Trauma News

IntraFuse announced the United States Patent and Trademark office has granted it a key patent for its FlexThread intramedullary fracture fixation system.

While chronic opioid use among patients with musculoskeletal pain declined overall, the risk for chronic use was highest among those with low back and multiple anatomical site pain, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Early physical therapy may correlate with a decrease in long-term and low-intensity opioid use for pain in musculoskeletal regions among opioid-naïve patients, according to recently published results.

ORLANDO — The two main options for treating displaced femoral neck fractures are hemiarthroplasty and total hip replacement which, among older patients, are indicated, respectively, for patients with lower activity levels who live in nursing homes and for cognitively intact patients who are living independently or with limited assistance, according to a presenter at the Current Concepts in Joint Replacement Winter Meeting.

Surgical treatment of Gartland type 2 supracondylar humeral fractures in pediatric patients was associated with shorter surgical and total facility time and was less expensive when performed at an ASC compared with the hospital inpatient or outpatient setting, according to results of a study.

An 81-year-old woman presented to our clinic with a chief complaint of left hip pain and inability to bear weight. She had undergone left total hip arthroplasty revision surgery 6 weeks previously to address polyethylene wear of her index THA performed 20 years prior to presentation. The patient was noted to have a protrusio prior to her revision surgery with violation of the medial wall, however her revision surgeon was able to perform an appropriate acetabular revision by using a multi-hole shell. During her rehabilitation from that surgery, the patient sustained a fall and subsequently developed severe left hip pain with any attempt at weight-bearing. She was subsequently referred to our practice for further evaluation and management.

Age alone did not increase the risk for perioperative complications among patients 90 years of age or older who underwent operative treatment for hip fracture.

Patients with chronic musculoskeletal conditions experienced better function and were able to more effectively and independently manage their condition if they participated in a Pilates based exercise program, according to data published in Musculoskeletal Care.

Patients with midshaft clavicular fractures treated with plate fixation experienced higher patient satisfaction with the cosmetic result and less subjective limitations in daily life compared with patients who had nonoperative treatment, according to results.

Data published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma showed good reduction and fixation of bicolumnar acetabular fractures with few complications may be acquired using the supra-ilioinguinal approach, which provides direct visualization and convenient access to the quadrilateral plate.