Outcomes of operative versus nonoperative treatment of displaced pediatric clavicle fractures.

Current literature proposes relative and absolute indications for surgical treatment of clavicle fractures in adults. However, few studies have evaluated these fractures in children. The current study examined short- and long-term outcomes of pediatric patients with displaced clavicle fractures.

Bilateral acetabular fractures in an adolescent after low-energy trauma.

Background: Pediatric pelvic fractures are rare, accounting for approximately 2.4% to 5.5% of annual admissions at large level I trauma centers.

Comparison of short and long arm plaster casts for displaced fractures in the distal third of the forearm in children.

Background: Various methods of cast immobilization have been recommended for the treatment of distal forearm fractures in children. The purpose of this study was to determine if short arm casts are as effective as long arm casts in the treatment of displaced fractures of the distal third of the forearm in these patients.

Methods: In a prospective randomized trial, consecutive patients, four years of age or older, who presented to The Women's and Children's Hospital of Buffalo with a displaced fracture of the distal third of the forearm were randomized to treatment with a short or long arm plaster cast.

Displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures: long-term outcome in women.

Background: This study compared the outcomes of displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures in women treated operatively or nonoperatively. This was part of a prospective, randomized, controlled, multi-center, clinical trial performed at four level I trauma hospitals. In addition, we compared the long-term outcomes in women with those reported in men in an earlier study.