Eur J Trauma Emerg S
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Eur J Trauma Emerg S · Oct 2011
Series on vascular injuries: complex injuries and difficult problems. Surgical strategies for their management : Editors: Dr. Juan A. Asensio, University of Miami, Miami, Florida Dr. David V. Feliciano, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Donald D. Trunkey, University of Oregon, Portland, Oregon Dr. Ari Leppaniemi, Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland.
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Eur J Trauma Emerg S · Aug 2011
Prediction of immediate and long-term benefit after kyphoplasty of painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures by preoperative MRI.
It is unclear if an MR-detectable bone marrow edema is a prerequisite for pain reduction and morphological correction by kyphoplasty. This comparative trial evaluates clinical and radiomorphological outcomes after kyphoplasty of painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures with and without preoperative MR-detectable bone marrow edema for 1 year of follow-up. ⋯ A preoperative MR-detectable vertebral bone marrow edema predicts a better short-term outcome after kyphoplasty, but is not a prerequisite for long-term pain reduction in patients with old, chronically painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures.
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Children and adolescents spend up to 50% of their time at school. The purpose of this study was to assess injury patterns of school accidents (along with their treatment) in the trauma center of a German university hospital, and to compare these data to those in the literature. ⋯ It can be concluded that special attention must be paid during school sporting activities and breaks because they account for most of the accidents. Traffic education may reduce severe injuries. Specific knowledge of the growing long bones of the upper extremity and the hand is important for the diagnosis and treatment of school accidents.