OTA 1997 Posters - Femur Fractures

Intramedullary Nailing of Adolescent Femur Fractures

Don A. Buford, Jr., MD, Kevin Christensen, MD, Paul Weatherall, MD

Dallas, Texas, USA

Poster #47

*Intra - vs. Extramedullary Fixation Of Subtrochanteric Fractures

Frederick J.Kummer PhD, Kenneth J. Koval MD, Jordan A. Simon MD, Charles J. Pearlman MD, Ola Olsson MD, Leif Ceder MD

Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY; Helsingborg Hospital,Helsingborg, Sweden

Poster #48

*The Fixation of Ipsilateral Femoral Neck and Shaft Fractures: A Biomechanical Comparison of the Miss-a-Nail Technique versus Second Generation Nails in Cadaver Femora

Michael A. Dube, MD, Timothy Foster, MD, Michael Graffe, David Cicercia, MD

Lahey Hitchcock Clinic, Burlington, MA; Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

Poster #49

Radiolucent Table versus the Fracture Table for Reamed Intramedullary Nailing of the Femoral Shaft: Effect on Length of Operation

Philip Wolinsky, MD, Eric McCarty, MD, Yu Shyr, PhD, Kenneth Johnson, MD

VUMC, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Poster #53

A Regional Survey of Inventory and Utilization of Intramedullary Femoral Nails

Gerald J. Lang, MD

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Poster #54

The Perioperative Pulmonary Effects of Intramedullary Rodding of the Femur

James A. Volglino, MD, Henry Marano, MD, Richard S. Collins, MD, Bernard Boal, MD

Woodmere, New York, USA

Poster #56

Femoral and Cruciate Blood Flow after Retrograde Femoral Reaming

Amr W. ElMaraghy, MD, Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, FRCS(C), Robin R. Richards, MD, FRCS(C)

St. Michael's Hospital, Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Poster #58

*A Comparison of Fixation Devices for the Treatment of Unstable Subtrochanteric Femur Fractures

Michael A. Dube, MD, Andrew N. Pollak, MD, Neil Price, FRCS, Riyaz H. Jinnah, MD, Vincent P. Novak, MS, Stephen M. Belkoff, PhD

Orthopaedics, R Adams Cowley/Univ. of Maryland Medical Center, Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Poster #60

Reamed Intramedullary Nailing of the Femur: A Review of 551 Cases and Radiolucent Table versus Fracture Table for Reamed Intramedullary Nailing of the Femur: Effect on Fracture Alignment

Philip R. Wolinsky, MD, Eric McCarty, MD, Yu Shyr, PhD, Kenneth Johnson, MD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Poster #61

Risks of AP Locking Screws in the Proximal Femur

Paul Tornetta, III, MD, Joseph Riina, MD, Christopher Ritter

University Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Poster #72

*The Efficacy of a Radiation Independent Distal Interlocking Aiming Device for the Femur and Tibia. A Comparison to the Free Hand Technique

Christian Krettek, MD, Bernd Könemann, MD, Theodore Miclau, MD, Osana Farouk, MD, Reto Kölbli, MD

Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

Poster #96

Optimal Timing of Early Femoral Fracture Fixation in Multiply Injured Trauma Patients

Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, FRCS(C), Peter Evans, MD, Theresa Brown, RN, Michael D. McKee, MD, FRCS(C), James P. Waddell, MD, FRCS(C)

St. Michael's Hospital, Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Poster #99

The Entry Point in Genucephalic Nailing

Gerald E. Wozasek, MD, Wolfgang A. Menth-Chiari, MD, Mehdi Mousavi, MD, Vilmos Vécsei, MD

Trauma Center, Vienna General Hospital, Medical School, Vienna, Austria

Poster #100

Intramedullary Reamer System Design and Performance: Comparison Study and Clinical Implications

David M. Banks, MD, Matthew E. Harrow, BS, Richard D. Peindl, PhD, Michael J. Bosse, MD, James F. Kellam, MD

Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA