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|14 Aug 2007
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|3 Sep 2004
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|13 May 2004
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|Myung-sik Park, Hyung-bae Park
|Original Assignee
|Park Myung-Sik, Park Hyung-Bae
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|Patent Citations (12), Referenced by (3), Classifications (33), Legal Events (6)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application claims benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2004-0033891, filed May 13, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference to the extent not inconsistent herewith.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a femoral head surface replacement system of hip joint for preservation of a blood vessel, and more particularly, to a surface replacement system for preservation of a blood vessel of a femoral head having a plurality of stems to be assembled which enables bone on-growth and prevents fracture of a femoral neck due to weakness or necrosis caused as blood vessels going to the femoral head are destroyed by a distal metal end in a conventional femoral head surface replacement system.
2. Description of the Related Art
In general, when a coxal articulation connecting a thigh region and a gluteal region requires an artificial joint replacement treatment due to osseous arthritis or femoral head necrosis, a thigh stem can be used therefore. A surface replacement system characteristically preserves blood vessels going to the bone head and stress to the calcar femorale so that one's own bone can be maintained as much as possible.
The hip joint is a classical ball-and-socket joint created by the articulation of the head of the femur with the concave socket of the acetabulum. The body weight is transferred to the lower extremity. The hip joint has a wide range of motion. If the hip joint is destroyed by osteoarthritis and avascular necrosis, it can cause severe pain and limited motion. In order to reduce hip pain and to increase functionality, total hip arthroplasty maybe necessary for some individuals who are suffering from arthritis. A conventional total hip arthroplasty is composed of a small metal ball 22-28 mm to replace the femoral head and neck; and a metal stem that attaches to the femoral shaft.
Unlike a total hip arthroplasty, a surface replacement leaves more of patient's bone in place and does not remove the femoral head and neck as in the case of total hip arthroplasty. A surface replacement system characteristically preserves the patient's own femoral head and neck so that patients can take advantage of a wide range of motion in the hip joint and reduced dislocation compared with conventional total hip arthroplasty. The concept of surface arthroplasty for the treatment of advanced arthritis of the hip in young and active patients has many attractive features because of its improved ability to preserve femoral bone compared to total hip arthroplasty.
The actual femoral head is anatomically not a spherical shape at the peripheral margin, but is anatomically long in anterior and short in posterior. The blood supply of the femoral head is characteristic in adults. Rich subsynoival anastomoses occur at the margins of the articular cartilage. Among these vessels, the subcapsular vessels include postero-superior retinacular vessels, which provide the major blood supply to the femoral heads. These vessels enter the head through multiple small subcapsular sulcus which are located on the posterior-superior neck of the femur. Approximately, seventy percent of the blood supply of femoral heads depends on the retinacular vessels.
Conventional femoral head surface replacement is composed of a mono-block of a distal round margin and stem. Use of this conventional surface replacement system may cause damage to the main supplying blood vessel by the outer margin of the metal cup or by cementation during the operation. The main complications of conventional surface replacement systems are fractures of the femoral neck and advanced collapse of the femoral head. All of these complications are caused by not preserving the vessels of the femoral head. Also, complications are caused by using bone cement on the femoral head. Using bone cement produces fatal pulmonary embolisms intermittently. Heat generated during the hardening time of bone cement, can cause protein necrosis of the femoral head.
Insertion of the fixed length stem through the femoral head into the femoral neck in a conventional head replacement system is also difficult to operate and requires a surgeon's skill. The regular length of fixed femoral stem cannot be adjusted to each patient's state, which can vary due to personal, sexual (male or female), height and racial differences. Thus, this conventional femoral head replacing system is inconvenient to surgeons.
To solve the above and/or other problems, the present invention provides a femoral head surface replacement system which can effectively preserve blood vessels connected to the femoral head in an operation using the femoral head surface replacement system.
Also, the femoral head aspherical cup and stem can be easily separated and assembled during an operation so that a variety of stems capable of bone growth can be replaced for use according to the condition of a patient.
Also, the present invention provides a replacement system which can guarantee bone growth between the femoral stem and the bone, or stability, after the operation.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a femoral head surface replacement system includes a femoral head aspherical cup having a round cavity inside and a distal end having an open lower end, and a stem installed on the femoral head aspherical cup and extending to a lower side end thereof, wherein, in the femoral head aspherical cup, a cavity is formed so that a femoral head can be inserted therein, a conic insertion protrusion protrudes from an upper side of the cavity, and the distal end is formed of a plurality of protruding portions and groove portions and, in the stem, an insertion hole is formed corresponding to the insertion protrusion of the femoral head aspherical cup so that the stem is fixed to the femoral head aspherical cup as the insertion protrusion is forcibly inserted into the insertion hole.
