Immediate MRI referral vs. usual care in general practice in patients with traumatic knee complaints

Br J Sports Med. 2019 Oct;53(20):1285-1292.

Short vs. long cephalomedullary nails for treatment of pertrochanteric fractures of the femur

J Orthop Trauma. 2019 Oct;33(10):480-486.

Surgical rib fixation vs. conservative treatment of polytrauma patients with flail chest

J Surg Res. 2019 Oct;242:223-230.

OTA 2019: Low vitamin D adherence among young femoral neck fracture patients

OTA 2019: Posterior tilt ≥20° predicts risk of future arthroplasty in Garden I/II hip fractures

OTA 2019: Topical vancomycin decreases the likelihood for gram+ infections in fracture surgery

OTA 2019: Pre-operative femoral nerve block feasible for study in hip fracture patients

OTA 2019: Tightrope & screw fixation result in different pattern of diastasis in syndesmosis injury

OTA 2019: Improved bone healing with PLEX-DBG over control in open fracture surgery

OTA 2019: Suprapatellar tibial nails significantly faster with similar alignment vs. infrapatellar

OTA 2019: Pre-operative urinary catheter in pertrochanteric fractures can prevent urinary retention

OTA 2019: Suture button superior to syndesmotic screw at five years

OTA 2019: Reduced imaging after ankle fractures cost-effective with no change in functional outcomes

OTA 2019: Time to irrigation does not independently increase the risk of infection in open fractures

OTA 2019: Early directed physiotherapy significantly better than usual care post ankle ORIF

The HEALTH Trial: THA no better than hemiarthroplasty for displaced femoral neck fractures

N Engl J Med. 2019 Sep 26. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1906190.

OTA 2019: IV Ibuprofen Reduces Opioid Consumption in Trauma Patients

OTA 2019: Open fractures treated with vac dressing at higher risk of infection and lower HRQoL

OTA 2019: No difference in outcomes between AIBG and cement in tibial plateau fracture bone defects

OTA 2019: Small improvement with ORIF vs. non-op treatment of LC pelvic fractures