European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society
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Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg · Oct 2023
Review Meta AnalysisOutcomes of acute perilunate injuries-a systematic review.
The objective of this systematic review was to perform epidemiological as well as clinical, radiological and patient-reported outcome analysis of surgically treated perilunate dislocations and fracture dislocations (PLDs and PLFDs) based on the so far largest pooled patient population to date. ⋯ Systematic review of level IV studies.
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Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg · Oct 2023
Meta AnalysisCast versus removable orthosis for the management of stable type B ankle fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
There is currently no consensus on nonoperative management in adult patients after a stable type B ankle fracture. The aim of this review is to compare a removable orthosis versus a cast regarding safety and functional outcome in the NOM of stable type B ankle fractures. ⋯ Results of this systematic review and meta-analysis show that a removable orthosis is a safe alternative type of NOM, as complication numbers are significantly lower in the orthosis group. In addition, no statistically significant differences were found in terms of functional outcome between a removable orthosis and a cast at 6 and 12 weeks. The 6-week and the 26-week OMAS results show that in patients with stable type B ankle fractures, a removable orthosis is non-inferior to a cast in terms of functional outcome.
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Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg · Oct 2023
Meta AnalysisProphylactic cholecystectomy offers best outcomes following ERCP clearance of common bile duct stones: a meta-analysis.
Symptomatic calculus biliary disease is common with associated morbidity and occasional mortality, further confounded when there is concomitant common bile duct (CBD) stones. Choledocholithiasis and clearance of the duct reduces recurrent cholangitis, but the question is whether after clearance of the CBD if there is a need to perform a cholecystectomy. This meta-analysis evaluated outcomes in patients undergoing ERCP with or without sphincterotomy to determine if cholecystectomy post-ERCP clearance offers optimal outcomes over a wait-and-see approach. ⋯ In patients undergoing CBD clearance, consideration should be given to performing prophylactic cholecystectomy to optimise outcomes.