agents.
If a guy has a problem with something, there's no way he's going to the GM. We're like one big fraternity, current players and ex-players. We've all been through it. Who's a player going to go to, then, if he has that choice?
The front office deals with the business of baseball, not the game of baseball; and that's where we have our problem. Don't you think you should listen more to the people to whom you're paying all that money?
Does this work all the time, giving players all the power? Absolutely not. Look at what's happened in Los Angeles. After, in my opinion, quitting on his teammates in the NBA Finals, Kobe Bryant tells the front office to get rid of the coach and the dominating center who brought him three titles. Only then will he consider playing for them.
So the power doesn't need to be on one side or the other. There needs to be a balance, because if you let one person in an organization run the whole thing on either side, you're looking for trouble.
I could go on and on with this; and, no, I'm not campaigning for a job. I just think Major League Baseball needs to wake up and realize what they aren't using. Everyone wants an edge in this game somehow, and there's no better place to start than with the guys who used to play the game.
Like I said: Nobody knows a player like a player.
Hey now, you're an All-Star
Every year, it seems like someone has something to say about the All-Star rosters.
This guy deserved to be there. This guy doesn't.
I know, we hear it every year.
This year is a little different. Take a look. It's tough to argue that any of these guys shouldn't have made it.
Well, Jason Giambi doesn't deserve to be there. But you guys voted for him, so no one can complain about that.
I'm talking about all the alternates. I think the right guys got picked because of the way the process works now.
Before, you had the reigning league champion's manager pick the alternates, and that usually caused a lot of problems. Now, you have the players, coaches and managers voting on the team. That's the way it should be, because -- like them or not -- these guys know best.
The players voted on Sean Casey of the Reds and Carlos Guillen of the Tigers.
Everyone is supposed to go to this game to have fun. It's an exhibition for the fans. That's why I'm glad that Jack McKeon and Joe Torre don't have to take heat for picking all the alternates.
I still have one problem, and I know I've said it before: There's enough drama and excitement at this game that you don't need to play it for home field in the World Series.
If your team isn't a contender, what's the point? Maybe you win for the AL, then two weeks later you're traded to a contender in the NL. That doesn't seem too fair.
That's why this whole campaign doesn't make any sense.
You're trying to tell me this whole home-field thing is more interesting than Mike Piazza catching Roger Clemens? Clemens, who has come back from retirement to be the toast of his hometown?
They're going to have to talk to each other at some point. Who knows, maybe Pujols can be the mediator. Or maybe they can call the UN or something.
How about the National League outfield? You have three 500-homer guys out there in Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr. and Sammy Sosa. That's not something to talk about?
I know the game could stink, and this is only what I'm seeing on paper. But when you have this much talent taking the field, you don't need to add anything.
What do I know? I'm just another ex-player.
Feeling perky
I was watching some show the other day and it started to get into all the perks celebrities ask for when they make an appearance or star in a movie.
You won't believe it when you hear these. Actually, you probably will. I just haven't accepted the way these people act yet.
Anyway, let's start with Jennifer Lopez. She was making some charity appearance. A quick 90-minute thing and she was done. She should get a couple folding chairs, a couple sodas and that's it, right?
Wrong. Jenny from the block, or wherever she claims to be from, had to have a dressing room with a white couch, a white carpet, white flowers and white candles.
What? That's the only way she can get ready or else she can't go on? I guess when she was growing up in the Bronx that's what her apartment looked like. Yeah, I bet that's exactly what the Lopez house was like.
I was reading People magazine and the list of Sharon Stone's demands are insane. First off, she needs to have the best trailer, three nannies (at $1,500 a week), two cell phones, two pagers, a private home on location or the Presidential suite at a first-class hotel, two assistants (one at $1,500 a week that doubles as a trainer), the right to approve the caterer and pilates equipment.
Did I miss something? When did Sharon Stone become a great actress?
Before I even think about how ridiculous these people are, my first question is, how on earth do you even think to ask for this stuff? Do you really need someone to pay for your entourage? Hell, if you can't afford it then maybe you should think about scaling it back a little.
Look at MC Hammer. Laugh all you want at that guy now, but he had millions. What happened? He hired everyone he ever met to work for him. I don't care who you are -- the money doesn't flow forever.
Athletes are starting to get that way, too.
When Kevin Brown signed his deal with the Dodgers, they threw in a bunch of trips on the FOX corporate jet so he could get home to Georgia or his family could get to L.A. whenever they wanted.
How do you get the balls to ask for this stuff? I've been in hotels all over the country and not one of them has ever hurt my throat. Not so for Britney Spears. She needs an odorless carpet or else she gets a sore throat. I didn't even know carpet smelled.
You know what? More power to these people, because they may look dumb for asking for this stuff but the bigger moron is the one who gives it to them.
John Kruk is an analyst for ESPN's "Baseball Tonight."


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MANILA, Philippines: British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Thursday that his country was preparing to accept the most vulnerable Syrian refugees this year.
Hague told a news conference in the Philippine capital, Manila, that the details were still being worked out. He did not specify a number of the refugees but said that Britain would prioritize displaced Syrians who have been exposed to the horrors of the three-year-old conflict, including victims of sexual violence.
"We will take people into the United Kingdom in order to help them and give them some respite and some care after some of the things that they have been through," Hague said during a two-day visit to Manila.
More than 130,000 people have died since the uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad began in March 2011, and millions of people have been uprooted from their homes.
At least 2.4 million people have fled Syria, most of them to neighboring countries.
Britain has been one of the biggest humanitarian aid contributors to the victims of the civil war, providing food for 300,000 people daily and drinking water to nearly a million others, according to Hague. He added that the British aid has amounted to about $900 million.
"We welcome the contribution of many other countries are making," Hague said. "But this means that in accepting people into U.K., the United Kingdom is playing its full part in trying to accommodate people when necessary."
"We're leading the world in making sure that we try to look after people in the vicinity of Syria itself," he said.
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