Eur J Trauma Emerg S
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Eur J Trauma Emerg S · Apr 2010
Epidemiology of Fatal Trauma in Italy in 2002 Using Population-Based Registries.
Population-based registries have been proposed for epidemiologic studies and quality assessment in trauma care because they consider the entire population of a given geographic area. ⋯ The use of population-based registries proved to be effective in our study because it allowed us to use currently available data to obtain information useful for trauma system planning and design.
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Eur J Trauma Emerg S · Apr 2010
Large Osteochondral Fracture in a Patient with Bilateral Bicondylar Osteochondritis Dissecans and Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Tarda.
We report a case of a large osteochondral fracture in a patient with bicondylar, bilateral osteochondritis dissecans and spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda.
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Eur J Trauma Emerg S · Apr 2010
Spinal Fusion of an Unstable Atlantoaxial Fracture in a Completely Tetraplegic Patient Using Silicate-Substituted Calcium Phosphate.
Bone graft harvesting from the iliac crest constitutes the gold standard in spinal surgery due to its osteogenic, osteoconductive and osteoinductive properties. Large amounts of autograft can provoke complications like donor site morbidity, pain and the need for a second operation. Therefore, research into bone graft substitutes is of great interest. ⋯ Computed tomography showed bone bridging between the segment C1/C2, the surface of the implant and the remodeled bone at follow-up at 8 months. The use of silicate-substituted calcium phosphate as a bone graft extender in spinal surgery could be an alternative to autografting from the iliac crest. Vegetative symptoms are often underestimated but can be triggered by donor site morbidity or pain in patients after spinal cord injury.
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Severe open injuries of the pelvis go with a high complication, morbidity and mortality rate. A stepwise approach is the way to achieve reasonable results; however, final clinical outcome is in a large number of cases suboptimal.
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A young female victim of multiple trauma had a Recovery inferior vena cava filter placed for pulmonary embolism prophylaxis. She was lost to follow-up for planned retrieval of the filter. After a period of more than four years she re-presented and had successful and uneventful retrieval of the filter. Certain inferior vena cava filters may potentially be retrieved even after very long implantation periods.