Does lengthening and then plating (LAP) shorten duration of external fixation?
The LAP technique shortened the time patients wore the external fixator but was associated with a high incidence of varus deformity. Stronger plates may help prevent deformity and allow earlier removal of the frame.
Oral dexamethasone, at a dose of 4 mg, enhances GH releasing peptide-6-induced GH release when administered 3.5 h earlier. These results suggest that dexamethasone and GHRP-6 could act at different sites of GH releasing mechanisms. Further studies are necessary to elucidate these findings.