Injury Vol 40 Supplement 1 Feb 2009

Trauma Melbourne 2008, Trauma Research and Clinical Management Conference Sofitel Melbourne On Collins, Melbourne21-22 November 2008
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The Victorian trauma system—Looking into the future Page S1 M. Lum, S. Doherty
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The cost of severe spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries in Victoria Pages S1-S2 J. Dore
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Assessment of functional outcome following spinal cord injury: The search for appropriate behavioural models Page S6 J. Callaway, M. Habgood, J. Ek, P. Johansson, K. Dziegielewska, N. Saunders
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Initial care of the spinal cord injured patient Pages S6-S7 A. Brown
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Personal impact of spinal cord injury Page S7 G. Allsop
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Cervical spine clearance: The role of MRI Page S8 H. Ackland
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Vascular salvage of the spinal cord Page S8 H.V. Crock
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Early surgical decompression Page S9 P. Chan
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Current and future interventions for acute cervical spine trauma Page S9 C.F. MacKenzie
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Damage control surgery outcomes Page S11 Z. Balogh
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Interventional radiology Page S11 S. Lyon
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Assessing potential spinal injury in the intubated multitrauma patient: Does MRI add value? Page S13 M. Schoenwaelder, W. Maclaurin, D. Varma
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Clinical outcomes with the Synex cage device in cases of combined anterior and posterior stabilisation of the spine Page S13 A. Hadj, M. Bailey, T. Kossmann
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Clinical and proteomic study of traumatic brain injured patients with associated long bone fractures Pages S13-S14 D. Cadosch
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Clinical practice guidelines Page S14 A. Delprado
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Translating research into practice: The role of the Cochrane Collaboration Page S14 S. Green
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Tissue engineering for repair and regeneration of new tissue Page S14 W. Morrison
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Trauma reception and resuscitation project Page S15 M. Fitzgerald
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Paramedic rapid sequence intubation Page S16 S. Barnard
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Vertebroplasty in acute traumatic vertebral injury Page S17 O. Doody, P.T. Foley, S.M. Lyon
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White matter damage analysis in spinal cord injury in the rat Page S17 J. Ek, R. Dennis, M. Habgood, P. Johansson, J. Callaway, K. Dziegielewska, N. Saunders
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Fifth metacarpal fractures—Do only “Boxers” get them? (An epidemiology study) Pages S17-S18 G. Yeo, M. Evans
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Precise intraoperative assessment of rotation in femoral fracture nailing Page S19 P. Gifford, S. Martin, J. Beer, S. Speed, C. Cooke
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The incidence of major trauma assaults on the rise: A population-based study Page S23 P. O’Mullane, A. Mikocka-Walus, B. Gabbe, P. Cameron
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Surgical site infection rate following primary major orthopaedic trauma surgery Page S23 R. Pavlov, D. Holden, K. Watson, L. Niggemeyer, D. Spelman, G. Harrington
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Visual observation of gait following traumatic brain injury is inaccurate Page S25 G. Williams, M. Morris, A. Schache, P. McCrory
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Damage control surgery in the management of Australian trauma patients Page S26 Y. Yang, J. Choi, K. Djamali, S. Wijesinghe, P. Burton