Long Bone Fractures

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Shock-Wave Therapy and Surgery for Fractures Assessed Study finds shock-wave ...  -  ‎Nov 6, 2009‎
ModernMedicineFRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy may be as effective as surgery in promoting the union of long-bone factures over the ...

Cerebral fat embolism and the "starfield"pattern: a case report  -  ‎Nov 19, 2009‎
7thSpace Interactive (press release)Nearly all long-bone fractures are accompanied by some form of fat embolism. The rare complication of clinically significant fat embolism syndrome, however, ...

Details emerge in federal case against Stryker Biotech  -  ‎Oct 29, 2009‎
Mass Device blogs (blog)His report allegedly reveals an adverse event rate higher than with standard treatments for long-bone fractures. Later in 2006, the surgeon allegedly tells ...

href=http://www.orthosupersite.com/view.asp?rID=41201"Getting Around The Bend  -  ‎Jul 6, 2009‎
Ortho SuperSite...use in the 1930s a cobalt chrome intramedullary rod, clover-leaf shaped in cross section, to treat long bone fractures or hold correctional osteotomies.

MIDYETTE TRIAL BLOG: Child abuse expert testifying  -  Feb 2, 2009
Daily Camera,...or other object being shoved into a child's mouth. Jenny also testified that bruising is fairly rare with long-bone fractures or fractures of the ribs.

Curative seeks to build strong bones  -  Jan 15, 2009
Mass High Tech,However, it can also be used for long bone fractures and in other applications. The market for its products is worth more than $1 billion, he estimated.

Official guidance: 'Let children eat poisonous plants'  -  Jan 21, 2009
Telegraph.co.uk,...says facilities for skateboards and BMX cycles should be encouraged even if they "lead to injuries... including long bone fractures and concussion".

The Effect of Time Delay to Surgical Debridement of Open Tibia ...  -  Dec 18, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,Since the early 20th century, based in large part on these and similar discoveries, the management of open long-bone fractures has included urgent wound

Ultrasound-guided Management of Hand Fractures  -  Dec 18, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,Aeronautics and Space Administration-driven research has demonstrated the diagnostic usefulness of ultrasound, such as for rib and long-bone fractures.

Locking Plate Fixation for Proximal Humerus Fractures: A ...  -  Dec 18, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,Evolution of the internal fixation of long bone fractures. The scientific basis of biological internal fixation: choosing a new balance between stability

Ortopedide Kullanılan İmplantlar ve Enfeksiyon Riski  -  Dec 3, 2008
Medikal Teknik Dergisi,Bhandari M ; Guyatt GH ; Tong D ; Adili A ; Shaughnessy SG: Reamed versus nonreamed intramedullary nailing of lower extremity long bone fractures: a

Electrical Stimulation for Long-Bone Fracture-Healing: A Meta ...  -  Nov 1, 2008
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)Conclusions: While our pooled analysis does not show a significant impact of electromagnetic stimulation on delayed unions or ununited long-bone fractures,

Preliminary Final Report  -  Aug 28, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,Key achievements Non-healing bone fractures A pilot clinical trial for non-healing, long bone fractures was completed just after the financial year with 10

Variability in the Assessment of Fracture-Healing in Orthopaedic ...  -  Sep 1, 2008
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)Therapeutic clinical studies of long-bone fractures of the appendicular skeleton in adults in which fracture-healing was assessed were selected.

Advanced First Responder and Medical Capabilities Could Save Lives  -  Aug 28, 2008
Government Technology,...a heart rate higher than 120, amputation, second- or third-degree burns to more than 15 percent of the body and long bone fractures, Rodriguez said.

Masimo Announces Desaturation Index 3D Alarm as Standard Feature ...  -  Sep 10, 2008
Earthtimes (press release),...(1) Continuous Pulse Oximeter Monitoring for Inapparent Hypoxemia after Long Bone Fractures. Wong MW, Tsui HF, Yung SH, Chan KM, Cheng JC.

Ask A Doctor: Broken bones differ between children, adults  -  Jun 23, 2008
Herald Times Reporter,...and further result in malpositioning or malalignment of the fractured bone, so care is needed in treating long bone fractures in growing children.

Study to Prospectively evaluate Reamed Intramedually Nails in ...  -  Jun 23, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),Surgeons agree on the benefits of operative treatment of tibial fractures - the mostcommon of long bone fractures - with an intramedullary rod, or nail.