The purpose of our design is to preserve the blood vessels. The conic insertion protrusion in the center of the inner cavity of the femoral head aspherical cup is comprised of metal. A femoral head surface replacement system according to the present invention includes a femoral head aspherical cup having an inner cavity and a distal end having an open lower end and a stem installed on the femoral head aspherical cup and extending to a lower side end thereof, which looks like an umbrella skirt, to preserve blood vessels located at the junction of the femoral head and the neck.
By use of a conic insertion protrusion in the center of the inner cavity of the metal cup, a number of stems can be connected with or without cement.
The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail preferred embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings in which:
A femoral head surface replacement system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a femoral head aspherical cup 1 having an inner cavity and a distal end 11 having an open lower end and a stem 2 installed on the femoral head aspherical cup 1 and extending to a lower side end thereof, which looks like an umbrella skirt.
In the femoral head aspherical cup 1, a cavity 12 is formed so that a femoral head can be inserted therein, a conic insertion protrusion 13 protrudes from an upper side of the cavity 12, and the open distal end 11 is formed of a plurality of protruding portions 11 a and a plurality of groove portions 11 b which form a continuous curve which looks like the edge of an umbrella. In
An operator prepares a femoral head aspherical cup 1 suitable for the conditions of the patient and a stem 2, which can be of various types and couples the femoral head aspherical cup 1 and the stem 2 via the conic insertion protrusion 13 and the insertion hole 21 to be installed at the operation site. At this time, the shapes and positions of the protruding portions 11 a and the groove portions 11 b formed on the distal end 11 of the femoral head aspherical cup 1 need to be adjusted such that the groove portion 11 b is located at a position having the most blood vessels conveying blood to the femoral head and receiving the most stress.
In the present invention, a portion of the cup where major blood vessels going to the femoral head pass and the upper end portion where the most stress applies form the groove portions 11 b while the other portion forms the protruding portions 11 a. Thus, stress acting on the blood vessels is reduced and the stress at the portion receiving the most stress is distributed to the protruding portions 11 a at either side.
Thus, the protruding portions 11 a and the groove portions 11 b having the same size can be formed to repeat several times. When the protruding portions 11 a and the groove portions 11 b are accurately manufactured considering various environments, the sizes of the protruding portions 11 a and the groove portions 11 b are designed to be different from each other. The description that the protruding portions 11 a and the groove portions 11 b are repeated does not mean that the protruding portions 11 a and the groove portions 1 b with the same size are not repeated.
In an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of protrusions 13 a protrude from an outer circumferential surface of the insertion portion 13 and extend in a lengthwise direction and a plurality of insertion grooves 21 a corresponding thereto are formed in an inner circumferential surface of the insertion hole 21 of the stem 2.
According to this embodiment, not only is the stem 2 more easily assembled to the femoral head aspherical cup 1 but also the stem 2, which is divided into an upper part and a lower part, can be more accurately assembled. Also, according to the state of a patient, there is a need to finely adjust the angle of the stem 2 and, in such a case, the protrusions 13 a and insertion grooves 21 a are easily fixed in a conic shape.
In addition, a stem proximal end 22 is formed to improve coupling with respect to cement by increasing the surface roughness of part of an outer circumferential surface of the stem 2 adjacent to the insertion grooves 21. In order to fix the stem 2 to the calcar femorale more firmly, a bone cement having no side effects to the human body is hardened between the bone and the stem 2 so as to fix them together. When the surface roughness of the stem 2 increases, the adhesive force with respect to the cement increases so that the bone and the stem 2 can be more firmly coupled to each other.
That is, although the femoral head aspherical cup 1 functioning as a femoral head is supposed to move by being engaged with a joint, since it is not avoidable that a twist stress acts on the stem 2 by loading as a man walks, fixture by cement may cause damage as the twist stress is accumulated according to the lapse of time. Thus, in the present invention, to effectively respond to the twist stress, the protruding guides 23 are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the stem. The stem 2 having the protruding guides 23 is usually used for a no cement fixture in which the twist stress and compression stress are the most.
