Orthopaedic Trauma
Evidence Based-Medicine Resource List

Compiled and reviewed by the OTA Project Team for Evidence-Based Medicine
Committee Chair: William Obremskey, MD
September 2007

Topic Index (please click on the topic you are interested in researching, or scroll to view the entire list).

Ankle Hand Spine
Femur Humerus Tibia
Forearm Knee Dislocation Wrist
General Shoulder  

These articles have been recommended as excellent sources of educational information.
The permission of each varies.  The JBJS (British) has given permission to directly link to articles that have been on their site for at least five years.  Often the permission was granted to OTA members only.  For these articles, a member will find access to the article after signing into the members only page link provided.  All East Journal articles will have a link to the East Guidelines website, rather than the article.

Additional updates regarding the journal articles will be available as further permissions are granted.

* - Permission to Access Article: OTA Members Only

Ankle
Ankle (Rehab)
Article: Functional Outcome of Surgery for Fractures of the Ankle: A Prospective, Randomised Comparison of Management in a Cast or a Functional Brace
Author: Egol, K. A.; Dolan, R.; Koval, K. J.
Journal: JBJS (Br)
Volume: Vol. 82-B, No. 2, March 2000, pp 246-249
* Permission Granted by JBJS (Br)

Ankle (Rehab)
Article: Use of a Cast Compared with a Functional Ankle Brace After Operative Treatment of an Ankle Fracture *
Author: Hannu Lehtonen, MD etc.
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 85-A, No. 2, Feb 2003, pp 205-211

Ankle (Syndesmosis)
Article: Fixation of Syndesmotic Ruptures in 38 Patients With a Malleolar Fracture: A Randomized Study Comparing a Metallic and a Bioabsorbable Screw *
Author: Juha-Pekka Kaukonen, MD, PhD,* Tommi Lamberg, MD, PhD,* Olli Korkala, MD, PhD,* & Jarkko Pajarinen, MD, PhD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 19, No. 6, July 2005
* OTA Members Only

Ankle (Syndesmosis)
Article: Tricortical Versus Quadricortical Syndesmosis Fixation in Ankle Fractures *
Author: Per Hoiness, MD,* and Knut Stromose, MD, PhD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 18, No. 6, July 2004
* OTA Members Only

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Femur
Femur (Distal Femur Fractures)
Article: Biomechanical Evaluation of the Less Invasive Stabilization System, Angled Blade Plate, and Retrograde Intramedullary Nail for the Internal Fixation of Distal Femur Fractures *
Author: Michael Zlowodzki, MD,* Scott Williamson, BS, Peter A. Cole, MD,* Lyle D. Zardiackas, PhD, & Philip J. Kregor
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 18, No. 8, Sept 2004
* OTA Members Only

Femur (Distal Femur Fractures)
Article: Double-plating of Comminuted, Unstable Fractures of the Distal Part of the Femur
Author: R Sanders, M Swiontkowski, H Rosen and D Helfet
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 73-A, No. 3, March 1991, pp 341-346

Femur (Distal Femur Fractures)
Article: Operative Treatment of Acute Distal Femur Fractures: Systematic Review of 2 Comparative Studies and 45 Case Series (1989 to 2005) *
Author: Michael Zlowodzki, MD, Mohit Bhandari, MD, MSc, Daniel J. Marek, MD, Peter A. Cole, MD, and Philip J. Kregor, MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 20, No. 5, May 2006
* OTA Members Only

Femur (Distal Femur Fractures)
Article: Supracondylar Fractures of the Femur
Author: Mary J. Albert, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 5, No. 3, May/June 1997

Femur (Distal Femur Fractures)
Article: Surgical Treatment of Displaced, Comminuted Fractures of the Distal End of the Femur
Author: RD Mize, RW Bucholz and DP Grogan
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 64-A, No. 6, July 1982

Femur (Distal Femur Fractures)
Article: The Results of Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Distal Femur Fractures Using a Biologic (Indirect) Reduction Technique *
Author: Bolhofner, Brett R.*; Carmen, Barbara; Clifford, Philip
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 10, No. 6, Aug 1996, pp 372-377
* OTA Members Only

Femur (Distal Femur Fractures)
Article: Treatment of Distal Femur Fractures Using the Less Invasive Stabilization System *
Author: Philip J. Kregor, MD, James A. Stannard, MD, Michael Zlowodzki, MD, and Peter A. Cole, MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 18, No. 8, Sept 2004
* OTA Members Only

Femur (Femoral Neck Fractures)
Article: Anatomy of the Medial Femoral Circumflex Artery and its Surgical Implications [Hip]
Author: Gautier, Emanuel; Ganz, Katharine; Krugel, Nathalie; Gill, Thomas; Ganz, Reinhold
Journal: JBJS (Br)
Volume: Vol. 82-B, No. 5, July 2000, pp 679-683
* Permission Granted by JBJS (Br)

Femur (Femoral Neck Fractures)
Article: Arthroplasties (With and Without Bone Cement) for Proximal Femoral Fractures in Adults (Review) *
Author: Parker MJ, Gurusamy K
Journal: Cochrane Review
Volume: Issue 2, 2007
* Link to Cochrane Library

Femur (Femoral Neck Fractures)
Article: Comparison of Internal Fixation with Total Hip Replacement for Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures
Author: Richard Blomfeldt, MD, Hans Tornkvist, MD, PHD, Sari Ponzer, MD, PHD, Anita Soderqvist, RN, and Jan Tidermark, MD, PHD
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 87-A, No. 8, Aug 2005

Femur (Femoral Neck Fractures)
Article: Fracture of the Ipsilateral Neck of the Femur in Shaft Nailing: The Role of CT in Diagnosis
Author: Yang, Kyu Hyun; Han, Dae Yong; Park, Hui Wan; Kang, Ho Jung; Park, Jin Ho
Journal: JBJS(Br)
Volume: Vol. 80-B, No. 4, July 1998, pp 673-678

Femur (Femoral Neck Fractures)
Article: Hemiarthroplasty versus Internal Fixation for Displaced Intracapsular Hip Fractures in the Elderly
Author: M. J. Parker, R. J. K. Khan, J. Crawford, G. A. Pryor
Journal: JBJS (Br)
Volume: Vol. 84-B, No. 8, Nov 2002, pp 1150-1155
* Permission Granted by JBJS (Br)

Femur (Femoral Neck Fractures)
Article: Hip Fractures: I. Overview and Evaluation and Treatment of Femoral-Neck Fractures
Author: Kenneth J. Koval, MD, and Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 2, No. 3, May/June 1994, pp 141-149
* Pending

Femur (Femoral Neck Fractures)
Article: Internal Fixation Compared with Arthroplasty for Displaced Fractures of the Femoral Neck
Author: Mohit Bhandari, MD, MSC, P.J. Devereaux, MD, Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD, Paul Tornetta III, MD, William Obremskey, MD, MPH, Kenneth J. Koval, MD, Sean Nork, MD, Sheila Sprague, BSC, Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, and Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, MSC
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 85-A, No. 9, Sept 2003
* Pending

Femur (Femoral Neck Fractures)
Article: Internal Fixation versus Arthroplasty for Intracapsularproximal Femoral Fractures in Adults (Review) *
Author: Parker MJ, Gurusamy K
Journal: Cochrane Review
Volume: Issue 2, 2007

Femur (Femoral Neck Fractures)
Article: Internal Fixation versus Hemiarthroplasty for Displaced Fractures of the Femoral Neck in Elderly Patients with Severe Cognitive Impairment
Author: R. Blomfeldt, H. Tornkvist, S. Ponzer, A. Soderqvist, J. Tidermark
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 87-B, No. 4, April 2005
* Pending

Femur (Femoral Neck Fractures)
Article: Intracapsular Femoral Neck Fractures. The Importance of Early Reduction and Osteosynthesis
Author: N/A
Journal: INJURY
Volume: Vol. 33, Supp. 3, pp S-C41-S-C46, 2002
* Pending

Femur (Femoral Neck Fractures)
Article: Intracapsular Fractures of the Hip
Author: MF Swiontkowski
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 76-A, No. 1, Jan 1994, pp 129-138
* Pending

Femur (Femoral Neck Fractures)
Article: Pauwels Classification of Femoral Neck Fractures: Correct Interpretation of the Original *
Author: Jan Bartonicek
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 15, No. 5, pp 358?360
* OTA Members Only

Femur (Femoral Neck Fractures)
Article: Randomized Comparison of Reduction and Fixation, Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty, and Total Hip Arthroplasty
Author: J.F. Keating, FRCSED (ORTH), A. Grant, DM, M. Masson, MSC, N.W. Scott, MSC, and J.F. Forbes, PHD
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 88-A, No. 2, Feb 2006
* Pending

Femur (Femoral Neck Fractures)
Article: Reducing Delirium After Hip Fracture *
Author: Edward R. Marcantonio, MD, SM,*; Jonathan M. Flacker; MD, R. John Wright, MD & Neil M. Resnick, MD*
Journal: JAGS
Volume: Vol. 49, No. 5, May 2001
* Permission Granted

