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Verizon Attacks iPhone and AT&T... with Toys, Elves, and Xmas Blues?!
We have to admit, Verizon's latest, Xmas-themed iPhone and AT&T attack ads bring the funny. Continuing the savvy "map for that" (rather than silly DroidDoes), the first shows the land of misfit toys where an iPhone-looking device is condemned for its poor AT&T 3G coverage.
After the break, we have elves giving Verizon devices, with robust 3G coverage, to nice children and an iPhone with poor AT&T coverage to the naughty. And, lastly, a father has a blue Xmas when his iPhone can't reach his family (though a Verizon present awaits him when he finally gets home).
Attacking the iPhone on it's major front-facing weakness, much-hyped consumer dissatisfaction with AT&T's network is the kind of smart that is -- and, given Verizon's recent comments, may even be an attempt to show Apple the iPhone would be better off on a better network?
Of course, AT&T likely isn't laughing, given they're already suing Vewill likely take further issue with claims of 5x more 3G coverage, but they're already suing, right?
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Verizon Attacks iPhone and AT&T... with Toys, Elves, and Xmas Blues?!
I love my iphone but that is a funny commercial
This is good. As a consumer, I want choices.
I have to admit -- I love my iPhone, and I hate my coverage. (I drop calls in my apartment and can only use the internet apps because of my WiFi.)
The second Verizon has its version of the iPhone (if that ever ACTUALLY happens), I'll switch in a heartbeat. . . . . or if another manufacturer makes a phone for Verizon that truly competes with my iPhone's ease of use and sync-ability with my Mac. I used to use Palm-branded products (Treos, Palm Pilots, etc) and hated the lack of really solid compatibility.
It's one thing to attack AT&T in their ads, but to attack the iPhone is not a good move if you want to convince Apple that Verizon deserves an iPhone of their own.
I'm one of the very few satisfied with AT&T (live in Staten Island, NY where coverage is better than any other carrier). It's funny cause I love AT&T, but at the same time these ad's brainwash me into thinking it sucks. It's even tempting me to go to Verizon. Even though that would never happen, AT&T should really invest some money into improving coverage if that map is accurate.
My Charlamagne is life is-careful what you ask for.
If the iPhone ever goes to Verizon, and all of a sudden they have to deal with 10 MILLION data hogs like what has happened to AT&T-I am reasonably convinved their network would hold up no better than AT&T.
I live in an area with coverage on both networks about the same. I hate AT&T's customer service, it is worse than everone's, except Verizon's. Add to that NO interesting phones (droid, possible exception) and their UGLY ASS labeling, and I just have never gone to there. Seriously, the most unimagined and uninspired line up of Phone hardware ANYWHERE. How may friggin Samsung flip phones does one carrier REALLY NEED?
Love the iphone. ATT? Don't love or hate them. Certainly wouldn't switch to Verizon just because I could though.
yes the map is accurate for 3g service.
its not an attack on the iPhone but on the network, I must say it's a pretty darn good commercial. It shows the iPhone because its AT&T's flagship device and the reason why many people leave VZW. They're just trying to stop more people from leaving and VZW's CEO already said he'd welcome the iPhone.
VZW is starting the inevitable war between carriers. How much longer can these carriers boast a million plus new subs per quarter? We're reaching a saturation point where just about everyone in the U.S. will have a cell phone. The population of this country is not limitless. So new subs will have to be gained at the expense of another carrier and they're aiming at the next big dog which is AT&T.
First off verizon can suck the high hard one. I have full 3g in my area with AT&T and even the surrounding areas (upstate NY). So Im not going anywhere. I had verizon before I came to cingular 7 years ago. Bad service horrible phones and if you want to talk dropped calls I had more with verizon then I ever did with AT&T. Of course it depends on where you live. For the people on here that bitch and cry about AT&T. There's other networks out there you know. Just because you have shitty coverage or dropped calls in your area doesn't mean everyone else does. I hope that verizon does get the iPhone then all these morons can beat it. If you think things are going to be better on verizon with the iPhone guess again. Just like Tranceaddict said when they have 10 millions data hogs on there network they will have the same problems if not more than AT&T. Wait and see.
I'm sure not ALL iphone users are going to flock to Verizon when or if it goes there. There's 2 groups of iphone users. These ones that suffer from the scarce coverage and the ones who don't. The ones who don't I'm sure will stay with AT&T, therefore not making such a load on Verizon. Also, these commercials are not attacking the iphone at all. Its directly attacking AT&T. If you notice the elf tells the iphone " you'll fit in here". Indirectly saying that the iphone should go to Verizon..or even better, maybe hinting that it will go to Verizon.
uff im glad im from Puerto Rico here the att 3g coverage is awesome i have never have a problem with my iphone
wow, everyone really seems like they're done with the iphone. wait, no, everyone always has comments like this when a new smartphone contender emerges. remember the comments when the pre came out, how bout the storm. most of you are actually going to switch. for those of you who do switch to the droid, you'll be back on this site commenting how much you love it, when you don't it's the same as the guy at your work who got fired and comes back to tell you how much better off he is.
The misfit ads attack the carrier NOT iphone. Listen to it closely.
Desperate people, call for desperate measures. This reminds me of Microsoft's CEO taking jabs at the iPhone. The only thing "MISFIT" about the iPhone is the network. AT&T is horrible, but the iPhone is awesome. These ads just go to show you how bad the iPhone has messed with their business. I think AT&T and Apple should make a an ad with Verizon Towers shaking in fear the iPhone will take over the cell phone industry. Go iPhone!!!!
I'm in advertising, and all these commercials are well done. Unfortunately, they would've been far more affective in 2007 when the iPhone launched. Today, I'm not so sure how many people care about these coverage maps when they see so many people, including friends, family, and co-workers, using their iPhones with few problems.
And for those saying the iPhone isn't being attacked, it doesn't matter. It's still being portrayed as a poor choice for being on AT&T. I'm not sure what point you're all trying to make.
I left VZW in July for AT&T. Since I've got with AT&T not only do I have a better phone then VZW could ever dream of (iPhone obviously) but I live in a spotty area for all carriers (USCG base kind of in farm area) and I still get service. When I leave base and go into town I have FULL 3G service. On VZW I had the joke of a phone the Blackberry Storm and I dropped calls on VZW all the time even on full signal. Thats one big reason I ditched them. Driving from Maine to Texas I could never trust my phone to consistantly work. I also got a chance to play with the Droid and Blackberry Storm2 at the mall yesterday. I'm sorry but the Droid IMO is NOT a phone that can even compare to an iPhone. The Blackberry Storm2 still sucks and will never be a contender with any phone. Some may say I'm a fanboy but I used to hate Apple products and now I'm just a fan of higher quality easy to use products and thats what Apple offers. I'll stick with "spotty" coverage and the best phone on the market over "great" coverage and a list of crappy phones.
