External Immobilization of Odontoid Fractures: A Systematic Review to Compare the Halo and Hard Collar.

Background: The aim of this systematic review was to compare the halo and hard collar in the management of adult odontoid fractures.

Methods: Systematic and independent searches on MEDLINE (PubMed) and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Inclusion criteria included studies 1) with clinical outcomes, 2) in adults (18 years of age or order), 3) with odontoid fractures, 4) with patients immobilized using a halo or hard collar, and 5) in multiple (more than 5) patients.

An analysis of postoperative hemoglobin levels in patients with a fractured neck of femur.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the changes in hemoglobin level and to determine a suitable timeline for post-operative hemoglobin monitoring in patients undergoing fixation of femoral neck fracture.

Patients And Methods: Patients who underwent either dynamic hip screw (DHS) fixation (n = 74, mean age: 80 years) or hip hemiarthroplasty (n = 104, mean age: 84 years) for femoral neck fracture were included into the study. The hemoglobin level of the patients was monitored perioperatively.

Short versus long-segment posterior fixation in the treatment of thoracolumbar junction fractures: a comparison of outcomes.

Purpose: To compare clinical and radiological outcomes between short (SSPF) and long-segment (LSPF) posterior fixation for thoracolumbar junction (TLJ) fractures.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective review of adult patients, with single-level, TLJ (T11-L2) fractures, treated with posterior fixation between 2007 and 2014 at a regional spinal centre. SSPF and LSPF were defined as transpedicular screw fixation at one and two levels above and below the fractured vertebra, respectively.

Postoperative hemoglobin level in patients with femoral neck fracture.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the changes of hemoglobin levels in patients undergoing fixation for femoral neck fracture.

Methods: Peroperative hemoglobin levels of patients who underwent either dynamic hip screw (DHS) fixation (n=74; mean age: 80 years) or hip hemiarthroplasty (n=104; mean age: 84 years) for femoral neck fracture was monitored.

Results: There was a statistically and clinically significant mean drop of 31.

Change in spinal height following correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Background Context: Corrective surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) leads to vertical growth arrest of the instrumented spine. This might be offset by the immediate gain in spinal height (SH) as a result of correction of the curvature.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify predictors of gain in SH following corrective surgery for AIS.

The pattern of blood loss in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Background Context: Previous studies have shown that modern intraoperative blood-saving techniques dramatically reduce the allogeneic transfusion requirements in surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). No studies have looked at the pattern of postoperative hemoglobin (Hb) in AIS patients undergoing corrective spinal surgery and correlated this with the timing of allogeneic transfusion.

Purpose: To describe the pattern of perioperative blood loss in instrumented surgery for AIS.