Low Mortality of Orthopedic Trauma Patients With Asymptomatic COVID-19: A Level I Trauma Center Pandemic Experience.

Early (2020) reports on mortality in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who underwent orthopedic surgery ranged from 20.5% to 56%, but these studies included elderly patients with multiple comorbidities. The mortality rate for younger and asymptomatic COVID-19-positive patients undergoing orthopedic surgery after high-energy trauma is underreported.

Case report: unique failure of a Synthes TFNA fenestrated lag screw in a peritrochanteric nonunion.

Background: Intertrochanteric femur fractures are a common orthopaedic injury that are often treated surgically. Cephalomedullary nails (CMN) are frequently the implant of choice for intertrochanteric femur fractures, resulting in low complication rates. Implant failure is a rare but reported complication.