Traumatic pediatric bear injury resulting in cerebrospinal fluid leakage.

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is a known sequela of open traumatic skull fractures within the pediatric traumatic brain injury population. Black bears are a known entity within the region of northeast Pennsylvania. It is plausible to have a bear-human interaction resulting in significant bodily injury.

Lumbar Spine Fusion and Symptoms of Leg Length Discrepancy After Hip Arthroplasty.

Background: Hip length discrepancy (HLD) is common after total hip arthroplasty (THA); however, the effect of spinal fusion on perceived leg length discrepancy (LLD) symptoms after THA has not been examined. This study tested the hypothesis that LLD symptoms are increased in patients who underwent lumbar spinal fusion and THA, compared with patients with THA only.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 67 patients who underwent lumbar spinal fusion and THA, along with 78 matched control patients who underwent THA only.

Prescription Opioid Distribution after the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana in Colorado.

There have been dynamic changes in prescription opioid use in the US but the state level policy factors contributing to these are incompletely understood. We examined the association between the legalization of recreational marijuana and prescription opioid distribution in Colorado. Utah and Maryland, two states that had not legalized recreational marijuana, were selected for comparison.