Koval KJ | MDedge

Does Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Reduce Time to Fracture Healing? A Meta-Analysis

We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to obtain a more precise estimate of the effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (...

We studied National Trauma Data Bank data to determine the effectiveness of car safety devices in reducing mortality and injury severity in 184,...

This study used the National Inpatient Sample database for 1998 through 2003 to identify patients who were aged 65 years or older and had...

We conducted a study to compare complication rates in patients treated with hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture by surgeons with variable...

We assessed the differential complications and mortality rates of teaching versus nonteaching hospitals in July against other month-to-month...

To examine disparity in race for hip fracture treatment, we identified femoral neck fractures and pertrochanteric fractures from a 20% sample of...

It was recently reported that use of a perforated, stretchable cloth tape instead of silk tape reduced the incidence of postoperative blisters...

Publish date: April 1, 2007

Despite the general success of the sliding hip screw for stabilization of intertrochanteric fractures, there is dissatisfaction with the resultant...

Author:: Jeong GK; Gruson KI; Egol KA; Aharonoff GB; Karp AH; Zuckerman JD; Koval KJ

We compared the clinical efficacy and side-effect profiles of aspirin, dextran 40, and low-molecular-weight heparin (enoxaparin) in preventing...