Comparison of Short-Arm Immobilization and Long-Arm Immobilization in Conservatively Managed Distal Radius Fractures: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.

Distal radius fractures are often treated conservatively with immobilization. Immobilizing above the elbow limits forearm rotation, though recent literature has suggested the effects on radiographic or functional outcomes may be negligible. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to analyze the radiographic and functional outcome scores of distal radius fractures managed with short-arm (SA) immobilization and long-arm (LA) immobilization.

Knee Pain and Functional Outcomes after Retrograde Femoral Nailing: A Retrospective Review.

Objectives: To investigate the incidence and severity of knee pain following retrograde intramedullary nailing of femur fractures and to better understand functional outcomes using validated patient-reported outcome measures.

Methods: Fifty-three patients with OTA 32 or 33 fractures treated by retrograde nail at a single academic Level 1 trauma center between 2009 and 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients verbally completed the Oxford Knee Score (OKS) and Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Short Form 6b, minimum one year postoperatively.

Acute Correction of Leg Length Discrepancy and Severe Femoral Malalignment: A Case Report.

Introduction: Approximately 70% of the population have a leg length discrepancy, with 2 cm being the threshold for surgical treatment. Although there are reports of patient outcomes after incremental leg-lengthening, there is a paucity of data regarding acute lengthening procedures. We present a unique case of acute leg lengthening and correction of severe malalignment in an adult patient after femoral malunion treated with multiple modified Sofield-Millar osteotomies and intramedullary nailing, a technique that has only previously been performed in pediatric long bone deformities.

Outcomes of hip fracture surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purpose: To investigate if changes to hospital operational models during the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted overall time to surgery (TtS) as well as morbidity and mortality rates of hip fractures (HFx).

Methods: 416 patients treated for OTA 31 fractures at a single institution between January 2019 and November 2020 were reviewed. TtS as well as morbidity and mortality rates were obtained from pre-pandemic and pandemic groups.

Implant Removal Due to Infection After Open Reduction and Internal Fixation: Trends and Predictors.

Background: Implant removal due to infection is one of the major causes failure following open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). The aim of this study was to determine trends and predictors of infection-related implant removal following ORIF of extremities using a nationally representative database.

Methods: Nationwide Inpatient Sample data from 2006 to 2017 was used to identify cases of ORIF following upper and lower extremity fractures, as well as cases that underwent infection-related implant removal following ORIF.