Breakage of DHS guide wire during surgery and its migration into the pelvis through the hip joint is a rare complication and its removal can be very challenging for the surgeon. We share our experience of a similar case wherein we used an ‘iliofemoral’ approach to successfully remove the broken transfixing guidewire from the hip joint. Although iliofemoral approach is similar to the lateral win...

INTRODUCTION Understanding the mechanism of injuries represents a key element in blunt and penetrating trauma management. METHOD Systematic review of the main types of the modem trauma mechanisms, using Medline, Cochrane Library and Embase databases. RESULTS To properly understand the road car accident injuries, trauma surgeon should know as many details from the scene: the speed of cars, i...

Ever since Sir Robert Jones demonstrated the utility of radiographs for the diagnosis of fractures,1 the quality and value of diagnostic imaging has steadily increased. The spinal surgeon and the spinal patient have in recent decades benefited from the development of imaging modalities specific for soft or hard tissue. For lateral approach spinal surgery, these modalities are critical for diagn...

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Trauma in pregnancy is currently a leading cause of non-pregnancy-related maternal death, and maternal death remains the most common cause of fetal demise. The most common etiologies of trauma in pregnancy include transportation accidents, falls, violent assaults, and burn injuries. Head and neck injuries and hemorrhagic shock account for most maternal deaths secondary to trauma. Women of child...

TBE-CiTE Journal Club attended by the following institutions: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Trauma Program, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada; Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil; Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Risoleta T. Neves Hospital, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; Base Hospital São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil. 1. Associate Professo...