Operating room times differ for surgical fixation of metacarpal fractures: An analysis of two principally different techniques.

Introduction: Time spent in the operating room (OR) has ramifications that impact patient outcomes and the economics of patients, physicians, surgery centers, and insurance industry. For that reason, there is an incentive to seek approaches that allow shorter times to be spent in the OR. To what extent varying routine techniques impact on operating times has not been extensively studied in metacarpal fixation literature, specifically investigating retrograde threaded intramedullary nail fixations (RTNF) and comparing it to open plating fixations (OPF).

30-Day Outcomes of Operative Versus Nonoperative Management for Humeral Diaphyseal Fractures in Patients with Concomitant Hip Fractures.

Every year over 330,000 people are hospitalized for hip fractures in the US. Of those patients, approximately 4-5% of patients with hip fractures present with a concomitant upper extremity fracture. Upper extremity (UE) fractures account for an estimated 2 million fractures a year.

Twelve cases of exertional rhabdomyolysis in college football players from the same institution over a 23-year span: a descriptive study.

Background: Rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome characterized by muscle necrosis that leads to release of the intracellular contents of muscle cells into the systemic circulation. Rhabdomyolysis due to overexertion is an uncommon but well-known severe complication of strenuous activity. Exertional rhabdomyolysis (ER) is typically described in weight lifters and military recruits undergoing basic training.