Call me a personal focus group but once my sister switched from Verizon to AT&T iphone dropped calls became an every day thing, and we live in NYC. My friends and I went to Vegas and everyone was using my Verizon phone because AT&T's coverage was non-existent. Those maps are correct which is why AT&T is suing, they say they are losing customers. Verizon has the best network and the Droid has gotten amazing reviews. I'm a major proponent of check it out yourself.
I laugh at this law suit. I think the ads are brilliant. They remind me of the Mac vs PC ads. Verizon is taking an issue that is perceived as a big problem (AT&T dropped calls, coverage, etc) and hammering it home, just like Apple takes the perceived PC problem and hammers at it. To those of you who have no problems with AT&T, just keep in mind I can give you plenty of examples of people who had no problems with Vista.
I was in Vegas this past weekend with my iPhone. Didn't have a single problem with my phone or AT&T. Not one dropped call. Including the drive to and from San Francisco to Vegas. None at all.
And just like that, your story becomes useless.
Try travelling outside North America with a CDMA phone and see how much service you get. Verizon makes you buy a GSM phone to take with you. Is there a map for that?
lmao that hillarious. iphone really does suck. i love my pre it does everything an iphone does only better and all at the same time. not like apple idea of "multitasking". And now the makers of the facebook app said they are abandoning any further work with apple due to apples app policies and willl be focusing on palm's webos!!!
I've had T-Mobile, AT&T, and now Verizon. T-Mobile sucked in the beginning but did get better over time (but still sucked) in my area of NJ. I was with them for 7 years and loved my MDA. I then switched to the IPhone 3G which I loved the safari and itunes part but hated the texting and how it always froze froze for no damn reason. The service was pretty good except in some areas like buildings. I then went to vzw and got the Blackberry Storm and loved how I got service in buildings and also loved how I can text without error with that phone and how the push email with blackberry. I now own the Storm 2 and Blackberry is coming out with more goodies to improve the multimedia part but I'd never go back to AT&T or the IPHONE. By the way Brian The Storm 2 is nasty !!! Service for me VZW but obviously depends on where you live but to be honest with all the phones VZW is starting release the iphone would be nice but isn't needed. No matter what phone you own it will have strengths and weaknesses just like service but you have to find which one fits your needs and what you want.
First off people really need to listen that many many AT&T customers have issues with their 3G. If you read about the lawsuit from AT&T they only state that it confuses people into thinking AT&T doesn't have cell coverage at all. They clearly accept the fact that their 3G is that small on the map.
There is already talk that the iphone will be on the Verizon network in Q3 of 2010. I already know 10 people who would switch to the iphone instantly because of AT&T they love apple products but hate the service that comes with it.
This is also a common thing. The Droid is a amazing phone. The iphone is an amazing phone. I will never own an apple product cause they are to locked down for me to play and I hate being told to live in a box when I can make it into what I want. But its great there is an option for everyone especially since I never have to be on AT&T again.
Oh and if you honestly think VZ network can't support the new influx you are just dreaming. VZ has the best 3g coverage period of anyone across the US. I don't travel outside the US so I could care less.
Im sure this Question has come up before, but I have had an Iphone since 3g came out so that means my contract end in the middle of July, so say the Iphone comes out on Verizon before my contract ends... what does that mean for people like me that still want to use their iphone but their contract isn't over? Since I'm pretty darn sure just cause the Iphone is getting a switch doesn't mean I'm getting a switch without dealing with cancelation fees, and what not...


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Poised to enact a $15 fee for researching old divorce records through the county courts during the regular April 28 meeting, Berkeley County tabled the item for the next month after a citizen commenter questioned the new fee.
The fee was brought up in committee in April. According to county documents, the fee reflects Clerk of Court staff time researching older divorce records, which occurs daily and can take up to two hours per case.
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At the beginning of the county council meeting, Republican challenger for the Berkeley County Clerk of Court seat and courtroom veteran Leah Dupree spoke out against what she called a new tax on the citizens of the county.
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Steve Hays runs the large blog Triablogue. He is one of the most atrocious examples of a Christian apologist to be found online today. It's people like this who give my profession a bad name (I am an apologist myself, after all, so I can get lumped in with pathetic examples of apologists like Steve).
The latest nonsense comes in the aftermath of a dispute where I actually sided in part with Steve Hays, over against a fellow Catholic apologist and a Catholic woman and amateur apologist online, who has followed my work for some time (hence, received my amiable correction). It was implied that he wasn't a Christian, and I said he was (though assuredly a pathetic public example of one: giving Christianity a bad name, as well as apologetics). Then some claims were made that he made an illegitimate reductio ad absurdum argument in reply to what he was being charged with. I disagreed and said his use was quite legitimate, logically and ethically. I defended him in this way because he happened to be right, and his accusers wrong, in these particulars of disputational method.
The woman later apologized, in a great display of humility and Christian charity. That was blown off by Steve and not acknowledged, in two mocking posts (one / two). After I had defended his argument and right to be called a Christian, he had to (inevitably, with him) somehow question my motivation (since I am Attila the Hun and Vlad the Impaler all wrapped into one, in his eyes), so he wrote: "Armstrong's contribution would have been preferable had he not turned this into yet another pretext for self-aggrandizement. But by hogging the limelight, his intervention now looks purely opportunistic."
I always have to be wrong, simply because the man despises me, and because I defend Holy Mother Church and Catholic doctrine. This is par for the course with all of the most active anti-Catholic Protestant apologists.
Hays is not only a first-rate sophist ("give the devil his due": he is very good at a bad thing), but also a world-class mocker, in the very worst, most obnoxious sense of that term. It's his method of choice now, having apparently tired of seriously slanderous insulting rhetoric. Calling folks "actually evil" (4-13-09) or of "evil character" (1-29-10) or "schizophrenic" and characterized by "wild mood swings" and "emotionally unstable" (4-18-10), and in one classic outburst on 7-16-09: "hypersensitive, paranoid, an ego-maniac, narcissistic, with a martyr and persecution complex . . . self-obsessive . . . self-idolater. . . . singular, autobiographical personality cult" or "a stalwart enemy of the faith. . . . no better than Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens" (1-28-10) -- all of which was directed towards yours truly -- got old, and so now he is trying to use humor to get across his ultra-irrational contempt, and to smear my name and integrity in any, every conceivable fashion that occurs to his oh-so-fertile brain.
