Orthopedic Trauma and Aging

Vascular Injury in Orthopedic Trauma.

Vascular injury in orthopedic trauma is challenging. The risk to life and limb can be high, and clinical signs initially can be subtle. Recognition and management should be a critical skill for every orthopedic surgeon. There are 5 types of vascular injury: intimal injury (flaps, disruptions, or subintimal/intramural hematomas), complete wall defects with pseudoaneurysms or hemorrhage, complete...

Artificial intelligence for analyzing orthopedic trauma radiographs

Background and purpose - Recent advances in artificial intelligence (deep learning) have shown remarkable performance in classifying non-medical images, and the technology is believed to be the next technological revolution. So far it has never been applied in an orthopedic setting, and in this study we sought to determine the feasibility of using deep learning for skeletal radiographs. Methods...

Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopedic Trauma

Effectiveness of hemovacum drain in orthopedic operations related to trauma

Introduction: The application of droun in clean orthopedic operations takes place usually without a scientific basis. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the hemovacum drain efficacy in some of orthopedic operations related to trauma. Methods: In this experimental trial, 141 patients who were admitted to Dr. Bahonar Hospital, between September 2004 to April 2005, for surgical oper...

Orthopedic Trauma Surgeries in COVID-19 Pandemic; A Trauma Management Algorithm

After the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide, we will sooner or later encounter trauma patients with COVID-19 in thedeveloping countries. It is a challenging decision-making process for an orthopedic surgeon to provide the patients withthe best practice in the crisis. Here we discuss the issue in terms of clinical severity of COVID-19 pneumonia, priorityof orthopedic surgical trauma ...