Vancouver General Hospital

Validation of the AO Spine Osteoporotic Fracture Classification—effect of geographical region on reliability and reproducibility

Regional differences affect the reliability of the AO Spine-DGOU Osteoporotic Fracture Classification. European participants showed the highest agreement. This study underscores the need for addressing regional factors to improve the system’s global clinical utility. To evaluate...

Application of a dynamic wound closure device in orthopaedic trauma patients following fasciotomy: A level-1 trauma center perspective and preliminary case series

Abstract The challenge of achieving delayed primary closure of fasciotomy wounds is well known, and multiple techniques of achieving either delayed primary closure or alternative forms of soft-tissue reconstruction have been described in the literature. However, a universally acc...