Morbidity and mortality of traumatic cervical spinal cord injuries in a geriatric cohort.

Background: Traumatic injuries are among the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Major trauma presentations have seen a demographic shift recently from the young to the elderly, with significant associated neurological deficit.

Aims: To review the presentation and outcome of elderly patients presenting with cervical spinal injuries and associated neurological deficit that underwent surgical intervention in order to optimise treatment strategies.

Significant Variation in Blood Transfusion Practice Persists Following Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery.

Study Design: Retrospective case control study.

Objective: To review current transfusion practise following Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) surgery and assess risks of complication from transfusion in this cohort.

Summary Of Background Data: No study to date has investigated variation in blood transfusion practices across surgeons and hospitals following AIS surgery.

Locked pubis symphysis in a skeletally immature patient, a case report.

Background: Locked symphysis pubis is an exceedingly rare pelvic injury especially in the paediatric population. This study is the first to describe this fracture in a skeletally immature patient.

Case Report: We report the case of a fifteen year old boy who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) after being involved in a farming injury with a left lateral compression pelvic trauma.

The Effects of Splitting an Above Elbow Cast: A biomechanical study.

Background: Forearm fractures are one of the top three most common fractures in children. Treatment often includes immobilizing the arm in a cast extending above the elbow to help maintain fracture reduction and alignment. Complications from circumferential casting can occur including swelling in the forearm that can lead to neurovascular complications.

Osteochondroma of acromioclavicular joint.

Osteochondroma is the most common type of benign bone tumour. It is a benign chondrogenic lesion derived from aberrant cartilage from the perichondral ring, and it commonly presents in the proximal humerus, proximal femur and knee. Osteochondroma is usually solitary but can be multiple with patients with hereditary multiple exostoses.

Preoperative Patient Preparation Audit: Completed Loop Cycle.

Introduction Nurses usually check patients scheduled for surgery while the patients are still in the ward. A lack of complete preoperative patient preparation can cause delayed care and disastrous outcomes. The objective of this study was to assess the number of patients en route to surgery who had been fully preoperatively prepared and evaluate any change in that number once a proforma was introduced as part of the preparation protocol.