Injury Vol 41 No 2 Feb 2010

Editorial
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Restricted duty hours and implications on resident education—Are different trauma systems affected in a different way? Pages 125-127 H.-C. Pape

Reviews
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The influence of hydroxyapatite coating of external fixator pins on pin loosening and pin track infection: A systematic review Pages 128-132 Adnan Saithna
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Compartment syndrome of the thigh: A systematic review Pages 133-136 Nwakile I. Ojike, Craig S. Roberts, Peter V. Giannoudis

Articles
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Epidemiology of foot injury in a high-income developing country Pages 137-140 Ayman M.A. Tadros, Hani O. Eid, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan
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“No one has ever asked for it back!” A survey assessing the fate of reusable external fixation equipment in mortuaries Pages 141-143 A. Timms, T. Sorkin, H. Pugh, M. Barry, W.D. Goodier
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Can patients with low energy whiplash associated disorder develop low back pain? Pages 144-146 Nicholas Beattie, Martyn E. Lovell
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The “Good, Bad and Ugly” pin site grading system: A reliable and memorable method for documenting and monitoring ring fixator pin sites Pages 147-150 S.A. Clint, D.M. Eastwood, M. Chasseaud, P.R. Calder, D.R. Marsh
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Causes of scapula fractures differ from other shoulder injuries in occupants seriously injured during motor vehicle crashes Pages 151-155 Raul Coimbra, Carol Conroy, Gail T. Tominaga, Vishal Bansal, Alexandra Schwartz
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Biomechanical comparison of tension band- and interfragmentary screw fixation with a new implant in transverse patella fractures Pages 156-160 J. Dargel, S. Gick, K. Mader, J. Koebke, D. Pennig
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Alternative fixation method for open femoral fractures from a damage control orthopaedics perspective Pages 161-168 Francesco Sala, Dario Capitani, Fabio Castelli, Giovanni Andrea La Maida, Giovanni Lovisetti, Saurabh Singh
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Danger zone for locking screw placement in minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) of humeral shaft fractures: A cadaveric study Pages 169-172 T. Apivatthakakul, S. Patiyasikan, S. Luevitoonvechkit
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Classification systems for tibial plateau fractures; Does computed tomography scanning improve their reliability? Pages 173-178 Alexander Brunner, Monika Horisberger, Benjamin Ulmar, Alexander Hoffmann, Reto Babst
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Locked volar plating for unstable distal radial fractures: Clinical and radiological outcomes Pages 184-189 Dominique Knight, Carol Hajducka, Elizabeth Will, Margaret McQueen
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Staged external and internal less-invasive stabilisation system plating for open proximal tibial fractures Pages 190-196 Ching-Hou Ma, Chin-Hsien Wu, Shang-Won Yu, Cheng-Yo Yen, Yuan-Kun Tu
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Three-point index in predicting redisplacement of extra-articular distal radial fractures in adults Pages 197-203 Kadir Bahadır Alemdaroğlu, Serkan İltar, Nevres Hürriyet Aydoğan, Ferhat Say, Cem Yalın Kılınç, Uğur Tiftikçi
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A novel non-bridging external fixator construct versus volar angular stable plating for the fixation of intra-articular fractures of the distal radius—A biomechanical study Pages 204-209 Markus Windolf, Karsten Schwieger, Ben Ockert, Jesse B. Jupiter, Georg Gradl
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Incidence and significance of injuries to the foot and ankle in polytrauma patients—An analysis of the Trauma Registry of DGU Pages 210-215 Christian Probst, Martinus Richter, Rolf Lefering, Michael Frink, Ralph Gaulke, Christian Krettek, Frank Hildebrand
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Quantitative fit assessment of tibial nail designs using 3D computer modelling Pages 216-219 B. Schmutz, K. Rathnayaka, M.E. Wullschleger, J. Meek, M.A. Schuetz
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Intramedullary nailing of proximal tibia fractures—An anatomical study comparing three lateral starting points for nail insertion Pages 220-225 Patrick Weninger, Manfred Tschabitscher, Hannes Traxler, Veronika Pfafl, Harald Hertz
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Factors that predict poor outcomes in patients with traumatic vertebral body fractures Pages 226-230 Zi Yang, Adrian J. Lowe, David E. de la Harpe, Martin D. Richardson

Case Reports
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Odontoid fracture in severe ankylosing spondylitic patient Pages 231-234 Panayiotis T. Hadjicostas, Afroditi K. Tsirogianni, Panayotis N. Soucacos, Friedrich W. Thielemann
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Thermal tibial osteonecrosis: A diagnostic challenge and review of the literature Pages 235-238 Josh E. Schroeder, Yoram A. Weil, Amal Khoury, Meir Liebergall, Rami Mosheiff
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Penetrating pelvic battlefield trauma: Internal use of chitosan-based haemostatic dressings Pages 239-241 Jonathan J. Morrison, Alistair J.C. Mountain, Keith A. Galbraith, Jonathan C. Clasper

Technical Note
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Surgical techniques: How I do it? Bone graft harvest from the proximal lateral tibia Pages 242-244 C.P.C. Mauffrey, D. Seligson, S. Krikler