Fracture Fixation

SAN DIEGO — Results showed pediatric patients reported high satisfaction with independent visits to advanced practice clinicians for fracture treatment, especially when patients saw the same provider in successive visits.

SAN DIEGO — Results showed operative fixation of isolated, closed humeral shaft fractures may lead to improved upper limb function, health-related quality of life, upper extremity range of motion and pain scores compared with bracing.

A 54-year-old man with a past medical history of type 1 diabetes mellitus, heart failure and renal transplant presented to the ED after having a mechanical fall resulting in pain, deformity to the right knee and inability to weight-bear.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Frank A. Liporace, MD, offered several tips and techniques for treating patients with tricky distal femur fractures.

Results presented at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting showed short proximal femoral nails may toggle secondary to a proximal fixation defect if used for intertrochanteric fractures in patients with wide medullary canals.

In this video from the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting, Thompson Zhuang, MD, MBA, discusses age-related risk factors for pulmonary embolism in patients with lower extremity fractures.

Most of the surgeons in our group have a strong preference for using intramedullary fixation for distal femoral periprosthetic fractures.

Reported as the most frequently performed orthopedic procedures in the United States, research has projected an estimated increase in total hip and knee procedures of 176% and 139%, respectively, by 2040.

Results showed patients with stress-positive lateral compression type 1 pelvic ring injuries who had fixation were more likely to ambulate without assists at last follow-up and have a lower mortality rate vs. those who did not have surgery.

A 66-year-old woman with past medical history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, anxiety and osteoporosis presented to the ED after a ground level fall at home resulting in left elbow pain and deformity.