Salvage of Combat Hindfoot Fractures in 2003-2014 UK Military.

Background: Hindfoot fractures pose a considerable challenge to military orthopaedic surgeons, as combat injuries are typically the result of energy transfers not seen in civilian practice. This study aimed to characterize the pattern of hindfoot injuries sustained by UK military casualties in recent conflicts, define the early amputation and infection rate, and identify factors associated with poor early outcomes.

Methods: The UK Joint Theatre Trauma Registry was searched for British military casualties sustaining a hindfoot fracture from Iraq and Afghanistan between 2003 and 2014.

Dermal Fenestration With Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: A Technique for Managing Soft Tissue Injuries Associated With High-Energy Complex Foot Fractures.

Military casualties can sustain complex foot fractures from blast incidents. This frequently involves the calcaneum and is commonly associated with mid-foot fracture dislocations. The foot is at risk of both compartment syndrome and the development of fracture blisters after such injuries.

Mortality and re-operation rate after proximal femoral fracture surgery by trainees.

Purpose: To review records of 761 patients who underwent surgery for proximal femoral fractures to determine whether surgeon's experience and volume was associated with 6-month mortality and reoperation rates.

Methods: Records of 761 patients who underwent surgery for proximal femoral fractures were reviewed. Patients operated on by a consultant or trainees with supervision of a scrubbed consultant were classified as the consultant group (n=214).