purpose: to determine the prevalence of intraocular injuries in patients with blow-out fracture and also to evaluate the etiologic mechanism of orbital blow-out fractures methods: this study is a consecutive case series analysis of 116 patients with orbital blow-out fractures. the patients were visited by an ophthalmologist within 24 hours of trauma. results: ninety-one men and twenty-five wome...

methods retrospective cohort study of blunt trauma patients with rib fractures at a level i trauma center that had both a cxr and a ct chest. the ct finding of ≥ 3 additional fractures in patients with ≤ 3 rib fractures on cxr was considered clinically meaningful. student’s t-test and chi-square analysis were used for comparison. results we identified 499 patients with rib fractures: 93 (18.6%)...

conclusions although external fixation in open pediatric fractures and severe injuries is recommended, intramedullary nailing is also an effective method with low complications. combining pins and flexible intramedullary nails is effective in developing more stability and is not associated with more complications. background tibial fractures are the third most common pediatric long-bone fractur...

conclusions although external fixation in open pediatric fractures and severe injuries is recommended, intramedullary nailing is also an effective method with low complications. combining pins and flexible intramedullary nails is effective in developing more stability and is not associated with more complications. background tibial fractures are the third most common pediatric long-bone fractur...

evidence acquisition a search of pubmed for studies on proximal fifth metatarsal fracture and jones fracture focusing on the classification and management was performed. the reference list of the retrieved articles was searched for additional related studies. conclusions lawrence and botte’s classification of proximal fifth metatarsal fractures is recommended by experts, due to its implication ...

background: arterial damage is sometimes associated with supracondylar fractures of the humerus. diagnosis and careful management of the fracture and arterial repair is crucial. objectives: the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and outcome of supracondylar fractures of the humerus with signs and symptoms of limb ischemia, before and after arterial decompression or arterial recon...

conclusions various modalities of treatment used differentially in different types of drfs based on the barzullah working classification give good results in spite of conflicting literature. results the mean age of the patients was 51.22 ± 20.58 years. most of the patients were females (n=189, 64.19%). the minimal follow up was 6 months with a mean of 15.10 ± 5.4 months. mean mayo wrist scores ...

conclusions in middle-aged subjects with psc, we found a high rate of non-vertebral fractures and a moderately decreased bmd in lumbar spine and hip. fragility fractures had an impact on physical and mental aspects of hrqol. results in 32% of patients, bmd measured in the hip or spine was below 1.0 standard deviation. a history of fragility fractures (distal forearm and ribs) was reported in si...