PURPOSE There is limited literature on nonoperative treatment of open type I pediatric fractures. Our purpose was to evaluate the rate of infection in pediatric patients with type I open fractures treated nonoperatively at our institution without admission from the emergency department (ED). METHODS We performed a retrospective chart review of all patients who sustained a type I open fracture...

Infected nonunion of a forearm fracture complicated by a considerable skin-muscle defect poses a great challenge to orthopaedic surgeons. The treatment strategy comprises eradication of the infection, ensuring bony union and soft tissue coverage along with functional restoration. We report a case of a 23-year-old man with an open Gustilo-Anderson IIIb fracture complicated by infected nonunion a...

proximal humerus fractures are common, but associated injury of the axillary artery is uncommon. the majority of published blunt traumatic axillary artery injuries are associated with anterior glenohumeral dislocation; a few are associated with isolated proximal humerus fractures or fracture-dislocation. experience within our institution demonstrates that axillary artery injury is often unrecog...

 Proximal humerus fractures are common, but associated injury of the axillary artery is uncommon. The majority of published blunt traumatic axillary artery injuries are associated with anterior glenohumeral dislocation; a few are associated with isolated proximal humerus fractures or fracture-dislocation. Experience within our institution demonstrates that axillary artery injury is often unreco...

VOL. 71-B, No. 2, MARCH 1989 repair of the annular ligament difficult and hinder rotation of the forearm. Postoperatively, the elbow is rested in a long-arm plaster slab until the drain is removed. A long-arm hinged brace is then applied ; this allows free pronation and supination as well as elbow flexion from 30 to 90#{176}. At the end of the fourth week, full elbow movement is allowed and the...

BACKGROUND The effects of dietary protein on bone health are controversial. OBJECTIVE We examined the relation between protein intake with fracture and bone mineral density (BMD) within the Women's Health Initiative (WHI). DESIGN This prospective analysis included 144,580 women aged 50-79 y at baseline in the WHI clinical trials (CTs) and observational study (OS) that recruited participants...