Femur (Femoral Neck Fractures)
Article: The Impact of the Garden Classification on Proposed Operative Treatment
Author: Daniel A. Oakes, MD*; Kent R. Jackson, MD*; Mark R. Davies, MD*; Kevin M. Ehrhart, MD*; Gary L. Zohman, MD; Kenneth J. Koval, MD; and Jay R. Lieberman, MD*
Journal: CORR
Volume: No. 409, pp 232?240, 2003
* Pending

Femur (Femoral Neck Fractures)
Article: Total Hip Arthroplasty and Hemiarthroplasty in Mobile: Independent Patients with a Displaced Intracapsular Fracture of the Femoral Neck
Author: R.P. Baker, MRCS, B. Squires, FRCS (TR&Orth), M.F. Gargan, FRCS (Orth), & G.C. Bannister, MD, FRCS ED (Orth)
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 88-A, No. 12, Dec 2006
* Pending

Femur (Femoral Shaft Fractures)
Article: Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pneumonia, and Mortality following Thoracic Injury and a Femoral Fracture Treated Either with Intramedullary Nailing with Reaming or with a Plate: A Comparative Study
Author: Michael J. Bosse, Ellen J. Mackenzie, Barry L. Riemer, Robert J. Brumback, Melissa L. McCarthy, Andrew R. Burgess, David R. Gens and Yutaka Yasui
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 79-A, No. 6, June 1997, pp 799-809
* Pending

Femur (Femoral Shaft Fractures)
Article: Cephalomedullary Nails in the Treatment of High-energy Proximal Femur Fractures in Young Patients: A Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Trochanteric Versus Piriformis Fossa Entry Portal *
Author: Adam J. Starr, MD, Michael T. Hay, MD, Charles M. Reinert, MD, Drake S. Borer, MD, and Kevin C. Christensen, MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 20, No. 4, April 2006
* OTA Members Only

Femur (Femoral Shaft Fractures)
Article: Early versus Delayed Stabilization of Femoral Fractures: A Prospective Randomized Study
Author: Lawrence B. Bone, MD; Kenneth D. Johnson, MD; John Weigelt, MD; and Robert Scheinberg, MD
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 71A pp 336-340, 1989
* Pending

Femur (Femoral Shaft Fractures)
Article: Early versus Delayed Stabilization of Femoral Fractures: A Prospective Randomized Study
Author: Lawrence B. Bone, MD; Kenneth D. Johnson, MD; John Weigelt, MD; and Robert Scheinberg, MD
Journal: CORR
Volume: No. 422, May 2004, pp 11-16
* Pending

Femur (Femoral Shaft Fractures)
Article: Fat Embolism: the Reaming Controversy
Author: Peter V. Giannoudis, Christopher Tzioupis, Hans-Christoph Pape
Journal: INJURY
Volume: Vol. 37 Supp, pp S50-S58, 2006
* Pending

Femur (Femoral Shaft Fractures)
Article: Immediate Weight-Bearing After Treatment of a Comminuted Fracture of the Femoral Shaft with a Statically Locked Intramedullary Nail
Author: Robert J. Brumback, Thomas R. Toal, M. Siobhan Murphy-Zane, Vincent P. Novak & Stephen M. Belkoff
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 81, pp 1538-44, 1999
* Pending

Femur (Femoral Shaft Fractures)
Article: Impact of Intramedullary Instrumentation versus Damage Control for Femoral Fractures on Immunoinflammatory Parameters: Prospective Randomized Analysis by the EPOFF Study Group
Author: Hans-Cristoph Pape, MD, K. Grimme, Martin van Griensven, PhD, A. H. Sott, MD, P. Giannoudis, MD, J. Morley, MD, Olav Roise, MD, Elisabeth Ellingsen, MD, Frank Hildebrand, MD, B. Wiese, MD, and Christian Krettek, MD
Journal: TRAUMA
Volume: Vol. 55, No. 1, pp 7-13

Femur (Femoral Shaft Fractures)
Article: Mortality After Reamed Intramedullary Nailing of Bilateral Femur Fractures
Author: Sean E. Nork, MD*, Julie Agel, MA*, George V. Russell, MD**, William J. Mills, MD*, Sarah Holt, MPH*, and M.L. Chip Routt, Jr., MD*
Journal: CORR
Volume: No. 415, Oct 2003, pp 272?278
* Pending

Femur (Femoral Shaft Fractures)
Article: Reamed Versus Unreamed Intramedullary Nailing of the Femur: Comparison of the Rate of ARDS in Multiple Injured Patients *
Author: The Canadian Orthopaedic Trauma Society
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 20, No. 6, July 2006
* OTA Members Only

Femur (Femoral Shaft Fractures)
Article: Retrograde Versus Antegrade Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures *
Author: William M. Ricci, *Carlo Bellabarba, Bradley Evanoff, Dolfi Herscovici, Thomas DiPasquale, and Roy Sanders
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 15, No. 3, 2001, pp 161?169
* OTA Members Only

Femur (Femoral Shaft Fractures//Ante vs. Retro)
Article: Antegrade or Retrograde Reamed Femoral Nailing: a Prospective, Randomised Trial
Author: Tornetta, P III; Tiburzi, D
Journal: JBJS (Br)
Volume: Vol. 82-B, No. 5, July 2000, pp 652-654
* Permission Granted by JBJS (Br)

Femur (Femoral Shaft Fractures//Ante vs. Retro)
Article: Orthopaedic Trauma Association Edwin G. Bovill, Jr., M.D. Award: Prospective Comparison of Retrograde and Antegrade Femoral Intramedullary Nailing *
Author: Ostrum, Robert F.; Agarwal, Animesh; Lakatos, Ronald; Poka, Attila
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 14, No. 7, Sept/Oct 2000, pp 496-501
* OTA Members Only

Femur (Femoral Shaft Fractures//Reamed vs. Non-Reamed)
Article: The Treatment of Femoral Shaft Fractures Using Intramedullary Interlocked Nails with and without Intramedullary Reaming: A Preliminary Report *
Author: Tornetta, Paul III; Tiburzi, Douglas
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 11, No. 2, Feb/March 1997, pp 89-92
* OTA Members Only

Femur (Intertrochanteric Fractures)
Article: A Randomized Study of the Compression Hip Screw and Gamma Nail in 426 Fractures
Author: Leif Ahrengart, MD, PhD*; Hans Tornkvist, MD, PhD*; Per Fornander, MD*; Karl-Goran Thorngren, MD, PhD; Lauri Pasanen, MD; Per Wahlstrom,MD; Seppo Honkonen, MD, PhD; & Urban Lindgren, MD, PhD
Journal: CORR
Volume: No. 401, pp 209-222
* Pending

Femur (Intertrochanteric Fractures)
Article: Evidence-Based Orthopaedic Trauma: Unstable Pertrochanteric Femoral Fractures *
Author: Philip J. Kregor, MD,* William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH,* Hans J. Kreder, MD, MPH, and Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 19, No. 1, Jan 2005, pp 63-66
* OTA Members Only

Femur (Intertrochanteric Fractures)
Article: Gamma and Other Cephalocondylic Intramedullary Nails Versus Extramedullary Implants for Extracapsular Hip Fractures in Adults (Review) *
Author: Parker MJ, Handoll HHG
Journal: Cochrane Review
Volume: Issue 2, 2007

Femur (Intertrochanteric Fractures)
Article: Hip Fractures: II. Evaluation and Treatment of Intertrochanteric Fractures
Author: Kenneth J. Koval, MD, and Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 2, No. 3, June 1994, pp 150-156
* Pending

Femur (Intertrochanteric Fractures)
Article: Intramedullary Versus Extramedullary Fixation for the Treatment of Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures
Author: Michael R. Baumgaertller, MD; Stephell L. Curtill, MD; & Dieter M. Lilldskog, MD
Journal: CORR
Volume: No. 348, pp 87-94
* Pending

Femur (Intertrochanteric Fractures)
Article: Percutaneous Treatment of Peritrochanteric Fractures Using the Gamma Nail
Author: Carlo Bellabarba, MD; Dolfi Herscovici, Jr., DO; & William M. Ricci, MD
Journal: CORR
Volume: No. 375, pp 30-42, 2002
* Pending

Femur (Intertrochanteric Fractures)
Article: Pertrochanteric Fractures: Is There an Advantage to an Intramedullary Nail?: A Randomized, Prospective Study of 206 Patients Comparing the Dynamic Hip Screw and Proximal Femoral Nail *
Author: Marc Saudan, Anne Lubbeke, Christophe Sadowski, Nicolas Riand, Richard Stern, and Pierre Hoffmeyer
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 16, No. 6, pp 386-393, 2002
* OTA Members Only

Femur (Intertrochanteric Fractures)
Article: Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of an Intramedullary Nail Versus Dynamic Screw and Plate for Intertrochanteric Fractures of the Femur *
Author: Christopher I. Adams, C. Michael Robinson, Charles M. Court-Brown, and Margaret M. McQueen
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 15, No. 6, pp 394-400. 2001
* OTA Members Only

Femur (Intertrochanteric Fractures)
Article: The Value of the Tip-Apex Distance in Predicting Failure of Fixation of Peritrochanteric Fractures of the Hip
Author: MR Baumgaertner, SL Curtin, DM Lindskog and JM Keggi
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 77-A, No. 7, July 1995, pp 1058-1064
* Pending

