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Associations Between Area Deprivation Index and the Time to Presentation of Scaphoid Fractures [PDF]

Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
Purpose: Scaphoid fractures are the most common carpal fractures and are prone to nonunion because of their retrograde blood supply. Delayed diagnosis or treatment increases the risk of nonunion and progression to scaphoid nonunion advanced collapse ...
Aidan M. Lynch, BS, MS, Muhammad H. Hamdan, BS, Jordan Bauer, MD, Rohan V. Rajan, BS, Rajendra Singh, BS, Joel V. Ferreira, MD, Anthony Parrino, MD, Craig M. Rodner, MD   +7 more
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Platelet-rich plasma-enhanced “plum blossom” bone grafting for refractory femoral nonunion: a single-center study of 33 cases [PDF]

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
BackgroundRevision surgery for femoral nonunion is technically challenging, and there is limited evidence supporting effective treatments for cases with multiple failed revisions. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma-enhanced “
Jianrong Chen, Jianrong Chen, Shiheng Wang, Shiheng Wang, Huolong Zhou, Huolong Zhou, Zhoulian Feng, Zhoulian Feng, Zhiliang Ma, Zhiliang Ma, Kunyu Wang, Yuwen Kang, Yuwen Kang   +12 more
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Exchange Nailing for Aseptic Nonunion of the Femoral Shaft after Intramedullary Nailing [PDF]

Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2020
Purpose Although exchange nailing is a standard method of treating femoral shaft nonunion, various rates of healing, ranging from 72% to 100%, have been reported. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of exchange nailing in femoral shaft
Sung-Soo Ha, Chang-Wug Oh, Jae-Wook Jung, Joon-Woo Kim, Kyeong-Hyeon Park, Seong-Min Kim   +5 more
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Fracture nonunion

Pan African Medical Journal, 2021
A fracture that lasts for a minimum of nine months without signs of healing for three months is the standard description of nonunion. Plethora of literatures highlights the determinants that increase the risk of nonunion as infections, older age, diabetes, anti-inflammatory drugs, use of tobacco/nicotine, open/compound fracture, low vitamin-D ...
Pragadeesh Palaniappan, Krishna Prasanth Baalann   +1 more
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Postoperative transverse sternal nonunion with a chest wall defect managed by a tibial locking plate and a Gore-Tex dual mesh membrane: a case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021
Background Transverse sternal nonunion is a rare but disabling complication of chest trauma or a transverse sternotomy. Fixation methods, mainly used to manage the more common longitudinal sternal nonunion, often fail, leaving the surgical treatment of ...
Tomaz Malovrh, Tomaz Stupnik, Boris Podobnik, Jurij Matija Kalisnik   +3 more
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Predictors requiring special attention to prevent clavicle fracture nonunion: a systematic review of literature

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2023
Background Clavicle fracture (CF) is the tenth most prevalent fracture, accounting for an annual incidence of 37/10,000. This systematic review highlights the factors contributing to the nonunion union of the clavicular fracture.Method A systematic ...
Shayan Ali Irfan, Abid Anwar Ali, Anusha Ashkar, Usama Akram, Sameen Fatima, Mirza M Ali Baig, Muhammad Waqas Khan   +6 more
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Clinical Effectiveness of Platelet-Rich Plasma for Long-Bone Delayed Union and Nonunion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundMore recently, there was a series of clinical studies focusing on local administration of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in long-bone fracture patients suffering from delayed union and nonunion.
Shang Li, Fei Xing, Rong Luo, Ming Liu
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Institutional Pressures, Human Resource Strategies, and the Rise of Nonunion Dispute Resolution Procedures [PDF]

, 2003
The author investigates factors influencing the adoption of dispute resolution procedures in the nonunion workplace. Various explanations are tested using data from a 1998 survey of dispute resolution procedures in the telecommunications industry.
Colvin, Alexander
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Traction-bed-assisted reduction and double-plate fixation for treatment of comminuted femoral intertrochanteric fractures with coronal split

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
BackgroundA coronal comminuted femoral intertrochanteric fracture is a special type of fracture that easily leads to internal fixation failure, and the current internal fixation techniques remain controversial.
Liangcong Hu, Xudong Xie, Tiantian Wang, Bobin Mi, Hang Xue, Ze Lin, Yuan Xiong, Yiqiang Hu, Wu Zhou, Faqi Cao, Guohui Liu   +10 more
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Adoption and Use of Dispute Resolution Procedures in the Nonunion Workplace [PDF]

, 2004
[Excerpt] This paper investigates the adoption, structure, and function of dispute resolution procedures in the nonunion workplace. Whereas grievance procedures in unionized workplaces have been an important area of study in the field of industrial ...
Colvin, Alexander
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