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March 13-14, 2017 London, UK
3rd Annual Congress and Medicare Expo on
Trauma & Critical Care
Volume 6, Issue 1 (Suppl) J Trauma Treat 2017
ISSN: 2167-1222, JTM an open access journal Trauma 2017
March 13-14, 2017
J Trauma Treat 2017, 6:1 (Suppl)
TBI and behavioral changes
Leslie S Zun
Sinai Health System, USA
The care of patients with minor head trauma is evolving. No longer is loss of consciousness needed to occur in order to be
concerned about the late sequelae of minor head trauma. The CT scan of the head is no longer the predictor of long term
outcome. MRI may reveal punctate lesions and EEG may demonstrate focal slowing. There is a higher incidence of psychiatric illness
one year after the injury than that found in the general population. Depression, PTSD, substance abuse, panic disorder, generalized
anxiety, OCD, personality disorders and bipolar disorder & schizophrenia can occur as a result of TBI. The treatment of athletes with
minor TBI is also evolving with graded return to plan. This presentation will discuss this evolution in diagnosis and treatment of
patients with minor TBI and its relationship to psychiatric illness.
oThimble– From seed to surgeon
Patrick Carroll1, Anthony Tansey2 and Brendan Carroll1
1St Vincent’s University Hospital, Ireland
2Institute of Technology Tallaght, Ireland
Introduction: When placing wires on bone in deep tissues the orthopedic surgeon is at risk of glove penetration and sharp injury. We
created a simple 3D printed device to help protect the finger of the surgeon from injury while operating. This device acts as a thimble
while the operating surgeon uses sharp objects. This device could be used for numerous operations in orthopedic surgery and any
type of surgery where sharp tipped wires are placed in deep tissues. We describe the steps from idea to functioning prototype. This
prototype is specific for hip surgery.
Aim: Aim of this study is to develop a simple 3D printed device to facilitate safe and accurate placement of percutaneous k-wires
during surgery.
Method: We designed a low fidelity prototype using computer-aided-design (CAD) computer software. We used a selective laser
sintering (SLS) three-dimensional printer to create a rapid prototype printedmodel. We subsequently re-developed numerous versions
of the device to create a usable prototype. We conducted material testing and sterilized our device. The device is an acrylonitrile
butadiene styrene (ABS) polymer.
Results: We designed a novel thimble surgical device using CAD software and 3D printing technology. After material testing a
practical device was produced and tested.
Conclusion: We have created a practical working prototype of a thimble device (oThimble) to be used in the operating theatre to
protect the surgeon from sharp injury. We will investigate the process of bringing a prototype to market and conduct a feasibility
study.