Trauma News

Peer-to-peer telemedicine consultations may be a cost-effective triage strategy prior to ambulance transfer to the ED for pediatric patients with orthopedic trauma, according to published results.

ZimVie Inc. has announced FDA clearance of its Vital spinal fixation system and instruments for use with the spine and trauma navigation system from Brainlab, according to a press release.

Patients from historically underrepresented groups were less likely to have pain scores recorded and to receive pain medication after acute traumatic injuries than white patients, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

A 65-year-old right-hand dominant woman with no reported past medical history presented with left clavicular pain and wound drainage 8 days after she was struck by a motor vehicle in her home country of Guyana.

DePuy Synthes has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its TriLEAP lower extremity plating system for use in orthopedic foot and ankle surgery, according to a press release.

OSSIO has announced FDA clearance of its OSSIOfiber bio-integrative bone fixation technology for use in orthopedic surgery for children and adolescents, according to a press release.

The identification of rare genetic variants that influence bone mineral density did not significantly improve fracture risk screening among a large group of adults, according to data published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

A 40-year-old woman who was obese with osteogenesis imperfecta was involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision and was brought to the ED after being intubated on the scene for Glasgow Coma Scale of 3.

Adults with Graves’ disease do not have an increased risk for an osteoporosis-related fracture later in life compared with those without Graves’ disease, according to data from a retrospective study published in Thyroid.

SEATTLE — Data presented here showed postoperative deep surgical site infection had a negative impact on functional recovery after treatment for tibial plateau, pilon or calcaneus fractures.