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A historic “open book fracture”

Pan African Medical Journal, 2016
"Open book fracture" is rare. It is one of the most dangerous pelvic fractures. It is usually associated with abdominal, vascular and nervous injuries requiring a multidisciplinary team for its management. Itstreatment  is mainly surgical. Only some cases are published in recent literature.
Hassen Ben Ghezala, Najla Feriani
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Primary reconstruction of open depressed skull fractures with titanium mesh

, 2008
Open skull fractures have been traditionally managed in 2 stages: urgent craniotomy and elevation of the fracture with removal of contaminated bone, debridement, and delayed cranioplasty.
Marbacher, Serge, Fandino, Javier, Andres, Robert H, Fathi, Ali-Reza, Andres RH, Fandino J, Fathi, Ali Reza, Andres, Robert, Marbacher S, Fathi AR   +9 more
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Bisphosphonate-related bilateral atypical femoral fractures : be aware and beware [PDF]

, 2011
Although bisphosphonates have a well established therapeutic role in the prevention of osteoporosis-related fractures, several reports published over the past 5-6 years suggest a possible causative relationship between long-term use of bisphosphonates ...
Depasquale, Ruben, Matthews, Claire, Cassar-Pullicino, Victor N.   +2 more
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Fractures of the Tibia

, 1981
Fractures of the tibia are generally considered major injuries because delayed and nonunions are frequent, angulatory deformities are common, the rate of infection is greater than in most other bones and the period of incapacitation and reha-bilitation ...
Latta, Loren L., Sarmiento, Augusto, Augusto Sarmiento, Loren L. Latta   +3 more
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7-year follow-up after open reduction and internal screw fixation in Bennett fractures [PDF]

, 2012
Bennett fractures are unstable, and, with inadequate treatment, lead to osteoarthritis, weakness and loss of function of the first carpometacarpal joint.
Jenzer, Achat, Kiermeir, David, Bignion, Dietmar, Leclère, Franck Marie Patrick, Hüsler, Rolf, Vögelin, Esther, Unglaub, Frank, Unglaub F, Kiermeir D, Vögelin E, Bignion D, Leclère FM, Hüsler R, Jenzer A   +13 more
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Prevalent morphometric vertebral fractures in professional male rugby players. [PDF]

, 2014
There is an ongoing concern about the risk of injury to the spine in professional rugby players. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of vertebral fracture using vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) dual energy X-ray ...
Beck, B., Hind, K., Birrell, F., Birrell, Fraser, Birrell Fraser, Hind, K, Belinda Beck, Beck, Belinda, Fraser Birrell, Hind Karen, Hind, Karen, Beck Belinda, Karen Hind, Beck, B, Birrell, F   +14 more
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Open Fractures Beyond Long Bones: Rethinking Age-Dependent Injury Mechanisms and Anatomical Patterns in Pediatric Trauma

Children
Background: Open fractures are traditionally associated with high-energy trauma, such as falls and traffic accidents, in healthy adults. However, the epidemiological characteristics of such injuries in children and adolescents remain incompletely defined.
Britta Chocholka, Lara Marie Bogensperger, Vanessa Groß, Antonia Schwarz, Stephan Payr, Manuela Jaindl   +5 more
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Recovery and Rehabilitation after Minor Fractures [PDF]

, 1979
This study had the aim of exploring patients' needs for rehabilitation and aftercare after 'minor' fractures. The study population consisted of 171 patients.
Lee, R.H.
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Do Open Tibial Shaft Fractures Portend a Worse Outcome in the Pediatric Population? A Pilot Study Utilizing a Matched Cohort

Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
Background: Tibia fractures are the third most common pediatric long bone fractures and are associated with numerous complications such as compartment syndrome, angular deformity, and nonunion.
Dylan R. Rakowski, MD, Brennan Roper, MD, Sarah R. Purtell, BS, Patrick Carry, PhD, Julia S. Sanders, MD   +4 more
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Pediatric and adolescent intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus [PDF]

, 2013
Calcaneal fractures in childhood are very rare, whereas particularly intra-articular displaced fractures are not typical in skeletally immature children. Various techniques of osteosynthesis have been described. This study aimed to determine clinical and
Marcel Dudda, Jan Geßmann, Dominik Seybold, Christiane Kruppa, Thomas A. Schildhauer   +4 more
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