Trauma
Original Research
An Update on Management of Syndesmosis Injury: A National US Database Study
Acute ankle injuries are common problems treated by orthopedic surgeons. In the United States, nearly 2 million ankle sprains occur each year, and...
Original Research
Prevalence of Low Vitamin D Levels in Patients With Orthopedic Trauma
The role of vitamin D in general health maintenance is a topic of increasing interest and importance in the medical community. Not only has...
Conference Coverage
Selected elderly trauma patients do well in non–ICU wards
CORONADO, CALIF. – When elderly patients are appropriately triaged, they can be selectively admitted to non–intensive care wards with acceptable...
Case Reports
Fat Embolism Syndrome With Cerebral Fat Embolism Associated With Long-Bone Fracture
Fat embolism syndrome (FES) occurs in long-bone fractures and classically presents with the triad of hypoxia, petechia, and altered mental status...
Conference Coverage
Aspirin use linked to increased ICH in trauma patients
WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – Among a group of anticoagulated trauma patients, those on aspirin had the highest rate and risk of intracranial hemorrhage,...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Artificial blood cells clear first phase of animal testing
SAN DIEGO - An artificial red blood cell has come close to emulating the key functions of natural cells.
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Recovery path complicated for trauma patients with VTE
Patients who develop a VTE following severe hemorrhage are more susceptible to complications, compared with their counterparts who do not. They...
Case Reports
Tibial Tubercle Fracture After Bone–Patellar Tendon–Bone Autograft
A fracture occurring after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is rare, and rarer still when it involves the harvest site of a bone—...
Conference Coverage
Hypotension ‘dose’ drives mortality in traumatic brain injury
The duration and severity of hypotension a traumatic brain injury patient has during transport to an emergency department has a significant,...
Conference Coverage
Study finds nonoperative management of blunt splenic injuries in elderly safe
Nonoperative management of blunt splenic injuries in the geriatric population is safe, based on results from a study of national data.
Article
LMWH best for preventing PE in patients with major trauma
Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), instead of unfractionated heparin (UH), is associated with lower risk...