The Correlation Between Timing of Surgery and the Need for RBC Transfusions in the Geriatric Intertrochanteric Fracture Population.

Objective: To identify whether the timing of surgery affects red blood cell (RBC) transfusion requirements in the elderly with intertrochanteric fractures.

Methods: We retrospectively studied all patients undergoing surgical fixation of their intertrochanteric fractures in our hospital between January 2009 and December 2018 and analyzed the relationship between the timing of surgery and RBC transfusion.

Results: A total of 679 patients were included in this study.

Repair of Small-Size Wound With Achilles Tendon Exposure With Proximal Pedicled Cutaneous Neurovascular Flap.

Objective: To investigate the clinical outcomes associated with repairing of small-sized wounds of Achilles tendon exposure with proximal pedicled cutaneous neurovascular flap in the dorsolateral foot.

Methods: After thorough debridement, 16 cases with small-sized wounds of Achilles tendon exposure were repaired by proximal pedicled cutaneous neurovascular flap of the dorsolateral foot, and their clinical outcomes were observed.

Results: All the flaps in the 16 cases survived completely, excluding the marginal part necrosis in 1 case, and all the wounds were healed.