FRACTURE

This study looked at over half a million older adults in Taiwan who were hospitalized for a bone fracture. Researchers compared those who had received a flu vaccine in the year before their fracture to those who had not. The goal was to see if the vaccine helped prevent infection…

This study tested whether adding propofol to ketamine reduces agitation during recovery from sedation in adults with fractures or dislocations. 150 adults were randomly assigned to receive either ketamine alone or a ketamine-propofol combination. The main goal was to see if the c…

This study looked at 100 people aged 18 to 25 who had a broken bone. Researchers measured their vitamin D levels at the time of injury and for up to a year afterward to see if low vitamin D was linked to slower healing or other problems. The goal was to better understand how vita…

This study tested whether an artificial intelligence (AI) tool called Boneview helps clinicians find fractures on X-rays. 18 doctors and other health professionals reviewed 500 X-ray images, half with fractures and half without, first without AI and then with AI assistance. The g…