Trauma
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Original Research
Is It Safe to Place a Tibial Intramedullary Nail Through a Traumatic Knee Arthrotomy?
We conducted a study to compare postoperative infection and nonunion rates in tibial intramedullary nails (IMNs) placed through either uninjured...
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VIDEO: Traumatic injury ups stroke risk in people under 50
News From the College
Advanced clinical providers proving their mettle
Major finding: The complication rate was 2% for advanced clinical providers (11/555) and resident physicians (20/1,020).Data source: A...
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Vitamin D deficiency common in trauma ICU patients
Major finding: In all, 26% of patients were vitamin D deficient on ICU admission.Data source: A retrospective study of 200 ICU trauma patients....
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Cryopreserved blood transfusions making a comeback
Major finding: Patients receiving cryopreserved red blood cells had higher 2,3 DPG concentrations (P less than .04), compared with patients...
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Spot-check Hgb testing transforming trauma blood draws
Major finding: The mean hemoglobin was 11.5 g/dL for invasive hemoglobin testing and 11.4 g/dL for noninvasive, spot-check testing.Data source:...
Case Reports
Irreducible Posterolateral Elbow Dislocation
Elbow dislocations are a high-energy traumatic event resulting in loss of congruence of a stable joint. The majority of elbow dislocations can be...
Case Reports
Fracture of the Radial Styloid and Concomitant First Dorsal Compartment Musculotendinous Injuries
In the absence of preexisting inflammatory conditions, pure traumatic rupture of the extensor pollicis brevis (EPB) and abductor pollicis longus (...
News
PTSD: The elephant in the trauma bay
Major finding: 40% of respondents had PTSD symptoms and 15% met the diagnostic criteria for PTSD.Data source: A prospective survey of 453 members...
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CT negative: Take the C-collars off already
Major finding: The incidence of fracture was 7.2% (409/5,676) and ligamentous injury 0.9% (52/5,676).