Clinical outcome and cost comparison of carpal tunnel wound closure with monocryl and ethilon: a prospective study.

This prospective non-randomised two-cohort study compares the use of an absorbable suture (Poliglecrapone [Monocryl]: Group A) and a non-absorbable suture (Polyamide [Ethilon]: Group B) in wound closure after elective carpal tunnel decompression. The primary outcome was scar cosmesis as assessed by the Stonybrook Scar Evaluation Scale (SBSES); the financial cost of wound closure was compared as a secondary outocome. All fifty patients completed follow-up.

Factors influencing length of stay and mortality after first and second hip fractures: an event modeling analysis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate factors influencing length of stay and mortality in first and second hip fractures.

Design: This was a retrospective study with data analysis.

Setting: The study was conducted at a level 1 trauma center.

Multiple trauma and scapula fractures: so what?

Unlabelled: BACKGROUND Scapula fractures are rare and are presumed to indicate severe underlying trauma. We studied injury patterns and overall outcome in patients with multiple injuries with scapula fractures.

Methods: We carried out a retrospective review of patients with multiple injuries (Injury Severity Score [ISS] > or = 16) with chest and musculoskeletal injuries admitted to our institution between 1993 and 1999 to investigate whether the presence of a scapula fracture is a marker of increased morbidity and mortality.

Medial subtalar dislocation: importance of clinical diagnosis in distinguishing from other dislocations.

In an emergency situation, the clinical picture of ankle and subtalar dislocation may be similar. This may lead to the use of the improper technique of reduction, especially in a subtalar dislocation, resulting in the failure of reduction and further damage to the articular surfaces. A case of medial subtalar dislocation is presented, which was managed as an ankle dislocation and manipulated inappropriately, leading to a failure of reduction.