Hand fracture management course

BMJ ◽  
2010 ◽  
pp. c3972
Author(s):  
Tarek Boutefnouchet
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Management ◽  
Hand Fracture

Hand fracture management

2003 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen Hardy ◽  
Eric Wegener
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Management ◽  
Hand Fracture

scholarly journals Principles of Hand Fracture Management

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
DN Haughton ◽  
D Jordan ◽  
M Malahias ◽  
S Hindocha ◽  
W Khan
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Injury ◽  
Soft Tissue Injury ◽  
Gross Motor Skills ◽  
Bone Injury ◽  
Hand Fractures ◽  
Accident And Emergency ◽  
Fracture Management ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Bony Injury ◽  
Hand Fracture

The hand is essential in humans for physical manipulation of their surrounding environment. Allowing the ability to grasp, and differentiated from other animals by an opposing thumb, the main functions include both fine and gross motor skills as well as being a key tool for sensing and understanding the immediate surroundings of their owner. Hand fractures are the most common fractures presenting at both accident and emergency and within orthopaedic clinics. Appropriate evaluation at first presentation, as well as during their management, can significantly prevent both morbidity and disability to a patient. These decisions are dependant on a wide range of factors including age, hand dominance, occupation and co-morbidities. A fracture is best described as a soft tissue injury with an associated bony injury. Despite this being the case, this paper intends to deal mainly with the bone injury and aims to discuss both the timing, as well as the methods available, of hand fracture management.

Manual of Fracture Management - Hand

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Management

Hand Fracture

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Hand Fracture

Fracture Management in the Infant, Child and Young Person

2014 ◽  
pp. 309-322
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Wright
Keyword(s):  
Young Person ◽  
Fracture Management

scholarly journals Wrist fracture management and the role of surgical care practitioner through the patient’s journey

2021 ◽  
pp. 175045892097607
Author(s):  
Rojas Moya Desiree ◽  
Russell Kabir
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Services ◽  
Surgical Care ◽  
Wrist Fracture ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Examination Technique ◽  
Legal Implications ◽  
Fracture Management ◽  
Surgical Options

The presentation of this case study involves an exploration of the patient's journey in detail after having a traumatic wrist fracture, which is recognised as one of the most common fractures encountered daily in emergency services by junior doctors and practitioners. However, this article not only analyses the medical guidance for this type of case, but also the importance of the surgical care practitioner role in trauma and orthopaedics. All practitioners attending patients in emergency services are required to develop a good knowledge of anatomy, physiology, patient’s examination technique, classifications and consequently being aware of the possible surgical options for treatment of the fracture. They will also need to fully understand the legal implications of consent to ensure safe practice.

scholarly journals Lessons from lockdown: Virtual Clinics and service reorganisation in fracture management during COVID 19 experience of an Irish Regional Trauma Unit

The Surgeon ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ciaran Stanley ◽  
Martin Kelly ◽  
Mohamed Elzaki ◽  
Audrey Butler ◽  
Finbarr Condon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trauma Unit ◽  
Fracture Management ◽  
Service Reorganisation

scholarly journals Early mortality in hip fracture patients admitted during first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Italy: a multicentre study

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dante Dallari ◽  
Luigi Zagra ◽  
Pietro Cimatti ◽  
Nicola Guindani ◽  
Rocco D’Apolito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hip Fracture ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Multicentre Study ◽  
Proximal Femur ◽  
Femur Fracture ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
Proximal Femur Fracture ◽  
Time To Surgery ◽  
Fracture Management ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Background Treatment of hip fractures during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed unique challenges for the management of COVID-19-infected patients and the maintenance of standards of care. The primary endpoint of this study is to compare the mortality rate at 1 month after surgery in symptomatic COVID-positive patients with that of asymptomatic patients. A secondary endpoint of the study is to evaluate, in the two groups of patients, mortality at 1 month on the basis of type of fracture and type of surgical treatment. Materials and methods For this retrospective multicentre study, we reviewed the medical records of patients hospitalised for proximal femur fracture at 14 hospitals in Northern Italy. Two groups were formed: COVID-19-positive patients (C+ group) presented symptoms, had a positive swab for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and received treatment for COVID-19; COVID-19-negative patients (C− group) were asymptomatic and tested negative for SARS-CoV-2. The two groups were compared for differences in time to surgery, survival rate and complications rate. The follow-up period was 1 month. Results Of the 1390 patients admitted for acute care for any reason, 477 had a proximal femur fracture; 53 were C+ but only 12/53 were diagnosed as such at admission. The mean age was > 80 years, and the mean American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score was 3 in both groups. There was no substantial difference in time to surgery (on average, 2.3 days for the C+ group and 2.8 for the C− group). As expected, a higher mortality rate was recorded for the C+ group but not associated with the type of hip fracture or treatment. No correlation was found between early treatment (< 48 h to surgery) and better outcome in the C+ group. Conclusions Hip fracture in COVID-19-positive patients accounted for 11% of the total. On average, the time to surgery was > 48 h, which reflects the difficulty of maintaining normal workflow during a medical emergency such as the present pandemic and notwithstanding the suspension of non-urgent procedures. Hip fracture was associated with a higher 30-day mortality rate in COVID-19-positive patients than in COVID-19-negative patients. This fact should be considered when communicating with patients and/or their family. Our data suggest no substantial difference in hip fracture management between patients with or without COVID-19 infection. In this sample, the COVID-19-positive patients were generally asymptomatic at admission; therefore, routine screening is recommended. Level of evidence Therapeutic study, level 4.

scholarly journals Use of Osteobiologics for Fracture Management: The When, What, and How

Injury ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meir T. Marmor ◽  
Jacob Matz ◽  
Robert Trigg McClellan ◽  
Ramapaada Medam ◽  
Theodore Miclau
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Management
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