We define a complication as a disease process that occurs in addition to a principal illness. In the lexicon of diagnosis-related groupings, complications are comorbidities. However, a broken implant complicating…
Introduction Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating event for the affected individual who may, as a result, develop significant motor, sensory, and autonomic deficits. These losses often translate into…
Introduction Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a potentially devastating event for individuals. Given the vast impact of SCI on individuals and society combined with the economic burden, it is…
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Introduction The last century has brought remarkable advances in the field of orthopaedic traumatology. The creation and dissemination of this new knowledge could not have been possible without the ability…
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Introduction The practice of medicine is fundamentally and historically based in service; whether service to patients, service to communities, service to society, or service to one’s partners and colleagues, the…
Recognition of a possible vascular injury is a critical skill for any orthopaedic surgeon. This is true whether the surgeon’s primary area of practice is the emergency or urgent procedures…
Fractures account for only about 10% of all musculoskeletal traumatic injuries, but they cause a disproportionate amount of medical impairment. The costs of fracture care, including lost productivity, medical expenses,…
Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common and devastating complications of orthopaedic surgical procedures. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 22% of all…
