[Greenstick fractures of the forearm shaft-Is it obligatory or facultative to break the cortex?].

Background: To break or not to break-That is the question that has been asked in pediatric traumatology for many years regarding the treatment of greenstick fractures of the diaphyseal forearm shaft.

Objective: The frequency of greenstick fractures of the forearm shaft in children and adolescents; the influence of breaking the fracture on the refracture rate.

Methods: Analysis and discussion of relevant articles, analysis of the refracture rate of pediatric greenstick fractures of the forearm shaft in our own patient population.

An epidemiologic analysis of winter sport accidents on ski slopes comparing two seasons.

Background: The aim of this investigation was to provide a detailed analysis of accidents on ski slopes of Styrian resorts comparing two winter seasons.

Methods: Accident data requiring the presence of the ski patrol of the seasons 2007/08 (10 skiing resorts with 1029 injuries) and 2014/15 (8 resorts with 1844 injuries) were recorded. Accidents were normalized to 1000 skier days and 10000 lift transports.

Experimental comparison of abdominal drainage systems.

Background: In an experimental study the performance of different closed abdominal drainage systems was tested.

Methods: A vacuum bottle designed for Redon Drainage, a flexible plastic bulb designed for Jackson-Pratt drains and a V.A.

Fractures of the hallux in children.

Background: Foot fractures account for 5% to 13% of pediatric fractures. Fractures of the hallux require special attention due to its role in weight bearing, balance, and pedal motion. In this study, a large series of children with hallux fractures is presented.

Transdermal uptake and organ distribution of silver from two different wound dressings in rats after a burn trauma.

Silver-containing wound dressings are an integral part of wound therapy in adult and pediatric burn patients. The antimicrobial effect of silver is well known and has been described in numerous studies. Side effects are rarely reported from silver-containing wound care products, even though systemic absorption of silver has been shown by elevated levels of silver in the blood of patients after silver exposure during wound therapy.