Trauma News

TAMPA, Fla. —Despite decreased operative times, uncemented hip hemiarthroplasty was associated with increased risk of fractures and complications compared with cemented hip hemiarthroplasty, results showed.

TAMPA, Fla. — Presented results found no differences in outcomes for patients receiving operative vs. nonoperative management of unstable medial malleolar fractures at 1 year.

TAMPA, Fla. — According to presented results, NSAIDs and gabapentinoids do not substantially increase nonunion rates; however, these may not improve pain control or decrease opioid utilization in orthopedic trauma patients.

TAMPA, Fla. —Aspirin as a thromboprophylaxis agent was noninferior to low-molecular-weight heparin for all-cause mortality in patients with extremity, pelvic or acetabular fractures, presented results showed.

ZimVie Inc. has announced the launch of the Virage navigation system, an occipital-cervico-thoracic fixation system, according to a company press release.

CurveBeam AI Ltd. has announced FDA breakthrough device designation of OssView, an investigational bone fragility software to be used for women older than 70 years of age, according to company press release.

Results showed preoperative osteoporosis and loss of bone mineral density after surgery did not affect failure risk or functional outcomes after open reduction and internal fixation of three- or four-part proximal humerus fractures.

BOSTON — Allograft to repair traumatic peripheral nerve injuries in pediatric patients was associated with no surgical complications. Some patients had normal extremity use and return to full activities postoperatively, study data showed.

The Trauma Collaborative Care program may not have meaningful impact on patient outcomes at 1 year compared with standard of care treatment, according to published results.

Age-standardized incidence of hip fractures dropped by 27% among women and 20% among men in Norway from 1999 to 2019, with the rising number of hip prostheses accounting for nearly 20% of this decline, according to study data.