OTA 1997 Posters - Foot & Ankle Fractures

The Dorsal Approach - A New Technique for Unstable Fractures of the Ankle

Peter A. W. Ostermann, MD, PhD, Axel Ekkernkamp, MD, PhD, Michael P. Hahn, MD, PhD, Dirk Richter, MD, PhD, Gert Muhr, MD, PhD

Bergmannsheil, Bochum, Germany

Poster #80

Minimal Fixation of Lateral Malleolar Fractures: A Biomechanical Study

Jeff Traub, MD, Paul P. Hospodar, MD, Richard L. Uhl, MD, Edward Ashman, Eric Ledet, MS, Chris Manseau, MD

Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA

Poster #81

Vascularity of the Lateral Calcaneal Flap

Joseph Borrelli, Jr., MD, Cyrus Lashgari, MD

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Poster #82

Minimal Incision Surgery with Arthroscopy of the Posterior Facet: A New Technique for Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Calcaneus Fractures

Jonathan D. Scherl, MD, James B. Carr, MD

Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, USA

Poster #83

Minimizing Complications Associated with Internal Fixation of Severe Pilon Fractures: Results of Delayed ORIF

Paul D. Protomastro, MD, Toan Le, MD, Brendan Patterson, MD, John Wilber, MD

Metro Health Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Poster #84

Reconstruction of Complex Distal Tibia Fracture with a 90 Degree Cannulated Blade Plate: A Preliminary Report

Steven J. Morgan, MD, Lane Shepherd, MD, David Thordarson, MD, Jackson Lee, MD

University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA

Poster #85

*Facilitating Edema Resolution with a "Foot Pump" after Calcaneus Fracture

David B. Thordarson, MD, Nathan Greene, MD, Mark Perlman, MD

LAC and USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

Poster #86

Biomechanical Testing of Sustentacular Screw Placement in a New Experimental Model of Calcaneal Fractures

Andrew R. Jones, MD, PhD, Patrick P. Lin, MD, Simon Roe, BVSc, PhD, Matthew Kay, BS, C. Frank Abrams, PhD

University of North Carolina; NC State University, Wake AHEC, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Poster #87

*Superior Compressive Strength of Calcaneus Fracture Construct Augmented with Remodelable Cancellous Bone Cement

David B. Thordarson, MD, Thomas P. Hedman, PhD, Duran N. Yetkinler, MD, PhD, Enass Eskander, MD, Bud Lawrence, BS, Robert D. Poser, DVM

LAC and USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

Poster #88

Effects of Binary Decision Making on the Classification of Fractures of the Ankle

William L. Craig, III, MD, Douglas R. Dirschl, MD

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA