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Show WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19. THE SUMMER UTAH CHRONICLE 2002 3 New Surgery Gives Chemistry Professor Honored Child Artificial Leg They develop technology and theory necessary to extract precise thermochemical data of chemical reactions. With Armentrout's work appearing in more than Armen-trout's The American Chemical Society thinks Peter 300 publications., his work is highly cited by other "researchers. Armentrout explained why this is so. work deserves high honors. The Utah sections of the organization have awarded "My research deals with band energies which are basithe professor and chair of the U's department of chemcally catalysts," he said. "Catalysts cause chemical reacin achievement tions. Chemistry is basically the study of those reacfor an annual award outstanding istry CRAIG FROEHLICH Chronicle News Writer FRED THALLER Chronicle News Writer It was a first for the U when on June 12 a surgeon implanted an artificial femur in a boy who lost his bone to cancer. Lor Randall, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the U School of Medicine and director of the Huntsman Cancer Institute's sarcoma service, implanted the d prosthesis and fixation device, known as Compress, onto the lower third of boy's remaining thigh bone. The three-hou- r operation was a of hip replacement surgery part performed by James Johnston, a renowned orthopedic surgeon from the University of California, San newly-create- Francisco. Johnston, who helped develop the device and has implanted about 250 of the prosthesis, trained Randall in California. The teen, who is a cancer patient at Primary Children's Medical Cen ter and Huntsman Cancer Institute, is recovering well from the intensive surgf ry. Compress is an experimental fixation device that uses a spring-lik- e apparatus to attach the artificial hip and femur bone to the patient's remaining bone. The device generates compression force where the prosthesis meets the existing bone. This reproduces the same force associated with normal daily activity and encourages bone growth, according to Randall. use doctors Conventionally, cement as fixation in this type of replacement. However, cement can result in bone loss and lead to major problems, including failure of the replacement and fracture, Randall said. This can make repeat surgeries more difficult as the bone mass disappears. According to Randall, the device, which is not limited to use on leg tions." chemistry. Annentrout accepted the "Utah Award" June 18, at a banquet held in his honor. Armentrout and his research group use mass spectroscopy, a technique of analyzing chemicals and studying ion reactions, as a primary tooL bones, offers hope to cancer patients and anyone else needing an artificial joint or bone replacement. Compress is currently pending approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. While under the approval the experimental device is process, undergoing clinical trials at four medical centers located throughout the nation. The U has applied to become the fifth major center in the nation to participate in the clinical trial. A man was found dead in the Medical in Towers. There were no signs an apartment foul of play. The case is under investigation. A U female Employee REPORT employee threatened reported that she had received in a phone call from her which he said he was coming to Utah from California to kill her. Drunk driver A UPD officer made' a traffic stop on a' truck that was being driven erratically. The truck stopped in the middle of the road and the driver opened the door and fell out onto the road. The driver was eventually arrested for DUI. Golf course vandals Two greens were damaged on the U golf course. Twenty-fou- r empty beer cans were found nearby. It's hard to believe alcohol was involved. Diabolical schemes A male U employee contacted the police to report that another employee had asked him to kill a third employee for $5,000. The witness said he would not testify in court. When the police contacted the alleged tar POLICE - continued from page 1 aid of others, such as a time he held a distraught stranger until she stopped crying. "He was everyone's friend and a great protector." she said. She also remembered him as a loving father to his four children from a previous marriage. In Peterson's spare time he was an avid outdoorsman. "He loved hunting and fishing," Vicki Peterson said. Services are scheduled for June 19. Peterson will be buried at Valley View Memorial Park. cfroehlichchronide.utah.edu BUSINESS continued from page 1 economic data. "We work on various research projects, and we do some programmatic mission where we provide data. When it's not a research project, we participate in panels in the community and prepare economic analysis, data and trends in population and employment," he said. The bureau is also one of the main providers of economic data to the state Legislature as well as to the U. smcfarlandchronicle. utah. edu continued from page ieojwicMiBiii9Kii.mil to 0 spool m in Jl efioiii in cash was stolen from a clinic in University Hospital. Palm Pilot stolen A Palm Pilot was stolen from a backpack that had been left on the floor next to the Bookstore storage cubicles. You know, those lockers in front actually give back your quarter. Yes, they are FREE. Laptop stolen A laptop computer was stolen from the offices of the Daily Utah Chronicle. I didn't do it, I was at homc.wTiting this. cfroehlichchronic!e. utah. edu rill If E different project. It's clear that any opinion they have would never come into play in a grade. I would never violate that," she said. 's Tammy Pelton, a junior in economics 1060 class, objected to the extra credit option. She, along with four other students, viewed it as a means by which students could buy their grades. According to Pelton, four other a Yea-gle- f ii . it .. "" ' .v-- s v- - - 1 gl "Ji mm P.!rDccd3.ccm cgwn wry IS Junius 2MM u students advocated the extra credit project, while the remaining five to seven students voiced no opinion. Yeagle plans to discuss the issue in class this week. "My intent is not to upset people, but now that I put the extra credit offer out there, I'd like to honor it," Yeagle said. "This issue has taken up so much time and energy in the classroom. This is the first time that I have done anything like this, and it will definitely be the last." 1 zfUPI avast H Oh. $45 PICTUREBLAJ inuitB you silo 0 noes get, she said she did not want the police involved. Briefcase stolen A man accidentally left his briefcase in the Marriott Library for just a few minutes. 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