Substantial inflammatory disturbances following major trauma have been found throughout the posttraumatic course of polytraumatized patients, which was confirmed in experimental models of trauma and in vitro settings. As a consequence, the principle of damage control surgery (DCS) has developed over the last two decades and has been successfully introduced in the treatment of severely injured p...

G. H. Welsch, T. C. Mamisch, L. Zak, A. Mauerer, S. Apprich, M. Deimling, S. Marlovits, and S. Trattnig MR Center, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Center for Joints and Cartilage, Dep...

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA Center for Trauma and Critical Care, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA Department of Surgery, Dignity Health/St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Division of Trauma and Surgi...

S. Zbyn, D. Stelzeneder, G. H. Welsch, L. L. Negrin, V. Juras, P. Szomolanyi, R. Dorotka, and S. Trattnig Department of Radiology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Department of Trauma Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vien...

Omar Faour Martín1*, Patricia Zuil Acosta2, Aurelio Vega Castrillo3, Miguel Ángel Martín Ferrero4, María Ángeles De la Red Gallego5 and Jose Antonio Valverde García6 1Department of Orthopedics, Hospital of Avila-sacyl, Spain 2Department of Orthopedics, Hospital Severo Ochoa, Spain 3Department of Orthopedics & Trauma Surgery, University of Valladolid, Spain 4Department of Orthopedics, University...

OBJECTIVE Sternal bleeding during cardiac surgery is currently controlled using bone wax or other chemical substances that may result in adverse effects and affect wound healing and recovery. The purpose of this study was to identify a safe, cost-effective, and easy-to-use technique to reduce sternal bleeding and sternal trauma during cardiac surgery. METHODS After sternotomy, a sternal prote...

OBJECTIVES Submental intubation has been advocated as an alternative to classical tracheostomy for certain indicated panfacial trauma surgeries. Surgeons should have various options for airway management in maxillofacial trauma patients. Most maxillofacial injuries involve occlusal derangements, which might require intraoperative occlusal corrections; hence, orotracheal intubation is not ideal....

Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery & Technique (JMISST) is the official journal Korean Society (KOMISS) for publication research results about minimally invasive spinal surgery (MISS), including studies in endoscopic surgery, procedure degenerative spine disease, pain intervention, and fusion or trauma, neuroscience, neurology, molecular biology biomechanics etc. Articles with helpful ...

Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery & Technique (JMISST) is the official journal Korean Society (KOMISS) for publication research results about minimally invasive spinal surgery (MISS), including studies in endoscopic surgery, procedure degenerative spine disease, pain intervention, and fusion or trauma, neuroscience, neurology, molecular biology biomechanics etc. Articles with helpful ...

background activities of daily living (adl) are an important indicator of health and independence in the elderly. it provides useful information for proper planning in the field of elderly care. trauma in the elderly population is frequent and negatively affects the independence in adl. objectives the purpose of the present study was to evaluate elderly independence in activities of daily livin...