ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA ASSOCIATION

ABSTRACTS

FINAL PROGRAM

2001 ANNUAL MEETING

October 18-20, 2001

San Diego, California

Donald A. Wiss, MD, OTA President

Paul Tornetta, III, MD, Program Chair

David C. Templeman, MD, Program Co-Chair

Jeffrey M. Smith, MD, Local Host

OTA Staff

Nancy E. Franzon, Society Director

Kathleen A. Caswell , Society Coordinator

Michele L. Garrett , Society Coordinator

Sharon M. Moore, Meeting Registrar

"It takes me several hours to go through a very short paper."

Robert E. Leach, MD; Editor of American Journal of Sports Medicine; OTA 96

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