Trauma News

Use of gentamicin as an antibiotic treatment for open fracture may increase the risk of kidney injury among women and patients who are overweight, according to recently published results.

Patients with noncirrhotic hepatitis C infection had a negative association with hip fracture surgery outcomes, according to data published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.

Short-term clinical improvements were seen with both microfracture and autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis techniques in patients with chondral defects due to femoroacetabular impingement, according to recently published results.

EFORT Open Reviews (EOR)is the open access journal from EFORT and Bone & Joint Publishing.

Results published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma showed intertrochanteric fractures treated with the trochanteric fixation nail using helical blade fixation may yield a high incidence of shortening, which was associated with worse gait parameters at short-term follow-up.

 Published results showed avoidance of tourniquet use may decrease opioid consumption in women undergoing total knee arthroplasty.

Zimmer Biomet Inc. reported a recall of the EBI Osteogen Implantable Bone Growth Stimulator, the SpF Plus-Mini Implantable Spinal Fusion Simulator (60 A/W) and the SpF-XL IIb 2/DM Implantable Spinal Fusion Stimulator due to lack of adequate validation and controls to ensure that final products were clean and free from bacteria and chemical residue, which may cause serious side effects for patients. All serial numbers for these products expiring prior to March 31, 2019 are the devices that are affected.

Depending on their demographics, patients with proximal humerus fractures who undergo nonoperative treatment may experience outcomes similar to patients who undergo operative treatment, according to a presenter.

OrthoXel announced it received CE mark clearance for its Apex femoral nailing system.

Published results showed preoperative opioid analgesic use was the most significant risk factor for prolonged opioid analgesic use in patients undergoing hip arthroscopy.