Also, in the above embodiment, a plurality of bone growth holes 25 may be formed in the stem 2 by penetrating the same. When one's own bone piece is put inside the stem 2 during an operation, the bone piece grows together with an outside bone after the operation so that both bones are combined through the bone growth holes 25. As a result, the stem 2 and the calcar femorale are more firmly fixed.
The present embodiment can reduce a sense of heterogeneousness between the bone and the femur and a burden to the human body. Stems having a variety of shapes can be used instead of the curved stem shown in
As described above, according to the present invention, the open distal end of the femoral head aspherical cup consists of the continuously arranged protruding portions and groove portions, and the stress acting on the femoral head is redirected by the femoral head aspherical cup to act toward the protruding portions. Thus, the blood vessels pass the groove portions where the action of the stress is less, so that fatigue due to the stress is distributed and the blood vessels are prevented from being damaged.
Also, since the assembly of the femoral head aspherical cup and the stem is made easy, a femoral head aspherical cup and a stem having appropriate size and shape can be chosen according to the situation of a patient so that an operation becomes simplified.
Furthermore, since the inside of the stem and the outside bone are combined after a certain amount of time after the operation, a self-bone transplant is made possible.
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|U.S. Classification
|623/23.12, 623/23.14
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|28 Aug 2007
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Scouting in Mongolia
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International Scouting units in Mongolia[edit]
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Room was great.
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Procalcitonin-guided algorithm to reduce length of antibiotic therapy in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock
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1 Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Palliative Care and Pain Medicine, BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, Bochum 44789, Germany
2 Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Hospital Düren gem. GmbH, Roonstr. 30, Düren 52351, Germany
3 Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, West Coast Hospital, Esmarchstr. 50, Heide 25746, Germany
4 Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Schwanenweg 21, Kiel 24105, Germany
5 Department of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, Hamburg 20246, Germany
6 Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13:158 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-13-158Published: 1 April 2013
Procalcitonin (PCT)-protocols to guide antibiotic treatment in severe infections are known to be effective. But less is known about the long-term effects of such protocols on antibiotic consumption under real life conditions. This retrospective study analyses the effects on antibiotic use in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock after implementation of a PCT-protocol.
We conducted a retrospective ICU-database search for adult patients between 2005 and 2009 with sepsis and organ dysfunction who where treated accordingly to a PCT-guided algorithm as follows: Daily measurements of PCT (BRAHMS PCT LIA®; BRAHMS Aktiengesellschaft, Hennigsdorf, Germany). Antibiotic therapy was discontinued if 1) clinical signs and symptoms of infection improved and PCT decreased to ≤1 ng/ml, or 2) if the PCT value was >1 ng/ml, but had dropped to 25-35% of the initial value within three days. The primary outcome parameters were: antibiotic days on ICU, ICU re-infection rate, 28-day mortality rate, length of stay (LOS) in ICU, mean antibiotic costs (per patient) and ventilation hours. Data from 141 patients were included in our study. Primary outcome parameters were analysed using covariance analyses (ANCOVA) to control for effects by gender, age, SAPS II, APACHE II and effective cost weight.
From baseline data of 2005, duration of antibiotic therapy was reduced by an average of 1.0 day per year from 14.3 ±1.2 to 9.0 ±1.7 days in 2009 (p=0.02). ICU re-infection rate was decreased by yearly 35.1% (95% CI −53 to −8.5; p=0.014) just as ventilation hours by 42 hours per year (95% CI −72.6 to −11.4; p=0.008). ICU-LOS was reduced by 2.7 days per year (p<0.001). Trends towards an average yearly reduction of 28-day mortality by −22.4% (95% CI −44.3 to 8.1; p=0.133) and mean cost for antibiotic therapy/ patient by −14.3 Euro (95% CI −55.7 to 27.1) did not reach statistical significance.
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It's a shame that Ford didn't use better materials and better craftsmanship. The fit and finish of the car is really shameful.
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Ezzell sponsors memorial, says chicken listing would 'kill our jobs'
The House Agriculture and Water Resources Committee voted unanimously Friday to pass a memorial sponsored by Rep. Candy Spence Ezzell, R-Roswell, that opposes the listing of the lesser prairie chicken.
House Memorial 21 would request that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service not list the species as "threatened" under the Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973.
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Does the type of school an undergraduate attends really make a difference? A new survey of college and university alumni suggests that it does.
