2019
Can flexible intramedullary nails provide proper fixation of long bone fractures in patients weighing over 100 pounds?
Frumberg D, Van Lanen-Wanek D, Jauregui J, Nadarajah V, Illical E. Can flexible intramedullary nails provide proper fixation of long bone fractures in patients weighing over 100 pounds? Journal Of Orthopaedics Trauma And Rehabilitation 2019, 26: 9-13. DOI: 10.1016/j.jotr.2018.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFlexible intramedullary nailsPediatric patientsMajor complicationsTibial fracturesStudy groupIntramedullary nailControl groupRate of complicationsRetrospective cohort reviewTibial shaft fracturesLong bone fracturesFunctional outcome measurementsCohort reviewHypertrophic nonunionShaft fracturesTreatment optionsOdds ratioDiaphyseal femurOutcome measurementsComplicationsPatientsBone fracturesLarger sample sizeDefinitive conclusionsSignificant differences
2014
Biomechanical Evaluation of Varying the Number of Loops in a Repair of a Physiological Model of Achilles Tendon Rupture
Grieco PW, Frumberg DB, Weinberg M, Pivec R, Naziri Q, Uribe JA. Biomechanical Evaluation of Varying the Number of Loops in a Repair of a Physiological Model of Achilles Tendon Rupture. Foot & Ankle International 2014, 36: 444-449. PMID: 25380774, DOI: 10.1177/1071100714559270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAchilles tendon ruptureHealthy tendonsTendon ruptureGreater gappingControl groupTendon endsVivo AchillesCatastrophic failureEarly repair failureFailure forceKrackow repairEarly catastrophic failureLoad failureExperimental groupGap widthBiomechanical evaluationKrackow sutureConstruct strengthBovine Achilles tendonExtensile exposureAchilles tendonTendon portionRepair failureSuturing techniqueNumber of loops