Is the conservative treatment of sacral insufficiency fractures still up to date? Retrospective clinical observational study in 46 patients.

Background: According to current forecasts, our society will grow older and older, so that the proportion of 6% of the German population from 2017 who were 80 years or older will increase further. The frequency of falls in this patient population lead to a further increase of sacral insufficiency fractures.

Hypothesis: The aim of this study is to evaluate the multimodal interdisciplinary conservative therapy regime for sacral insufficiency fractures in geriatric patients, especially on the basis of mobility and the need for assistance.

CT scan and conventional x-ray in multiple injured patient care: diagnostic strategies and outcomes analysed from the TraumaRegister DGU®.

Purpose: To evaluate the current practice regarding the prevalence and sequence of x-ray and CT scan in diagnostic algorithms for multiple injured patients.

Methods: All primarily treated patients with ISS ≥ 9 were selected from the TraumaRegister DGU® (years 2008-2015; n = 109,257). Four subgroups of diagnostic algorithm were defined: CT only (group C; n = 63,763), CT before x-ray (group CX; n = 3711), x-ray followed by CT (group XC; n = 33,590), and x-ray only (group X, n = 8193).

Existence and role of standard operating procedures in the emergency department : A national online survey.

Background: In recent years, increases in the number of patients in emergency departments (ED) have led to continuous work intensification. To handle this problem, the treatment effectiveness has to be maximized. One strategy that may help to optimize workflow is the use of standard operating procedures (SOPs).

[The Summer School of the German Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology - A Success Story].

It has been known for several years that orthopaedic and trauma clinics suffer from a shortage of young people, due to the substantial loss in attractiveness. The Youth Forum OU has been addressing this problem for many years, by initiating many projects such as the Summer School to counteract this trend. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the success of Summer Schools since 2009.

Negative pressure wound therapy for seroma prevention and surgical incision treatment in spinal fracture care.

To evaluate the clinical use and economic aspects of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) after dorsal stabilisation of spinal fractures. This study is a prospective randomised evaluation of NPWT in patients with large surgical wounds after surgical stabilisation of spinal fractures by internal fixation. Patients were randomised to either standard wound dressing treatment (group A) or NPWT (group B).