Patients with Prior Craniectomy or Craniotomy Have No Increased Risk of Acute Hemorrhage after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the risk of acute hemorrhagic complications in patients after either a decompressive craniectomy or a craniotomy sustaining a recurrent mild traumatic brain injury. Furthermore, we analyze whether there is a higher risk for acute hemorrhagic complications considering patients with anticoagulation compared with patients without anticoagulation in both groups. All patients with mild traumatic brain injuries after either decompressive craniectomy or craniotomy, treated between January 2005 and December 2020 at a single level 1 trauma center, were included in this retrospective analysis.

ESTES recommendations on proximal humerus fractures in the elderly.

Purpose: The section for the skeletal trauma and sport's injuries of the European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES) appointed a task force group to reach a consensus among European countries on proximal humeral fractures.

Material/methods: The task force group organized several consensus meetings until a paper with final recommendations was confirmed during the ESTES Executive Board meeting in Berlin on 25 October 2018.

Conclusion: The Recommendations compare conservative and four possible operative treatment options (ORIF, nailing, hemi- and total reverse arthroplasty) and enable the smallest common denominator for the surgical treatment among ESTES members.

Long-term results after primary augmented repair of proximal tears of the anterior cruciate ligament with the Kennedy-LAD - Does it work?

Background: The purpose of this study was to objectively evaluate the clinical functionality of the knee joint 30 years after surgical augmentation of the ACL with the "Kennedy Ligament Augmentation Device ®" (Kennedy LAD®).

Methods: The patient collective consisted of 41 patients with an average age of 59.51 years (±10.