Hence, recently, after his fallacious and sophistical arguments were dismantled in a "discussion" about the former Catholicism of the conservative commentator and author Dinesh D'Souza, Hays stepped up his usual mockery, with profound posts at my expense (complete with lots of photos!): "The Dave Armstrong Photo Gallery" (7-28-11), "Split-personality Narcissist" (8-3-11): where I was delightfully described as a "bipolar solipsist", and "Prima Donna" (8-24-11), complete with picture of a ballerina, where he states: "I'll be the first to concede that Dave is not a team player. By definition, a prima donna can't be a team player. Prima donnas don't play team sports." Then we have the follow-up, "Crowd Control" (8-24-11), with this passage-for-the-ages:
. . . Armstrong is so fond of talking about himself that whenever he goes to confession, you have a line stretching all around the block as other parishioners wait their turn while Armstrong updates his priest on the very latest installments in the story of Dave. The police require advance notification to erect barricades and reroute traffic. Concession stands are wheeled in to feed the waiting parishioners. Tents are set up for overnighters. Trapped in the Confessional with the interminable Dave-a-thon, the famished priest must order delivery pizza on his cellphone.
How could I possibly "refute" that, huh?
Now, I figured I could have some fun with the "team player" bit, and so I went into the combox for "Prima Donna" and wrote:
We certainly know that you aren't a team player, Steve, since you defend masturbation so passionately (no pun intended). (8-24-11)
One Dominic Bnonn Tennant (fellow rabid anti-Catholic) replied:
Wow, much as I laughed out loud at that comment, I hope you're going to confess it to your priest. (8-24-11)
I shot back:
Why in the world would I have to confess telling the truth? It was a joke, and all I said, substantively (the serious point underlying the witty remark), was that he defended it, not that he did it himself: a fact that is indisputable. Look it up. (8-24-11)
Hays does do this, as I have documented twice (one / two). Hays has written (it's still on his site now):
I don't think that Christians should go around guilt-ridden if they engage in this practice. On the face of it, this seems like a natural sexual safety value for single men—especially younger men in their sexual prime. Like learning how to walk or perform other athletic activities, this form of sexual experience and physical experimentation may train an unmarried young man in attaining some degree of mental and muscular control so that he is not a total novice on his wedding night. . . . I can't say absolutely if it is right or wrong, but I tend to deem it permissible under some circumstances.
("Too hot to handle - 2", 7-15-04)
But us poor "Romanists" must always be conscious in bigoted anti-Catholic environments, that however much we are mocked, we aren't ever allowed to joke back or have a sense of humor, even when it is perfectly ethical and understandable to do so. That's a naughty no-no. As I explained, I was joking, yet it had a serious underlying point: Hays does actually wink at masturbation and at the very least takes a lax view on it, and compromises. It's the classic tendency of the liberalization of traditional sexuality within Christian circles, that we have seen for at least a century now. But I am not allowed to joke, and because I am so despised in Hays' circles of know-nothing anti-Catholic cronies, based on his years of mockery and slander (what else would people think, who follow him?), I receive back a reply like the following, from Dominic Bnonn Tennant:
I see that reports of your willful obtuseness and self-justification are not exaggerated. (8-24-11)
No attempt to actually interact with the claim that I made: that Hays defends masturbation . . .; rather the immediate personal insult, with the obligatory swipe at my supposed unsavory interior motivations. So I came back with this remark:
Right. Hays defends masturbation. If you can't see that, then I am talking to the wind as usual around here. Be well. (8-24-11)
And Hays himself chimes in with the good old standby , when no rational answer is forthcoming: the catholic sex scandal:
Armstrong defends institutional pederasty. (8-25-11)
Ally Matthew D. Schultz enters in at this point, delightfully supporting by personal example the long stereotype of the humorless Calvinist:
I wonder why Dave so regularly raises the issue of masturbation. It clearly wasn't the subject of this post. (8-25-11)
Yes. The "subject" of the post was that I was a "prima donna": like that is to be regarded as a serious topic? LOL But I don't dare joke about it and make a wisecrack about Hays' defenses of masturbation! Then I made a serious reply:
You're the one defending grave sexual sin, Steve, not I. I have never countenanced sexual abuse from priests. I condemn it wholeheartedly as an abomination and an outrage, as my Church did.
[see the lengthy statement on my "Catholic Scandals" page and my posts collecting many articles about it (one / two) ]
There is just as much (usually more) abuse, statistically, among Protestant clergy or any other large institution, as I have documented more than once. [one / two]
But you sit there and defend what has always been regarded as grave sin, by Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants, until recently. Luther doesn't defend it,
[Here's what Martin Luther wrote about Onan and his practice of contraception that is the same in essence as masturbation (ejaculation deliberately separated from any possibility of conception):
Onan must have been a malicious and incorrigible scoundrel. This is a most disgraceful sin. It is far more atrocious than incest and adultery. We call it unchastity, yes, a Sodomitic sin. For Onan goes in to her; that is, he lies with her and copulates, and when it comes to the point of insemination, spills the semen, lest the woman conceive. Surely at such a time the order of nature established by God in procreation should be followed . . . He was inflamed with the basest spite and hatred . . . Consequently, he deserved to be killed by God. He committed an evil deed. Therefore God punished him . . . That worthless fellow . . . preferred polluting himself with a most disgraceful sin to raising up offspring for his brother.
(Lectures on Genesis: Chapters 38-44; 1544; Luther's Works, 7, 20-21) ]
Calvin doesn't;
[Here's what John Calvin wrote about Onan, in his Commentary on Genesis:
I will contend myself with briefly mentioning this, as far as the sense of shame allows to discuss it. It is a horrible thing to pour out seed besides the intercourse of man and woman. Deliberately avoiding the intercourse, so that the seed drops on the ground, is double horrible. For this means that one quenches the hope of his family, and kills the son, which could be expected, before he is born. This wickedness is now as severely as is possible condemned by the Spirit, through Moses, that Onan, as it were, through a violent and untimely birth, tore away the seed of his brother out the womb, and as cruel as shamefully has thrown on the earth. Moreover he thus has, as much as was in his power, tried to destroy a part of the human race. When a woman in some way drives away the seed out the womb, through aids, then this is rightly seen as an unforgivable crime. Onan was guilty of a similar crime, by defiling the earth with his seed, so that Tamar would not receive a future inheritor. ]
most historical Protestants have not [folks like, e.g., C. S. Lewis and John Wesley]. But you do.
