OTA 2006 - Posters

OTA 2006 Posters - Foot & Ankle Fractures

Scientific Poster #34 Foot and Ankle

Tibial Pilon Fractures: Open Reduction and Internal Fixation versus External Fixation. A Meta-Analysis
Barnaby Todd Dedmond, MD¹ (n); William Barfield, PhD² (n);
Langdon A. Hartsock, MD² (a-Synthes); Rafath Baig, MD² (n);
Kyle E. Watford, MD³ (n);
¹Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA;
²Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA;
³Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Scientific Poster #35 Foot and Ankle

The Early Outcomes and Management of Patients with Open Calcaneus Fractures Sustained by American Forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom
Joanna G. Branstetter, MD¹ (n); Adam T. Groth, MD² (n);
Scott B. Shawen, MD² (n); James R. Ficke, MD¹ (n);
¹Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, USA;
²Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC),
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Scientific Poster #36 Foot and Ankle

The Economic Impact of Reprocessing External Fixation Components
Dan Horwitz, MD (e-Stryker); Kathryn Schabel, MD (*);
Thomas Higgins, MD (e-Stryker);
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Scientific Poster #37 Foot and Ankle

Return to Sports after Operatively Treated Ankle Fractures
Alexis S. Chiang¹ (n); Michael Walsh, PhD¹ (n); Kenneth J. Koval, MD² (n);
Toni McLaurin, MD¹ (n); Nirmal Tejwani, MD¹ (n); Kenneth A. Egol, MD¹ (n);
¹NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, USA;
²Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA

Scientific Poster #38 Foot and Ankle

Treatment of Intra-Articular Calcaneus Fractures with Severe
Soft-Tissue Damage Using a Hinged External Fixator
Lutz Besch, MD (*); Michael Mueller, MD (*); Birgit Radke, MD (*);
Ina Schmidt, MD (*); J. Soeren Waldschmidt, MD (*);
Andreas Seekamp, MD (*);
Department of Traumatology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany

Scientific Poster #39 Foot and Ankle

Determinants of Patient Satisfaction following Severe Lower Extremity Injuries
Robert O'Toole, MD¹ (n); Renan Castillo, PhD² (n);
Andrew Pollak, MD¹ (n); Ellen MacKenzie, PhD² (n); Michael Bosse, MD³ (n); The LEAP Study Group;
¹R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, Maryland, USA;
²Center for Injury Research & Policy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA;
³Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Scientific Poster #40 Foot and Ankle

Challenging the Dogma of the 7-cm Rule: A Prospective Study Evaluating Incision Placement and Wound Healing for Tibial Plafond Fractures
James L. Howard MD, MSc (n); Julie Agel, MA, ATC (n);
David Barei, MD (n); Stephen Benirschke, MD (n); Sean Nork, MD (n);
Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington,
Seattle, Washington, USA

Scientific Poster #41 Foot and Ankle

Open Calcaneus Fractures: Associated Complications and Treatment Protocol
Brent Wiersema, DO (n); David Brokaw, MD (n); Telly Psaradellis, MD (n); Marcus B. Stone, PhD (n);
OrthoIndy, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Scientific Poster #42 Foot and Ankle

Intraoperative Three-Dimensional Imaging (ISO-C-3D) in Trauma Surgery
Kivanc Atesok, MD (*); Amal Khoury, MD (*); Amos Peyser, MD (*);
Yoram Weil, MD (*); Meir Liebergall, MD (*); Rami Mosheiff, MD (*);
Department of Orthopaedics, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel

Scientific Poster #43 Foot and Ankle

Reliability of Bohler's Angle on Lateral Radiographs of the Calcaneus
Anthony Sanzone, MD (n); Emily Benson, MD (n);
Carol Conroy, MPH, PhD (n); Michael Bongiovanni, MD (n);
Adnan Cutuk, MD (*); Paul Gerard, MD (n); Michael Mazurek, MD (n);
Aaron Osbourne, MD (n); Alexandra Schwartz, MD (n);
Jeffrey Smith, MD (n); Joel Smith, MD (n);
San Diego Association of Traumatologists (SDAT),
San Diego, California, USA

Scientific Poster #44 Foot and Ankle

Percutaneous Treatment of Displaced Intra-Articular Calcaneus Fractures
Bret T. Kean, MD (n); Scott M. Ciaccia, BS (n); Heather A.Vallier, MD (n);
MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Scientific Poster #45 Foot and Ankle

Limb Salvage Reconstruction of the Ankle with Simultaneous Arthrodesis and Tibial Lengthening
Nazzar Tellisi, MD (a,b-EBI, Smith+Nephew);
Austin T. Fragomen, MD (a-EBI & Smith+Nephew);
Svetlana Ilizarov, MD (a-EBI, Smith+Nephew);
S. Robert Rozbruch, MD (a-EBI, Smith+Nephew);
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA

Scientific Poster #46 Foot and Ankle

ORIF versus External Fixation of Distal Tibia Pilon Fractures
William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH (a-Synthes, EBI);
Robin Driver, RN (n); Kyle Jeray, MD (n); Alex Vap, BA (n);
Franklin Shuler, PhD (a-Synthes, EBI); Philip Kregor, MD (a-Synthes, EBI);
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Scientific Poster #47 Foot and Ankle

Does the Addition of Angiography to CT (CT Angiography) Provide Useful Information to the Surgeon Planning Surgery on AO/OTA C2 and C3 Tibial Pilon Fractures?
Cory Collinge, MD¹ (*); Alexander Guyott, BS² (*);
Stuart Aronson, MD³ (*);
¹Harris Methodist Hospital-Fort Worth, John Peter Smith Orthopedic Surgery Residency, Fort Worth, Texas, USA;
²Orthopedic Specialty Associates, Fort Worth, Texas, USA;
³Department of Radiology, Harris Methodist Hospital-Fort Worth,
Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Scientific Poster #68 Basic Science

Is There a Difference Between Locked Intramedullary Nails and Locked Plates for Distal Metaphyseal Tibia and Tibia-Fibula Fractures? A Laboratory Evaluation
Eric J. Strauss, MD (n); Daniel Alfonso, MD (n),
Kenneth Egol, MD (n); Nirmal Tejwani MD (n);
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases,
New York, New York, USA

Scientific Poster #69 Basic Science

Imaging Techniques for Talar Neck Malunion: A Comparison of Radiographs, Computed Tomography, and Radiostereometric Analysis
Gladys Chan, MD; David Sanders, MD, MSc, FRCSC (a-Synthes Canada, a-Lawson Health Research Institute); XunHua Yuan, PhD (n);
Kevin Willits, MD, MSc, FRCSC (n); Richard Jenkinson, MD (n);
Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada

Scientific Poster #89 Basic Science

Patient-Specific Modeling of Increased Contact Stress Exposure following Intra-Articular Fracture of the Ankle
Jane Goldsworthy, BSE (*); Donald D. Anderson, PhD (*);
Thad Thomas, BSE (*); Valerie L. Muehling, MS (*);
J. Lawrence Marsh, MD (*); Thomas Brown, PhD (*);
University of IowaUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Scientific Poster #100 Geriatrics

Functional Outcome after Surgically Treated Ankle Fractures in the Elderly
Roy I. Davidovitch, MD (n); Toni M. McLaurin, MD (n);
Nirmal C. Tejwani, MD (e-EBI, Zimmer); Michael Walsh, PhD (n);
Kenneth J. Koval, MD (e-Stryker, EBI); Kenneth A. Egol, MD (n);
NYUHospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, USA

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