Trauma News

Closed reduction yielded positive results for patients with acute traumatic posterior sternoclavicular joint dislocation with high rates of return to sport and low rates of secondary stabilization, according to published results.

Published results showed an association between admission for traumatic injury with higher rates and amounts of medical debt in collections and a doubling of bankruptcy filings among commercially insured working-age adults.

Regardless of race, patients who sought surgery from an institution with a greater proportion of racially diverse and uninsured patients were more likely to experience surgical delays greater than the 24-hour benchmark, results showed.

Published results showed orthopedic surgeons are at risk for developing noise-induced hearing loss and permanent hearing loss due to damaging decibel levels in the OR.

OsteoCentric Technologies has announced FDA 510(k) clearances for its OsteoCentric pedicle screw fastener system and its Integrity-SI spinal fusion system, according to a company press release.

For healthy older patients, an aspirin a day does not reduce fracture risk and might increase the risk for serious falls, according to researchers.

CHICAGO — Patients with vertebral compression fractures who underwent kyphoplasty experienced higher rates of mortality compared with patients who did not undergo kyphoplasty, according to results presented here.

Hook of hamate fractures, while uncommon in the general population, are more common among athletes.

Use of electric scooters, also known as e-scooters, has increased since its introduction, according to a market research report from 2022 that estimated the North American e-scooter market will reach $15.41 billion by 2029.

The increasing number of scooters and other devices on our streets (hoverboards, electric skateboards, you name it) raise various issues in the personal injury world.