Eur J Trauma Emerg S
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Eur J Trauma Emerg S · Apr 2009
Is the Wave Plate Still a Salvage Procedure for Femoral Non-union? Results of 75 Cases Treated with a Locked Wave Plate.
To analyse the results of the treatment of aseptic femoral non-unions using a singular locked implant. ⋯ The locked wave plate offers a further reliable treatment for complex aseptic femoral non-unions.
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Eur J Trauma Emerg S · Apr 2009
Cervical Prevertebral Soft Tissue Swelling in the Traumatized Patient: What is Normality in the Intubated Patient?
Interpretation of prevertebral soft tissue swelling is generally thought to be invalid in the presence of an endotracheal tube (ETT). There is however little scientific data to support this. We evaluate the prevertebral soft tissue swelling of 43 traumatized patients that have had an endotracheal tube (ETT) placed in the acute setting. ⋯ There was no significant difference between the two groups at the C4 and C6 levels. We feel that interpretation of prevertebral swelling in the traumatized patient at the C2 level is invalid in the presence of an ETT, and indeed is significantly increased after intubation despite no injury at this level. However, the interpretation of soft tissue swelling at and below C4 remains a useful tool in the evaluation of an occult cervical injury.