Publications by authors named "M E Coon"

Background: The purpose of this study was to understand the role of social determinants of health assessed by the Area Deprivation Index (ADI) on hospital length of stay and discharge destination following surgical fixation of pelvic ring fractures.

Methods: A retrospective chart analysis was performed for all patients who presented to our level-I trauma center with pelvic ring injuries that were treated with surgical fixation. Social determinants of health were determined via use of the ADI, a comprehensive metric of socioeconomic status, education, income, employment, and housing quality.

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In the pattern comparison disciplines, forensic practitioners evaluate two impressions with respect to the same-source and different-sources propositions. The results are communicated using a pre-determined conclusion scale, and in the friction ridge discipline Identification is typically the highest category on the scale for reporting evidence supporting the same source proposition. Although error rates have been measured in most disciplines, there are no widespread quantitative approaches and therefore most conclusions rely on subjective human evaluations.

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Introduction: Fracture treatment has been documented since the times of ancient Egyptian and Greek civilization, with fracture reduction techniques and the apparatus for immobilization developed over three millennia. Over the last 150 years, aseptic technique, anesthesia, antibiotics, and internal implants have changed how orthopedic specialists approach fracture care. More recently, there has been an increased promotion in the medical literature to evaluate the clinical outcomes of nonsurgical treatment of common upper and lower extremity closed fractures.

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Introduction: The direct anterior approach (DAA) and anterolateral approach (ALA) may be used for hip hemiarthroplasty (HHA) as a treatment for femoral neck fractures. The DAA often utilizes intraoperative fluoroscopy to determine leg length and offset, while the ALA traditionally utilizes an intraoperative clinical exam to determine offset and leg length. This study will evaluate two techniques: the "grid fluoroscopy [GF] technique" and the "intraoperative exam [IE] technique," each performed by one of two separate surgeons, and compare each technique's accuracy to restore leg length and femoral offset in a patient population that underwent HHA.

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