Femur (Subtrochanteric Fractures)
Article: A Critical Analysis of the Eccentric Starting Point for Trochanteric Intramedullary Femoral Nailing *
Author: Robert F. Ostrum, MD, Andrew Marcantonio, DO, & Robert Marburger, RN
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 19, No. 10, Nov/Dec 2005, pp 681-686
* OTA Members Only

Femur (Subtrochanteric Fractures)
Article: Cephalomedullary Nails in the Treatment of High-energy Proximal Femur Fractures in Young Patients: A Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Trochanteric Versus Piriformis Fossa Entry Portal *
Author: Adam J. Starr, MD, Michael T. Hay, MD, Charles M. Reinert, MD, Drake S. Borer, MD, and Kevin C. Christensen, MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 20, No. 4, April 2006, pp 240-246
* OTA Members Only

Femur (Subtrochanteric Fractures)
Article: Subtrochanteric Fractures of the Femur
Author: Frank Seinsheimer III, M.D.*
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 60-A, No. 3, April 1978, pp 300-306
* Pending

Femur (Subtrochanteric Fractures)
Article: Treatment of Reverse Oblique and Transverse Intertrochanteric Fractures with Use of an Intramedullary Nail or a 95 degree Screw-Plate: A Prospective, Randomized Study
Author: Christophe Sadowski, MD, Anne Lubbeke, MD, Marc Saudan, MD, Nicolas Riand, MD, Richard Stern, MD, and Pierre Hoffmeyer, MD
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 84-A, No. 3, March 2002
* Pending

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Foot
Foot (Calcaneus)
Article: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Multicenter Trial
Author: Richard Buckley, MD, FRCSC, Suzanne Tough, PHD, Robert McCormack, MD, FRCSC, Graham Pate, MD, FRCSC, Ross Leighton, MD, FRCSC, Dave Petrie, MD, FRCSC, and Robert Galpin, MD, FRCSC
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 84-A, No. 10, Oct 2002, pp 1733-1744
* Pending

Foot (Calcaneus)
Article: Bone Graft in the Operative Treatment of Displaced Intraarticular Calcaneal Fractures: Is It Helpful? *
Author: David Longino and Richard E. Buckley
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 15, Number 4, pp 280?286, 2001
* OTA Members Only

Foot (Calcaneus)
Article: Complications Following Management of Displaced Intra-Articular Calcaneal Fractures: A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Open Reduction Internal Fixation With Nonoperative Management *
Author: J. L. Howard, R. Buckley, R. McCormack, G. Pate, R. Leighton, D. Petrie, and R. Galpin of Canadian Orthopedic Trauma Society, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 17, No. 4, pp 241?249, 2003
* OTA Members Only

Foot (Calcaneus)
Article: Current Concepts Review - Displaced Intra-Articular Fractures of the Calcaneus
Author: Roy Sanders, MD
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 82-A, No. 2, Feb 2000, pp 225-250
* Pending

Foot (Calcaneus)
Article: Displaced Intra-Articular Calcaneal Fractures *
Author: Sohail Bajammal, MB, ChB, Paul Tornetta, III, MD, David Sanders, MD, and Mohit Bhandari, MD, MSc
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 19, No. 5, May/June 2005, pp 360-364
* OTA Members Only

Foot (Calcaneus)
Article: Displaced Intra-articular Calcaneal Fractures Variables Predicting Late Subtalar Fusion *
Author: Marcel Csizy, Richard Buckley, Suzanne Tough, Ross Leighton, Jason Smith, Robert McCormack, Graham Pate, David Petrie, and Robert Galpin
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 17, No. 2, pp 106-112, 2003
* OTA Members Only

Foot (Calcaneus)
Article: Interventions for Treating Calcaneal Fractures (Review)
Author: Bridgman SA, Dunn KM, McBride DJ, Richards PJ
Journal: Cochrane Review
Volume: Issue 2, 2007

Foot (Calcaneus)
Article: Operative Compared with Nonoperative Treatment of Displaced Intra-Articular Calcaneal Fractures: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Multicenter Trial
Author: Richard Buckley, Suzanne Tough, Robert McCormack, Graham Pate, Ross Leighton, Dave Petrie and Robert Galpin
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 84-A, No. 10, Oct 2002, pp 1733-1744
* Pending

Foot (Calcaneus)
Article: Operative Treatment of Calcaneal Fractures in Elderly Patients
Author: Dolfi Herscovici, Jr., James Widmaier, Julia M. Scaduto, Roy W. Sanders and Arthur Walling
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 87-A, No. 6, June 2005, pp 1260-1264
* Pending

Foot (Calcaneus)
Article: Wound Healing Complications in Closed and Open Calcaneal Fractures *
Author: Stephen K. Benirschke, MD and Patricia A. Kramer, PhD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 18, No. 1, pp 1-6, 2004
* OTA Members Only

Foot (Midfoot//Lisfranc)
Article: Outcome After Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Lisfranc Joint Injuries
Author: R. S. Kuo, N. C. Tejwani, C. W. DiGiovanni, S. K. Holt, S. K. Benirschke, S. T. Hansen, Jr. and B. J. Sangeorzan
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 82-A, No. 11, Nov 2000, pp 1609-1618
* Pending

Foot (Midfoot//Lisfranc)
Article: The Anatomy of the Joint As a Risk Factor for Lisfranc Dislocation and Fracture-Dislocation: An Anatomical and Radiological Case Control Study
Author: G. Peicha, J. Labovitz, F.J. Seibert, W. Grechenig, A. Weiglein, K. W. Preidler, F. Quehenberger from the University of Graz Medical School, Graz, Austria
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 84-B, No. 7, Sept 2002, pp 981-985
* Pending

Foot (Midfoot//Lisfranc)
Article: Treatment of Primarily Ligamentous Lisfranc Joint Injuries: Primary Arthrodesis Compared with Open Reduction and Internal Fixation. A Prospective, Randomized Study
Author: Thuan V. Ly, MD, and J. Chris Coetzee, MD, FRCSC
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 88-A, No. 3, March 2006, pp 514-520
* Pending

Foot (Talus)
Article: Functional Outcomes Following Displaced Talar Neck Fractures *
Author: David W. Sanders, MD, MSc, FRCS(C),* Matthew Busam, MD, Emily Hattwick, MD, John R. Edwards, MD, Mark P. McAndrew, MD?, and Kenneth D. Johnson, MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 18, No. 5, May/June 2004, pp 265-270, 2004
* OTA Members Only

Foot (Talus)
Article: Open Reduction and Stable Fixation of Isolated, Displaced Talar Neck and Body Fractures
Author: Eric Lindvall, George Haidukewych, Thomas DiPasquale, Dolfi Herscovici, Jr. and Roy Sanders
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 86-A, No. 10, Oct 2004, pp 2229-2234
* Pending

Foot (Talus)
Article: Surgical Treatment of Talar Body Fractures
Author: Heather A. Vallier, Sean E. Nork, Stephen K. Benirschke and Bruce J. Sangeorzan
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 85-A, No. 9, Sept 2003, pp 1716-1724
* Pending

Foot (Talus)
Article: Talar Neck Fractures: Results and Outcomes
Author: Heather A. Vallier, Sean E. Nork, David P. Barei, Stephen K. Benirschke and Bruce J. Sangeorzan
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 86-A, No. 8, Aug 2004, pp 1616-1624
* Pending

Foot (Talus)
Article: Talus Fractures: Evaluation and Treatment
Author: Paul T. Fortin, MD, and Jeffrey E. Balazsy, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 9, No. 2, March/April 2001, pp 114-127
* Pending

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Forearm
Forearm (Both Bone Fxs)
Article: Galeazzi Fracture-Dislocation: A New Treatment-Oriented Classification
Author: Michael E. Rettig, MD, Keith B. Raskin, MD, New York, NY
Journal: The Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume: Vol. 26-A, No. 2, March 2001, pp 228-235
* Pending

Forearm (Both Bone Fxs)
Article: How Does Torsional Deformity of the Radial Shaft Influence the Rotation of the Forearm?: A Biomechanical Study *
Author: *Philip Kasten, Mathias Krefft, Jurgen Hesselbach, and Annelie M. Weinberg
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 57-60, 2003
* OTA Members Only

Forearm (Both Bone Fxs)
Article: Monteggia Fractures in Adults
Author: David Ring, Jesse B. Jupiter, and N. Shaun Simpson
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 80, pp 1733-44, 1998
* Pending

Forearm (Both Bone Fxs)
Article: Treatment of Diaphyseal Forearm Fractures in Athletes
Author: David Ring, MD
Journal: Atlas of the Hand Clinics
Volume: Vol. 11, 2006, pp 87-96
* Pending

Forearm (Forearm)
Article: Management of the Mangled Hand and Forearm
Author: Amit Gupta, MD, and Thomas W. Wolff, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 3, pp 226-236, 1995
* Pending

Forearm (Ulna)
Article: Fractures of the Shaft of the Ulna *
Author: Mohit Bhandari, MD, MSc,* and Emil H. Schemitsch, MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 18, No. 7, Aug 2004, pp 473-475
* OTA Members Only

Forearm (Ulna)
Article: The Treatment of Isolated Ulnar Fractures in Adults: a Systematic Review
Author: D. Mackay*, L. Wood, A. Rangan
Journal: INJURY
Volume: Vol. 31, pp 565-570, 2000
* Pending

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General
General (DVT)
Article: Deep Vein Thrombosis Prophylaxis in Hip Fractures: A Comparison of the Arteriovenous Impulse System and Aspirin
Author: John G. Kennedy, MMSc, FRCSI, Karen E. Soffe, MB, BSc, Blake W. Rogers, MD, Sunil Kumar, FRCS, Denis R. Griffen, MD, Pietro A. Dallo Vedova, MD, Raymond J. Sullivan, MD, and Lester J. Sheehan, MD
Journal: TRAUMA
Volume: Vol. 48, No. 2, pp 268-272, 2000

General (DVT)
Article: Duration of Prophylaxis Against Venous Thromboembolism With Fondaparinux After Hip Fracture Surgery: A Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Study
Author: Bengt I. Eriksson, MD, PhD, Michael R. Lassen, MD
Journal: Arch Intern
Volume: Vol. 163, pp 1337-1342, June 9, 2003
* Copyright (2003) American Medical Association. All Rights reserved.

