BACKGROUND Diaphragmatic rupture is one of the most commonly missed injuries in trauma cases. Traditionally, laparotomy or thoracotomy has been the treatment of choice for this condition. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic process in patients with diaphragmatic injuries (DIs) who were diagnosed with diaphragm rupture during the preoperative or intraoperative course together with morbidity and ...

WELCH et al. add 112 well-documented adverse events from 380,680 patients to the third most commonly recognized cause of anesthesia litigation: Perioperative nerve injuries. This retrospective analysis from the University of Michigan collates three concurrent data sets (quality assurance, an internal closed-claims collection, and billing codes) to summarize the clinical experience with nerve in...

AIM The aim of this study was to determine the frequency, anatomical site and types of injury incurred in rhythmic gymnastics. METHODS An 8-month prospective and controlled injury survey was planned, including 70 club-level competitive rhythmic gymnasts, aged 13-19 years. Information on injury events was recorded weekly in an injury record booklet for any event occurring over that week. Heigh...

INTRODUCTION Ureteral trauma is rare, accounting for less than 1% of all urologic traumas. However, a missed ureteral injury can result in significant morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this article is to review the literature since 1961 with the primary objective to present the largest medical literature review, to date, regarding ureteral trauma. Several anatomic and physiologic consider...

OBJECTIVE Child physical abuse is commonly missed, putting abused children at risk for repeated injury and death. Several so-called sentinel injuries have been suggested to be associated with high rates of abuse, and to imply the need for routine testing for other, occult traumatic injuries. Our objective was to determine rates of abuse evaluation and diagnosis among children evaluated at leadi...

OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiology of injuries in the Australian Football League (AFL) over four seasons. METHODS An injury was defined as "any physical or medical condition that caused a player to miss a match in the regular season." The rationale for this definition was to eliminate a previously noted tendency of team recorders to interpret injury definitions subjectively. Administrativ...

The aim of this study was to examine the injury incidence and characteristics of a Spanish female elite soccer team (n=22 players) during an entire competitive season. Time loss injuries and individual exposure times were recorded during all team training sessions and matches during the 2009-2010 season, following the Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA) consensus statement on ...

INTRODUCTION Acute concomitant rupture of both anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and patellar tendon is a rare injury. The diagnosis of either of the injuries may be missed on clinical examination in the emergency room. A high index of suspicion is necessary when active extension is absent, and necessary investigations like ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should be done to confirm...