The Use of a Magnetic Port Finder in the Retrieval of Air Rifle BBs to the Upper Extremity.

Air-powered rifles shoot ball bearings with enough kinetic energy to penetrate skin and fracture underlying bones. In addition, there are reports of these ball bearings embolizing within the vascular network, causing serious injuries such as ischemic stroke with resultant blindness. The severity of these complications warrants occasional removal of these foreign bodies; however, they can be difficult to localize.

The use of Synthes MatrixWAVE bone anchored arch bars for closed treatment of multiple concurrent mandibular fractures.

Background: Maxillomandibular fixation (MMF) is an important tool in the treatment of facial fractures and bone-anchored arch bar systems have emerged as treatment options. This study illustrates our experience with the Synthes MatrixWAVE MMF system and the novel application in closed treatment of patients with multiple concurrent mandibular fractures.

Methods: We enrolled eight patients with concurrent mandibular fractures and treated them with the MatrixWAVE MMF system.

The rapidly increasing trend of cannabis use in burn injury.

The use of cannabis is currently increasing according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).