The Iowa orthopaedic journal
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Distal tibia fractures remain difficult injuries to treat when fracture displacement precludes non-operative treatment. Different methods of treatment including limited internal fixation with external fixation, as well as open reduction and internal fixation have been recommended. Open reduction and internal fixation is often favored for the improved ability to anatomically reduce displaced fractures, particularly articular fractures. ⋯ This can, in some cases, resolve the need to delay ORIF of the tibia since the incision is essentially the same as that used for the immediate ORIF of fibula fractures, which is commonly used in the staged treatment of distal tibial and plafond fractures. This approach can be extended proximally and distally to allow treatment of other injuries about the ankle and hindfoot. Illustrative cases are provided.
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Retrospective case-control study. ⋯ The effectiveness of TESI is comparable to that of ESI (approximately 60%) for the treatment of primary lumbar radiculopathy. The increased complexity of TESI is not justified for primary cases, and may have a more specific role in recurrent disease or for diagnostic purposes.
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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been a hospital based problem since first being reported in the 1960s. Recent increases in outpatient MRSA infections suggest that there may be increased incidence of MRSA in upper extremity soft tissue infections (UESTIs). The aim of this study is to describe the current microbial flora responsible for UESTIs at an urban, tertiary care, teaching hospital. ⋯ This is the largest study examining the prevalence of microbial flora in UESTIs. We found that MRSA has become the most common microbe in UESTIs comprising 53.4%, consistent with current trends at other urban medical centers.