Do an economic analysis of management strategies for closed and open grade I tibial shaft fractures?
Our analysis suggests that, from an economic standpoint, reamed intramedullary nailing is the treatment of choice for closed and open grade I tibial shaft fractures. Considering financial burden to society, there is preliminary evidence that treatment of low-energy tibial fractures with therapeutic ultrasound and casting may also be an economically sound intervention.
Although ambient plasma levels of total TFPI were not different in subtypes of LS, the increased levels of heparin-releasable TFPI in patients suggest a role of endothelial activation in the pathogenesis of LS.