Locked Plating versus Nailing for Proximal Tibia Fractures: A Multicenter RCT.

Objectives: The main 2 forms of treatment for extraarticular proximal tibial fractures are intramedullary nailing (IMN) and locked lateral plating (LLP). The goal of this multicenter, randomized controlled trial was to determine whether there are significant differences in outcomes between these forms of treatment.

Design: Multicenter, randomized controlled trial.

Back2PrEP: Rates of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infection Diagnosis Among Individuals Returning to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Care: A Retrospective Review of a New York City Comprehensive HIV Prevention Program.

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) effectively reduces new HIV diagnoses. High rates of incident bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been observed in patients eligible for and adherent to PrEP. Observational studies generally report low long-term retention in PrEP care.

Locked Lateral Plating Versus Retrograde Nailing for Distal Femur Fractures: A Multicenter Randomized Trial.

Objectives: The 2 main forms of treatment for distal femur fractures are locked lateral plating and retrograde nailing. The goal of this trial was to determine whether there are significant differences in outcomes between these forms of treatment.

Design: Multicenter randomized controlled trial.

Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Pathogens Detected by Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction in a Prospective Cohort of Men Who Have Sex With Men Taking Human Immunodeficiency Virus Preexposure Prophylaxis-New York City, 2019-2020.

Multiplex polymerase chain reaction testing for gastrointestinal pathogens was performed on a longitudinal cohort of 110 men who have sex with men taking human immunodeficiency virus preexposure prophylaxis. At least 1 pathogen was detected among 50 (45%) participants, with some participants testing positive for the same pathogen on multiple consecutive visits over a period of months.

Barriers to and Facilitators of Help-Seeking Behavior Among Men Who Experience Sexual Violence.

Research on sexual violence and related support services access has mainly focused on female victims; there is still a remarkable lack of research on men who experience sexual violence. Research demonstrates that people who both self-identify as men and are members of sexual-orientation minority populations are at higher risk of sexual violence. They are also less likely to either report or seek support services related to such experiences.

Lateral Compression-I Pelvic Ring Injury: Not Benign to the Developing Fetus.

Objective: To determine whether certain patterns of pelvic ring injury are associated with more frequent intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD).

Design: Retrospective review.

Setting: Level 1 trauma center.

Proper Distal Placement of Tibial Nail Improves Rate of Malalignment for Distal Tibia Fractures.

Objectives: We hypothesize that the anatomic center of the distal tibia is just lateral and anterior to the center of the distal tibia articular surface in the coronal and sagittal planes, respectively, and that placement of the nail along this axis results in improved rates of malalignment when treating distal tibia fractures.

Design: Retrospective study.

Level Of Evidence: Therapeutic Level IV.

Proximity and Risks of the Anterior Neurovascular and Tendinous Anatomy of the Distal Leg Relative to Anteriorly Applied Distal Locking Screws for Tibia Nailing: A Plea for Open Insertion.

Purpose: To determine the proximity and potential risks to distal leg anatomy from anterior to posterior (A-P) applied distal tibia locking screws for tibial nailing.

Design: Retrospective.

Setting: ACS level I trauma center.

Impact of early operative pelvic fixation on long-term self-reported outcome following severe pelvic fracture.

Background: Traumatic disruption of the pelvic ring is a significant cause of life-threatening hemorrhage. For those patients who survive the initial injury, these fractures are associated with long periods of immobilization and intense rehabilitation. There is little published information available regarding long-term functional outcomes in these patients.

Suprapatellar Intramedullary Nail Technique Lowers Rate of Malalignment of Distal Tibia Fractures.

Objectives: To report on the immediate postoperative alignment of distal tibia fractures (within 5 cm of the tibial plafond) treated with suprapatellar intramedullary nail (IMN) insertion compared with the infrapatellar technique. Primary outcomes include alignment on both the anteroposterior and lateral radiographic views.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Femoral fracture repair using a locking plate technique in an adult captive polar bear (Ursus maritimus).

Objective: To report successful femoral fracture repair in a polar bear.

Study Design: Case report.

Animals: Female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 5 years and approximately 250 kg.

Case reports--resolution of Barrett's disease and esophageal epithelial atypia after gastric bypass and LAP-BAND.

Gastroesophageal reflux is a well-recognized complication of obesity. Long-term reflux is associated with the progression from esophageal injury to Barrett's esophagus then to carcinoma. Bariatric surgery may prevent reflux and the progression of esophageal injury.