increased infection and wound complication rates. 12 Comorbidities Cardiovascular The prevalence of often multiple comorbidities increases with age. Data from Nikkel et al of over 30 000 geriatric patients with proximal femur fractures gives
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Josep Muñoz Vives, Jean-Christophe Bel, Arantxa Capel Agundez, Francisco Chana Rodríguez, José Palomo Traver, Morten Schultz-Larsen, and Theodoros Tosounidis
treatment should be decided based on individual analysis and the extent of soft-tissue injuries. A combination of multiple fractures might influence the choice of treatment in these complex cases. This will lead to the need to use a combination of implants
Mohammad Shahid and Rik Kundra
facilitate tissue healing. 8 PRP owes its therapeutic use to the limited evidence that growth factors released by the platelets possess multiple regenerative properties. 9 Tissue repair is a complex process comprising chemotaxis, angiogenesis, cell
Jordi Tomás-Hernández
severe soft-tissue injuries, comminution and multiple displaced articular fragments. Conversely, rotational injuries are typically low-energy fractures with less soft-tissue injury and, usually, a distal tibial spiral fracture pattern. In this review, we
Nuno Corte-Real and João Caetano
single-plane tests, which may not be ideal for multiple-plane lesions. For instance, the fact that the medial ligament is intact limits the pure anterior translation of the talus. If we add a rotational momentum (exactly as the lesion is produced) the
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the 1970s by haematologists describing plasma with a platelet count higher than peripheral blood, 6 which at the time was being used as a transfusion product in thrombocytopaenic patients. 5 Since then it has been applied in multiple fields
Gazi Huri, Mehmet Kaymakoglu, and Nickolas Garbis
gross anatomic and arthroscopic appearance of the RC were published after the abovementioned publications. 7 , 8 The RI is more like a protective cover consisting of multiple layers of ligaments and the capsule rather than a single anatomical
Duncan Avis and Dominic Power
. 2 , 3 , 7 , 16 , 17 The axillary nerve in particular is predisposed to injury due to its constrained anatomical relationship with the humeral neck and quadrilateral space and distal soft tissue attachments via multiple branches. Traction injury
Fahima A. Begum, Babar Kayani, Justin S. Chang, Rosamond J. Tansey, and Fares S. Haddad
Introduction Injuries to the quadriceps complex most commonly occur in sporting activities that involve repetitive kicking and high-speed sprinting. 1 , 2 In professional football (soccer) and rugby, quadriceps injuries lead to more
Deepak Samson, Chye Yew Ng, and Dominic Power
, electromyography. Current evidence: injury patterns and management practices Although complete, useful functional motor recovery occurs in only about 21% of CPN injuries, 24 there are multiple factors affecting neurological recovery. The most