Trauma Research

KEY FINDING: Both age and mFI-5 had statistically significant associations with in-hospital mortality.

KEY FINDING: Early pharmacologic VTE prophylaxis is suggested for non-operative blunt solid organ injuries, isolated blunt TBIs, and SCIs.

KEY FINDING: The patient presented with a dislocated odontoid fracture and an unstable Jefferson’s fracture, along with a coincident intradiploic arachnoid cyst and severe three-vessel coronary artery disease.

KEY FINDING: Posterior approach with partial facetectomy is considered a safer surgical technique than an anterior approach in terms of worsening postoperative neurologic status.

KEY FINDING: Admission to a hospital with specialized acute SCI care was not associated with improved overall one-year survival among patients with acute tSCI.

KEY FINDING: A novel single-surgery, single-approach technique with pedicle screws and tension-band wiring can be successfully used for delayed sub-axial fracture-dislocation.

KEY FINDING: Spinal epidural hematoma (SEH) was found in 49% of post-traumatic patients with spinal ankylosis from DISH, while spinal subdural hematoma (SSH) was observed in 4%.

KEY FINDING: Patients with neurological improvement had significantly higher average MAP values in the first 12 hours post-injury.

KEY FINDING: Anterior screw fixation is generally preferred for type II odontoid fractures, while C1–2 fusion is recommended if nonunion is a concern.

KEY FINDING: Lower limb injuries constituted 59.07% of all musculoskeletal injuries.