Trauma News

ORLANDO, Fla. — Use of vancomycin powder compared with the standard of care reduced the rate of gram-positive surgical site infections in patients with tibial plateau or pilon fractures, according to a presenter at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting.

Carbon fiber-reinforced polyether­therketone or CFR-PEEK implants have been used in orthopedic surgery, and spine surgery in particular, for almost 2 decades. However, the increased use of these carbon-reinforced implants has recently occurred in orthopedic traumatology, sports medicine and oncology.

After the implementation of physician anesthesiologists into a fragility fracture service, investigators found a statistically significant decrease in emergency room to OR time and decreased length of stay and hospital costs, according to a presentation at the Anesthesiology Annual Meeting.

Use of proton pump inhibitors may increase risk of hip fracture in patients with ESKD on hemodialysis, according to a recently published study.

Despite guidelines recommending against the use of NSAIDs in patients with hypertension, heart failure and chronic kidney disease, they are frequently prescribed to such high-risk patients in primary care settings; however, NSAID use was not associated with a higher risk for safety-related outcomes, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The six Interactive Expert Exchange (IEE) sessions scheduled for our upcoming Lisbon meeting will allow attendees to sustain or reject a commonly used procedure by extensively discussing all treatments available for a specific medical condition. The session format is therefore the equivalent of an open discussion within a group of fellows confronting each other about their daily practice. During this direct exchange, a high involvement of practitioners from the audience arises and challenges each indication or technique presented by the Faculty panel invited.

Women aged at least 65 years with osteopenia were shown to be less at risk for fragility fracture when treated with zoledronate vs. placebo, according to study results reported at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting and published simultaneously in The New England Journal of Medicine.

A decision-making aid that provides parents with information on minor head injuries through illustrations and charts helped them identify symptoms of clinically important traumatic brain injury, or ciTBI, in their children, according to research published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers wrote that children of these parents also had a stronger understanding of diagnostic options available.

Recently published results showed a reduction in concussions among Ivy League football players after implementation of a kickoff rule change that moved the kickoff line from the 35-yard to the 40-yard line and the touchback line from the 25-yard to the 20-yard line.

OrthoXel announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its Apex Femoral Nailing System. According to a company press release, the system provides multiple-trajectory locking options, including OrthoXel micromotion for controlled axial movement with torsional stability. For unstable proximal femoral fractures, additional locking options are included.