General (DVT)
Article: Mechanical Prophylaxis Against Deep-Vein Thrombosis After Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures
Author: James P. Stannard, MD, Renee S. Riley, MD, Michelle D. McClenney, RN, Robert R. Lopez-Ben, MD, David A. Volgas, MD, Jorge E. Alonso, MD
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 83-A, No. 7, July 2001, pp 1047-1051
* Pending

General (DVT)
Article: POEMS: Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters
Author: Eric Henley, MD, MPH, Peter G. Koval, PharmD, Todd McDiarmid, MD, Detre KM, Lombardero MS, Brooks MM
Journal: JFP
Volume: Vol. 49, No. 7, pp 598-599, July 2000

General (DVT)
Article: Prevention of Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis with Low Dose Aspirin: Pulmonary Embolism Prevention (PEP) Trial
Author: Pulmonary Embolism Prevention (PEP) Trial Collaborative Group*
Journal: The Lancet
Volume: Vol. 355, April 15, 2000, pp 1295-1302
* Pending

General (DVT)
Article: Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism: The Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy
Author: William H. Geerts, MD, FCCP; Graham F. Pineo, MD; John A. Heit, MD; David Bergqvist, MD, PhD; Michael R. Lassen, MD; Clifford W. Colwell, MD; and Joel G. Ray, MD, MSc
Journal: 7th ACCP Conference
Volume: pp 338S-400S, Sept 2004 Supp
* Pending

General (DVT)
Article: Use of the Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Reviparin to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis after Leg Injury Requiring Immobilization
Author: Lassen, Michael R.; Borris, Lars C.; Nakov, Roumen L.
Journal: NEJM
Volume: Vol. 347, No. 10, Sept 5, 2002, pp 726-730

General (East Guidelines)
Article: Clinical Practice Guideline: Endpoints of Resuscitation
Author: Samuel A. Tisherman, MD, FACS, Philip Barie, MD, FACS, Faran Bokhari, MD, FACS, John Bonadies , MD, FACS, Brian Daley, MD, FACS, Lawrence Diebel, MD, FACS, Soumitra R. Eachempati, MD, FACS, Stanley Kurek, DO, Fred A. Luchette, MD, FACS, Juan Carlos Puyana, MD, FACS, Martin Schreiber, MD, FACS, Ronald Simon, MD, FACS
Journal: EAST
Volume: 2003, pp 1-28

General (East Guidelines)
Article: Determination of Cervical Spine Stability in Trauma Patients (Update of the 1997 EAST Cervical Spine Clearance Document)
Author: Cervical Spine Clearance Committee: Donald Marion, Robert Domeier, C. Michael Dunham, Fred Luchette, Regis Haid
Journal: EAST
Volume: 2000, pp 1-9

General (East Guidelines)
Article: East Practice Management Guidelines Work Group: Practice Management Guidelines for Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in Open Fractures
Author: Fred A. Luchette, MD, Lawrence B. Bone, MD, Christopher T. Born, MD, William G. DeLong, Jr., MD, William S. Hoff, MD, Daniel Mullins, PhD, Francis Palumbo, PhD, JD, Michael D. Pasquale, MD
Journal: EAST
Volume: 2000, pp 1-28

General (East Guidelines)
Article: Practice Management Guidelines for Hemorrhage in Pelvic Fracture
Author: J. Christopher DiGiacomo, MD, John A. Bonadies, MD, Frederic J. Cole, MD, Lawrence Diebel, MD, William S. Hoff, MD, Michele Holevar, MD, John Malcynski, MD, Thomas Scalea, MD
Journal: EAST
Volume: 2001, pp 1-15

General (East Guidelines)
Article: Practice Management Guidelines for Identifying Cervical Spine Injuries Following Trauma
Author: EAST Practice Parameter Workgroup for Cervical Spine Clearance: Donald W. Marion, MD, Chairman (Neurosurgery), Robert Domeier, MD (Emergency Medicine), C. Michael Dunham, MD (General Surgery), Fred A. Luchette, MD (General Surgery), Regis Haid, MD (Neurosurgery), Scott C. Erwood, MD (Neurosurgery)
Journal: EAST
Volume: 1998, pp 1-14

General (East Guidelines)
Article: Practice Management Guidelines for Nutritional Support of the Trauma Patient
Author: David G. Jacobs, MD, Danny O. Jacobs, MD, Kenneth A. Kudsk, MD, Frederick A. Moore, MD, Michael F. Oswanski, MD, Galen V. Poole, MD, Gordon S. Sacks, PharmD, L.R. Tres Scherer, III, MD, and Karlene E. Sinclair, MD
Journal: EAST
Volume: 2003, pp 1-93

General (East Guidelines)
Article: Practice Management Guidelines for Penetrating Trauma to the Lower Extremity
Author: Abenamar Arrillaga, MD (Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, SC), Raymond Bynoe, MD (Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, SC), Eric R. Frykberg, MD (U of Florida Health Science Center), Kimberly Nagy, MD (Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL)
Journal: EAST
Volume: www.east.org

General (East Guidelines)
Article: Practice Management Guidelines for the Management of Venous Thromboembolism in Trauma Patients
Author: EAST Practice Parameter Workgroup for DVT Prophylaxis: Frederick B. Rogers, MD, FACS, Mark D. Cipolle, MD, Ph.D., George Velmahos, MD, Ph.D., Grace Rozycki, MD
Journal: EAST
Volume: www.east.org

General (East Guidelines)
Article: Practice Management Guidelines for the Optimal Timing of Long Bone Fracture Stabilization in Polytrauma Patients
Author: C. Michael Dunham, MD, Michael J. Bosse, MD, Thomas V. Clancy, MD, Frederic J. Cole, Jr, MD, Maxime J.M. Coles, MD, Thomas Knuth, MD, Fred A. Luchette, MD, Robert Ostrum, MD, Brian Plaisier, MD, Attila Poka, MD, Ronald J. Simon, MD
Journal: EAST
Volume: 2000, pp 1-39

General (East Guidelines)
Article: Practice Management Guidelines for the Screening of Thoracolumbar Spine Fracture
Author: Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma: Practice Management Guideline Committee
Journal: EAST
Volume: 2006, pp 1-40

General (East Guidelines)
Article: Practice Management Guidelines for Violence Prevention Programs
Author: Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Journal: EAST
Volume: 1998, pp 1-8

General (East Guidelines)
Article: Utilizing Evidence Based Outcome Measures to Develop Practice Management Guidelines: A Primer
Author: Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) Ad Hoc Committee on Practice Management Guideline Development 2000
Journal: EAST
Volume: 2000

General (Fracture Healing)
Article: Biological Basis of Fracture Healing *
Author: Clifford B. Jones, MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 19, No. 10 Supp, Nov/Dec 2005, pp S1-S3
* OTA Members Only

General (Fracture Healing)
Article: Overview of Biologics *
Author: J. Tracy Watson, MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 19, No. 10 Supp, Nov/Dec 2005, pp S14-S16
* OTA Members Only

General (Fracture Healing)
Article: The Musculoskeletal Effects of Smoking
Author: Scott E. Porter, MD, and Edward N. Hanley, Jr, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 9, No. 1, Jan/Feb 2001
* Pending

General (Fracture Healing)
Article: The Science of Fracture Healing *
Author: Thomas A. Einhorn, MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 19, No. 10 Supp, Nov/Dec 2005, pp S4-S6
* OTA Members Only

General (Fracture Healing//PEMF)
Article: Treatment of Nonunions With Electric and Electromagnetic Fields
Author: Roy K. Aaron, MD,* Deborah McK. Ciombor, PhD*, and Bruce J. Simon, PhD?
Journal: CORR
Volume: No. 419, Feb 2004, pp 21?29
* Pending

General (General)
Article: Acute Compartment Syndrome in Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Trauma
Author: Steven A. Olson, MD, and Robert R. Glasgow, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 13, pp 436-444, 2005
* Pending

General (General)
Article: Ballistics and Gunshot Wounds: Effects on Musculoskeletal Tissues
Author: Craig S. Bartlett, MD, David L. Helfet, MD, Michael R. Hausman, MD, and Elton Strauss, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 8, No. 1, Jan/Feb 2000, pp 21-36
* Pending

