BACKGROUND: Flail chest is a life-threatening injury typically treated with supportive
ventilation and analgesia. Several small studies have suggested large improvements in critical …

There is an urgent need for both the scientific development and clinical validation of novel
therapies for acute spinal cord injury (SCI). The scientific development of novel therapies …

Object Ischemia is an important factor in the pathophysiology of secondary damage after
traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) and, in the setting of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair…

PURPOSE:: The purpose of this study is to systematically review the content and clinimetric
evidence (rigor of rating scales and indexes for the description of clinical phenomena) of …

Background Supracondylar fractures of the humerus are common pediatric elbow injuries.
Most displaced or angulated fractures are treated by closed reduction and percutaneous …

Importance Despite the widespread use of systemic antibiotics to prevent infections in
surgically treated patients with fracture, high rates of surgical site infection persist. Objective To …

HYPOTHESIS: The Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder, Hand (DASH), EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D), Health
Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3), and Short Form (SF)-6D questionnaires are reliable and valid …

Objectives: This study aims to systematically assess the existing literature and to derive a
pooled estimate of the prevalence of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in …

Introduction Young femoral neck fracture patients require surgical fixation to preserve the
native hip joint and accommodate increased functional demands. Recent reports have …

Objectives: The use of prophylactic antibiotics in the surgical treatment of closed long bone
fractures is well established. The duration and dosage of prophylaxis, however, vary …