BACKGROUND: Horseback riding is more dangerous than motorcycle riding, skiing, football,
and rugby. The purpose of this study was to identify the incidence and injury patterns, as …

Background Thoracic trauma is commonly treated with tube thoracostomy. The overall
complication rate associated with this procedure is up to 30% among all operators. The primary …

BACKGROUND: Alpine skiing and snowboarding are popular winter sports in Canada. Every
year participation in these activities results in traumatic injury. The purpose of this study …

Background Horseback riding is considered more dangerous than motorcycle riding, skiing,
automobile racing, football and rugby. The integral role of rehabilitation therapy in the …

Percutaneous tracheostomy has been advocated as a faster, safer, and less invasive method
of placing tracheostomy tubes in ventilated patients. To compare outcome differences, as …

Background: Multiple casualty incidents (MCI) highlight discrepancies between patient needs
and available resources. It is generally thought that heavy patient loads adversely affect …

Cardiac rupture from blunt trauma is frequently a lethal injury. Those surviving to admission
in the emergency department typically have multiple associated injuries. We present two …

Marked elevation of transforming growth factor-β 1 (TGF-β 1 ) has been demonstrated clinically
following injury and in sepsis. While alterations in the monocyte binding site (CD14) for …

We report a case of SMV injury in a critically ill patient. The patient was a 19-year-old
woman involved in a motor vehicle collision. Her injuries included grade II splenic and renal …

BACKGROUND: Numerous repairs exist for direct inguinal hernias. These repairs are
limited by the shortcomings of their respective technique. Reported recurrence rates for all …