A 40-year-old man suffered severe orthopaedic and maxillo-facial injuries in a motor vehicle accident. After resuscitation he underwent extensive orthopaedic surgery to manage his fractures. A diagnostic peritoneal lavage just prior to his operation revealed a red blood cell count of 0.15 x 10(12)/L and white blood cell count of 3.3 x 10(12)/L. However, as the patient was haemodynamically stabl...

*Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10003; §Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016; †Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China; and ‡State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Trauma Center, Institute of Surgery Researc...

Continuous evaluation of current treatment methods is crucial in orthopaedic trauma surgery.Existing fracture registries substantially contribute to improving fracture care and quality of life in trauma patients.Currently there is no universal German fracture register recording the patient-centred outcome of non-surgical as well as surgical fracture treatment in all anatomical regions.Conclusio...

Computer assisted systems are being used in orthopaedic surgery for many years. Different advantages were described in the literature, among these the most important are an improvement in accuracy of implant positioning and a reduction of ionising radiation [1]. However, most published works describe the use of such systems in spine and pelvis surgery. Its use in general orthopaedic surgery and...

High-energy injuries can result in complete or partial loss of the talus. Ipsilateral fractures to the lower limb increase the complexity of surgical management, and treatment is guided by previous case reports of similar injuries. A case of complex lower-extremity trauma with extruded and missing talar body and ipsilateral type IIIB open tibia fracture is presented. Surgical limb reconstructio...

BACKGROUND The aim of this survey study was to evaluate the current opinion and practice of trauma and orthopaedic surgeons in the Netherlands in the removal of implants after fracture healing. METHODS A web-based questionnaire consisting of 44 items was sent to all active members of the Dutch Trauma Society and Dutch Orthopaedic Trauma Society to determine their habits and opinions about imp...