PREPARING Teacher-Scholars to Reduce Health Disparities  -  Jun 22, 2008
RedOrbit,...that African American patients had a 66 percent higher risk of not receiving analgesia in the emergency room for long-bone fractures than Caucasians.

Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB) Announce Near Term Commercialization ...  -  May 12, 2008
ABN Newswire (press release),Following on from the successful Phase 1b trial for repair of non-union long bone fractures, the Company is now finalising plans for a large multi-centre

Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork  -  May 21, 2008
Irish Medical Journal,The national trend in quality in emergency department pain management for long bone fractures. Acad Emerg Med 2007; 14: 163-9. Brown JC, Klein EJ, Lewis CW,

4WD park deaths spark regulation call  -  May 1, 2008
The Australian,...year as a result of injuries sustained at the park; some were life-threatening and some were long bone fractures which could have lead to disability.

A New Minimally Invasive Technique for Large Volume Bone Graft ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,...was designed to ream the intramedullary canal in a single step prior to placement of an intramedullary nail for the fixation of long bone fractures.

Shaikh Saif visits accident victims in hospital  -  Mar 12, 2008
GulfNews,The patients are mostly suffering from a severe concussion, chest trauma, long bone fractures and severe head injuries. Two of these patients are on

Mondial Assistance reports Increase in Australian Traveller ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
ASIATravelTips.com,Mondial Assistance lists the most common causes for repatriation in 2007 as pelvic and long bone fractures caused by injury whilst travelling, pneumonia and

Australian stem cell fracture treatment shows great results  -  13 Feb 2008
News-Medical.net,...a submission to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval for the stem cell therapy to be used in patients with long bone fractures.

Research Highlights Unigene’s Bone Growth Technology  -  Feb 12, 2008
NJBIZ,...and acute traumatic long bone fractures," said Dr. Agnès Vignery, principal investigator at Yale University and senior author of the publication.

Stem Cell Treatment For Brittle Bones In The Womb  -  Jan 29, 2008
Science Daily (press release)These mice had a reduction in long bone fractures of two thirds, compared with an untreated group, by the time they were twelve weeks old.

Unigene Announces Publication of Initial Results of Site-Directed ...  -  Feb 12, 2008
FOXBusiness...and acute traumatic long bone fractures," stated Dr. Agnes Vignery, principal investigator at Yale University and senior author of the publication.

Fall-prevention efforts offer simple steps for older adults  -  Feb 11, 2008
Seattle Times,The most common are hip and long-bone fractures and brain hemorrhages. Clinic staff members assess the patient's history and home situation to learn what

Treatment hope for brittle bones  -  Jan 27, 2008
The Press AssociationThe study found a reduction in long bone fractures of two thirds among the treated mice compared with an untreated group of mice.

Bone disease could be treated in utero  -  Jan 31, 2008
The Age,At three months old, these mice had just one third of the long bone fractures compared with untreated mice, according to the study published in the journal

Centre offers genetic fix for unborn babies  -  Jan 29, 2008
Courier Mail,Professor Fisk said the stem-cell-treated mice had a two-thirds reduction in long bone fractures in the 12 weeks after birth compared with an untreated

Expanding service  -  27 Dec 2007
Georgetown News Graphic,Two or more long bone fractures or possible pelvic fracture. € Abdominal trauma with tenderness, guarding, distention or bruising noted.

Healing of recalcitrant long bone fractures attributed to high ...  -  Dec 5, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,By Susan M. Rapp Overall about 90% of patients’ recalcitrant long bone fractures showed bone bridging 1 year after treatment with an autologous stem cell

Healing the Pros  -  Dec 20, 2007
Scienceline,The company’s pilot study consists of 10 patients who suffered long bone fractures in the leg, which had not healed after six to nine months.

'FASTER ACTION MAY HAVE HELPED JIM'  -  Dec 20, 2007
Grimsby Evening Telegraph,...said: "I believe the fatty embolism breaking away from the broken leg is a common complication in long bone fractures for young men.

Perioperative Care of the Patient With Osteogenesis Imperfecta  -  Dec 14, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,Her medical history included a diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta made at age 18 months due to repeated long bone fractures and progressive skeletal

The Influence of Insurance Status on the Transfer of Femoral ...  -  Dec 3, 2007
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)Complex musculoskeletal injuries were defined as multiple long-bone fractures; associated periarticular fractures or pelvic fractures; associated blunt or



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