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Spine illustrations are created for DFIne Inc, a medical device company, developing a new technology to provide a precise means of delivering bone cement, and potentially other materials, to fractures of the spine in an effort to restore normal function of the spine. In addition to our StabiliT™ Vertebral Augmentation System, the company has developed StabiliT ER Bone Cement, a proprietary polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) formulation. Fairman Studios is assisting DFine in creating a 3D patient education flip chart teaching patients about the spine, osteoporisis and potential therapies for bone destabilization.

Slack Incorporated's February issue of Orthopaedics will feature the article, Arthroscopic Biceps Tenodesis Incorporated Into Rotator Cuff Repair Using Suture Anchors, which will be featured on the cover. Cover artwork will be created by Fairman Studios. Biceps tendon disorders are commonly seen with rotator cuff tears. Biceps tenodesis may be combined with arthroscopic rotator cuff repair but can be technically difficult. This article describes a simple technique for arthroscopic biceps tenodesis incorporated into arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with suture anchors. This technique provides simple, cost-effective biceps tenodesis while avoiding additional hardware and incisions.

Hallux Valgus and First Ray Mobility, A Prospective Study
By Michael J. Coughlin, MD, and Carroll P. Jones, MD
Investigation performed at Treasure Valley Hospital, Boise, Idaho

Background: There have been few prospective studies that have documented the outcome of surgical treatment of hallux valgus deformities. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effect of operative treatment of hallux valgus with use of a proximal crescentic osteotomy and distal soft-tissue repair on the first metatarsophalangeal joint.

Mag Mutual's 2009 Physician ICD-9 Professional Coder's Edition will be newly illustrated by Fairman Studios. The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify diseases and a wide variety of signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances and external causes of injury or disease. Every health condition can be assigned to a unique category and given a code, up to six characters long. Such categories can include a set of similar diseases. The International Classification of Diseases is published by the World Health Organization. The ICD is used world-wide for morbidity and mortality statistics, reimbursement systems and automated decision support in medicine. This system is designed to promote international comparability in the collection, processing, classification, and presentation of these statistics. The ICD is a core classification of the WHO Family of International Classifications The manual is fully updated each year and contains a number of features invaluable to coders including full-color anatomical plates by Fairman Studios with facing pages that relate that body system to relevant diagnosis codes.

The DUROM Cup Humeral Surface Replacement in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
By Martin Fuerst, MD, Bernd Fink, MD, and Wolfgang Ruther, MD
Investigation performed at the Department of Orthopedics, Rheumaklinik Bad Bramstedt, Bad Bramstedt, Germany, and the Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis often leads to severe destruction of the glenohumeral joint, including synovitis and inflammation-induced alterations of the rotator cuff. Cup arthroplasty, or surface replacement of the shoulder, was introduced in the 1980s. The aim of this study was to evaluate the midterm results of the DUROM cup surface replacement for patients with rheumatoid arthritis affecting the glenohumeral joint.

Femoral Nerve Block for Diaphyseal and Distal Femoral Fractures in the Emergency Department
By Christopher E. Mutty, MD, Erik J. Jensen, MD, Michael A. Manka Jr., MD, Mark J. Anders, MD, and Lawrence B. Bone, MD
Investigation performed at Erie County Medical Center, an affiliate of the State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York

Background: Diaphyseal and distal femoral fractures are painful injuries that are frequently seen in patients requiring a traumawork-up in the hospitalemergency department prior to definitive management. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a femoral nerve block administered in the emergency department could provide better pain relief for patients with femoral fractures than currently used pain management practices

Dr. Alma Solis and J. Marie Metz will present Fairman Studios' illustration of Complete Metamorphosis at an event being held for the Girl Scout's of Americaat the Air and Space Museum for 600-700 girl scouts on March 8th. The out reach event hopes to encourage young woman to become involved with science, math and engineering. The Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital are from the entire Greater Washington metropolitan area, including Washington, DC; the Maryland counties of Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's and Saint Mary's; the Virginia counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William; and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church.

