Serum vitamin D levels in orthopaedic trauma patients living in the northwestern United States.

Objective: To determine the incidence of vitamin D deficiency in orthopaedic trauma patients undergoing fracture surgery living in the Northwest United States.

Design: Retrospective observational cohort study.

Setting: Level 2 trauma center.

A randomized, prospective study comparing intertrochanteric hip fracture fixation with the dynamic hip screw and the dynamic helical hip system in a community practice.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical performance of the Dynamic Helical Hip System (DHHS) spiral blade relative to the Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS) lag screw.

Design: Randomized prospective study.

Setting: One level-2 trauma center and one level-3 trauma center.

Reconstruction of distal tibia fractures using a posterolateral approach and a blade plate.

Objective: The aim of this article is to report a technique for the management of distal tibia fractures with significant anteromedial soft-tissue injury. The patients were initially treated with a spanning external fixator, open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of the fibula at the discretion of the surgeon, and soft-tissue management or flap coverage. ORIF of the tibia was performed on a staged basis, using a 90-degree cannulated blade plate and autogenous iliac crest bone graft through a posterolateral approach.