Brachial vessel injuries: high ...
Introduction Reports of arterial injuries from both the civilian and military arenas report the brachial artery as the most frequently injured vesse ...
Implant removal associated comp ...
Purpose The purpose of this study was to analyze the number and type of complications that occurred after fracture implant removal and to investigat ...
Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) and ...
Introduction Several different synthetic and allograft bone graft substitutes are used clinically to treat large bone defects. In contrast to the ‘‘ ...
Prehospital HMG Co-A reductase ...
Introduction 3-Hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl Co-A reductase inhibitors (HMG Co-A reductase inhibitors, statins) are commonly used medications for the co ...
Penetrating carotid artery: unc ...
Carotid arterial injuries are the most difficult and certainly the most immediately life-threatening injuries found in penetrating neck trauma. Thei ...
Intramedullary femoral nailing ...
Purpose In a level 1 university trauma center, an explorative randomized controlled study was performed to compare soft tissue damage and functional ...
Operative exposure and manageme ...
Introduction Axillary vessel injuries are uncommon and challenging injuries encountered by trauma surgeons. Proximity of this vessel to other adjace ...
Hip fracture surgery and perfor ...
Background In the Netherlands, two performance indicators for the treatment of hip fracture patients have been recently implemented. Both indicators ...
Polytrauma in the elderly: spec ...
With an aging and more active older population, an increased incidence of elderly trauma patients, including severely injured geriatric patients, is ...
Teaching in daily clinical prac ...
Teaching is an important part of our medical role as physicians. Though all doctors are usually well prepared for their clinical roles, few are trai ...
Teaching in daily clinical prac ...
Teaching in the clinical setting is challenging; however, it is the location where students apply their learned facts and learn skills and attitudes ...
Clinical evaluation of end caps ...
Background Elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN) may be complicated by the loss of reduction following push out of the nails at the entry sit ...
Health-related quality of life ...
Purpose To study how the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of survivors of penetrating trunk trauma (PTT) changes from pre-morbid status to 6 m ...
Telesurgical evaluation of stab ...
Background We evaluated a robotic telesurgical platform in managing thoracic trauma in an animal model. Study design The da Vinci robot was used to ...
Outcomes following operative an ...
Background Although the non-operative management of closed humeral midshaft fractures has been advocated for years, the increasing popularity of ope ...
Treatment of the displaced femo ...
Purpose Opinions about the optimal treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures in the elderly are still divided. The two main options are internal ...
Characteristics of polytrauma p ...
Aims The aims of this study were to determine if the severity of injury is related to the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in poly ...
Uncommon acquired fistulae invo ...
Purpose Most gastrointestinal fistulae commonly occur following surgery. A minority is caused by a myriad of other etiologies and is termed by some ...
Enterocutaneous fistulas: an ov ...
Enterocutaneous fistulas remain a difficult management problem. The basis of management centers on the prevention and treatment of sepsis, control o ...
The value of clinical examinati ...
Purpose of the study To evaluate the value of a pelvic X-ray compared to clinical examination in diagnosing pelvic ring fractures, using computed to ...
Abdominal wall reconstruction i ...
Enterocutaneous fistulas (ECFs) remain a feared complication of surgery, particularly in acute care and trauma patients. Despite advances in medical ...
Surgical management of lower ga ...
Purpose Lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) is any form of bleeding distal to the Ligament of Treitz. In most cases, acute LGIB is self-limited a ...
Anatomy-based surgical strategy ...
Anatomic delineation of a gastrointestinal fistula is essential in assessing the likelihood of spontaneous closure or to plan the surgical managemen ...
Evaluation of admissions to the ...
unique facility strictly reserved to provide immediate largescale emergency care for victims of disasters and major incidents. We evaluated the impl ...
Anterior column reconstruction ...
Background Discectomy, corpectomy, and resection of isolated posterior wall fragments are technically demanding steps requiring maximum surgical pre ...