Survey Title: Current Ankle Fracture Treatment
Survey Close Date: July 31, 2017
Survey Author: OTA EBQVS Committee (Chad P Coles MD, William T Obremskey, MD, MPH, Paul Tornetta III, MD, Cory A Collinge MD, Jaimo Ahn MD PhD, Arvind D Nana MD MBA, Clay Spitler MD, Paul Krause MD, Gudrun Mirick MD, Michael Zlowodzki, MD)
Description: Ankle fractures are one of the most common injuries we manage. Significant variation in the management of operative and non-operative injuries is documented in our literature. Please click on the link and help us by answering this short, 26 question survey that will take less than 5 minutes to complete. Results of the survey will help the OTA's EBQVS committee report on current OTA member practices and review recent literature to support clinical decision making. We have previously done this to provide recommendations on treatment of open fractures, segmental defects, and DVT prophylaxis. Target Audience: all OTA members.
Survey Title: Hip Fractures in the Geriatric Population
Survey Close Date: July31, 2017
Survey Author: Steven Olson, MD
Description: Review of treatment of geriatric hip fractures after publication of the AAOS hip fracture guidelines. Target Audience: all OTA members.
Survey Close Date: July 31, 2017
Survey Author: Ross Leighton, MD
Description: The goal is to assess the OTA members practice in term of follow up duration after surgical fixation of femoral neck. Target Audience: all OTA practicing members.
Survey Title: Circlage, cables and wires are they still a sign of a desperate surgeon? Are they helpful or harmful?
Survey Close Date: August 1, 2017
Survey Author: Daniel Schlatterer, Barnaby Dedmond, Ryan Eggers
Description: Opinions vary widely on the safety and utility of cables and wires. This survey will help guide current research on a new cabling system with the benefit of less injury to the periosteum blood supply. Thank you for your valuable input. Target Audience: all OTA practicing members.
Survey Title: Wound closure methods in ankle fracture surgery
Survey Close Date: September 30, 2017
Survey Author: Peter Krause, MD and Jack McKay, MD
Description: The results of this survey will give us an idea of the relative usage of wound closure techniques. This survey could potentially suggest which methods of closure are preferred, possibly because they are quicker or produce fewer wound complications. Target Audience: all domestic members.
Survey Title: MRI versus CT for classification, evaluation and preoperative planning
Survey Close Date: October 31, 2017
Survey Author: Russell Goode MD, Brett Crist MD, James Cook DVM, PhD
Description: Given the significant amount of information MRI provides in terms of ligamentous injuries and their profound effect on knee stability, we propose a retrospective evaluation comparing MRI to CT scans and their role in preoperative planning, classification and identification of associated injuries.
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Current Ankle Fracture Treatment
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