Levels of Evidence in Orthopaedic Trauma Literature.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the surgical technique and clinical outcomes of high-energy proximal femur fractures treated with a 95-degree angled blade plate. DESIGN:Retrospective case series. SETTING:Single academic Level I trauma center. PATIENT/PARTICIPANTS:Forty-five consecutive patients from March 2012 to April 2017 ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Berkes MB,Schottel PC,Weldon M,Hansen DH,Achor TS

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relative stability achieved in unstable supracondylar femur fractures treated with long (36 cm) and short (20 cm) retrograde intramedullary nails using 1 or 2 proximal locking bolts. We hypothesized that longer nails would reduce fracture site motion compared with short nails and that 2 proxi...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Sears BR,Ostrum RF,Litsky AS

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of various suture patterns on cutaneous blood flow (CBF) at the wound edge as increasing tension is applied through the suture. METHODS:Four different suture patterns commonly used for wound closure (simple, vertical mattress, horizontal mattress, and Allgower-Donati) were placed ind...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Sagi HC,Papp S,Dipasquale T

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteochondromas are one of the most commonly observed benign bone tumors. Although there have been a number of experimental studies carried out to determine the origin of osteochondromas, their etiology remains a controversial issue. A well-documented case is presented in which a displaced Salter-Harris type II physea...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Mintzer CM,Klein JD,Kasser JR

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this OTA-approved pilot study was to compare the clinical and functional outcomes of the knee joint after infrapatellar (IP) versus suprapatellar (SP) tibial nail insertion. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized. SETTING:Level I trauma center. METHODS:After institutional review board approval, skelet...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Chan DS,Serrano-Riera R,Griffing R,Steverson B,Infante A,Watson D,Sagi HC,Sanders RW

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Risk for bleeding complications during and after early hip fracture surgery for patients taking clopidogrel and other anticoagulants have not been defined. The purpose of this study is to assess the perioperative bleeding risks and clinical outcome after early hip fracture surgery performed on patients taking...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Collinge CA,Kelly KC,Little B,Weaver T,Schuster RD

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a prospective, randomized study on 84 consecutive patients with 88 acute, traumatic femoral shaft fractures using 32 Grosse-Kempf nails, 29 Russell-Taylor nails, and 27 Synthes nails. Although total operative times and proximal and distal locking times were similar for the three groups, the procedure was ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Cameron CD,Meek RN,Blachut PA,O'Brien PJ,Pate GC

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether knee arthrodesis with simultaneous lengthening using the Ilizarov method for a nonreconstructable knee joint with bone loss and infection is a successful salvage procedure. DESIGN:Retrospective review of patients. SETTING:University hospital-based orthopaedic practice. PATIENTS:From 19...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Rozbruch SR,Ilizarov S,Blyakher A

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Femoral shaft fractures are commonly treated with closed reduction and reamed intramedullary nailing. However, some reductions are difficult to obtain or maintain, especially in muscular or large patients. When closed methods fail to achieve reduction, percutaneous techniques are extremely useful. In addition, the use...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Pettett BJ,Avery MC,Ostrum RF

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posterior wall (PW) fractures are the most common fractures requiring surgical fixation in acetabular surgery. Extra-articular screw placement must be confirmed intraoperatively. Herein we describe the use of the inlet and obturator oblique view (the Leeds view) for screw placement in elementary PW and in associated b...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Tosounidis TH,Giannoudis PV

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) and Constant scores, time to union, rate of union, patient cosmetic satisfaction rate, and the need for secondary procedures between 2.7- and 3.5-mm anteroinferior plating for Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen (AO)/Orthopaedic Trauma A...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Galdi B,Yoon RS,Choung EW,Reilly MC,Sirkin M,Smith WR,Liporace FA

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of bilateral atlantoaxial rotatory dislocation (Fielding type V) in an adult is presented. The diagnosis was rapidly made by computed axial tomography. Prior reports of this entity have not clearly defined the pathoanatomy, which in our case was confirmed by three-dimensional tomographic reconstruction. We...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Born CT,Mure AJ,Iannacone WM,DeLong WG Jr

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This cadaveric study sought to evaluate the accuracy of syndesmotic reduction using direct visualization via an anterolateral approach compared with palpation of the syndesmosis through a laterally based incision. METHODS:Ten cadaveric specimens were obtained and underwent baseline computed tomography (CT) ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Pang EQ,Coughlan M,Bonaretti S,Finlay A,Bellino M,Bishop JA,Gardner MJ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(1) To demonstrate that a validated trauma triage score for middle-aged and geriatric patients could identify those at high risk of mortality within the first 2 days of hospitalization and (2) determine the cost of care for this cohort of patients. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Single level 1 tr...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Lott A,Haglin J,Saleh H,Hall J,Egol KA,Konda SR

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine preoperative factors predictive of improvement in pain and function following elective implant removal. We hypothesized that patients undergoing orthopaedic implant removal to relieve pain would have significant improvements in both pain and function. DESIGN:Prospective Cohort Study SETTING:: L...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Kempton LB,Gaski GE,Brown K,McKinley TO,Virkus WW

