Injury Vol 39 Iss 12 December 2008

Injury Volume 39, Issue 12, Pages 1309-1478 (December 2008)
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Editorial Board Page iii
Editorial
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What's new in the management of proximal femoral fractures? Pages 1309-1318 V.S. Nikolaou, A. Papathanasopoulos, P.V. Giannoudis
Reviews
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Humeral nailing revisited Pages 1319-1328 P.M. Rommens, R. Kuechle, Th. Bord, T. Lewens, R. Engelmann, J. Blum
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Displaced, unstable fractures of the radial head: Fixation vs. replacement—What is the evidence? Pages 1329-1337 David Ring
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The epidemiology of musculoskeletal tendinous and ligamentous injuries Pages 1338-1344 Robert A.E. Clayton, Charles M. Court-Brown
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Prosthetic replacement for proximal humeral fractures Pages 1345-1358 George Kontakis, Theodoros Tosounidis, Ioannis Galanakis, Panagiotis Megas
Articles
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Musculoskeletal injuries in terrorist attacks—A comparison between the injuries sustained and those related to motor vehicle accidents, based on a national registry database Pages 1359-1364 Yoram A. Weil, Kobi Peleg, Adi Givon, Rami Mosheiff
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The epidemiology of acute sports-related fractures in adults Pages 1365-1372 Charles M. Court-Brown, Alexander M. Wood, Stuart Aitken
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Coverage and accuracy of diagnosis of cruciate ligament injury in the Finnish National Hospital Discharge Register Pages 1373-1376 Ville M. Mattila, Petri Sillanpää, Tuomo Iivonen, Jari Parkkari, Pekka Kannus, Harri Pihlajamäki
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The epidemiology of sports-related fractures of the hand Pages 1377-1383 Stuart Aitken, Charles M. Court-Brown
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Treatment of experimental osteomyelitis by Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus with bone cement system releasing grepafloxacin Pages 1384-1390 Nicolas Efstathopoulos, Evangellos Giamarellos-Bourboulis et al
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Application of rhBMP-7 and platelet-rich plasma in the treatment of long bone non-unions: A prospective randomised clinical study on 120 patients Pages 1391-1402 G.M. Calori, L. Tagliabue, L. Gala, M. d’Imporzano, G. Peretti, W. Albisetti
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The efficacy of intratechal administration of a very low dose potirelin after acute spinal cord injury Pages 1403-1407 Şahika Liva Cengiz, Mehmet Erkan Ustun, Cemile Topcu, AK Ahmet
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Erythropoietin improves oxidative stress following spinal cord trauma in rats Pages 1408-1413 Nuray Yazihan, Kubilay Uzuner, Bulent Salman, Murat Vural, Tulay Koken, Ali Arslantas
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Siatic nerve regeneration in rats stimulated by fibrin glue containing nerve growth factor: An experimental study Pages 1414-1420 Gao Chunzheng, Ma Shengzhong, Ji Yinglian, Wang Ji-e, Li Jianmin
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Analysis of the helical plate for bone fracture fixation Pages 1421-1436 Kotlanka Rama Krishna, Idapalapati Sridhar, Dhanjoo N. Ghista
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Risk factors predicting mortality after blunt traumatic cervical fracture Pages 1437-1441 Albert F. Pull ter Gunne, Annelies E. Aquarius, Jan-Anne Roukema
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Influence of a previous neck sprain on recovery after whiplash injury Pages 1442-1443 Patrick A. Nee
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Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) in fresh clavicle fractures: A multi-centre double blind randomised controlled trial Pages 1444-1452 Pieter H.W. Lubbert, Rob H.H. van der Rijt, Lidewij E. Hoorntje, Chris van der Werken
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Treatment of severely displaced proximal humeral fractures in children with retrograde elastic stable intramedullary nailing Pages 1453-1459 F.F. Fernandez, O. Eberhardt, M. Langendörfer, T. Wirth
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Reconstruction of distal phalangeal injuries with the reverse homodigital island flap Pages 1460-1463 Arash Momeni, Horst Zajonc, Ziad Kalash, G. Björn Stark, Holger Bannasch
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Effects of fusion angle on functional results following non-operative treatment for fracture of the neck of the fifth metacarpal Pages 1464-1466 I. Ozturk, E. Erturer, F. Sahin, F. Seckin, S. Toker, M. Uzun, S. Sahin
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Staff opinions on casting material brands: A prospective study Pages 1467-1473 T. Cresswell, M. Flowers, L. Barton, V. Martindale
Technical Note
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Polyester tension-band wiring of olecranon fractures of elderly people: A simple technique Pages 1474-1476 Marco Assom, Nicola Lollino, Francesco Caranzano, Roberto Rossi, Filippo Castoldi
Letter to the Editor
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“Letter to the Editor: Anterior or posterior obliquity of the lag screw in the lateral view—Does it affect the sliding characteristics on unstable trochanteric fractures?” by Srinivas Kambhampati, Injury 2007;38:785–91 Page 1477
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Letter to the Editor Page 1477 Srinivas Kambhampati