InjuryPub Date : 2024-08-05DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111796
Syeda Zuha Sami, Myrah Hasan, Muzna Murtaza, Zainab Muhammad Hanif, Ariba Nazir
{"title":"Letter to the editor: Role of extracorporeal life support for traumatic hemopericardium: A single level I trauma center review.","authors":"Syeda Zuha Sami, Myrah Hasan, Muzna Murtaza, Zainab Muhammad Hanif, Ariba Nazir","doi":"10.1016/j.injury.2024.111796","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2024.111796","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While this study sheds light on the valuable clinical outcomes regarding the use of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) in managing traumatic hemopericardium, I would like to emphasize a few critical areas that would improve the study's findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":94042,"journal":{"name":"Injury","volume":" ","pages":"111796"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141989782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
InjuryPub Date : 2024-08-05DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111784
Wangsheng Wu, Huajuan Wang, Bingsheng Liu
{"title":"Letter to the Editor on \"Unicortical versus bicortical plate fixation for midshaft clavicular fractures\".","authors":"Wangsheng Wu, Huajuan Wang, Bingsheng Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.injury.2024.111784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2024.111784","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94042,"journal":{"name":"Injury","volume":" ","pages":"111784"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141908705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
InjuryPub Date : 2024-08-05DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111788
Emre Kudu, Melis Efeoğlu Saçak
{"title":"Letter to the editor regarding \" The paediatric polytrauma CT-indication (PePCI)-score-development of a prognostic model to reduce unnecessary CT scans in paediatric trauma patients\".","authors":"Emre Kudu, Melis Efeoğlu Saçak","doi":"10.1016/j.injury.2024.111788","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2024.111788","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94042,"journal":{"name":"Injury","volume":" ","pages":"111788"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141997119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
InjuryPub Date : 2024-08-05DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111787
Meivelu Moovendhan
{"title":"Letter to the Editor: Enhanced sciatic nerve regeneration with fibrin scaffold containing human endometrial stem cells and insulin encapsulated chitosan particles.","authors":"Meivelu Moovendhan","doi":"10.1016/j.injury.2024.111787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2024.111787","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94042,"journal":{"name":"Injury","volume":" ","pages":"111787"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142001604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comments on \"Long-term differences in clinical prognosis between crossed- and parallel-cannulated screw fixation in vertical femoral neck fractures of non-geriatric patients\".","authors":"Udit Kumar Jayant, Sanjay Singh, Devashish Chhuttani","doi":"10.1016/j.injury.2024.111791","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2024.111791","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94042,"journal":{"name":"Injury","volume":" ","pages":"111791"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141997103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
InjuryPub Date : 2024-08-05DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111785
Elaheh Sanjari, Hadi Raeisi Shahraki
{"title":"Comments on \"Body surface area is a predictor of 90-day all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury\".","authors":"Elaheh Sanjari, Hadi Raeisi Shahraki","doi":"10.1016/j.injury.2024.111785","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2024.111785","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94042,"journal":{"name":"Injury","volume":" ","pages":"111785"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141997102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
InjuryPub Date : 2024-08-05DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2024.111792
Robinson Esteves Pires, João Marcos Guimarães Rabelo, Carlos Alberto Cimini, Estevam Barbosa de Las Casas, Antônio Tufi Neder Filho, Vincenzo Giordano, Mauricio Kfuri, Marco Antônio Percope de Andrade
{"title":"Letter to the Editor in response to comment on \"Biomechanics of internal fixation in Hoffa fractures-A comparison of four different constructs\", Injury (2024), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2024.111577.","authors":"Robinson Esteves Pires, João Marcos Guimarães Rabelo, Carlos Alberto Cimini, Estevam Barbosa de Las Casas, Antônio Tufi Neder Filho, Vincenzo Giordano, Mauricio Kfuri, Marco Antônio Percope de Andrade","doi":"10.1016/j.injury.2024.111792","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2024.111792","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94042,"journal":{"name":"Injury","volume":" ","pages":"111792"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142057665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
InjuryPub Date : 2023-12-20DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.111297
Julia Nilsson, Eva-Corina Caragounis
{"title":"Long-term outcome after surgical management of symptomatic non-union rib fractures","authors":"Julia Nilsson, Eva-Corina Caragounis","doi":"10.1016/j.injury.2023.111297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2023.111297","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Introduction</h3><p>Traumatic chest wall injuries are common however the incidence of non-union rib fractures is unknown. Previous studies have suggested that surgical management of symptomatic non-union rib fractures could be beneficial in selected patients, although many experience persisting pain despite surgery. The aim of this study is to investigate the long-term outcome after surgical management of symptomatic non-union rib fractures.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>This is a cross-sectional study including adults (≥18 years) managed surgically for symptomatic non-union rib fractures with plate fixation during the period 2010–2020 at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Patients operated for acute chest wall injury or injury due to cardiopulmonary resuscitation were excluded. Patients answered standardized questionnaires concerning remaining symptoms and satisfaction with surgery, quality of life (QoL, EQ-5D-5L) and disability (Disability Rating Index, DRI). Lung function, movement of chest wall and thoracic spine, and shoulder function (Boström index) were assessed.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>Sixteen patients, 12 men and four women, with mean age 61.6±11.1 were included in the study. The mechanism of injury was trauma in 10 patients and cough-induced injuries in five patients. Lung disease was significantly more prevalent in cough-induced injuries compared to traumatic injuries, 5 vs 1 (p=0.008). The mean follow-up time was 3.5 years. Ninety-four percent were satisfied with the surgery and reported that their symptoms had decreased, although 69% had remaining symptoms, especially pain, from the chest wall. Quality of Life was decreased with EQ-5D-5L index 0.819 (0.477–0.976) and EQ-VAS 69 (10–100). Disability Rating Index was 31.5 (1.3–76.7) with problems running, lifting heavy objects, and performing heavy work. Predicted lung function was decreased with Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) 86.2±14.2%, Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) 79.1±10.7% and Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF) 89.7±14.5%. Patients with cough-induced injuries had full shoulder mobility.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Chest wall surgery for symptomatic non-union rib fractures results in decreased symptoms and patient satisfaction in most cases despite remaining symptoms, reduced lung function, chest wall movement, and QoL and persistent disability.</p>","PeriodicalId":94042,"journal":{"name":"Injury","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139030740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}