Scapular fractures: A regional and rural perspective.

Introduction: Scapular fractures (SFs) have historically been associated with severe trauma and multiple injuries. Recent studies have demonstrated improved outcomes. However, SFs have never been studied from a strictly rural or Australian perspective.

First rib fracture: Still a marker of trauma severity?

Objective: First rib fractures (FRFs) have historically been a marker for severe trauma and poor outcomes. The aim of the present study was to assess whether an association still exists between a fractured first rib and global trauma scores suffered by the patient, examine mortality rates and identify other commonly associated injuries.

Methods: This retrospective study examined records collected from patients from the Rockhampton Hospital with a traumatic FRF from July 2015 to June 2020.

Age-related maintenance of eccentric strength: a study of temperature dependence.

With adult aging, eccentric strength is maintained better than isometric strength leading to a higher ratio of eccentric/isometric force production (ECC/ISO) in older than younger adults. The purpose was to investigate the ECC/ISO during electrical activation of the adductor pollicis during lengthening (20-320° s(-1)) contractions in 24 young (n = 12, ∼24 years) and old (n = 12, ∼72 years) males across muscle temperatures (cold ∼19 °C; normal ∼30 °C; warm ∼35 °C). For isometric force, the old were 20-30 % weaker in the normal and cold conditions (P < 0.