Blood on the drapes: A multispecialty comparison of blood spill estimates.

Introduction: Estimated blood loss (EBL) is an important part of the perioperative process. This project aims to determine the accuracy of perioperative team members to estimate blood volume on drapes and the operating room floor.

Methods: Aliquots of unused human blood were used to create surgical scenarios, and standardized pictures and videos were taken.

Establishing surgical volume benchmarks for Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)-accredited fellowship training.

Introduction: Case volumes of trauma centers and surgeons influence clinical outcomes following orthopaedic trauma surgery. This study quantifies surgical volume benchmarks for Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)-accredited fellowship training in the United States.

Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study of orthopaedic trauma fellows graduating between 2018 and 2019 to 2022-2023.

Intradepartmental orthopaedic fragility fracture liaison improves osteoporosis follow-up and treatment.

Objective: Over 2 million people in the United States sustain fractures related to osteoporosis annually, but only 20% of these patients receive treatment for their osteoporosis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a fragility fracture liaison within the orthopedic department on treatment and follow up for osteoporosis.

Design: Retrospective cohort study SETTING: University Level I Trauma center PARTICIPANTS: 112 patients treated under the aegis of an interdepartmental fracture liaison and 208 patients treated following the introduction of an orthopedic fragility fracture liaison at a single institution.

Predictors of Unplanned Reoperation After Operative Treatment of Pelvic Ring Injuries.

Objectives: To evaluate the incidence of unplanned reoperations after pelvic ring injuries and to develop a risk prediction model.

Design: Retrospective review.

Setting: Level I Trauma Center.

Atraumatic bilateral femur fracture in long-term bisphosphonate use.

Postmenopausal women with osteoporosis are commonly treated with the bisphosphonate class of medications, one of the most frequently prescribed medications in the United States. In the past 4 years, reports have been published implying that long-term bisphosphonate therapy could be linked to atraumatic femoral diaphyseal fractures. This article presents a case of a 67-year-old woman who presented with an atraumatic right femur fracture.