Publications by authors named "Gabriel Glaun"
Aim: The purpose of this study is to report diagnostic pearls and review the clinical presentation and outcomes of surgical treatment of paediatric trigger thumbs.
Methods: A retrospective review of medical records and imaging studies was performed on children with trigger thumbs from January 2009 to December 2019.
Results: Sixty-four trigger thumbs in 52 consecutive patients were treated.
Occipitocervical Dissociation in Three Siblings: A Pediatric Case Report and Review of the Literature.
J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev
May 2018
This report includes three cases of occipitocervical (OC) dissociation in three siblings involved in a single, head-on, motor vehicle accident. The oldest sibling, a 9-year-old girl, required surgical fixation. The second sibling, a 6-year-old boy, was treated nonsurgically with a neck brace.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNearly 1 in every 3 Americans ride bicycles each year, but only 20% of the reported 100 million cyclists ride on a weekly basis. Bicycling is a common form of transportation and recreation and has gained popularity among the elderly patients. In recent years, the number of elderly cyclists has increased steadily and studies have cited ease of use, need for exercise, and enjoyment as important contributing factors.
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- Traditional postoperative pain management has often relied on intravenous (IV) morphine for controlling pain.
- An innovative alternative is the usage of transdermal analgesics, like fentanyl, which was approved by the FDA in 2006 and uses electrical current to deliver medication through the skin.
- Studies indicate that transdermal fentanyl can either match or surpass the effectiveness of IV morphine PCA in managing postoperative pain, leading to lower pain scores and better side effects for patients.