[The impact of shift work: did hard work ever kill anyone?].

An increasing body of evidence suggests that complaints of fatigue among healthcare staff is widespread and rising, owing to a combination of high work intensity, understaffed workplace and nightshift working. This has been linked to poorer outcomes for patients and to increased risks of injuries for practitioners. Fatiguedecreases performance andphysicalandmentalwellbeing.

Bioabsorbable Versus Metallic Screw Fixation for Tibiofibular Syndesmotic Ruptures: A Meta-Analysis.

Ankle fractures with syndesmotic rupture require operative treatment. In most cases, this consists of fixation of the tibiofibular joint with 1 or more screws. Bioabsorbable screws are used for the same purpose but have the advantage that screw removal is unnecessary.

Education, exposure and experience of prehospital teams as quality indicators in regional trauma systems.

Objective: Indicators to measure the quality of trauma care may be instrumental in benchmarking and improving trauma systems. This retrospective, observational study investigated whether data on three indicators for competencies of Dutch trauma teams (i.e.

Rerupture rate after early weightbearing in operative versus conservative treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures: a meta-analysis.

Whether Achilles tendon rupture benefits from surgery or conservative treatment remains controversial. Moreover, the outcome can be influenced by the rehabilitation protocol. The goal of the present meta-analysis was to compare the rerupture rate after surgical repair of the Achilles tendon followed by weightbearing within 4 weeks versus conservative treatment with weightbearing within 4 weeks.