Mini open anterolateral rotator cuff tear repair with the help of suture anchor

Background: It is generally accepted that mini open rotator cuff tear repair with the help of suture anchor gives satisfactory results in the long term, although most studies have so far shown a fairly high rate of good structural and functional outcome. The purpose of this study is to asses functional outcome of mini-open anterolateral rotator cuff tear repair with the help of suture anchor. Method: The 30 consecutive rotator cuff tear patients were selected from outpatient department at medical college. All patients were diagnosed with full thickness rotator cuff tear and subsequently treated with mini-open anterolateral approach technique. Each patient was clinically assessed with DASH questionnaire and constant Murley score for their satisfaction. Results: After a minimum of 12 month follow up period, the average clinical outcome scores all improved significantly at the time of final follow up. Conclusions: Patient with mini-open anterolateral rotator cuff tear repair with the help of anchor suture showed improvement in their functional outcome and range of motion.

Evaluation of clinical and functional outcome of total hip arthroplasty in avascular necrosis of head of femur in adults

Background: Aim of the study was to evaluate clinical and functional outcome of bipolar hemiarthroplasty in avascular necrosis (AVN) of HIP in adults. Methods: Thirty patients of either sex between age group 20-80 years of age came for the treatment at government medical college and hospital Aurangabad. Between December 2020 to December 2022. Patients were followed every day till the discharge. Patients were discharged after they were mobilised with assistance of physiotherapist. Functional and clinical outcome was measured at 6, 12 and 24 weeks postoperatively according to Harris hip score (HHS). Results: the methods show significant improvement in HHS in patient undergoing total hip replacement. Conclusions: total hip replacement is a very good option for AVN of head of femur in all age groups

Comparative assessment of treatment of malathionlaced wastewater by single species (Pseudomonas Stutzeri) vs.activated sludge in a submerged membrane bioreactor

153-157Purification of water containing pesticide namely Malathion in membrane bioreator has been carried out. To understand the complex fouling mechanisms and fouling propensities occurring in a Membrane Bioreactor (MBR), in the current work, comparison of malathion degradation by single species, Pseudomonas Stutzeri, and microbial consortium has been carried out. Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPSs) and Soluble Microbial Proteins (SMPs) are considered to increase the fouling. Experimental results revealed 85-90% reduction in the COD of the malathion containing synthetic wastewater and degradation kinetics has been reported. Complete reduction of malathion observed within 24 h in both the cases. A key parameter, critical flux is found to be 10 LMH for both the membrane bioreactor systems. Cake and Membrane resistances are calculated thus giving an insight regarding the working of Membrane Bioreactor based on single species and activated sludge

Arsenic removal from natural waters by adsorption or ion exchange: an environmental sustainability assessment

The Environmental Sustainability Assessment of the adsorption and ion-exchange processes for arsenic removal was the focus of this work. The pursued goals were to determine the impact of regenerating the activated alumina used as adsorbent and the comparison of the environmental performance of two ion-exchange resins. Additional goals were the comparison between the environmental performance of adsorption and ion-exchange processes and the evaluation of the effect of integrating the proposed techniques on a water purification facility. The Life Cycle Inventory was obtained by means of simplified models and simulation. In this work it was concluded that the removal of As(V) by adsorption consumed between 2 and 13 times more primary resources and created 3–17 times more environmental burdens than the ion-exchange process. The integration of adsorption or ion-exchange technology in the drinking water plant would raise the primary consumption of energy, materials, and water by 27–155%, 7–94%, and 0.48–5.3%, respectively. The increase in the environmental burdens was mainly because of the generation of hazardous spent materials