Trauma News

During a meeting of the Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the FDA Medical Devices Advisory Committee, panel members found noninvasive bone growth stimulators worthy of down-classification.

EFORT developed the European Orthopaedics & Traumatology Education Platform 4 years ago as a comprehensive approach for anyone seeking an educational overview in orthopaedics and traumatology or to advance their professional development.

EFORT Fora are specific EFORT symposia held during the annual congresses of the EFORT National Member Societies.

EFORT Open Reviews is the new open access journal from EFORT and Bone & Joint Publishing. All articles are free to read online with no subscription required.

Surgical management of hip and knee periprosthetic fractures was associated with high rates of wound complications after total hip and knee arthroplasties, according to published results.

Compared with a standard technique guide, virtual reality improved procedural accuracy and completion proportion for orthopedic residents training to insert an intramedullary tibial nail into synthetic bone, according to published results.

Risk for atypical femur fractures with bisphosphonate therapy, while rare, was strongly associated with duration of use beyond about 5 years and was quickly and dramatically reduced after discontinuing, study data show.

Recently instituted rule changes by Major League Baseball to reduce collisions at second base and home plate may be associated with recent reductions in acute fractures, according to published results.

Since the 1950s when the term artificial intelligence was coined, its application and use has increased through rapid technological advances and has found their way into the health care sector, including orthopedics.

A 61-year-old man presented to clinic 1 week after a motor vehicle accident with left ankle pain and swelling. He also reported having a chronic inability to dorsiflex his left foot.