You can lie all you want about myself, about my church, mock away and make an ass of yourself, and be a reprehensible example of a follower of Jesus Christ. You only hurt yourself. You're not harming my work at all: it is thriving more than ever, with two new book contracts in the works, etc. (8-25-11)
Without missing a beat, Steve "Whopper" Hays (you can see the basis of the richly-earned nickname by now) promptly put up another post in response, where he assumes the false premise (that sexual abuse is sanctioned at the highest level of the Church, and that individual sin is somehow the fault of the entire Church) and quixotically proceeds with his irrelevant analogy:
On weekends, Dave is a Green Peace activist condemning water pollution downstream. During the week, Dave is employed by the factory further upstream that contaminates the water. Dave the loyal company spokesman stoutly defends the polluting factory while Dave the volunteer protester roundly condemns the pollution.
Then he did his usual obfuscation, obscurantism, and sophistry in a further reply in the latest combox thread (8-25-11) -- my interjections in brackets:
When you have no argument, beg the question. [I have documented above how he defends or winks at masturbation] Are you claiming that Evangelical pastors sodomize underage boys at the same rate as Catholic priests? [see the statistics in the two links I listed above, for sexual mischief among non-Catholic clergy. Sexual abuse is a huge problem in society-at-large] When you don't have an argument, quote tradition.[opposition to masturbation and the related sin, contraception, historically, is a fact, among all Christian groups. I cited as examples, above, Luther, Calvin, Lewis, and Wesley] . . . Since you're not Lutheran, that's [citing Luther's opposition] a disingenuous appeal. [it is absolutely irrelevant what I believe, in discussion of known historical facts: folks' positions on this issue] Since you're not Reformed, that's [citing Calvin's opposition] a disingenuous appeal. [is Steve truly this dense, to not get this?] You're resorting to the same peer pressure that liberals and atheists deploy to bully the masses into accepting global warming or naturalistic evolution.[Right. Rather, I am merely noting what all types of Christians have held about sexual morality, until very recently] I've never lied about you or your church. However, that raises a striking conundrum: If I lie about a liar like you, or if I lie about your lying denomination, does that double negation mean I'm telling the truth? [its own refutation . . .] As P. T. Barnum said, "There's a sucker born every minute." I see you share his business ethic. [his self-refuting "reply" to my mentioning that my work is thriving despite his relentless attacks upon it]
There is no rational discussion with this guy. I've known that for several years now. This is a prime example of why I refuse to engage in an actual back-and-forth dialogue with anti-Catholics anymore, and have not for over four years now. No true discussion is possible. It's literally impossible. It never is possible when extreme hostility is in play. It's like the difference between an angry quarrel with a spouse, with one party in a rage, and a calm, loving, amiable, pleasant mutually respectful discussion with a spouse. It's like night and day.
But on occasion I like to document and expose for everyone to see, the sort of garbage and ultra-irrational slander and tomfoolery that characterizes anti-Catholic "thinking" online today. Is this the sort of person -- a man who "argues" in such a fashion -- who would make Christianity appealing to you if you were an atheist, or Calvinist Christianity look like a great option to you if you haven't decided what Christian communion has the most truth, or the fullness of truth (as we Catholics say about our Church)?
I utterly despise and detest the methodology that Hays uses and several things that he defends. I don't despise him as a person. By exposing his unethical, shameful tactics, which sadly typify anti-Catholic methodology, then indirectly I am showing that there is a much better way than this rotgut, and that way is Catholicism.
I hasten to add that not all Calvinist (or Reformed Protestants) act this way: not by a long shot. I have several Reformed friends, and many more Protestant friends of other persuasions. But sadly, anti-Catholicism and the usual accompanying bigotry is far too prevalent in Reformed circles: especially online (the Internet seems to bring out the worst tendencies of folks for some reason).
Thus, the present endeavor, tedious though it is, is a legitimate aspect of Catholic apologetics: exposing the unsavory methodological tactics of so many of the enemies of Holy Mother Church. Many misunderstand this, and I will get criticized for this post as I always inevitably do, by folks who don't grasp its rationale and purpose.
I am despised and detested by these sorts of apologists because I defend the Catholic Church and her teaching. Period. If it weren't for that, they wouldn't know me from Adam and I would never cross their minds. I would be perfectly irrelevant. But because I defend Catholicism and critique their garbage (and am publicly known in apologetics circles and to a lesser extent, larger theological circles, as one who does this), they attack me personally and engage in all the usual timeworn smear tactics: standard practice for those who have run out of arguments, ideas, and reasonable discourse. What we see in politics in that regard, we also sadly observe in the Christian world of competing theological truth claims.
Steve is sadly continuing his mockery; now with yet another attack-post, "Tooting his own horn." He opines (my interjected words in brackets again):
Armstrong is a roided up version of Catholic piety. Incapable of doing any good deed out of purely disinterested concern for others. [Right. As always, Steve knows my interior motivations and every nook and cranny of my heart. Imagine saying about someone else that they don't do "any" deed for the right motives? It's mind-boggling how he cavalierly assumes that he can make such outrageous, unsupported claims. This is "Pharisaic method" x 100. It's wicked. Our Lord Jesus and St. Paul condemn this sort of attitude times without number] When I read his original post correctly defending my use of the reductio ad absurdum (before he had second thoughts and scrubbed the original post), [no "second thoughts" whatsoever; I was respecting the privacy of my Catholic friend, who had apologized; apparently that is a sort of ethics and Christianity that is incomprehensible to Steve; I had to have removed it for unsavory reasons; couldn't possibly be otherwise.] I asked myself, "Where's the catch? Where's the hidden fee?" [Again, Hays seems utterly unable to grasp the notion that I did it simply because he was right in that instance, and some Catholics were wrong, and I was defending the truth of the matter, as I saw it. His personal hostility to me (the wicked, "evil" person) is so great that he is almost totally blind when it comes to anything I do. According to his belief in the false doctrine of Total Depravity, he has no option but to think this] And sure enough, it didn't take long before he dropped by our combox at Tblog to collect tribute. [what tribute? I informed him that a person he was vociferously objecting to had apologized and retracted their position. This should have been good news. But Hays didn't have it in him to accept an apology, because of the rude, boorish ass that he so often is online. Minimal Christian charity was too much to ask of him, I guess] It's always for the greater glory of Dave. What's in it for him? That's the bottom line. [LOL Quite obviously, nothing at all was "in it" for me. I risked offending a fellow apologist; I did in fact cause some pain and consternation in the woman I publicly corrected, which was unpleasant to me. I knew full well from past experience that I would likely be mocked here afresh (precisely what happened). It's ridiculous to think that I thought I would personally gain anything from it, and that this explained what I did. I did it because it was right. Period. End of story.] So naturally he came by, with outstretched palm, demanding reimbursement for his good deed. [this is a total distortion of what happened, and a bald-faced lie. One would think that such continual lying and distorting of facts would become wearisome after a while. But all Hays has (very much like the liberal Democrats today) is insult and calumny, if no rational reply is forthcoming from him. He's trying to make as big a noise and throw enough manure on the wall (at my picture) so that some will eventually stick. But he only harms himself. it doesn't have the slightest effect on anything I do] And, come to think of it, that's the essence of Catholic piety: "As soon as a coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs." [leave it to Steve, to utilize a distortion of Catholicism, that was never official teaching, to supposedly describe the "essence of Catholic piety." Thanks for the laughs and comic relief, Steve. That was very rich in both irony and absurdity.]
