OTA 2013 Posters - Geriatrics

Scientific Poster #17 Geriatric OTA 2013

Hemiarthroplasty Versus Osteosynthesis for Undisplaced and Stable Femoral Neck Fractures

Kaan S. Irgit, MD; Raveesh D. Richard, MD; Andrew L. Cornelius, MD;
Thomas R. Bowen, MD; Cassondra Andreychik; Daniel S. Horwitz, MD;
Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA

Scientific Poster #18 Geriatric OTA 2013

Comparison of Lateral Locked Plating With Additional Distal Fixation and Antiglide Plating for Fixation of Distal Fibular Fractures in Osteoporotic Bone

Robert J. Wetzel, MD1; Neel P. Jain, MD2; Paul J. Switaj, MD1; Brian M. Weatherford, MD1; Mahesh Polavarapu, BS1; Yupeng Ren, PhD3; Xin Guo, MS3; Li-Qun Zhang, PhD1,3;
Bradley R. Merk, MD1; authors received an educational grant for implants and cadavers
from Stryker;
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA;
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Franciscan Alliance, Michigan City, Indiana, USA;
3Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Scientific Poster #19 Geriatric OTA 2013

A Simple Way to Improve Hospital Medical Care for Hip Fracture Patients: Testing Protein Levels

Yael Sagy; Ahuva Weiss-Meilik; Shani Gershtein; Moshe Salai; Ely L. Steinberg, MD;
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center,
Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel

Scientific Poster #20 Geriatric OTA 2013

Immediate Weight Bearing as Tolerated After Locked Plating of Fragility Fractures of the Femur

Seth Criner, DO; Jacqueline Krumrey, MD;
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

Scientific Poster #21 Geriatric OTA 2013

Atypical Femur Fractures in Patients on Chronic Bisphosphonates: Does Geometry Matter?

Jennifer Hagen, MD; James Krieg, MD; Susan Ott, MD; Timothy Alton, MD;
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Scientific Poster #22 Geriatric OTA 2013

Locked Plating Versus Nonoperative Management of Displaced Proximal Humerus Fractures in the Elderly

Kanu Okike, MD, MPH1; Olivia C. Lee, MD2; Heeren Makanji, BA3; Jordan H. Morgan, BS4, Mitchel B. Harris MD5, Mark S. Vrahas MD4;
1Division of Orthopaedic Traumatology, Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA;
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA;
3Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;
4Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Massachusetts, USA;
5Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Scientific Poster #23 Geriatric OTA 2013

Geriatric Fractures About the Hip: Divergent Patterns in the Proximal Femur and Acetabulum

Matthew P. Sullivan, MD; Keith D. Baldwin, MD, MPH; Derek J. Donegan, MD;
Samir Mehta, MD, PhD; Jaimo Ahn, MD, PhD;
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Scientific Poster #24 Geriatric OTA 2013

The Inclusion of Patients With Cognitive Impairment in Hip Fracture Trials: A Missed Opportunity--Systematic Review

Simran Mundi, BHSc (cand); Harman Chaudhry, MD; Mohit Bhandari, MD, PhD, FRCSC;
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Scientific Poster #25 Geriatric OTA 2013

Does Age Affect Healing Time and Functional Outcomes After Fracture Nonunion Surgery?

David P. Taormina, MS; Brandon S. Shulman, BA; Raj Karia, MPH; Allison B. Spitzer, MD; Sanjit R. Konda, MD; Kenneth A. Egol, MD;
Hospital for Joint Diseases, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, USA

Scientific Poster #26 Geriatric OTA 2013

Bone Stock Distribution Along Transsacral Corridors in the Elderly and Its Relevance to Sacral Insufficiency Fractures

Daniel Wagner, MD1,2; Lukas Kamer, MD2; Takeshi Sawaguchi, MD3; Hansrudi Noser, PhD1; Pol M. Rommens, MD2;
1AO Research Institute Davos, Davos, Switzerland;
2Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany;
3Department of Orthopedics & Joint Reconstructive Surgery, Toyama Municipal Hospital, Toyama, Japan

Scientific Poster #27 Geriatric OTA 2013

Preoperative Cognitive Impairment, Pain, and Psychological Stress in Hospitalized Elderly Hip Fracture Patients

