Does Thumb Immobilization Contribute to Scaphoid Fracture Stability?
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Immobilization protocols for nondisplaced scaphoid fractures have included the elbow, wrist, and thumb. This...
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Immobilization protocols for nondisplaced scaphoid fractures have included the elbow, wrist, and thumb. This study attempts to demonstrate whether or not immobilization of the thumb makes a difference in preventing motion at the scaphoid fracture site. Using six fresh frozen forearm specimens, a transverse waist scaphoid fracture was created through a dorsal approach. Metallic...
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Abstract Patellar dislocations are a common injury in the emergency department. The conservative management consists of immobilisation with a cylinder cast, posterior splint or removable knee brace. No consensus seems to exist on the most appropriate means of conservative treatment or the duration of immobilisation. Therefore the aims of this review were first to examine whether immobilisation...
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September 10, 2012 CHICAGO — Bivalved casts are as safe and effective as circumferential casts for displaced forearm fractures in children, according to a study presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand 2012 Annual Meeting. “We found no differences in measures of alignment, re-manipulation, surgery rates or complications,” study presenter Donald...
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From Medscape, 11/1/11… Recently in the British Medical Journal, there was a very interesting randomized study for the treatment of chronic low back pain that was performed in Norway. The investigators recruited 116 patients with chronic low back pain and randomly assigned them into 3 groups. The active treatment group received epidural injections of...
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Has your staff received the appropriate training or licensing/ certification to perform orthopedic procedures in your office? Information from Medscape, edited for our orthopedic membership October 10, 2011 — A watchdog agency in the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) wants to know how many office visits, consultations, eye exams, skin grafts...
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A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Removable Brace Versus Casting in Children with Low-Risk Ankle Fractures Boutis K, Willan AR, Babyn P, Narayanan UG, Alman B, and Schuh S. Pediatrics. 2007;119(6):e1256-63. Summary The authors review other studies demonstrating that distal fractures of the fibula are the most common isolated fracture of the lower extremity....
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