Open Fractures – Time from Trauma to Efficient Surgical Debridement Is the Key Factor for Post-Traumatic Infection [PDF]
Open fractures represent a challenging aspect of modern traumatology with high individual and social impact especially due to septic complications which require prolonged hospitalization, repeated surgery and considerable costs.
Olivera Lupescu +5 more
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Evaluation of pedicled flaps for type IIIB open fractures of the tibia at a tertiary care center
Background Soft tissue coverage plays a vital role in replacing the vascularity of the underlying bone in Gustilo type IIIB fractures. The aim of this article was to evaluate the feasibility of local pedicled flaps in type IIIB fractures at a tertiary ...
Madhubari Vathulya +7 more
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Multiple Fractures in a Patient with Disseminated Cysticercosis-Orthopaedic Implications [PDF]
Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by the larval form of pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. Disseminated cysticercosis is an unusual manifestation of cysticercosis which has been reported in endemic areas.
Shyamasunder N Bhat +3 more
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The ORthopaedic Trauma Hospital Outcomes - Patient Operative Delays (ORTHOPOD) study
Aims: This is a multicentre, prospective assessment of a proportion of the overall orthopaedic trauma caseload of the UK. It investigates theatre capacity, cancellations, and time to surgery in a group of hospitals that is representative of the wider ...
Thomas E. Baldock +7 more
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Bone fractures after menopause [PDF]
Every year 30% of individuals above age 65 fall, and falls are the principal cause of bone fractures. To reduce fracture incidence requires both prevention of falls and maintenance of bone strength.PubMed searches were performed, for studies of the ...
Ralston, Stuart H. +59 more
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THE OPEN TREATMENT OF FRACTURES [PDF]
It is admitted that a large proportion of fractures can be successfully treated by manual reduction and by the ordinary external appliances, designed to retain the fragments in place; but we are all familiar with the difficulty of securing and maintaining perfect reduction by these methods.
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Neurovascular complications in displaced extension-type supracondylar fractures in children : outcome of conservative management [PDF]
Includes bibliographical referencesThe aim of our study was to review our conservative management of neurovascular complications in displaced extension-type supracond ylar fractures of the humerus in children. We critically analysed the outcomes.
Louw, Frederik Marthinus
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Outcomes of the hexapod frame in 111 ‘high risk’ tibial fractures
Aims: The use of circular frames in the management of tibia fractures and deformity correction is well established in the literature. The Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) is the most widely used hexapod device globally.
Jonathan France +5 more
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Fungal osteomyelitis and soft tissue infections: Simple solutions to uncommon scenarios
Introduction: Fungal osteoarticular/soft tissue infections (FOaSI) are an uncommon entity with protracted course due to variability in clinical picture, slow progression; resulting in misdiagnosis with empirical therapy.
Ravi Chavan +6 more
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When, where and how osteoporosis-associated fractures occur: An analysis from the global longitudinal study of osteoporosis in women (GLOW) [PDF]
Objective: To examine when, where and how fractures occur in postmenopausal women. Methods: We analyzed data from the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW), including women aged ≥55 years from the United States of America, Canada ...
Anderson, Frederick A +160 more
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