Trauma News

Christopher J. Dy, MD, MPH, FACS, FAOA, FAAOS, accepted the Kappa Delta Young Investigator Award at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

A 55-year-old woman initially sustained a closed, right distal third humeral shaft fracture in 2005 after a motor vehicle crash and underwent open reduction and internal fixation while she was living in the Dominican Republic.

LAS VEGAS — Presented results showed resident involvement in open reduction and internal fixation for distal radius fractures was linked with longer operative time, but there was no difference in rates of episode-of-care adverse events.

LAS VEGAS — Routine use of prophylactic antibiotics for pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures treated with closed reduction and percutaneous K-wire pinning may not affect infection rates or fracture healing, according to presented data.

LAS VEGAS — Osteoporosis treatment started within 1 year of arthroplasty for a hip fracture was associated with a lower cumulative incidence of periprosthetic fractures vs. no osteoporosis treatment, presented data showed.

LAS VEGAS — Presented results showed the outpatient setting may be suitable for patients who undergo operative repair of isolated calcaneus fractures via the sinus tarsi approach.

LAS VEGAS — Presented results showed mortality rates in older patients with femoral neck or intertrochanteric hip fractures decreased from 2010 to 2019.

LAS VEGAS — The evidence in published orthopedic literature is insufficient to determine a definite correlation between early axial interfragmentary motion and fracture healing outcomes, according to data presented here.

LAS VEGAS — Use of beta blockers after fracture was associated with an increase in the incidence of nonunion, according to data presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

LAS VEGAS — Patients with metaphyseal distal femur fractures had earlier callus formation and bone healing 12 weeks after receiving lateral bridge plates composed of titanium vs. stainless steel, according to presented data.