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Music professor awarded Fulbright grant for South African research
Linda F. Williams, assistant professor of music at Bates College, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant, her second, to conduct research in South Africa during 2003.
November 14, 2002 4:23 pm
Grant fuels professor's dioxin, heart disease research
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has awarded Rebecca J. Sommer, assistant professor of biology at Bates College, a grant of $132,883 to investigate the impact of dioxin on early cardiac development.
November 13, 2002 2:46 pm
Federal grant advances professor's research into dioxin-heart disease link
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has awarded Rebecca J. Sommer, assistant professor of biology at Bates College, a grant of $132,883 to investigate the impact of dioxin on early cardiac development.
June 18, 2002 9:01 am
Economics department tops in scholarly publication citations
The Bates College Department of Economics ranks number one in terms of total citations per capita and third overall among 50 top liberal arts colleges studied.
June 4, 2002 8:47 am
Newprofessorship honors economist and commentator Thomas Sowell
Bates College has announced the creation of a new professorship in honor of Thomas Sowell, the economist, writer and commentator called America's "most valuable public intellectual" for his challenge to orthodox thought across the spectrum of society.
May 13, 2002 2:16 pm
Bates names four Phillips Student Fellows
Four Bates College students have been named 2002 Phillips Student Fellows, recipients of an award that provides major funding for summer research projects involving meaningful immersion in different cultures.
April 24, 2002 4:16 pm
Major alumnus gift supports professorship
Robert J. Barro, the Robert C. Waggoner Professor of Economics at Harvard University, will deliver the Thomas Sowell Professorship of Economics inaugural lecture, titled Economics and Religion, at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2, in the Keck Classroom of Pettengill Hall. A reception will follow in Pettengill's Perry Atrium, and the public is invited to attend the entire event free of charge.
April 7, 2002 8:43 am
First annual Mount David Summit celebrates intellectual life
The first annual Mount David Summit will celebrate the strong intellectual life of the college.
March 27, 2002 3:24 pm
Senior wins Watson Fellowship to study traditional medicine
Diana Shaghayegh Sepehri, a Bates College senior born in Iran and now a resident of Sacramento, Calif., has received one of 60 prestigious research fellowships awarded this month by the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship Program.


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Parents, retail industry, game developers assess the potential for mass shootings to make consumers cautious about about buying violent video games, toy guns, etc.
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RockiesNolan Arenado, Rockies 3B, named September NL player of the month
Arenado hit .339 with 11 home runs, 32 RBIs and 79 total bases in September
Nolan Arenado, the Rockies' two-time Gold Glove third baseman who had a dazzling breakthrough season at the plate, was voted the Budweiser Presents National League player for September, it was announced Monday.
Speed the 150-year-old tortoise dies at San Diego Zoo
SAN DIEGO (AP) — One of San Diego's oldest residents has died. The Los Angeles Times reports (http://lat.
New Vikings stadium to include 500 works of art
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When the Minnesota Vikings' new stadium opens next year, it will have an art collection that might be the envy of some museums. Full Story


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Local students graduate, earn honors from CSU
STATESBORO - Georgia Southern University has been recognized for broadcast excellence by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with a 2013 Emmy Award. GSU received the honor for Best Live Audio during the Southeast Emmy Awards in Atlanta on June 8.
Lamar Allen doesn't serve on the Effingham County Board of Education for the money, but he wouldn't mind receiving a bit more.
Taylor (Newton) Roosevelt, a 2006 graduate of Effingham County High School, earned her master's degree in English Literature from American University in Washington, D.C.
MACON - Lauren Spradley of Springfield, a senior in the College of Liberal Arts, was named to the president's list and dean's list of Mercer University's College of Liberal Arts for the spring 2013 semester.
ROME-Two students from Effingham County were named to the 2013 spring semester dean's list at Berry College.
The Effingham County School System improved its scores this year from last year in both the Fifth-Grade Writing Assessment and Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests, school officials reported Wednesday.
Effingham County High School valedictorian Hannah Boyd was honored last weekend at Governor Nathan Deal's valedictorian luncheon.
SAVANNAH - David Twibell of Guyton, a student at Armstrong Atlantic State University, was honored during Armstrong's 2013 Army ROTC award recognition ceremony in Savannah. Twibell received the Vietnam Veterans of America Award and the ROTC Honors Award.
ATLANTA - If life is a game, how do you learn the rules? You can start with a strong working knowledge of economics.
