Of the five lost in 2002, one was shot down over Iraq and four crashed in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Air Force reports have blamed accidents on everything from bad weather to engine failure. The RQ-1 Predator entered service in 1994 while still being tested, according to Air Force officials. It was first used in Bosnia as a reconnaissance drone. Its success as a spy plane and its long cruising range pushed the drone into service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Despite its loss rate and the $3.2 million cost of each plane, the Predator has seen a range of additional missions.
The tendon unions of a secondary repair are very much stronger than those of a primary repair so early active mobilisation has less risk. We use exactly the same regime of immediate mobilisation after secondary surgery as we do after primary repair, which simplifies things for everyone in the unit.he results of the initial surgery are also not universally good enough and secondary surgery for us is mostly that of the complications of primary repair, namely ruptured and stuck repairs. In the best institutes, this constitutes about 10% of all primary repairs.
Tendon Repair Surgery. Tendon repair surgery is an outpatient procedure used to repair a ruptured or severed tendon. The hand surgeon makes an incision in the hand or wrist and locates the ends of the tendon. The ends of the tendon are carefully brought back together, trimmed, and prepared for reconnection.To reconnect the tendons, the surgeon uses sutures to stitch the ends of the tendon back together.he hand surgeon makes an incision in the hand or wrist and locates the ends of the tendon. The ends of the tendon are carefully brought back together, trimmed, and prepared for reconnection. To reconnect the tendons, the surgeon uses sutures to stitch the ends of the tendon back together.