Female War Amputees Present Unique Rehab and Reintegration Needs

Craig A. Kampfer, MD; Jessica C. Rivera, MD; Christina M. Hylden, MD; Anthony E. Johnson, MD

Editor’s note: This article is the first of a two-part series about female combat casualties. The next installment will be published in the May issue. Today, women represent nearly 15 percent of active duty military and 18 percent of guard and reserve forces. Although female service members experience unprecedented levels of combat exposure in the global war on terror, they account for just 2 percent of the total wartime casualties.

Second Look—Clinical

PPIs and hip fracture—Patients who use proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) could be more likely to sustain a hip fracture, according to a study published in Osteoporosis International (online). Researchers queried MEDLINE, EMBASE, Google Scholar, and Web of Science for relevant observational studies with at least 500 patients and at least one year of follow-up between Jan. 1, 1990, and March 31, 2018.

Prevention, Early Treatment Is Critical When Treating Frostbite Injuries

Erin Cravez, MD; Alan M. Reznik, MD, MBA, FAAOS

This article is part one in a series about frostbite injuries. Part two will appear in the April issue and will focus on use of modern imaging for detailed assessment of the depth of damage, more advanced thrombolytic treatment for tissue salvage, and treatment of late sequelae of deep frostbite injuries. Frostbite results in a wide range of injuries and can be devastating in its extreme forms. Damage begins when soft tissue is exposed to temperatures below its freezing point of –0.