The use of eponymous terms in orthopedic trauma surgery is common. In an assessment pre-training versus posttrainingat an AO Advanced Elbow Trauma Course, we aimed to report on (1) the accuracy and (2) reliability of 10common eponymous terms used for surgical approaches and fractures in elbow surgery. Before training, eponymswere described correctly in 38% of questions versus 47% after training...

pseudoaneurysms (psa) of deep femoral artery (dfa) have been reported following penetrating and blunt trauma to the thigh and orthopedic procedures of the proximal femur. we describe a case of pseudoaneurysm of dfa as a late complication of limb trauma which was confirmed by exploration in an urgent surgery. after two operations successful surgical repair was performed.

Minnesota Micromotors, Inc. (MM), based in Minneapolis, was a manufacturer of brushless, direct current (BLDC)1 motors used in orthopedic medical devices. Devices utilizing MM’s motors were typically used by orthopedic surgeons in large bone surgery, reconstructive surgery, trauma surgery, and sports medicine procedures. MM sold approximately 97,000 motors a year and had a 9% share of the $137 ...

Alexey Georgievich Baindurashvili, MD, PhD, Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Full member the Russian Academy Sciences, President H. Turner National Medical Research Center for Childrens Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, laureate Federation Government Prize, Honored Federation, Chief Pediatric orthopedic trauma surgeon St. Petersburg, celebrates his 75th anniversary.

conclusions apc referral for elevated hba1c reduces complication rate and the incidence of prolonged hospitalization during the first year after surgery in diabetics undergoing tja. results patients (197 men, 6 women) underwent 71, 131, and 1 total hip, knee, and shoulder replacements, respectively. patients undergoing tja with uncontrolled hba1c and those with hba1c < 10%, but not those with h...

G. H. Welsch, S. Trattnig, S. Quirbach, S. Marlovits, S. Domayer, O. Bieri, K. Scheffler, and T. C. Mamisch MR Center, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Department of Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, MR Physics, Department of Medical Radiology, Uni...

Orthopedic trauma surgery is a critical component of resident education. Surgical case logs obtained from the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Students from 2009 to 2013 for orthopedic surgery residents were examined for variability between the 90th and 10th percentiles in regards to the volume of cases performed. There was an upward trend in the mean number of cases performed by senio...

© 2015 Asian Journal of Neurosurgery | Published by Wolters Kluwer ‐ Medknow Mahdi Sharif-Alhoseini, Alexander Vaccaro, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Address for corresp...

Autologous bone grafting is currently considered as the gold standard to restore bone defects. However, clinical benefit is not guaranteed and there is an associated 8-39% complication rate. This has resulted in the development of alternative (synthetic) bone substitutes. The aim of this systematic literature review was to provide a comprehensive overview of literature data of bone substitutes ...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the incidence and determinants of chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) in a general surgical patient population. DESIGN This is a prospective cross-sectional study at a university-affiliated clinic/level 1 trauma center. Patients were followed at least 1 year postoperatively. By surgical discipline, procedures were 50% orthopedic/trauma, 33% general (abdominal/vi...