Trauma News

Patients with brachial plexus injuries who underwent amputation had decreased mechanical pain, increased employment rates and a high rate of postoperative satisfaction, according to published results.

Early career sports medicine surgeons should expect to perform general, trauma and adult reconstruction cases, as results showed this surgeon population will perform more than 40% of their cases outside of the sports medicine specialty.

According to published results, surgeons should make the cost-conscious decision to treat displaced midshaft clavicle fractures with a sling compared with open reduction and internal fixation with a plate.

Isolated rib fractures are common injuries that are treated nonoperatively. However, in the setting of multiple rib fractures, there may be chest wall instability or a flail chest.

A 42-year-old woman was involved in a motorcycle crash and sustained a type II open, right distal-third tibia and fibula fractures (Figure 1).

Published results showed use of spinal anesthesia during hip fracture surgery led to more pain in the first 24 hours and use of more prescription analgesia at 60 days compared with general anesthesia.

ATLANTA — Adults with type 2 diabetes who were prescribed insulin had greater risks for major osteoporotic and hip fractures than those prescribed metformin, according to study data.

Anika Therapeutics Inc. has announced FDA 510(k) clearance of the X-Twist knotless fixation system for soft tissue repairs in the shoulder, foot and ankle and other extremities, according to a press release.

Demonstrated in this video are the anterolateral and posterior paramedian approaches for fixation of rib fractures, which are a component of flail chest injuries.

The diabetes-related major amputation rate improved among adults in underrepresented groups in states with early expansion of Medicaid compared with non-expansion states, according to published results.