Dowden requests Fairman Studios to illustrate another cover for their publication, Journal of Family Practice. The upcoming April issue will feature an article describing Kidney stones.

Fairman Studios recently created 3 illustrations for Flector FLECTOR Patch is a prescription topical treatment for acute (short-term) pain due to minor strains, sprains, and contusions (bruises). Unlike an oral medication, the active ingredient in FLECTOR Patch is absorbed through the skin and goes directly to the site of pain rather than traveling through the stomach and digestive tract. When you apply a FLECTOR Patch to intact skin at the site of a minor strain, sprain, or bruise, it releases a drug called diclofenac epolamine. Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID), the same class of drugs that includes ibuprofen and naproxen.

Dowden requests Fairman Studios to illustrate another cover for their publication, Journal of Family Practice. The upcoming November issue will feature an article describing the 10 Common Derm Mistakes written by Gary N. Fox, a family practice academic with special interests in clinical decision making and in dermatology. Since September 2005, he has been in a multi-specialty group practice, with his practice limited to skin. Roughly half of his patient volume derives from physician referral and the other half from self-referral. The vast majority of patients have had some treatment for their chief complaint prior to arrival, either physician- or self-initiated. During the past couple years, he has diagnosed more than 1,000 skin malignancies. The article enumerates common dermatology "mistakes" that have been encountered during that period. The illustrated feature will show a lesion on the scalp frozen by dermatologist a few months earlier as a seborrheic keratosis, but the patient requests a second opinion. Pathologic diagnosis: BASAL CELL CARCINOMA. Note that texts that indicate BCCs never contain hair are flat out wrong.

Slack Incorporated's February issue of Orthopaedics will feature the article, The Modified Lapidus Procedure, which will be featured on the cover. Cover artwork will be created by Fairman Studios. This technique is valuable for providing a powerful and durable correction of metatarsus primus varus and hallux valgus, and careful attention to the details should help in achieving a successful outcome while avoiding complications.

"I loved the Spring 2007 centerfold, The Genetic Journey: Following DNA from Cell to Society. The graphic was thorough, enlightening and easy to follow. Kudos to its creators."
George Dellaportas, MD, DrPH '70
Cleveland, Ohio

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is an architectural style that guides all aspects of creating and using business processes, packaged as services, throughout their lifecycle, as well as defining and provisioning the IT infrastructure that allows different applications to exchange data and participate in business processes loosely coupled from the operating systems and programming languages underlying those applications (Wikipedia). SOA represents a model in which functionality is decomposed into distinct units (services), which can be distributed over a network and can be combined together and reused to create business applications. These services communicate with each other by passing data from one service to another, or by coordinating an activity between two or more services. The concepts of service-oriented architecture are often seen as built upon, and the evolution of, the older concepts of distributed computing and modular programming.

To promote the world of SOA, Zapthink is acreating a new poster/board game that illustrates and educates users on the many facets of Service Oriented Architecture. Keep your eyes on Zapthink to obtain a copy opf this poster and play the game!

A new logo is in development at our studio: The Hospital for Special Surgery's Orthopaedic Trauma Service is preparing to launch a new website and is in need of creating a new logo for the website and other electronic and print materials. OTS is also making a slight name change from the "Orthopaedic Trauma Service" to the "New York Orthopaedic Trauma Service". Their branding will match this change by updating the look of their logo. Fairman Studios is currently assisting in this endeavor.

Egg Design and Fairman Studios collaborate on Philips Lifeline users manual for their CarePartner Basic Unit. Illustrations are being created for the Philips Lifeline users manual. Philips' Lifeline personal medical alert service and equipment options make it easy to select the safety and convenience features that work best for you and your family. Lifeline's advanced technology is ours alone, and every piece of equipment is assembled and tested by Lifeline here in the U.S. Philips is the creator of this basic speakerphone unit that works with the Lifeline Personal Help Button to provide protection to subscribers. The basic unit easily connects to any regular telephone.

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