Metaphyseal distal radius fractures in adolescents: is closed reduction and casting sufficient for most?

Purpose: There is limited evidence to support decision-making in adolescents with metaphyseal distal radius fractures. This study aims to review injury patterns, treatments, and clinical outcomes in this age group.

Methods: Patients aged 11-16 years presenting with metaphyseal distal radius fractures were obtained from our institutional trauma database.

Developing a Curriculum for Trauma and Orthopaedic Higher Surgical Trainees: Implementing Small Group Teaching in a Regional Programme.

Introduction Small group teaching strategies have been considered more efficient than didactic lectures in motivating trainees. There is a lack of studies focusing on the use of small group discussions for higher surgical training. The aims of the current study were to report the implementation of small group teaching and to move away from didactic lectures for a regional trauma and orthopaedics higher surgical trainee teaching programme.

Surgical techniques to treat thumb spasticity in children and adults: A systematic review.

Upper limb spasticity surgery is an area of increasing interest and advances have been made in assessment and management, however treatment of the thumb remains a challenge. This systematic review evaluated current techniques to treat thumb spasticity. A search of three databases identified 14 articles between 2005 and 2023.

Hand Injuries During COVID-19 UK Lockdown: How Did the Pandemic Affect 1-Year Functional Outcomes?

Background: The COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic in March 2020, forcing the United Kingdom into a national lockdown. The aim was to evaluate the effect of this lockdown on hand injuries referred through the trauma and orthopedics virtual fracture clinic (VFC) service and their subsequent management given limited resources. This study also aimed to identify complications and evaluate functional outcomes.

Hip fractures in centenarians: a multicentre review of outcomes.

Introduction: Advances in healthcare have resulted in an increasing UK population, with the proportion of elderly individuals expanding significantly, including centenarians. Hospitals can expect to see growing numbers of so-called 'super-elderly' patients with trauma, a majority of whom will have hip fractures. We performed a multicentre review of hip fracture outcomes in centenarians to assess whether being an outlier in age correlates with poorer prognosis.