The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the human body. The cost of such versatility is an increased risk of injury. It is important that family physicians understand the anatomy of the shoulder, mechanisms of injury, typical physical and radiologic findings, approach to management of injuries, and indications for referral. Clavicle fractures are among the most common acute shoulder injuries, ...

P eripheral nerve injury in the upper extremity is common, and certain peripheral nerves are at an increased risk of injury because of their anatomic location. Risk factors include a superficial position, a long course through an area at high risk of trauma, and a narrow path through a bony canal. The anatomy and function of upper extremity nerve roots, as well as specific risk factors of injur...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of intravenous N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on the development of severe adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and mortality rate in patients with mild-to-moderate acute lung injury and to analyze the duration of ventilatory support and FIO2 required as well as the evolution of the lung injury score. SETTING Three university hospital ICUs and one regional ICU...

cases of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) are reported each year, with the average age at injury being 37.6 years. The age group with the greatest frequency of injury comprises individuals between 16 and 30 years old, and 51.8 percent are single when injured. The majority of SCIs (79.6 percent) have occurred in males. Counting nontraumatic causes of SCI, the injured population consists of abo...

BACKGROUND It has been suggested that health risks are affected by geographical area, but there are few studies on contextual effects using multilevel analysis, especially regarding unintentional injury. This study investigated trends in unintentional injury hospitalization rates over the past decade in Korea, and also examined community-level risk factors while controlling for individual-level...

the case is 43 years old woman referred to emergency department of our hospital with quadriplegia and severe respiratory insufficiency due to c5-c6 injury after falling. she discharged from icu after fixation of the lesion and successful weaning. we evaluated electrical activity of diaphragm signal (edi), respiratory drive (p100) during one month period. we detected increase in level of electri...

INTRODUCTION We present a review of industrial accident-related ocular trauma, from the perspective of the emergency setting of a tertiary hospital in Singapore. METHODS A retrospective analysis of patients seen by Tan Tock Seng Hospital's emergency ophthalmology service over a six-month period was performed. Data on clinical presentation, cause of injury, use of protective eyewear and subseq...