Influence of Bone Cement Augmentation on Complications in Cephalomedullary Nail Fixation of Geriatric Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine if augmentation of the helical blade with polymethylmethacrylate bone cement decreases the rates of varus cut-out and medial perforation in geriatric intertrochanteric hip fracture fixation.

Methods: This was a retrospective comparative cohort study at two urban Level I trauma centers. Patients with an intertrochanteric hip fracture (classified as AO 31A1-3) who were treated with the TFN-Advanced Proximal Femoral Nailing System (TFNA) from 2018 to 2021 were eligible for the study.

Tularemia Hand Infection From a Cat Bite-A Case Report.

Tularemia is an uncommon infection caused by the bacterium . The nonspecific presentation and infrequency with which it is encountered make it a diagnostic challenge. A rare and scarcely reported mode of tularemia inoculation is a cat bite to the hand.