Alan H. Daniels, MD; Lori A Daiello, PharmD, ScM; Craig R Lareau, MD;
Daniel L Aaron, MD; Kathryn A. Robidoux, BA; Wylie Luo, BA; Roman A. Hayda, MD;
Christopher T. Born, MD
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital,
Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Scientific Poster #28 Geriatric OTA 2013

The Disutility of Preoperative Diagnostic Testing for Geriatric Hip Fractures

Joseph Bernstein, MD, MS; Francis O. Roberts; Samir Mehta, MD; Jaimo Ahn, MD, PhD;
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Scientific Poster #29 Geriatric OTA 2013

Transfusion Practices in Geriatric Hip Fractures: A Survey of Orthopaedic Traumatologists and Residents

Collin J. May, MD1; Lauren K. Ehrlichman, MD1; Edward K. Rodriguez, MD, PhD2;
1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
2Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Scientific Poster #30 Geriatric OTA 2013

The Utility of Injury Severity Indices in the High-Energy Geriatric Trauma Population with High-Mortality Orthopaedic Injuries

Sanjit R. Konda MD; William D. Lack, MD; Matthew Wilson, MD; Rachel Seymour, PhD; Madhav A. Karunakar, MD;
Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Scientific Poster #31 Geriatric OTA 2013

Risk Factors for Inpatient Mortality in High-Energy Geriatric Trauma Patients With Shoulder Girdle Fractures

Sanjit R. Konda MD; Matthew Wilson, MD; Rachel Seymour, PhD;
Madhav A. Karunakar, MD;
Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Scientific Poster #32 Geriatric OTA 2013

Geriatric Hip Fractures and Intra-Hospital Testing: Predicting Costs Utilizing the ASA Score

Vasanth Sathiyakumar, BA; Jordan C. Apfeld, BA; Young M. Lee, BS; Daniel Sutton, BS;
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH; Benjamin Hooe, BS; William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH; Manish K. Sethi, MD;
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Scientific Poster #33 Geriatric OTA 2013

Periprosthetic Femur Fractures: 1-Year Mortality Rates for Open Reduction and Internal Fixation and Revision Arthroplasty

Natalie Casemyr, MD1; Collin May, MD1; Mark Vrahas, MD1; Michael J. Weaver, MD2;
Edward K. Rodriguez, MD3; Mitchell Harris, MD2;
1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;
2Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;
3Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Scientific Poster #34 Geriatric OTA 2013

Retrospective Comparison of Short Versus Long Cephalomedullary Nails for the Treatment of Unstable Intertrochanteric Fractures

Michael Charters, MD, MS; Nicholas Frisch, MD, MBA; Wael Ghacham, MD;
Christopher Dobson, BS; Jad Khalil, MD; Joseph Hoegler, MD; Stuart T. Guthrie, MD;
William Hakeos, MD; Clifford Les, DVM, PhD;
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Scientific Poster #35 Geriatric OTA 2013

Cost-Effective Analysis of an Implantable Hip Strengthening Device Compared to Bisphosphonates for Reducing Contralateral Hip Fractures in “At-Risk” Patients

Sahaja Patel, MS1; Robert L. Burden, MEng1,2; Michael J. Voor, PhD1,2 ;
1Vivorté, Inc, Louisville, Kentucky, USA;
2University of Louisville Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Scientific Poster #36 Geriatric OTA 2013

Radiographic Predictors of Screw Cut-Out for Intertrochanteric Fractures Treated With Linear Compression Cephalomedullary Nails

Michael Charters, MD, MS; Wael Ghacham, MD; Nicholas Frisch, MD, MBA;
Christopher Dobson, BS; Jad Khalil, MD; Joseph Hoegler, MD; Stuart T. Guthrie, MD;
William Hakeos, MD; Clifford Les, DVM, PhD;
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Scientific Poster #37 Geriatric OTA 2013

Acetabulum Fractures in Elderly Patients: Which Injury and Treatment Characteristics Are Associated With the Best Outcomes?

Nicholas R. Scarcella, BS; Erik Schnaser, MD; Heather A. Vallier, MD;
MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Alphabetical Disclosure Listing

• The FDA has not cleared this drug and/or medical device for the use described in this presentation  (i.e., the drug or medical device is being discussed for an “off label” use).  ◆FDA information not available at time of printing. Δ OTA Grant.