General (General)
Article: Functional Outcomes Following Trauma-Related Lower-Extremity Amputation
Author: Ellen J. MacKenzie, Michael J. Bosse, Renan C. Castillo, Douglas G. Smith, Lawrence X. Webb, James F. Kellam, Andrew R. Burgess, Marc F. Swiontkowski, Roy W. Sanders, Alan L. Jones, Mark P. McAndrew, Brendan M. Patterson, Thomas G. Travison, and Melissa L. McCarthy
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 86-A, No. 8, Aug 2004, pp 1636-1645
* Pending

General (General)
Article: Hardware Removal: Indications and Expectations
Author: Matthew L. Busam, MD*, Robert J. Esther, MD, MSc*, William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 14, No. 2, Feb 2006, pp 113-120
* Pending

General (General)
Article: Nonunion Treatment: Iliac Crest Bone Graft Techniques *
Author: Clifford B. Jones, MD* and Keith A. Mayo, MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 19, No. 10 Supp, Nov/Dec 2005, pp S11-S13
* OTA Members Only

General (HO)
Article: Does Indomethacin Reduce Heterotopic Bone Formation After Operations for Acetabular Fractures? A Prospective Randomised Study
Author: Matta, J. M.; Siebenrock, K. A.
Journal: JBJS (Br)
Volume: Vol. 79-B, No. 6, Nov 1997, pp 959-963
* Permission Granted By JBJS (Br)

General (HO)
Article: Orthopaedic Research Society Special Article: Heterotopic Ossification
Author: Frederick S. Kaplan, MD, David L. Glaser, MD, Nader Hebela, MD, and Eileen M. Shore, PhD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 12, No. 2, March/April 2004, pp 116-125
* Pending

General (Infection)
Article: Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Hip Fracture Surgery: A Metaanalysis
Author: James P. Southwell-Keely, BVSc, MBBS,* Robert R. Russo, B App Sc (Phty), MBBS,** Lyn March, MBBS, MSc, PhD, Robert Cumming, MBBS, PhD, Ian Cameron, MBBS, PhD, & Alan J. M. Brnabic, BA Dip Ed, MappStats
Journal: CORR
Volume: No. 419, Feb 2004, pp 179-184
* Pending

General (Infection)
Article: Antibiotic Therapy for Musculoskeletal Infections
Author: Jon T. Mader, Jue Wang and Jason H. Calhoun
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 83-A, No. 12, Dec 2001, pp 1878-1890
* Pending

General (Infection)
Article: The Effect of Surgical Delay on Acute Infection Following 554 Open Fractures in Children
Author: David L. Skaggs, Lauren Friend, Benjamin Alman, Henry G. Chambers, Michael Schmitz, Brett Leake, Robert M. Kay and John M. Flynn
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 87-A, No. 1, Jan 2005, pp 8-12
* Pending

General (Infection//Antibiotics)
Article: Once Daily, High Dose Versus Divided, Low Dose Gentamicin for Open Fractures
Author: Joel I. Sorger, MD*; Patrick G.Kirk, MD*; Christopher J. Ruhnke, MD*; Stephen H. Bjornson, MD, PhD**; Martin S. Levy, PhDf; James Cockrin, PhDf; Peter Tang, AB$
Journal: CORR
Volume: No. 366, Sept 1999, pp 197-204
* Pending

General (Infection//Antibiotics)
Article: Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study Comparing Single-Agent Antibiotic Therapy, Ciprofloxacin, to Combination Antibiotic Therapy in Open Fracture Wounds *
Author: Patzakis, Michael J.; Bains, Ravi S.; Lee, Jackson; Shepherd, Lane; Singer, Gordon; Ressler, Ron; Harvey, Frances; Holtom, Paul
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 14, No. 8, Nov 2000, pp 529-533
* OTA Members Only

General (Infection//Antibiotics/Prophyaxis)
Article: Randomised Controlled Trial of Single-Dose Antibiotic Prophylaxisin Surgical Treatment of Closed Fractures: the Dutch Trauma Trial
Author: Han Boxma, Tom Broekhuizen, Peter Patka, Hans Oosting*
Journal: The Lancet
Volume: Vol. 347, April 27, 1996, pp 1133-1137
* Pending

General (Infection//GSW and fxs)
Article: Comparison of Intravenous and Oral Antibiotic Therapy in the Treatment of Fractures Caused by Low-Velocity Gunshots. A Prospective, Randomized Study of Infection Rates
Author: Thomas P. Knapp, Michael J. Patzakis, Jackson Lee, Peter R. Seipel, Karim Abdollahi, and Robert B. Reisch
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 78-A, No. 8, Aug 1996
* Pending

General (Irrigation)
Article: Comparison of Soap and Antibiotic Solutions for Irrigation of Lower-Limb Open Fracture Wounds: A Prospective, Randomized Study
Author: Jeffrey O. Anglen, MD
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 87-A, No. 7, July 2005, pp 1415-1422
* Pending

General (Metanalysis)
Article: Meta-Analyses in Orthopaedic Surgery: A Systematic Review of Their Methodologies
Author: Mohit Bhandari, MD, MSC (EPID), Farrah Morrow, BSC, Abhaya V. Kulkarni, MD, MSC (EPID), & Paul Tornetta III, MD
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 83-A, No. 1, Jan 2001, pp 15-24
* Pending

General (Multiple Trauma)
Article: Damage Control Orthopaedics. Evolving Concepts in the Treatment of Patients Who Have Sustained Orthopaedic Trauma
Author: Craig S. Roberts, Hans-Christoph Pape, Alan L. Jones, Arthur L. Malkani, Jorge L. Rodriguez and Peter V. Giannoudis
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 87-A, No. 2, Feb 2005, pp 434-449
* Pending

General (Multiple Trauma)
Article: Initial Fracture Management and Results *
Author: Sean E. Nork, MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 19, No. 10 Supp, Nov/Dec 2005, pp S7-S10
* OTA Members Only

General (Multiple Trauma)
Article: Orthopaedic Trauma in the Pregnant Patient
Author: Kyle Flik, MD, Peter Kloen, MD, PhD, Jose B. Toro, MD, William Urmey, MD, Jan G. Nijhuis, MD, PhD, David L. Helfet, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 14, No. 3, March 2006, pp 175-182
* Pending

General (Multiple Trauma)
Article: The Effects of Surgical Fracture Fixation on the Systemic Inflammatory Response to Major Trauma
Author: Ian Pallister, MBBS, MMed Sci, MD, FRCS (Tr&Orth), and Katja Empson, MB ChB, MRCS (A&E)
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 13, No. 2, March/April 2005, pp 93-100
* Pending

General (Multiple Trauma)
Article: Treatment of Blast Injuries of the Extremity
Author: Marko Bumbasirevic, MD, Aleksandar Lesic, MD, Milorad Mitkovic, MD, Vesna Bumbasirevic, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 14, No. 10, 2006, pp S77-S81
* Pending

General (NSAIDS)
Article: Heterotopic Ossification Prophylaxis with Indomethacin Increases the Risk of Long-bone Nonunion
Author: T. A. Burd, M. S. Hughes, J. O. Anglen (from the University of Missouri, Columbia, USA)
Journal: JBJS (Br)
Volume: Vol. 85-B, pp 700-705, 2003
* Permission Granted by JBJS (Br)

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Hand
Hand (Hand)
Article: Acute Fractures of the Scaphoid
Author: David Ring, MD, Jesse B. Jupiter, MD, and James H. Herndon, MD, MBA
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 8, No. 4, July/Aug 2000, pp 225-231
* Pending

Hand (Hand)
Article: Acute Nondisplaced Fractures of the Scaphoid *
Author: Mohit Bhandari, MD, MSc,* and Beate P. Hanson, MD, MPH
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 18, No. 3, April 2004, pp 253-255
* OTA Members Only

Hand (Hand)
Article: Operative Treatment of Metacarpal and Phalangeal Shaft Fractures
Author: Scott H. Kozin, MD, Joseph J. Thoder, MD, and Glenn Lieberman, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 8, No. 2, March/April 2000, pp 111-121
* Pending

Hand (Hand)
Article: Perilunate Injuries: Diagnosis and Treatment
Author: Scott H. Kozin, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 6, No. 2, March/April 1998, pp 114-120
* Pending

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Humerus
Humerus (Distal)
Article: Articular Fractures of the Distal Part of the Humerus
Author: David Ring, Jesse B. Jupiter and Lawrence Gulotta
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 85-A, No. 2, Feb 2003, pp 232-238
* Pending

Humerus (Distal)
Article: Coronal Shear Fractures of the Distal End of the Humerus
Author: Michael D. McKee, Jesse B. Jupiter and H. Brent Bamberger
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 78-A, No. 1, January 1996, pp 49-54
* Pending

Humerus (Distal)
Article: Distal Humeral Fractures Treated with Noncustom Total Elbow Replacement
Author: S. Kamineni and Bernard F. Morrey
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 87-A, Supp 1, Part 1, March 2005, pp 41-50
* Pending

Humerus (Distal)
Article: Internal Fixation Versus Arthroplasty of Comminuted Fractures of the Distal Humerus *
Author: William T. Obremskey, Mohit Bhandari, Douglas R. Dirschl, and Emil Shemitsch
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 17, No. 6, pp. 463-465, 2003
* OTA Members Only