Not content with this ludicrous piece of sophistry and calumny, Hays waxes eloquently and stupidly in another combox comment:
First of all, masturbation has nothing to do with this post. For some reason, Catholics like Armstrong suffer from a masturbatory fixation. That says a lot about what they have on their minds most of the time.
Yeah, right. I'm a very happily married man, with a beautiful wife whom I adore (and am quite affectionate with!), and four children, yet according to Steve (a single, 50ish guy), I am obsessed with masturbation (as if there would be any need). Makes perfect sense, doesn't it?
I'll repeat it again, s---l---o---w---l---y, so that maybe even Steve will "get it" this time, seeing that he has (for all his vaunted brain power) the most extremely difficult time comprehending the argument or tactics that someone else uses. It was a joke! Got that, Steve? He called me a "prima donna" (to add to his collection of 10,000 other insults through the years) and said I wasn't a team player (he was using as a springboard here certain aspects of the previous controversy over the reductio ad absurdum that he used, and I defended). He used humor; so did I. I "get" his, but I know that the serious charges underneath it (his really believing all this patent nonsense about me) are simply untrue, and I know that his "jokes" aren't funny when they are based on lies, because good humor (especially satire, above all) has to be truth-based in some respect in the end.
He talked about "team player" so I got the idea of making a joke about masturbation, since I knew he has defended that. My joke was funny, because even Hays' buddy Tennant admitted that he laughed at it. But Steve doesn't get it. My joke was based in truth (his views on masturbation), which is exactly why it was funny. But Hays didn't get it, and had no comeback, so he resorted to more insult (including bringing up the ubiquitous sex scandal in the Church) and lied some more, saying I am obsessed with masturbation.
Now, let it be known that I am not saying that Hays himself engages in this sinful practice. Who knows? I don't read minds and know all interior motivations and secret acts of others, as Hays clearly thinks he does. But I confess that I did get a big chuckle over the analysis of Jon the atheist, who wrote on my blog:
I am genuinely baffled that people regard Steve as intelligent. I used to argue at Triablogue prior to being banned and I tried interacting with Steve for a while, but after much effort I finally told him that I would no longer address his criticisms of my statements. He had no ability to actually internalize what I was saying and respond to it in a coherent way.
I honestly concluded that Steve has an unhealthy and unnatural lack of empathy. His inability to walk in someone else's shoes, sympathize, and even understand what a critic would say, in my judgment made discussion with him completely unproductive. I involve myself in online discussions to learn, and to learn you need your critic to understand what you are saying. Steve either could not or would not. So there's nothing to be gained. Why do people read him? I have no clue.
My first inclination regarding his thoughts on masturbation was that it was good to see him defend something like this instead of being so legalistic, as is typical of Reformed Protestants. But having read enough of him and understanding his unnatural lack of empathy it's pretty clear that the only reason he allows devation from legalism in this case is because it's a practice he engages in.
Again, I am not agreeing with his assessment, as to Hays and masturbation, but if Hays insists on positively lying about myself, relative to this issue, then it is fair game for someone else to speculate about him. Hays lies about me and is dead serious; I merely share a chuckle about him, and joke about it: just as in my initial remark that he couldn't stomach and is now trying to spin away so vigorously that he is (physically and intellectually) dizzy as can be.


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Jealinda Mills has the top point total among the quartet of CSUN women this season after scoring 4,525 points at the season-opening Northridge Invitational. Mills ranks seventh in the Big West heading into the championships this weekend. Jordan DuFault, who tallied a career-best 4,512 points to finish ninth at the 2012 Big West Championships, scored a season-best 3,927 points at the CSUN Invitational in March. Stephanie Hicks brings a season-best of 3,853 points into her first conference championship while Niah Simmons (3,155 pts.) will also be making her Big West Championships debut.
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Since I'm a monkey (Chinese year of the Monkey) I was drawn to the rings. It looked hard, but it really doesn't take strength, but rather, finesse. You just have to get enough momentum, rocking back and forth, to swing and grab the next ring. That said, my hands were killing me, and I was on the kiddie set of rings! The adult set are really high up, and scary. But, perhaps I'll give them a try next time I visit the coast.
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Oct. 10 Banned Books Vigil celebrates right to readWritten by Brigitta Burks | News Editor | firstname.lastname@example.com
The University of Toledo is honoring the right to read freely with its 16th annual Banned Books Week Vigil event, complete with snacks, prizes and even cartoons, on Oct. 10.
"We are going to have lots of good stuff. And one new thing we're doing is a tribute to animation, the cartoons," said Paulette Kilmer, a UT journalism professor and the event's coordinator. She said she is grateful for the continued support from sponsors and the community.
As part of the cartoon tribute, "The Simpsons" episode "500 Keys," in which Lisa discovers a room full of banned books at her school, will air at 10:30 a.m. The "South Park" episode "The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs," which features a unique spin on "The Catcher in the Rye," will air at 3 p.m.
Although the American Library Association's (ALA) Banned Books Week took place Sept. 22?28, UT's event is set for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 10 in the Carl Joseph Reading Room on the fifth floor of the Carlson Library. In addition to the cartoon airings, several speakers, including students, teachers and activists, will talk about a topic of their choosing.
