Greater Socioeconomic Deprivation Is Associated With Increased Complication Rates and Lower Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Humeral Shaft Fractures.

Objectives: This study explored the hypothesis that social determinants of health, including racial and economic differences, may impact orthopaedic trauma outcomes in patients undergoing open reduction and internal fixation of humeral shaft fractures.

Design: Retrospective.

Setting: Single, academic, tertiary level I trauma center.

No Differences in Clinical, Functional, or Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Trial of Nonoperative Management Before Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Humeral Shaft Fractures.

Objectives: To test the hypothesis that primary osteosynthesis of humeral shaft fractures may lead to more favorable clinical, functional, and patient-reported outcomes than fixation following a trial of nonoperative management.

Design: Retrospective cohort review.

Setting: Academic level I trauma center.

Retrograde Intramedullary Nailing Versus Locked Plating for Extreme Distal Periprosthetic Femur Fractures: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.

Objectives: To compare clinical and radiographic outcomes after retrograde intramedullary nailing (rIMN) versus locked plating (LP) of "extreme distal" periprosthetic femur fractures, defined as those that contact or extend distal to the anterior flange.

Design: Retrospective review.

Setting: Eight academic level I trauma centers.

Novel Treatment for Recurrent Posttraumatic Hip Instability: A Case Report.

Case: A 26-year-old woman sustained a traumatic right hip dislocation with posterior wall component in a motor vehicle collision. Initial treatment consisted of open reduction internal fixation of her posterior wall fracture. Six years later, she developed low-energy recurrent hip instability.

Patient Mortality in Geriatric Distal Femur Fractures.

Objectives: To estimate 1-year mortality rates in elderly patients who undergo operative treatment for distal femur fractures and identify potential risk factors for mortality.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: Level 1 and Level 2 trauma centers.

Early prediction of tibial and femoral fracture healing: Are we reliable?

Introduction: To evaluate the ability of orthopaedic trauma subspecialists to predict early bony union in femoral and tibia shaft fractures.

Materials And Methods: Eight orthopaedic trauma subspecialists prospectively predicted the probability of bony union at 6 and 12 weeks post-operatively for an aggregate of 48 femoral and tibial shaft fractures treated at a Level 1 trauma centre. An additional orthopaedic trauma subspecialist was blinded to treating surgeon and adjudicated healing at 18 weeks.