After a few hours, the adult dragonfly will take to the air where it will prey on other winged insects. The temperature and weather greatly affect how long the dragonfly lives at this stage in its life. If the weather is warm and the dragonfly is able to avoid predators it can live up to six months. However, if the temperature is cold then adults may only live a few weeks.
What is ORIF Surgery? An open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) refers to a surgical procedure to fix a severe bone fracture, or break. âOpen reductionâ means surgery is needed to realign the bone fracture into the normal position.
The classic findings and imaging features include headache that is orthostatic (postural) and worse when upright, thick linear enhancement of the pachymeninges, no enhancement of the sulci or brain surface, enhancement above and below the tentorium, enlargement of the pituitary gland, descent of the brain (low cerebellar tonsils, downward displacement of the iter of the third ventricle below the incisural line), and subdural effusions or hemorrhage in some patients (4,7,8).