Cindy Ramirez, an English teacher at Bedford Senior High School, is one of the speakers. Her presentation "You Can't Teach That!" is set for 4 p.m.
Ramirez said she assigns a banned book project to her students and gives them extra credit for attending the vigil.
"I don't even have to push them to work. They are interested in it," she said.
Ramirez said she has come across issues with teaching controversial books.
"Sometimes I've had parents say, 'I don't want my kids reading that book,' and I have to honor that," she said.
"Especially in the school system, parents want to shelter their kids and they think that if they don't read about [controversial topics], they won't be exposed to that and will have better lives."
Kilmer stressed that banned books aren't just an issue in elementary and high schools, but also at the collegiate level and at public libraries.
"We have been told by people in the area that, 'Oh, it's just grade school and maybe a few high schools' and no, the problem is much, much more than that," she said.
From 2000-09, there were 1,217 challenges to books in public libraries, 114 in college classrooms and 30 in academic libraries, according to the ALA.
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Arjun Sabharwal, one of the event's committee members and a UT assistant professor and digital initiatives librarian, said, "This is our 16th anniversary here so from time to time, it's necessary to remind the public that it is important to maintain their freedom to read. That is an ongoing discussion on a public level. There are governments who are pulling books; there are community organizations that are doing that on the smaller level and affecting libraries."
The archivist has his own personal experiences with reading controversial books. Sabharwal and his family left former Soviet-controlled Hungary about 30 years ago. He recalled the impact "1984" and other such books had on him at the time.
"I had a copy of ['1984'] because someone had given me a copy in Austria so I read it real quick because I had to give the book back," he said of George Orwell's tale of a society tightly controlled by "Big Brother."
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Sabharwal said that in Hungary, "A lot of the books weren't really banned [as much as] they were prevented from being published because that was the system. The institution of printing/publishing was under state control."
Ultimately, many of the people who want to ban books haven't actually read the material, Kilmer said.
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August 14, 2006
The New Blogger
Blogger finally gets an update and stops being neglected. Here are the new features of Blogger Beta, a new blogging platform:
Dynamic pages
"The biggest change of all is perhaps the least immediately visible, but it affects the entire underlying structure of Blog*Spot. What used to happen was that Blogger would create static HTML files on your Blog*Spot account every time you published, and those files would remain there unchanged until your next update. In the new version, adding a new post simply updates your information in our database. Then, when someone wants to see any of the pages on your blog, those pages are created for them dynamically, on the fly.
This makes the process of updating your blog much simpler and faster. You don't have to remember to republish anymore, or decide whether to do a republish index only or republish all. The instant you save a new post, template design, or settings change, your blog is updated. No more waiting for the publishing indicator to creep its way up to 100%."
Access control
You can make your blog private so you'll be the only one to read or you can let only certain people view it. Just enter their email addresses in the settings. This is useful if you create a blog for your friends or family.
Organize the posts with labels (categories), so it's easier to read related posts.
You don't have to deal with HTML and CSS when you edit your template. Using the new layouts feature, you can drag-and-drop to move parts of your page around, and choose new fonts and colors with just a few mouse clicks. When you change colors and fonts, you'll see a preview of the blog in real-time, so it's easier to decide what's the best choice.
More feeds
"In addition to the usual feed of your blog posts, you can have a feed for all the comments on your blog, and even individual feeds for all the comments on each separate post. Your visitors can use these feeds to find out if someone responds to their comments, or to follow discussions on your blog. The default format of the feeds will be upgraded from Atom 0.3 to Atom 1.0. Also, for you die-hard RSS fans out there, you'll be able to optionally get all feeds in RSS 2.0 format instead of Atom."
Cleaner dashboard
The dashboard looks better and it has more links to useful places like the template or your blog. Blogger also changed the "Edit Posts" page and has removed some of the icons.
Migration to Google Accounts
Blogger moves to Google Accounts, so your account will be more secure and you don't have to remember extra credentials. You'll be able to migrate your Blogger account soon, or you can create a new blog from your Google Account.
The new Blogger version will be available as invitation-only for the moment. "The Blogger in beta program is going to start out small, so only a low percentage of people who log in to Blogger will see the option to switch over. If you're one of them, you'll see a blue box in the sidebar of your dashboard highlighting the new Blogger in beta."
If you want to test the new Blogger by creating a new blog you can do that at beta.blogger.com. Here's a test blog created with the new platform and a tour that shows the new features.
I must say it's much faster to publish posts and upload pictures. Blogger also looks much better and it's more responsive. Although the advantages of the dynamic pages are obvious, it will be interesting to see if they will handle the traffic the same as the static pages. There's one area where I don't see improvements: the comment form is still on a separate page. All in all, the much expected Blogger update is one of the biggest Google news of the year.
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A fixation plate includes a set of threaded peg holes adapted to individually receive fixation pegs therethrough and non-threaded alignment holes having a relatively smaller diameter than the peg holes and preferably sized to closely receive a K-wire. The alignment holes are located between the peg holes. One peg hole is configured for aligning the plate during an osteotomy procedure, while other peg holes are configured for use after fracture reduction and receive K-wires to temporarily secure the plate to the bone and determine whether pegs inserted through adjacent respective peg holes will be properly located before drilling relatively larger holes for such pegs.
1. A fixation plate for use with a plurality of fixation pegs having threaded heads and a K-wire, comprising:
a substantially rigid plate having an elongate body and a head, with said head angled upward relative to a plane containing said body, said head of said plate defining,
a first set of at least three peg holes which are obliquely oriented relative to each other and substantially arranged along a first line and a second set of peg holes substantially arranged along a second line, said first and second lines being longitudinally displaced, said peg holes each structurally adapted to engage the threaded head of one of the fixation pegs, wherein said peg holes of said first set laterally alternate with said peg holes of said second set, and
a non-threaded alignment hole having a substantially smaller diameter than any of said peg holes and sized to closely receive the K-wire, said non-threaded alignment hole sized to closely receive the K-wire in a predetermined fixed axial orientation which is oblique relative to a bone contacting surface of said plate and to said first set of peg holes, said non-threaded alignment hole located within the proximal-distal and medial-lateral boundaries defined between the edges of two adjacent peg holes of said first set of peg holes.
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 10/401,089, filed Mar. 27, 2003, which was issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,866,665, on Mar. 15, 2005, and which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates broadly to surgical implants. More particularly, this invention relates to a bone fracture fixation system for distal radius fractures.
