Seven important items from OTA (Healio)
Orthopedics Today features seven stories and videos of importance to emerge from the Impact of Sports 2014 Summit and the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting.
1) Higher than expected incidence of femoral neck shortening seen among young patients after fracture fixation
TAMPA, Fla. — Research presented here from a prospective trauma database showed femoral neck shortening of at least 5 mm following internal fixation in 54% of patients aged 60 years or younger. Read more.
2) Best detection methods for dorsal screw penetration in treating distal r...