The Effingham Health System Auxiliary awarded $500 scholarships to two students from Effingham County High School and two from South Effingham High School.
The Effingham Community Orchestra has awarded its third annual academic scholarships.
Communication sciences and disorders major Leslie Childress of Guyton presented "Treatment Options for Individuals with RHD" and cell and molecular biology major Reema Patel of Rincon presented "Amino Acid Role in YDL124wp Stereospecificity" at the university's 19th annual Student Scholars Symposium.
MACON - Mercer University recently honored Audrey Hannah Hyde of Guyton at its 2013 Honors Convocation. Hyde received the Valeria B. Edmonds Student Research Award.
WALESKA - Jessica Brown of Guyton was among the 377 students named to the Reinhardt University dean's list for spring semester 2013.
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Catherine Jayroe participated in the FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) National Competition in Washington, D.C., held July 4-9 .
The Effingham County High School nickname will remain the Rebels, Superintendent Randy Shearouse announced Tuesday.
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Arch Smith, Georgia 4-H State Leader, presented Sophie Usher with her recognition as a Double Master 4-H member. Usher, a recent graduate of Effingham County ...
The Christian Leadership Academy, a seven-month program beginning in September, is designed to take 12 rising high school sophomores and juniors from Effingham County public ...
The Backpack Buddies program at Marlow Elementary School got a big lift from the members of the 117th Air Control Squadron.
Emotions and passions are running high following a request to the Effingham County Board of Education to end the use of the Rebels name and ...
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By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
1/15/2014 (1 year ago)
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
Having missed the dinosaurs by quite a few millennium, give or take a few, humans missed out on the golden opportunity to ride on the backs of them. It's heartening to know that a distant relative of the human did get to ride on the backs of dinosaur, although it must be stressed that the first placental mammal held little resemblance to a human. See above picture.
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Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
1/15/2014 (1 year ago)
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Keywords: Placental mammal, dinsosaurs, evolution, extinction
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - According to the study, as published in the latest issue of Biology Letters, the first placental mammal lived from 88.3 to 91.6 million years ago. Placental mammals today include humans and all other mammals, save those that lay eggs or have pouches, which are known as marsupials.
Then again, this may not be the case - maybe mammals and dinosaurs never frolicked together under prehistoric skies. Based solely on fossil evidence, which theorized this "mother of all placental mammals" arose after the dinosaurs died out. Researchers now believe that it preceded the non-avian dinosaur extinction.
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Another sobering thought: if the dinosaurs didn't die off, we wouldn't be here.
"When dinosaurs died out, many ecological niches became vacant, and placental mammals took over," lead author Mario dos Reis says. "The placental ancestor diversified and evolved into the modern mammals we see today, such as rodents, deer, whales, horses, bats, carnivores, monkeys and ultimately humans."
"If dinosaurs had not died out, then placental mammals may not have had the opportunity to diversify the way they did, and our own species would not have evolved!" added dos Reis, a research associate in the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment at University College London.
Analyzing 36 complete mammal genomes together with information from the mammal fossil record, the results determined placental mammals originated in the Cretaceous.
Reis explained that the DNA of organisms accumulates changes, called mutations, at a constant rate in time, which is referred to as the "molecular clock."
As an example, certain DNA in humans and other apes mutates at a pace of about one percent every 10 million years. The molecular clock is said to run a bit fast in some species and a little slow in others.
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If this isn't a real-life allegory of the relationship between humanity & our environment…
Meth-smoking woman burns down 3,500 year old tree.
Meth-smoking woman burns down 3,500 year old tree—pause for a moment and think about how old that is compared with, say, the United States, or your house, or Jesus, or…anything you know of at all.
Read about the tree here, at MNN.
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4 Responses to "If this isn't a real-life allegory of the relationship between humanity & our environment…"
Oh no! Unbelievable! (I'm about to cry). I talk to trees. What's wrong with us? This is worse than the Louvre getting burned down to ashes.
<sigh> I wish I had something profound to say. I just feel terribly sad.
We should try to get some saplings growing out of the ashes. I think "the senator" would have like that…..:(
absolutely criminal. And she took a video of it!


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John Armstrong
1 of 4 portraits of John Armstrong
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Armstrong
by Harry Jonas
oil on canvas, circa 1922
20 in. x 16 in. (508 mm x 406 mm)
Purchased, 1983
Primary Collection
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- John Armstrong (1893-1973), Painter and solider. Sitter in 4 portraits.
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