Large segmental defects remain a challenging clinical problem. Bone defects have many
relevant clinical etiologies, such as high energy trauma, periprosthetic osteolysis, tumor …

Poly (l‐lactide) membranes of various pore sizes: microporous, medium pore size (10–20
μm), and large pore size (20–200 μm) were implanted in 15 mature New Zealand female …

Tubular poly (L-lactide) membranes with a pore size of 5-15 μm and a molecular weight of
70,000 Daltons were implanted into 24 New Zealand skeletally mature rabbits to cover 10 …

Objectives: To determine the effects of tubular resorbable polymer membranes on the
healing of a segmental diaphyseal bone defect. Design: A randomized prospective study …

Arthroscopy of the knee was performed using 30 ml single dose intraarticular instillations of
0.5% or 0.25% solutions of bupivacaine (Marcaine). A total of 18 pa tients (mean age, 34 …

Venous plasma levels of lidocaine were determined in 8 patients presenting to the
emergency department with acute distal radius fractures and who had had anesthesia with …

Methods: This was a prospective, observational cohort study of 442 older adults (65 to 90
years) admitted for traumatic hip fracture at five trauma centers. The primary exposure was …

Objectives Until recently, systemic opioids have been standard care for acute pain
management of geriatric hip fracture; however, opioids increase risk for delirium. Fascia …

Background Reversal of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) is currently recommended prior
to emergent surgery, such as surgical intervention for traumatic geriatric hip fractures …

Introduction There is a lack of data on the use and effectiveness of pre-hospital pelvic
circumferential compression devices (PCCD) as a temporary intervention for pelvic fracture …