Trauma & Injuries

Trauma Patients Safe from Mortality Risks, Complications Associated With So-Called “Weekend Ef

People who are in car crashes or suffer serious falls, gunshot or knife wounds and other injuries at nights or on weekends do not…    

Medical students regularly stuck by needles, often fail to report injuries

Medical students are commonly stuck by needles — putting them at risk of contracting potentially dangerous blood-borne diseases — and many of them fail…    

Study Pinpoints Causes of ‘Runner’s Knee’

From professional athletes to weekend warriors, the condition known as “runner’s knee” is a painful and potentially debilitating injury suffered by millions of people…    

Last-Resort Lower-Body Amputation Effective in Extreme Cases of Bone Infection

A landmark, 25-year review of cases in which surgeons had to remove the lower portion of the body from the waist down for…    

Hot tub injuries on the rise

As more and more Americans have turned to hot tubs for some rest and relaxation, the number of hot tub-related injuries has grown as…    

Mending Meniscals in Children, Improving Diagnosis and Recovery

The meniscus is a rubber-like, crescent moon-shaped cartilage cushion that sits between the leg and thigh bone. Each knee has two menisci: one on…    

Combinatorial therapy elicits spinal cord regeneration more than a year after injury

New research finds that adult neurons can still regenerate as long as 15 months after a spinal cord injury. The study, published by Cell…    

Keeping children safe: Rethinking design

Injury is the leading cause of death for children over the age of 1 in industrialized countries and improving the safety of the manmade…    

Football Injuries in U.S. High School Athletes More Severe During Kickoff, Punting

Injuries can occur during a sporting competition at any time. However, new research finds that during football, injuries sustained at the beginning or middle…    

First National Study to Examine Rock Climbing-Related Injuries

In the past decade the popularity of rock climbing has dramatically increased. It has been estimated that rock climbing is now enjoyed by more…    

Advances seen in treatment of knee ligament injury

New surgical techniques are helping to improve treatment of a lesser-known type of knee ligament injury, according to a research review.

The…    

Consumer Fireworks Continue to Injure Children in U.S.

A Fourth of July tradition in many families, consumer fireworks continue to injure children in the U.S. at disproportionately high rates compared to the…    

Home computers are growing source of injuries

As computers have become a staple in American homes, the rate of injuries from computer mishaps has grown as well—particularly among young children, according…    

Kids’ baseball injuries declining

The number of children injured playing baseball and who needed to be treated in emergency departments in the U.S. declined by about 30 percent…    

17 Million U.S. Children Live More Than an Hour from Pediatric Trauma Care

More than 17 million U.S. children live more than an hour away by ground or air transportation from a life-saving pediatric trauma center, according…    

Teens’ growth-plate injuries need early care

Injuries to the bones’ growth plates are fairly common in adolescent athletes, but prompt attention is required to keep these injuries from becoming…    

The Injured Obese Child: Let’s Give Him Some Ankle Support

In comparison to non-obese children, obese children are significantly more likely to have lower body injuries, such as in their ankles and legs.…    

Breakdancing: a high-risk activity: study

Breakdancers suffer a relatively high rate of injury and many fail to give themselves time to heal, a new study suggests.

In…    

Computer-Aided System Effectively Detects and Measures Pneumothoraces in Chest Trauma Patients

A new computer-aided method used with MDCT to detect and measure pneumothoraces in trauma patients helps physicians make quicker and more accurate decisions in…    

Incidental Findings in Trauma Patients Spark Concerns for Physicians

Nearly one-fifth of trauma patients who undergo CT evaluation have incidental findings, according to a study performed by Columbus Radiology Corp. at Grant Medical…    

New Study Shows Long-Term Dangers of Severe Concussions

It’s well known that mild traumatic brain injuries and concussions are a common occurrence in children and adolescents, especially young athletes. But what…    

Children and Orthopaedic Surgical Emergencies

Severe musculoskeletal conditions in children include bone and joint infections, a hip problem known as slipped epiphysis, and elbow fractures. These can lead…    

Shoulder Injuries in U.S. High School Athletes Occur More Often in Boys

Although shoulder injuries accounted for just 8 percent of all injuries sustained by high school athletes, shoulder injuries were relatively common in predominately male…    

Grandparents a safe source of childcare

For working parents, having grandparents as caregivers can cut the risk of childhood injury roughly in half, according to a new study by researchers…    

This School Year, Avoid Injuries from Backpacks

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 7,000 children were injured last year due to overloaded backpacks, some weighing as much…