Prescription medication use by emergency department doctors to improve work and academic performance, and to manage stress and anxiety.

Objective: To determine medications used by ED doctors to improve work and academic performance, and to manage stress and anxiety.

Methods: We undertook an online, voluntary, anonymous survey of ACEM fellows and trainees.

Results: One hundred and thirty-nine (46.

Mid-term (2-8 years) follow-up of open reduction and internal fixation of patella fractures: does the surgical technique influence the outcome?

Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the clinical and radiological results of internal fixation of patella fractures, comparing tension band wiring techniques with proximal only and proximally and distally bend Kirschner wires (K-wires).

Methods: Over a period of 6 years, 60 patients met the criteria to be included in this study of which 40 were available for mid-term (2-8 years) clinical and radiological follow-up.

Results: Out of 60, 9 failures of fixation occurred, 3 due to migration of the K-wires and 6 because of insufficient tensioning of the tension band.