Traumatic injuries cause 5.8 million deaths per year globally. Before the advent of antibiotics, sepsis was considered almost inevitable after injury. Today infection continues to be a common complication after traumatic injury and is associated with increases in morbidity and mortality and longer hospital stays. Research into the prevention of post-traumatic infection has predominantly focused...

Pilon fractures are distal tibia end fractures affecting the weight-bearing articular surface. They represent around 1% of all lower extremity fractures, and are more common in males between 35 and 40 years of age.1 Such injuries may be caused by highor low-energy mechanisms. Axial compression injuries where the talus impacts on the distal articular surface, causing implosion of the tibial plaf...

Policy Issue: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are signature injuries among Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF). Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) has been used to treat certain injuries (e.g., dive-related injuries, soft tissue injuries, carbon monoxide poisoning). Recently, it has been proposed as treatment for individuals with...

Two thousand, seven hundred and ninety one normal and handicapped children aged 5-15 years were examined for traumatic dental injuries. Twelve percent had traumatised teeth while three percent had soft tissue injuries. More handicapped children (18%) than normal children (11%) had injuries. This study indicates that children need to be educated on preventive measures regarding traumatic dental ...

to identify anatomic and physiologic characteristics of children which are different from adults and to explain major patterns and responses of different types of injuries and to apply atls principles in management of injured kids and to emphasize on injury prevention to reduce the impact of injury in children. children have larger head, smaller jaw, shorter, narrower, funnel shaped airway, sof...

Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most common causes of severe disability and mortality after trauma. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can identify different levels of SCI, but sometimes unable to detect the associated soft tissue injuries. The role of MRI with contrast in patients with SCI has not been studied. This is the first study in human to compare the efficacy of MRI with and...

Angle grinders utilise a rapidly rotating metal or carbon disc to cut, grind and polish metal, concrete and other hard surfaces. Improper use with disregard to safety procedures can result in serious injuries, most commonly involving the face and upper limbs. Although these injuries can be mutilating, they are rarely fatal and inmost patients a good aesthetic result is achievable with meticulou...

A floating hip injury occurs in the setting of poly-trauma and is a rare and difficult problem to manage. Floating hip injuries require vigilant attention not only to the osseous injuries but also the surrounding compartments and soft tissue envelope. We report the case of a 35-year-old male with a lower extremity posterior wall acetabular fracture, ipsilateral femoral shaft fracture and a post...

A double blind study using flurbiprofen (2-(2-fluoro-4-biphenylyl propionic acid) 150 mg daily and soluble aspirin (3.6 g daily) for 5 days immediately after injury, was carried out in 52 soft tissue injuries to the lower limb in professional sportsmen. Flurbiprofen was more effective than aspirin in producing analgesia (when daily pain scores were considered) after day 2 (p less than 0.02); an...