Abstract: A limb exerciser, such as for a leg, includes a brace hinged at the middle with upper padded members for snugly engaging the upper portion of a limb and lower padded members for snugly engaging the lower portion of a limb. Elastic hook-and-loop fasteners surround the members and the limb to firmly secure the members to the limb. A U-shaped portion extends above the center of the hinge and carries fulcrum assemblies on each leg of the U over which a resilient member rides. The ends of the resilient member are attached to upper studs at the far ends of the upper and lower assemblies. A second pair of resilient members may be connected between lower studs at the far end of each support assembly.

Abstract: Esters of 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile can be prepared in high yields from 4-cyanophenol by reacting said phenol with preformed bromine chloride in 3% aqueous hydrogen bromide and then azeotropically distilling off the solvent/reaction medium with an aromatic hydrocarbon which then serves as the esterifying solvent medium for reaction with an acid halide. In this manner, both reactions can be accomplished without removing the product of the bromination reaction from the reaction vessel, i.e., a solids separation step is avoided.

Abstract: Fixation of a long bone is accomplished by drilling a small opening into the medullary cavity, inserting a deflated flexible bladder into the medullary cavity through the opening, inflating the bladder with sterile air through an opening accessible outside the bone, sealing the opening, unsealing the opening after the fracture has healed, removing the bladder and then filling the opening.