Improving the Odds: OTA Session Addresses Pelvic Ring Fractures

Terry Stanton

At the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting symposium titled, “A Multidisciplinary Approach to Hemodynamically Unstable Pelvic Ring Injuries,” David J. Hak, MD, MBA, FAAOS, FACS, of Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics in Sanford, Fla., addressed challenges in acute pelvic stabilization, including the use of binders and sheeting and external fixation and C clamps, use and misuse of fluoroscopy, and physiologic stabilization.

Study Favors Nonoperative Management of Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents

Terry Stanton

A study presented at the Orthopaedic Trauma Society Annual Meeting found that surgery offered no significant advantage over nonoperative management in the major outcome categories assessed in adolescent patients with clavicle fractures.