2. State of the Art
Fracture to the metaphyseal portion of a long bone can be difficult to treat. Improper treatment can result in deformity and long-term discomfort.
By way of example, a Colles' fracture is a fracture resulting from compressive forces being placed on the distal radius, and which causes backward or dorsal displacement of the distal fragment and radial deviation of the hand at the wrist. Often, a Colles' fracture will result in multiple bone fragments which are movable and out of alignment relative to each other. If not properly treated, such fractures may result in permanent wrist deformity and limited articulation of the wrist. It is therefore important to align the fracture and fixate the bones relative to each other so that proper healing may occur.
Alignment and fixation of a metaphyseal fracture (occurring at the extremity of a shaft of a long bone) are typically performed by one of several methods: casting, external fixation, interosseous wiring, and plating. Casting is non-invasive, but may not be able to maintain alignment of the fracture where many bone fragments exist. Therefore, as an alternative, external fixators may be used. External fixators utilize a method known as ligamentotaxis, which provides distraction forces across the joint and permits the fracture to be aligned based upon the tension placed on the surrounding ligaments. However, while external fixators can maintain the position of the wrist bones, it may nevertheless be difficult in certain fractures to first provide the bones in proper alignment. In addition, external fixators are often not suitable for fractures resulting in multiple bone fragments. Interosseous wiring is an invasive procedure whereby screws are positioned into the various fragments and the screws are then wired together as bracing. This is a difficult and time-consuming procedure. Moreover, unless the bracing is quite complex, the fracture may not be properly stabilized. Plating utilizes a stabilizing metal plate typically against the dorsal side of the bones, and a set of parallel pins extending from the plate into holes drilled in the bone fragments to provide stabilized fixation of the fragments. However, many currently available plate systems fail to provide desirable alignment and stabilization.
In particular, with a distal radius fracture the complex shape of the distal radius, including the bulky volar rim of the lunate fossa, relatively flat volar rim of the scaphoid fossa, and volar marginal fragment from the lunate fossa should be accommodated. A fixation plate should provide desirable alignment and stabilization of both the subchondral bone and the articular surfaces of the distal radius.
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an improved fixation system for distal radius fractures.
It is another object of the invention to provide a distal radius volar fixation system that desirably aligns and stabilizes multiple bone fragments in a fracture to permit proper healing.
It is also an object of the invention to provide a distal radius volar plate system which provides support for articular and subchondral surfaces.
It is an additional object of the invention to provide a distal radius volar plate system which accommodates the anatomical structure of the metaphysis of the distal radius.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a distal radius volar plate system which provides support without interfering with ligaments and soft tissues near the edge of the articular surface.
In accord with these and other objects, which will be discussed in detail below, a distal radius volar fixation system is provided. The system generally includes a plate intended to be positioned against the volar side of the radius, a plurality of bone screws for securing the plate along a non-fractured portion of the radius bone, a plurality of bone pegs sized to extend from the plate and into bone fragments at the metaphysis of a radius bone, and one or more K-wires to facilitate alignment and fixation of the plate over the bone and guide the process of application.
The plate is generally T-shaped, defining an elongate body and a generally transverse head angled upward relative to the body, and includes a first side which is intended to contact the bone, and a second side opposite the first side. The body includes a plurality of countersunk screw holes for the extension of the bone screws therethrough, and optionally one or more substantially smaller alignment holes. The lower surfaces of the radial and ulnar side portions of the head are contoured upward (in a Z direction) relative to the remainder of the head to accommodate the lunate and scaphoid processes. An extension is provided at the head portion along the distal ulnar side of the head to buttress the volar lip (marginal fragment) of the lunate fossa of the radius bone, thereby providing support to maintain the wrist within the articular socket. Moreover, the contoured shape provides a stable shape that prevents rocking of the plate on the bone. The upper and lower surfaces are chamfered to have a reduced profile that limits potential interface with the ligaments and soft tissue near the edge of the lunate fossa. The head includes a plurality of threaded peg holes for receiving the pegs therethrough. The peg holes are arranged into a first set provided in a proximal portion of the head, and a second relatively distal set preferably provided in the tapered portion of the head.
The first set of the peg holes is substantially linearly arranged generally laterally across the head. The line of pegs is preferably slightly oblique relative to a longitudinal axis through the body of the plate. Axes through the first set of holes are preferably oblique relative to each other, and are preferably angled relative to each other in two dimensions such that pegs inserted therethrough are similarly obliquely angled relative to each other. The pegs in the first set of peg holes provide support for the dorsal aspect of the subchondral bone fragments.
The second set of peg holes is provided relatively distal of the first set. The holes of the second set, if more than one are provided, are slightly out of alignment but generally linearly arranged. The pegs in the second set of peg holes provide support for the volar aspect of the subchondral bone, behind and substantially parallel to the articular bone surface.
A distal alignment hole is provided generally between two peg holes of the second set of peg holes. At the upper surface of the plate, the distal alignment hole is substantially cylindrical, while at the lower surface, the hole is laterally oblong. One or more proximal alignment holes of a size substantially smaller than the peg holes are provided substantially along a distal edge defined by a tangent line to shafts of pegs inserted in the first set of peg holes, and facilitate temporary fixation of the plate to the bone with K-wires. Furthermore, along the body two longitudinally displaced alignment holes are also provided. All of the alignment holes are sized to closely receive individual K-wires.
The plate may be used in at least two different manners. According to a first use, the surgeon reduces a fracture and aligns the plate thereover. The surgeon then drills K-wires through the proximal alignment holes to temporarily fix the orientation of the head of the plate to the distal fragment. Once the alignment is so fixed, the fracture is examined, e.g., under fluoroscopy, to determine whether the K-wires are properly aligned relative to the articular surface. As the axes of the proximal alignment holes correspond to axes of adjacent peg holes, the fluoroscopically viewed K-wires provide an indication as to whether the pegs will be properly oriented. If the placement is correct, the K-wires maintain the position of the plate over the fracture. The peg holes may then be drilled with confidence that their locations and orientations are proper. If placement is not optimal, the K-wires can be removed and the surgeon has an opportunity to relocate and/or reorient the K-wires and drill again. Since each K-wire is of relatively small diameter, the bone is not significantly damaged by the drilling process and the surgeon is not committed to the initial drill location and/or orientation.
