Open Reduction And Internal Fixation

A healthy 22-year-old right hand-dominant woman sustained an isolated, right lunate dislocation and ulnar styloid fracture after a fall while bicycling at an approximate speed of 5 miles per hour (Figure 1).

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Plating osteosynthesis of humeral shaft fractures improves function and range of motion, reduces shoulder and elbow morbidity, and has a high union rate with low complications, according to a presenter.

A 26-year-old man who was in a motorcycle crash arrived at the ED with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3T. Following stabilization in the trauma bay, trauma scans were obtained.

Compared with nonoperative treatment, open reduction and internal fixation with a plate and screw construct yielded improved function at 6 weeks and 4 months in patients with humeral diaphyseal fractures, presented results showed.

A 22-year-old right-hand dominant woman presented to the ED with right arm and forearm pain after being struck by a car when she was on the sideline at an auto race. The car went off track, crashing into a barrier behind which she was standing.

A 58-year-old woman was referred to our clinic for a massive, retracted right rotator cuff tear.

Published results showed arthroscopically assisted open reduction and internal fixation for complex ankle fractures had good to excellent results and significantly better outcomes compared with regular open reduction and internal fixation.

A 26-year-old man hurdled over a tennis net to celebrate winning a match. He landed awkwardly on the lateral edge of his right foot, felt a pop and noted immediate pain and swelling as he collapsed onto the court.

A 68-year-old man presented to our outpatient orthopedic department with a complicated history of chronic ankle pain and deformity, as well as a right ankle injury sustained 3 weeks earlier.

Low-profile anatomic plating systems offer a reliable fixation option with low complication rates for patients with metacarpal fractures, according to published results.