Humerus (Distal)
Article: Olecranon Osteotomy for Exposure of Fractures andNonunions of the Distal Humerus *
Author: David Ring, MD,* Lawrence Gulotta, BA,* Kingsley Chin, MD, and Jesse B. Jupiter, MD*
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 18, No. 7, Aug 2004, pp 446-449
* OTA Members Only

Humerus (Distal)
Article: Surgical Techniques: Distal Humerus Fractures
Author: Jeffrey Anglen, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 13, No. 5, Sept 2005, pp 291-297
* Pending

Humerus (Shaft)
Article: Compression Plating Versus Intramedullary Fixation of Humeral Shaft Fractures
Author: Paul R. Gregory, MD, and Roy W. Sanders, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 5, No. 4, July/Aug 1997, pp 215-223
* Pending

Humerus (Shaft)
Article: Effect of Immediate Weightbearing on Plated Fractures of the Humeral Shaft
Author: Edwin M. Tingstad, MD, Philip R. Wolinsky, MD, Yu Shyr, PhD, and Kenneth D. Johnson, MD
Journal: TRAUMA
Volume: Vol. 49, No. 2, Aug 2000, pp 278-280

Humerus (Shaft)
Article: Fixation of Fractures of the Shaft of the Humerus by Dynamic Compression Plate or Intramedullary Nail: a Prospective, Randomised Trial
Author: McCormack, R. G.; Brien, D.; Buckley, R. E.; McKee, M. D.; Powell, J.; Schemitsch, E. H.
Journal: JBJS (Br)
Volume: Vol. 82-B, No. 3, April 2000, pp 336-339
* Permission Granted by JBJS (Br)

Humerus (Shaft)
Article: Functional Bracing for the Treatment of Fractures of the Humeral Diaphysis
Author: A. Sarmiento, J. B. Zagorski, G. A. Zych, L. L. Latta & C. A. Capps
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 82-A, No. 4, April 2000, pp 478-486
* Pending

Humerus (Shaft)
Article: Lateral Approach to the Humeral Shaft: An Alternative Approach for Fracture Treatment *
Author: Mills, William J.; Hanel, Douglas P.; Smith, Douglas G.
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 10, No. 2, Feb 1996, pp 81-86
* OTA Members Only

Humerus (Shaft)
Article: Outcome after Closed Functional Treatment of Humeral Shaft Fractures *
Author: Radford Ekholm, MD,* Jan Tidermark, MD, PhD,* Hans Tornkvist, MD, PhD,* Johanna Adami, MD, PhD, and Sari Ponzer, MD, PhD*
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 20, No. 9, Oct 2006, pp 591-596
* OTA Members Only

Humerus (Shaft)
Article: Randomized Prospective Study of Humeral Shaft Fracture Fixation: Intramedullary Nails Versus Plates *
Author: Chapman, Jens R.; Henley, M. Bradford; Agel, Julie; Benca, Paul J.*
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 14, No. 3, March/April 2000, pp 162-166
* OTA Members Only

Humerus (Shaft)
Article: Surgical Exposures of the Humerus
Author: Dan A. Zlotolow, MD, Louis W. Catalano III, MD, O. Alton Barron, MD, Steven Z. Glickel, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 14, No. 13, Dec 2006, pp 754-765
* Pending

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Knee Dislocation
Knee Dislocation (Knee Dislocation)
Article: Injuries of the Posterolateral Corner of the Knee
Author: Dana C. Covey
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 83-A, No. 1, Jan 2001, pp 106-118
* Pending

Knee Dislocation (Knee Dislocation)
Article: Knee Dislocations: Where Are the Lesions? A Prospective Evaluation of Surgical Findings in 63 Cases *
Author: *Bruce C. Twaddle, *Terri A. Bidwell, and Jens R. Chapman
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 198-202, 2003
* OTA Members Only

Knee Dislocation (Knee Dislocation)
Article: Surgical Management of Knee Dislocations
Author: Christopher D. Harner, Robert L. Waltrip, Craig H. Bennett, Kimberly A. Francis, Brian Cole and James J. Irrgang
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 86-A, No. 2, Feb 2004, pp 262-273
* Pending

Knee Dislocation (Knee Dislocation)
Article: Surgical Management of Knee Dislocations
Author: Anikar Chhabra, Peter S. Cha, Jeffrey A. Rihn, Brian Cole, Craig H. Bennett, Robert L. Waltrip and Christopher D. Harner
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 87-A, Supp 1, Part 1, March 2005, pp 1-21
* Pending

Knee Dislocation (Knee Dislocation)
Article: Vascular Injuries in Knee Dislocations: The Role of Physical Examination in Determining the Need for Arteriography
Author: James P. Stannard, Todd M. Sheils, Robert R. Lopez-Ben, Gerald McGwin, Jr, James T. Robinson and David A. Volgas
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 86-A, No. 5, May 2004, pp 910-915
* Pending

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Pelvis
Pelvis (Pelvis)
Article: Circumferential Pelvic Antishock Sheeting: A Temporary Resuscitation Aid *
Author: M.L. Chip Routt, Jr., Alexis Falicov, Emma Woodhouse, and Thomas A Schildhauer
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 20, No. 1 Supp, Jan 2006, pp S3-S6
* OTA Members Only

Pelvis (Pelvis)
Article: Current Concepts Review: Unstable Fractures of the Pelvic Ring
Author: Mark S. Failinger, MD*, and Peter L. J. McGanity, MD*
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 74-A, No. 5, June 1992, pp 781-791
* Pending

Pelvis (Pelvis)
Article: Diagnosis and Management of Sacral Spine Fractures
Author: Alexander R. Vaccaro, David H. Kim, Darrel S. Brodke, Mitchel Harris, Jens Chapman, Thomas Schildhauer, M.L. Chip Routt and Rick C. Sasso
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 86-A, No. 1, Jan 2004, pp 165-175
* Pending

Pelvis (Pelvis)
Article: Innominosacral Dissociation: Mechanism of Injury as a Predictor of Resuscitation Requirements, Morbidity, and Mortality *
Author: M. Gordon Whitbeck Jr., H. Jay Zwally II, and Andrew R. Burgess
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 20, No. 1 Supp, Jan 2006, pp S57-S63
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Pelvis (Pelvis)
Article: Sacral Fractures
Author: Samir Mehta, MD, Joshua D. Auerbach, MD, Christopher T. Born, MD, and Kingsley R. Chin, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 14, No. 12, November 2006, pp 656-665
* Pending

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Shoulder
Shoulder (Clavicle)
Article: Deficits Following Nonoperative Treatment of Displaced Midshaft Clavicular Fractures
Author: Michael D. McKee, Elizabeth M. Pedersen, Caroline Jones, David J.G. Stephen, Hans J. Kreder, Emil H. Schemitsch, Lisa M. Wild and Jeffrey Potter
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 88-A, No. 1, January 2006, pp 35-40
* Pending

Shoulder (Clavicle)
Article: Estimating the Risk of Nonunion Following Nonoperative Treatment of a Clavicular Fracture
Author: C. Michael Robinson, Charles M. Court-Brown, Margaret M. McQueen and Alison E. Wakefield
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 86-A, No. 7, July 2004, pp 1359-1365
* Pending

Shoulder (Clavicle)
Article: Nonoperative Treatment Compared with Plate Fixation of Displaced Midshaft Clavicular Fractures: A Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trial
Author: The Canadian Orthopaedic Trauma Society
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 89-A, No. 1, Jan 2007, pp 1-10
* Pending

Shoulder (Clavicle)
Article: Open Clavicle Fractures and Associated Injuries *
Author: Lisa A. Taitsman, MD, MPH,* Sean E. Nork, MD,* Chad P. Coles, MD, FRCSC, w David P. Barei, MD, FRCSC,* and Julie Agel, MA, ATC*
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 20, No. 6, July 2006, pp 396-399
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Shoulder (Clavicle)
Article: Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Clavicular Fractures
Author: EJ Zenni, JK Krieg and MJ Rosen
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 63-A, No. 1, Jan 1981, pp 147-151
* Pending

Shoulder (Clavicle)
Article: Treatment of Acute Midshaft Clavicle Fractures: Systematic Review of 2144 Fractures *
Author: On behalf of the Evidence-Based Orthopaedic Trauma Working Group: Michael Zlowodzki, MD,* Boris A. Zelle, MD, Peter A. Cole, MD,* Kyle Jeray, MD, and Michael D. McKee, MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 19, No. 7, Aug 2005, pp 504-507
* OTA Members Only

Shoulder (Proximal Humerus)
Article: Complications of Humeral Head Replacement for Proximal Humeral Fractures
Author: Derek Plausinis, MASC, MD, Young W. Kwon, MD, PHD, and Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 87-A, No. 1, Jan 2005, pp 203-213
* Pending

Shoulder (Proximal Humerus)
Article: Four Part Fractures of the Proximal Humerus
Author: Mohit Bhandari, MD, MSc,* Gary Matthys, MD, and Michael D. McKee MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 18, No. 2, Feb 2004, pp 126-127
* OTA Members Only

Shoulder (Proximal Humerus)
Article: Interventions for Treating Proximal Humeral Fractures in Adults (Review) *
Author: Handoll HHG, Madhok R
Journal: Cochrane Review
Volume: 2007
* Link to Cochrane Library

