Trauma
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FRAIL scale found to predict 1-year functional status of geriatric trauma patients
WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – The FRAIL scale questionnaire predicts functional status and mortality at 1 year among geriatric trauma patients and is a...
News
Damage control laparotomy rates fell after QI project
If you openly share your institution’s use of damage control laparotomy, it is possible to safely decrease use of the procedure, according to...
Original Research
Fact or Fiction: Is Orthopedic Follow-Up Worse for Patients Who Sustain Penetrating Trauma?
There is a paucity of literature on how mechanism of injury may be associated with patient retention. Failure to attend outpatient clinics is a...
Case Reports
Up in Arms: Bilateral Luxatio Erecta Fracture-Dislocations
Unilateral inferior shoulder dislocation (luxatio erecta) is uncommon, accounting for only 0.5% of all shoulder dislocations. Bilateral luxatio...
Clinical Review
Concussions in American Football
Football is an important component of American culture, with approximately 3 million youth athletes, 1.1 million high school athletes, and 100,000...
Clinical Review
Foot and Ankle Injuries in American Football
Foot and ankle injuries are common in American football, with injury rates significantly increasing over the past decade. Epidemiologic studies of...
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FDA: New labeling warns against combining opioids, benzodiazepines
Prescription opioid pain or cough medicines and benzodiazepines will now carry the strongest available warning regarding serious side effects and...
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Removal from play reduces concussion recovery time in athletes
Original Research
Biomechanical Consequences of Anterior Femoral Notching in Cruciate-Retaining Versus Posterior-Stabilized Total Knee Arthroplasty
Anterior femoral notching during total knee arthroplasty is a potential risk factor for periprosthetic supracondylar femur fracture. We conducted...
Case Reports
Strangulation of Radial Nerve Within Nondisplaced Fracture Component of Humeral Shaft Fracture
Rates of radial nerve injury, which is commonly associated with humeral shaft fractures, range from 8% to 12%. This neurapraxia typically recovers...
Conference Coverage
Study eyes mortality among octogenarians after emergency Hartmann’s procedure
LOS ANGELES – Patients over the age of 80 who present with diverticulitis requiring an emergent Hartmann’s procedure have a 30-day mortality rate...