ALLMedicine™ Fracture Care Center

Feb 22nd, 2021 - The hexapod external fixator (HEF) is increasingly used for high-energy tibial shaft fracture care as more general orthopedic surgeons are gaining expertise of this versatile device. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical effective...

Feb 16th, 2021 - Best practice tariff (BPT) has brought significant improvements in hip fracture care; the 2019 report showing a 30-day mortality of 6.1%. Data relating to more than 65,000 patients who sustain a fractured neck of femur (FNOF) are recorded each yea...

Feb 15th, 2021 - The Bioventus Observational Noninterventional EXOGEN Studies (BONES) Program includes 3 concurrent studies designed to estimate the incidence of fracture nonunions in patients treated with the EXOGEN Ultrasound Bone Healing System compared with th...

Jan 24th, 2021 - Open fractures of the lower limb remain a potentially devastating group of injuries that are challenging to manage. The primary aims of treatment are to optimise limb function and avoid serious complications such as infection and non-union, which ...

Jan 10th, 2021 - Tibial shaft fractures (TSFs) are among the most common long bone injuries often resulting from high-energy trauma. To date, musculoskeletal complications such as fracture-related infection (FRI) and compromised fracture healing following fracture...

Jan 24th, 2021 - Open fractures of the lower limb remain a potentially devastating group of injuries that are challenging to manage. The primary aims of treatment are to optimise limb function and avoid serious complications such as infection and non-union, which ...

Feb 22nd, 2021 - The hexapod external fixator (HEF) is increasingly used for high-energy tibial shaft fracture care as more general orthopedic surgeons are gaining expertise of this versatile device. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical effective...

Feb 16th, 2021 - Best practice tariff (BPT) has brought significant improvements in hip fracture care; the 2019 report showing a 30-day mortality of 6.1%. Data relating to more than 65,000 patients who sustain a fractured neck of femur (FNOF) are recorded each yea...

Feb 15th, 2021 - The Bioventus Observational Noninterventional EXOGEN Studies (BONES) Program includes 3 concurrent studies designed to estimate the incidence of fracture nonunions in patients treated with the EXOGEN Ultrasound Bone Healing System compared with th...

Jan 24th, 2021 - Open fractures of the lower limb remain a potentially devastating group of injuries that are challenging to manage. The primary aims of treatment are to optimise limb function and avoid serious complications such as infection and non-union, which ...

Jan 10th, 2021 - Tibial shaft fractures (TSFs) are among the most common long bone injuries often resulting from high-energy trauma. To date, musculoskeletal complications such as fracture-related infection (FRI) and compromised fracture healing following fracture...

Mar 17th, 2020 - Implementation of fracture liaison services (FLS) at two Swedish hospitals was associated with an 18% reduction of recurrent fracture over a median follow-up of 2. 2 years, results from an observational cohort study found.

Nov 3rd, 2019 - The guidelines on preventing secondary fractures in persons aged 65 years or older with a hip or vertebral fracture were released on September 20, 2019, by the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).[1] Fundamental Recommendations ...

Feb 20th, 2019 - Coding for an Initial Consult, Then Surgery Question: Last weekend when I was on call, the emergency department physician asked me to see a patient after a fall. She had a pelvic fracture, and I took her to surgery later that day. Can I bill for b...

Sep 13th, 2018 - RESULTS In total, 350 offices were contacted across 8 states (4 states with and 4 states without expanded Medicaid eligibility) of which we identified 245 orthopedic surgeons who would surgically treat ankle fractures. The 245 surgeons’ offices we.

Dec 14th, 2017 - Take-Home Points The incidence of geriatric hip fractures is rising nationally. Costs associated with hip fracture care have risen significantly.