Shoulder (Proximal Humerus)
Article: Nonprosthetic Management of Proximal Humeral Fractures
Author: Joseph P. Iannotti, Matthew L. Ramsey, Gerald R. Williams and Jon J.P. Warner
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 85-A, No. 8, Aug 2003, pp 1578-1593
* Pending

Shoulder (Proximal Humerus)
Article: The Deltoid Muscle: An Anatomic Description of theDeltoid Insertion to the Proximal Humerus *
Author: Steven J. Morgan, MD, Kim Furry, MD, Anand A. Parekh, MRCS (Eng), Juan F. Agudelo, MD, and Wade R. Smith, MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 20, No. 1, Jan 2006, pp 19-21
* OTA Members Only

Shoulder (Proximal Humerus)
Article: The Three-Part Fracture of the Proximal Part of the Humerus. Operative Treatment
Author: RJ Hawkins, RH Bell and K Gurr
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 68-A, No. 9, Dec 1986, pp 1410-1414
* Pending

Shoulder (Scapula)
Article: A Modified Judet Approach to the Scapula *
Author: William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH,* and Jeffrey R. Lyman, MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 18, No. 10, Nov/Dec 2004, pp 696-699
* OTA Members Only

Shoulder (Scapula)
Article: Double Disruptions of the Superior Shoulder Suspensory Complex *
Author: Thomas P. Goss
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 7, No. 2, 1993, pp 99-106
* OTA Members Only

Shoulder (Scapula)
Article: Nonoperative Treatment of Ipsilateral Fractures of the Scapula and Clavicle
Author: Scott G. Edwards, M.D., A. Paige Whittle, M.D., and George W. Wood, II, M.D.
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 82-A, No. 6, June 2000, pp 774-780
* Pending

Shoulder (Scapula)
Article: Scapular Fractures and Dislocations:Diagnosis and Treatment
Author: Thomas P. Goss, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 3, No. 1, Jan/Feb 1995, pp 22-33
* Pending

Shoulder (Scapula)
Article: The Floating Shoulder: Clinical and Functional Results
Author: Kenneth A. Egol, Patrick M. Connor, Madhav A. Karunakar, Stephen H. Sims, Michael J. Bosse and James F. Kellam
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 83-A, No. 8, Aug 2001, pp 1188-1194
* Pending

Shoulder (Scapula)
Article: Treatment of Scapula Fractures: Systematic Review of 520 Fractures in 22 Case Series *
Author: Michael Zlowodzki, MD, Mohit Bhandari, MD, MSc, Boris A. Zelle, MD, Philip J. Kregor, MD, and Peter A. Cole, MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 20, No. 3, March 2006, pp 230-233
* OTA Members Only

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Spine
Spine (TL fxs)
Article: Treatment of Traumatic Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures: A Multicenter Prospective Randomized Study of Operative Versus Nonsurgical Treatment
Author: Jan Siebenga, MD,* Vincent J. M. Leferink, MD, PhD, Michiel J. M. Segers, MD, Matthijs J. Elzinga, MD, Fred C. Bakker, MD, PhD, Henk J. Th. M. Haarman, MD, PhD, Pol M. Rommens, MD, PhD, Henk-Jan ten Duis, MD, PhD, and Peter Patka, MD, PhD
Journal: SPINE
Volume: Vol. 31, No. 25, pp 2881-2890, 2006
* Pending

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Tibia
Tibia (Pilon)
Article: Complications After Treatment of Tibial Pilon Fractures: Prevention and Management Strategies
Author: David B. Thordarson, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 8, No. 4, July/Aug 2000, pp 253-265
* Pending

Tibia (Pilon)
Article: Instructional Course Lectures, The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Fractures of the Ankle and the Distal Part of the Tibia*
Author: Robert Vander Griend, James D. Michelson and Larry B. Bone
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 78-A, No. 11, Nov 1996
* Pending

Tibia (Pilon)
Article: Outcomes After Treatment of High-Energy Tibial Plafond Fractures
Author: Andrew N. Pollak, Melissa L. McCarthy, R. Shay Bess, Julie Agel and Marc F. Swiontkowski
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 85-A, No. 10, Oct 2003, pp 1893-1900
* Pending

Tibia (Pilon)
Article: Surgical Options for the Treatment of Severe Tibial Pilon Fractures: A Study of Three Techniques *
Author: M. Blauth, L. Bastian, C. Krettek, C. Knop, and *S. Evans
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 15, No. 3, pp 153-160, 2001
* OTA Members Only

Tibia (Pilon)
Article: Tibial Plafond Fractures Treated by Articulated External Fixation: A Randomized Trial of Postoperative Motion Versus Nonmotion *
Author: J. L. Marsh, MD,* V. Muehling, MS,* D. Dirschl, MD, S. Hurwitz, MD, T. D. Brown, PhD,* and J. Nepola, MD*
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 20, No. 8, Sept 2006, pp 536-541
* OTA Members Only

Tibia (Pilon)
Article: Treatment of Distal Tibia Fractures Without Articular Involvement: A Systematic Review of 1125 Fractures *
Author: Boris A. Zelle, MD,* Mohit Bhandari, MD, MSc, Michael Espiritu, MD,* Kenneth J. Koval, and Michael Zlowodzki, MD; on behalf of the Evidence-Based Orthopaedic Trauma Working Group
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 20, No. 1, Jan 2006, pp 76?79
* OTA Members Only

Tibia (Pilon//Ex fix vs ORIF)
Article: Operative Treatment of Fractures of the Tibial Plafond. A Randomized, Prospective Study
Author: Brad Wyrsch, Mark A. McFerran, Mark McAndrew, Thomas J. Limbird, Marion C. Harper, Kenneth D. Johnson and Herbert S. Schwartz
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 78-A, No. 11, Nov 1996
* Pending

Tibia (Tibial Plateau)
Article: Comparative Fixation of Tibial Plateau Fractures Using a-BSMTM, a Calcium Phosphate Cement, Versus Cancellous Bone Graft *
Author: Andrew Trenholm, BSc, MD, Scott Landry, BSc(Hon), BEng, Kyle McLaughlin, BSc, Kevin J. Deluzio, PhD, Jennifer Leighton, Kelly Trask, BEng, MSc, and Ross K. Leighton, BSc, MD, FRCS(C)
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 19, No. 10, Nov/Dec 2005, pp 698?702
* OTA Members Only

Tibia (Tibial Plateau)
Article: Complications Associated With Internal Fixation ofHigh-Energy Bicondylar Tibial Plateau Fractures Utilizing a Two-Incision Technique *
Author: David P. Barei, MD, FRCS(C), Sean E. Nork, MD, William J. Mills, MD, M. Bradford Henley, MD, and Stephen K. Benirschke, MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 18, No. 10, Nov/Dec 2004, pp 649-657
* OTA Members Only

Tibia (Tibial Plateau)
Article: Functional Outcomes of Severe Bicondylar Tibial Plateau Fractures Treated with Dual Incisions and Medial and Lateral Plates
Author: David P. Barei, MD, FRCS(C), Sean E. Nork, MD, William J. Mills, MD, Chad P. Coles, MD, FRCS(C), M. Bradford Henley, MD, and Stephen K. Benirschke, MD
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 88-A, No. 8, Aug 2006, pp 1713-1721
* Pending

Tibia (Tibial Plateau)
Article: High-Energy Tibial Plateau Fractures
Author: Eric M. Berkson, MD and Walter W. Virkus, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 14, No. 1, Jan 2006, pp 20-31
* Pending

Tibia (Tibial Plateau)
Article: Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Compared with Circular Fixator Application for Bicondylar Tibial Plateau Fractures: Results of a Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial
Author: The Canadian Orthopaedic Trauma Society
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 88-A, No. 12, Dec 2006, pp 2613-2623
* Pending

Tibia (Tibial Plateau)
Article: Operative Treatment of Extra-Articular Proximal Tibial Fractures *
Author: Mohit Bhandari, MD, Laurent Audige, PhD, Thomas Ellis, MD, and Beate Hanson, MD, on behalf of the Evidence-Based Orthopaedic Trauma Working Group
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 17, No. 8, Sept 2003, pp 591-595
* OTA Members Only

Tibia (Tibial Plateau)
Article: The Prevalence of Soft Tissue Injuries in Nonoperative Tibial Plateau Fractures as Determined by Magnetic Resonance Imaging *
Author: Lane Shepherd, Karim Abdollahi, Jackson Lee, and C. Thomas Vangsness, Jr.
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 16, No. 9, pp 628-631, 2002
* OTA Members Only

Tibia (Tibial Shaft)
Article: Current Practice in the Intramedullary Nailing of Tibial Shaft Fractures: An International Survey
Author: Mohit Bhandari, MD, MSc, Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, MSc, Paul Tornetta III, MD, Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD, Beate Hanson, MD, Sheila Sprague, BSc, Amena Syed, BSc, and Emil H. Schemitsch, MD
Journal: TRAUMA
Volume: Vol. 53, No. 4, pp 725-732

Tibia (Tibial Shaft)
Article: Distal Metaphyseal Fractures of Tibia: A Prospective Randomized Trial of Closed Reduction and Intramedullary Nail Versus Open Reduction and Plate and Screws Fixation
Author: Gun-Il Im MD, and Suk-Kee Tae, MD
Journal: TRAUMA
Volume: Vol. 59, No. 5, pp 1219-1223

