Trauma News

SAN FRANCISCO — Early weight-bearing after dual-plate fixation for mid-shaft diaphyseal clavicle fractures may be safe and effective, according to results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO — In this video from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Robert V. O’Toole, MD, FAAOS, discussed results from several trials on infection and outcomes after fracture surgery.

SAN FRANCISCO — Smokeless tobacco use may be associated with an increased nonunion risk in patients who undergo nonoperative management for a scaphoid fracture, according to results presented here.

Anterior shoulder instability is a common shoulder pathology, occurring in 1% to 2% of the general population. This instability is caused by injuries to the labrum or capsuloligamentous structures, which normally stabilize the joint.

SAN FRANCISCO — Among patients with fracture-related infections, smoking was associated with increased incidence of MRSA infection, fistulas and draining sinus tracts at fracture sites, according to recently presented data.

SAN FRANCISCO — Although locking nails and locking plates had similar DASH scores in treatment of proximal humerus fractures, results presented here showed patients who received locking nails had more complications and reoperations.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed children with high anxiety scores prior to surgery may have less pain and take fewer analgesics postoperatively.

SAN FRANCISCO —Pickleball-related fractures have increased 90-fold during the past 20 years, with a doubling seen from 2020 to 2022, according to research presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

Published results showed patients who received a topology-optimized splint had better functional outcomes after distal radius fracture surgery compared with patients who received traditional cast immobilization.

In this video, Gerard P. Slobogean, MD, MPH, discussed the use of iodine povacrylex in alcohol as a preoperative skin antisepsis to prevent surgical site infection for patients undergoing closed fracture surgery.