Trauma
Case Reports
Distal Ulna Fracture With Delayed Ulnar Nerve Palsy in a Baseball Player
We present a case report of a college baseball player who sustained a blunt-trauma, distal-third ulna fracture from a thrown ball with delayed...
Conference Coverage
No benefit in open massage over closed compressions in trauma cardiac arrest
Open-chest cardiac massage offers no benefit over closed-chest compressions in patients with traumatic cardiac arrest.
Conference Coverage
Trauma hospitalists reduce mortality, readmissions
A hospitalist on the trauma team may improve patient outcomes.
For Residents
Reconstructive Shelf Arthroplasty as a Salvage Procedure for Complex Fifth Tarsometatarsal Joint Complex Injuries: A Case Review and Discussion
High-energy cuboid fractures are rare injuries that are commonly associated with other midfoot trauma. With displacement, operative intervention...
For Residents
Definitive Fixation of Hand and Wrist Fractures in the Emergency Department
Case Reports
Combined Tibial Tubercle Avulsion Fracture and Patellar Avulsion Fracture: An Unusual Variant in an Adolescent Patient
Traumatic extensor dysfunction of the knee in children is a rare injury, with the majority resulting from tibial tubercle avulsion fracture or...
Conference Coverage
Hospital-acquired pneumonia threatens cervical spinal cord injury patients
The overall rate of hospital-acquired pneumonia following cervical spinal cord injury is about 20%, results from a study of national data...
Case Reports
Isolated Brachialis Muscle Atrophy
Isolated brachialis muscle atrophy, a rare entity with few reported cases in the literature, is explained by a variety of etiologies. We present a...
Original Research
Concomitant Ulnar Styloid Fracture and Distal Radius Fracture Portend Poorer Outcome
The literature on the effect of ulnar styloid fractures (USFs) on concomitant distal radius fractures (DRFs) is mixed. We conducted a study to...
News
FDA finalizes 1-year blood donor deferral for gay, bisexual men
The FDA issued finalized guidance that cut blood donor deferral by men who have sex with men from indefinitely to 12 months from the most recent...
Conference Coverage
High NLR predicts poor survival in trauma patients
Key clinical point: A high neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio on day 2 and day 5 of surgical ICU admission may be a useful predictor of poor survival...