Tibia (Tibial Shaft)
Article: Fractures of the Proximal Third of the Tibial Shaft Treated With Intramedullary Nails and Blocking Screws *
Author: William M. Ricci, *Michael O. Boyle, Joseph Borrelli, Carlo Bellabarba, & Roy Sanders
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 15, No. 4, pp 264-270, 2001
* OTA Members Only

Tibia (Tibial Shaft)
Article: Instructional Course Lectures, The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Open Fractures of the Tibial Shaft. Current Treatment*{{dagger}}
Author: Steven A. Olson
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 78-A, No. 9, Sept 1996
* Pending

Tibia (Tibial Shaft)
Article: Intramedullary Nailing of Distal Metaphyseal Tibial Fractures
Author: Sean E. Nork, Alexandra K. Schwartz, Julie Agel, Sarah K. Holt, Jason L. Schrick, & Robert A. Winquist
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 87-A, No. 6, June 2005, pp 1213-1221
* Pending

Tibia (Tibial Shaft)
Article: Intramedullary Nailing of Proximal Quarter Tibial Fractures *
Author: Sean E. Nork, MD,* David P. Barei, MD, FRCS(C),* Thomas A. Schildhauer, MD,? Julie Agel, MA,* Sarah K. Holt, MPH,* Jason L. Schrick, BS,* and Bruce J. Sangeorzan, MD*
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 20, No. 8, Sept 2006, pp 523-528
* OTA Members Only

Tibia (Tibial Shaft)
Article: Long-Term Outcome After Tibial Shaft Fracture: Is Malunion Important?
Author: S.A. Milner, FRCS (TR & ORTH), T.R.C. Davis, FRCS, K.R. Muir, PHD, D.C. Greenwood, MSC, and M. Doherty, FRCP
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 84-A, No. 6, June 2002, pp 971-980
* Pending

Tibia (Tibial Shaft)
Article: Nonunion Following Intramedullary Nailing of the Femur with and without Reaming: Results of a Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial
Author: The Canadian Orthopaedic Trauma Society
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 85-A, No. 11, Nov 2003, pp 2093-2096
* Pending

Tibia (Tibial Shaft)
Article: Recombinant Human BMP-2 and Allograft Compared with Autogenous Bone Graft for Reconstruction of Diaphyseal Tibial Fractures with Cortical Defects: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Author: Alan L. Jones, MD, Robert W. Bucholz, MD, Michael J. Bosse, MD, Sohail K. Mirza, MD, MPH, Thomas R. Lyon, MD, Lawrence X. Webb, MD, Andrew N. Pollak, MD, Jane Davis Golden, PT, MHP, & Alexandre Valentin-Opran, MD
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 88-A, No. 7, July 2006, pp 1431-1441
* Pending

Tibia (Tibial Shaft)
Article: Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 for Treatment of Open Tibial Fractures: a Prospective, Controlled, Randomized Study of Four Hundred and Fifty Patients
Author: The BMP-2 Evaluation in Surgery for Tibial Trauma (BESTT) Study Group, Shunmugam Govender, MD, Cristina Csimma, RPH, MHP, Harry K. Genant, MD, and Alexandre Valentin-Opran, MD
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 84-A, No. 12, Dec 2002, pp 2123-2134
* Pending

Tibia (Tibial Shaft)
Article: Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 in Open Tibial Fractures: a Subgroup Analysis of Data Combined from Two Prospective Randomized Studies
Author: Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD, Hannu T. Aro, MD, PHD, Simondonell, MD, John L. Esterhai, MD, James Goulet, MD, Alan Jones, MD, Philip J. Kregor, MD, Lars Nordsletten, MD, PHD, Guy Paiement, MD, & Amratlal Patel, MD
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 88-A, No. 6, June 2006, pp 1258-1265
* Pending

Tibia (Tibial Shaft)
Article: Treatment of Closed Tibial Fractures
Author: Andrew H. Schmidt, MD, Christopher G. Finkemeier, MD, MBA, & Paul Tornetta III, MD
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 85-A, No. 2, Feb 2003, pp 351-368
* Pending

Tibia (Tibial Shaft// Ultrasound w IMN)
Article: No Effect of Low-Intensity Ultrasound on Healing Time of Intramedullary Fixed Tibial Fractures
Author: Emami, Abbas; Petren-Mallmin, Marianne*; Larsson, Sune
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 13, No. 4, May 1999, pp 252-257
* OTA Members Only

Tibia (Tibial Shaft//Reamed vs Unreamed)
Article: Reamed or Unreamed Nailing for Closed Tibial Fractures: A Prospective Study in Tscherne C1 Fractures
Author: Court-Brown, C. M.; Will, E.; Christie, J.; McQueen, M. M.
Journal: JBJS (Br)
Volume: Vol. 78-B, No. 4, July 1996
* Permission Granted by JBJS (Br)

Tibia (Tibial Shaft//Traction vs. Free Leg)
Article: A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Tibial Nailing Using Fracture Table Traction Versus Manual Traction *
Author: McKee, Michael D.; Schemitsch, Emil H.; Waddell, James P.; Yoo, Daniel
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 13, No. 7, Sept/Oct 1999, pp 463-469
* OTA Members Only

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Wrist
Wrist (Wrist)
Article: Complex Articular Fractures of the Distal Radius: Classification and Management
Author: Jesse B. Jupiter, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 5, No. 3, May/June 1997, pp 119-129
* Pending

Wrist (Wrist)
Article: Complications Following Distal Radial Fractures
Author: Jesse B. Jupiter, MD, and Diego L. Fernandez, MD
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 83-A, No. 8, Aug 2001, pp 1243-1265
* Pending

Wrist (Wrist)
Article: Conservative Interventions for Treating Distal Radial Fractures in Adults (Review) *
Author: Handoll HHG, Madhok R
Journal: Cochrane Review
Volume: 2007, Issue 2
* Link to Cochrane Library

Wrist (Wrist)
Article: Distal Radioulnar Joint Instability
Author: Robert M. Szabo, MD, MPH
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 88-A, No. 4, April 2006, pp 883-894
* Pending

Wrist (Wrist//Exfix)
Article: A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Distal Radius Fractures With Metaphyseal Displacement but Without Joint Incongruity: Closed Reduction and Casting Versus Closed Reduction, Spanning External Fixation, & Optional Percutaneous K-wires *
Author: Hans J. Kreder, MD,* Julie Agel, MA, Michael D. McKee, MD, FRCS(C), Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, MPH, FRCS(C), David Stephen, MD,* & Douglas P. Hanel, MD
Journal: JOT
Volume: Vol. 20, No. 2, Feb 2006, pp 115-121
* OTA Members Only

Wrist (Wrist//Exfix)
Article: Indirect Reduction and Percutaneous Fixation versus Open Reduction and Internal Fixation for Displaced Intra-Articular Fractures of the Distal Radius: A Randomised, Controlled Trial
Author: H. J. Kreder, D. P. Hanel, J. Agel, M. McKee, E. H. Schemitsch, T. E. Trumble, D. Stephen
Journal: JBJS (Br)
Volume: Vol. 87-B, No. 6, June 2005, pp 829-836
* Permission Granted by JBJS (Br)

Wrist (Wrist//Plating)
Article: Combined Dorsal and Volar Plate Fixation of Complex Fractures of the Distal Part of the Radius
Author: David Ring, Karl Prommersberger and Jesse B. Jupiter
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 86-A, No. 8, Aug 2004, pp 1646-1652
* Pending

Wrist (Wrist//Plating)
Article: Plating of the Distal Radius
Author: Arvind D. Nana, MD, Atul Joshi, MD, and David M. Lichtman, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 13, No. 3, May/June 2005, pp 159-171
* Pending

Wrist (Wrist//Plating)
Article: Volar Fixed-Angle Plating of the Distal Radius
Author: Dean W. Smith, MD, and Mark H. Henry, MD
Journal: JAAOS
Volume: Vol. 13, No. 1, Jan/Feb 2005, pp 28-36
* Pending

Wrist (Wrist//Redisplaced)
Article: Redisplaced Unstable Fractures of the Distal Radius: A Prospective Randomised Comparison of Four Methods of Treatment
Author: McQueen, M. M.; Hajducka, C.; Court-Brown, C. M.
Journal: JBJS (Br)
Volume: Vol. 78-B, No. 3, May 1996, pp 404-409
* Permission Granted by JBJS (Br)

Wrist (Wrist//Ultrasound)
Article: Accelerated Healing of Distal Radial Fractures with the Use of Specific, Low-Intensity Ultrasound. A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
Author: Thomas K. Kristiansen, John P. Ryaby, Joan McCabe, John J. Frey and Linda R. Roe
Journal: JBJS
Volume: Vol. 79-A, No. 7, July 1997
* Pending

Wrist (Wrist//Ultrasound)
Article: Acceleration of Tibia and Distal Radius Fracture Healing in Patients Who Smoke
Author: Stephen D. Cook, PhD*; John P. Ryaby**; Joan McCabe, RN**; John J. Frey, PhD; James D. Heckman, MD; and Thomas K. Kristiansen, MD
Journal: CORR
Volume: No. 337, pp 198-207, 1997
* Pending


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