Comparison of osteolysis around 3 different cement restrictors in total hip arthroplasty.

Background And Aim: Several studies reported osteolysis around polyethylene glycol/polybutylene terephthalate (PEG/PBT) based femoral cement restrictors. Our goal was to evaluate and compare osteolysis around 3 different plug designs: the slow biodegradable PEG/PBT cement restrictor; the fast biodegradable gelatin cement restrictor; and the non-biodegradable polyethylene plug.

Patients And Methods: In a retrospective multicentre cohort study chart data were extracted of patients who received a total hip arthroplasty between 2008 and 2012.

The safety and efficacy of improvised tourniquets in life-threatening hemorrhage: a systematic review.

Objective: The increased incidence of mass casualty incident (MCI) with penetrating injuries in the civilian setting creates a call for implementing devices, such as a tourniquet (TQ), in civilian first aid. Bystanders could act as immediate responders after an MCI in order to prevent a victim from exsanguination using direct pressure or commercial tourniquets (C-TQ). Reports have shown that immediate access to C-TQs was not available and bystanders used objects available at the trauma scene to make an improvised tourniquet (I-TQ).

Blunt Abdominal Wall Disruption by Seatbelt Injury; A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

With the introduction of the use of seatbelts in cars, mortality following motor vehicle crashes has decreased significantly. However, two patterns of injuries, the ‘seatbelt sign’ and ‘seatbelt syndrome’ have emerged. Injuries may consist of traumatic abdominal wall disruption.