According to a second use, the plate may be used to correct a metaphyseal deformity (such as malformed fracture or congenital deformity). For such purposes, a K-wire is drilled into the bone parallel to the articular surface in the lateral view under fluoroscopy until one end of the K-wire is located within or through the bone and the other end is free. The free end of the K-wire is guided through the distal oblong alignment hole of the head of the plate, and the plate is slid down over the K-wire into position against the bone. The oblong alignment hole permits the plate to tilt laterally over the K-wire to sit flat on the bone, but does not permit movement of the plate over the K-wire in the anterior-posterior plane. The surgeon drills holes in the bone in alignment with the peg holes and then fixes the plate relative the bone with pegs. The bone is then cut, and the body of the plate is levered toward the shaft of the bone to re-orient the bone. The body of the plate is then fixed to the shaft to correct the anatomical defect.
Additional objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reference to the detailed description taken in conjunction with the provided figures.
Turning now to
The volar plate 102 shown in the figures is a right-hand plate intended to be positioned against the volar side of a fractured radius bone of the right arm. It is appreciated that a left-hand volar plate is substantially a mirror image of the plate shown and now described. The T-shaped plate 102 defines an elongate body 116, and a head 118 angled upward (in the Z-direction) relative to the head. The angle α between the head 118 and the body 116 is preferably approximately 25�. The head 118 includes a distal buttress 120 (i.e., the portion of the head distal a first set of peg holes 134, discussed below). The plate 102 has a thickness of preferably approximately 0.1 inch, and is preferably made from a titanium alloy, such as Ti-6Al-4V.
Referring to
Referring to
The second set of peg holes 138 is provided relatively distal of the first set of peg holes 134 and is most preferably primarily located in the buttress 120. Each of the peg holes 138 preferably defines an axis that is oblique relative to the other of peg holes 136 and 138. Thus, each and every peg 106, 108 when positioned within respective peg holes 134, 138 defines a distinct axis relative to the other pegs. Moreover, the axes of the peg holes 138 are preferably oriented relative to the axes of peg holes 134 such that pegs 106, 108 within peg holes 138 extend (or define axes which extend) between pegs (or axes thereof) within peg holes 134 in an interleaved manner.
Referring specifically to
Referring specifically to
The plate may be used in at least two different applications: fracture fixation and correction of a metaphyseal deformity. In either application, an incision is first made over the distal radius, and the pronator quadratus is reflected from its radial insertion exposing the entire distal radius ulnarly to the distal radioulnar joint. For fracture fixation, the surgeon reduces the fracture and aligns the plate 102 thereover. The surgeon then drills preferably two K-wires 110 through respective body alignment holes 150, and one or more K-wires through selected proximal head alignment holes 152 at the location at which the surgeon believes the pegs 106, 108 should be placed based on anatomical landmarks and/or fluoroscopic guidance. The K-wires temporarily fix the orientation of the plate to the distal fragment. While the fixation is temporary, it is relatively secure in view of the fact that the body alignment holes 150, proximal head alignment holes 152, and K-wires 110 therethrough are angled in different orientations relative to the lower surface of the plate. Once the alignment is so fixed, the fracture is examined, e.g., under fluoroscopy, to determine whether the K-wires 10 are properly aligned relative to the articular surface. As the axes of the proximal head alignment holes 152 correspond to axes of the adjacent peg holes 134, the fluoroscopically viewed K-wires 110 provide an indication as to whether the pegs 106, 108 will be properly oriented. If the placement is correct, the K-wires 10 maintain the position of the plate 102 over the fracture while holes in the bone are drilled through the screw holes 124, 125, 126, 127 for the screws 104 and peg holes 134, 138 for pegs 106, 108, with confidence that the locations and orientation of the screws and pegs inserted therein are anatomically appropriate. The K-wires can then be removed.
If fluoroscopic examination indicates that placement of the K-wires 110 is not optimal, the K-wires can be removed and the surgeon has an opportunity to relocate and/or reorient the K-wires and drill again. Since each K-wire is of relatively small diameter, the bone is not significantly damaged by the drilling process and the surgeon is not committed to the initial drill location and/or orientation.
The pegs 106 within peg holes 138 define projections that provide support at the volar aspect behind the articular surface of the bone surface. The sets of pegs 106, 108 through peg holes 134, 138 preferably laterally alternate to provide tangential cradling of the subchondral bone. A preferred degree of subchondral support is provided with four peg holes 134 (and associated pegs) through the proximal portion of the head 118 of the plate, and three peg holes 138 (and associated pegs) through the distal portion of the head 118. The fracture fixation system thereby defines a framework which substantially tangentially supports the bone fragments in their proper orientation. In accord with an alternate less preferred embodiment, suitable support may also be provided where the pegs 106 and 108 are parallel to each other or in another relative orientation or with fewer peg holes and/or pegs.
According to a second use, the plate may be used to correct a metaphyseal deformity 200 (such as malformed fracture or congenital deformity), as shown in
While fixed single-angle pegs have been disclosed for use with the plate (i.e., the pegs may be fixed in respective threaded peg holes 134, 136 only coaxial with an axis defined by the respective peg holes), it is appreciated that an articulating peg system, such as that disclosed in co-owned U.S. Pat. No. 6,440,135 or co-owned and co-pending U.S. Ser. No. 10/1059,612, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entireties, may also be used. In such articulating peg systems, the peg holes and pegs are structurally adapted such that individual pegs may be fixed at any angle within a range of angles. In addition, while less preferable, one or both sets of the pegs may be replaced by preferably blunt tines which are integrated into the plate such that the plate and tines are unitary in construct. Similarly, other elongate projections may be coupled to the plate to define the desired support.
There have been described and illustrated herein embodiments of a fixation plate, and particularly plates for fixation of distal radius fractures, as well as a method of aligning and stabilizing a distal radius fracture and performing an osteotomy. While particular embodiments of the invention have been described, it is not intended that the invention be limited thereto, as it is intended that the invention be as broad in scope as the art will allow and that the specification be read likewise. Thus, while particular materials, dimensions, and relative angles for particular elements of the system have been disclosed, it will be appreciated that other materials, dimensions, and relative angles may be used as well. In addition, while a particular number of screw holes in the volar plate and bone screws have been described, it will be understood another number of screw holes and screws may be provided. Further, fewer screws than the number of screw holes may be used to secure to the plate to the bone. Also, fewer or more peg holes and bone pegs may be used, preferably such that at least two pegs angled in two dimensions relative to each other are provided. In addition, while a particular preferred angle between the head and body has been disclosed, other angles can also be used. It will therefore be appreciated by those skilled in the art that yet other modifications could be made to the provided invention without deviating from its spirit and scope.
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