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effectiveness of exchange reamed nails for treatment of aseptic femoral delayed unions and nonunions. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review. PATIENTS:Nineteen patients admitted to the Carolinas Medical Center Level I trauma center from 1990 to 1996 for repair of femoral shaft fracture nonunion ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Weresh MJ,Hakanson R,Stover MD,Sims SH,Kellam JF,Bosse MJ

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Femoral neck nonunions are a difficult complication in the treatment of femoral neck fractures and have traditionally been managed using an intertrochanteric valgus osteotomy and blade plate. We propose an alternative method, a proximal femoral valgus osteotomy using a sliding hip screw instead of a blade plate. This ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Schoenfeld AJ,Vrabec GA

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transverse fractures at the distal tip of a well-fixed femoral prosthesis are difficult to stabilize using plates and screws due to the presence of the underlying intramedullary stem. The attachment of plates using cerclage wires obviates the need for screws, but the stability provided by cerclage plating is a clinica...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Stevens SS,Irish AJ,Vachtsevanos JG,Csongradi J,Beaupré GS

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the incidence of unplanned reoperations after pelvic ring injuries and to develop a risk prediction model. DESIGN:Retrospective review. SETTING:Level I Trauma Center. PATIENTS:The medical records of 913 patients (644 male and 269 female patients; mean age, 39 years; age range, 16-89 years) wit...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Ochenjele G,Reid KR,Castillo RC,Schoonover CD,Montalvo RN,Manson TT,Sciadini MF,Nascone JW,Carlini AR,OʼToole RV

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a complex distal humeral fracture is presented. The patient lacked sufficient bony architecture to allow for conventional reconstruction. A technique is described using an intramedullary plate to obtain bony stabilization and permit early range of motion exercises. ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Russell GV Jr,Pearsall AW

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the ability of open reduction and plate fixation to restore articular congruity in the treatment of fractures of the distal radius with intraarticular comminution and displacement. DESIGN:Prospectively followed series. METHODS:Eighteen consecutive fractures of the distal radius with intraarticu...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Schneeberger AG,Ip WY,Poon TL,Chow SP

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used a mathematical model to determine whether the approach to derotation of the malrotated femur can be improved for use in corrective osteotomy of the femur. Rotational corrective osteotomy of the femur (RCOF) is a procedure performed by orthopedic surgeons to correct congenital femoral torsion deformities and po...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Pulisetti TD,Onwochei MO,Ebraheim NA,Humphries C,Coombs RJ

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:External rotation and gravity stress radiographs have been described to distinguish stable supination-external rotation-II (SER-II) ankle fractures from unstable SER-IV fractures. It has been previously shown that both external rotation and gravity stress views are equivalent in their ability to diagnose d...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Ashraf A,Murphree J,Wait E,Winston T,Wooldridge A,Meriwether M,Wilson J,Grimes JS

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To quantify the obliquity and dimensions of the upper and second sacral segment iliosacral screw safe zones and to determine the differences between normal and dysmorphic sacral morphology. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort. SETTING:University Level I trauma center. PATIENTS/PARTICIPANTS:Fifty patients with pel...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Gardner MJ,Morshed S,Nork SE,Ricci WM,Chip Routt ML Jr

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To biomechanically assess the angular stability provided by 3 techniques for reconstruction of the lateral ulnar collateral ligament. METHODS:Eight cadaveric elbows were tested with the lateral collateral ligament complex intact, disrupted from the origin at the lateral epicondyle, and reconstructed with 3 d...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Chauhan A,Baratz ME,Schimoler P,Ruch D,Miller MC

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize the type and magnitude of lower extremity physical performance deficits in military service members who have undergone rehabilitation after limb salvage or transtibial amputation. DESIGN:Cross-sectional prospective. SETTING:Level I trauma military medical and rehabilitation center. PATIENT...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Wilken JM,Roy CW,Shaffer SW,Patzkowski JC,Blanck RV,Owens JG,Hsu JR

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the difference in quality of fracture reduction between the sinus tarsi approach (STA) and extensile lateral approach (ELA) using postoperative CT scans in displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures (DIACFs). DESIGN:Retrospective SETTING:: Level 1 and Level 2 academic centers. PATIENTS:Consec...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Busel G,Mir HR,Merimee S,Patel R,Atassi O,De La Fuente G,Donohue D,Maxson B,Infante A,Shah A,Watson D,Downes K,Sanders RW

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the most appropriate positioning of anatomical locking plates on the distal tibia. METHODS:We positioned 4 types of locking plates (3 straight and 1 bayonet) at anterior, middle, and posterior positions on the medial malleolus on both lower limbs of 15 cadavers. We ...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Song HK,Noh JW,Lee JH,Yang KH

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was undertaken to review the results of donor site morbidity of cancellous bone grafts obtained from the proximal tibial metaphysis. Two hundred six patients who underwent 230 proximal tibial bone graft harvestings were reviewed. Patients with lower-extremity fractures or nonunions who required cancellous bone...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： O'Keeffe RM Jr,Riemer BL,Butterfield SL

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stability of patellar fracture fixation protected with a load-sharing cable was studied in cadavers. A transverse patellar osteotomy was produced and stabilized with standard patellar fixation with or without a figure-of-eight cable that extends from the proximal pole of the patella to the tibial tubercle. Standar...

journal_title：Journal of orthopaedic trauma

authors： Perry CR,McCarthy JA,Kain CC,Pearson RL

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00