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Polytrauma and Management of Severely Injured Patients
A shared framework for trauma systems, education and care from prevention to rehabilitation.
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6 articles · Selected recent publications
Systematic review of management algorithms
Pelvic trauma algorithms: shared principles, local decisions
What 25 published pathways have in common—and why agreement is not the same as proof of effectiveness.
European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology
Full-text review
Read the discussionSystematic review & meta-analysis
Fix, replace, or combine?
Weighing early operative burden against later reconstruction in geriatric acetabular fractures.
Injury
Publisher text reviewed
Read the discussionRetrospective single-centre cohort
The Parkland pathway: the system behind the algorithm
Selective angioembolisation, definitive fixation and the importance of local resources.
Injury
Abstract-based review
Read the discussionRetrospective multicentre study
What shapes fracture healing after polytrauma?
Injury severity, surgical timing and the challenge of separating association from cause.
Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma
Source-linked discussion
Read the discussionPropensity-matched database study
Knee replacement after a tibial plateau fracture
Why the history of injury matters when comparing conversion and primary arthroplasty.
The Journal of Arthroplasty
Source-linked discussion
Read the discussionProspective comparative study
Pelvic fixation: technique or timing?
A small prospective comparison raises two questions that cannot easily be separated.
BMC Surgery
Source-linked discussion
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