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The Prevalence of Hospitalized Cases of Necrotizing Fasciitis: Anatomical Distribution, Amputations, and In-Hospital Mortality, 2019-2024.

BACKGROUND: Necrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening soft-tissue infection that still carries an in-hospital mortality of 11-30% and an amputation rate of 7-22% despite modern treatment. Only limited population-based data have been available for Germany to date. METHODS: We ca...

Investigating long-term quality of life and depressive symptoms following fracture-related infection: a systematic review with meta-analysis of heterogeneous evidence

Background : Fracture-related infection (FRI) is associated with prolonged treatment courses and functional impairment. However, the long-term effects of FRI on quality of life (QoL) and psychological outcomes remain unclear. Methods : A PRISMA-compliant systematic review of PubM...

The fourth column in thoracic vertebral fractures: concomitant thoracic cage injuries and mortality in 27,814 inpatient cases from the german national DRG database

Abstract Purpose Population-level data on fourth column fractures and prognostic implications remain lacking. This study aimed to characterise the epidemiology of thoracic vertebral fractures in Germany, including the prevalence of fourth column injuries and geriatric patients, c...