Trauma News

WAILEA, Hawaii — Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2021 kicked off with an outdoor meeting room for almost 400 attendees and a full schedule of case-based presentations on the latest in knee and hip arthroscopy, as well as the use of biologics for knee disease and pathology.

The addition of ankle arthroscopy to open treatment of ankle fractures may be used to detect and treat occult pathology with a low complication rate, according to study results.

Published results showed arthroscopically assisted open reduction and internal fixation for complex ankle fractures had good to excellent results and significantly better outcomes compared with regular open reduction and internal fixation.

High-energy etiology, Gustilo-Anderson class IIIA injury, lack of cortical continuity and early postoperative complications, such as infection, are significant predictors of nonunion in diaphyseal tibia fractures, according to results.

Young athletes who underwent ACL reconstruction had a low risk of moderate and severe post-traumatic osteoarthritis 10-years after surgery, according to study results.

Use of intrawound vancomycin powder during fracture fixation of tibial articular fractures may reduce the risk of gram-positive deep surgical site infections among patients at high risk for infection, according to published results.

In this video exclusive, Miguel Regueiro, MD, discussed a presentation from Digestive Disease Week on the impact of biologics on the prevalence of osteoporosis and bone fractures in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Bioretec Ltd. announced it received FDA breakthrough device designation of its RemeOs Screws for use in traumatology and orthopedic surgery, according to a press release.

Use of peripheral nerve stimulation may reduce pain scores and opioid consumption after lower limb amputation, according to results presented at the Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Annual Meeting.

Radial head arthroplasty resulted in a high rate of complications and subsequent revision surgery among patients with radial head fractures, according to published results.