Session V - Foot and Ankle Saturday, October 12, 2002

Moderators: Robert A. Probe, MD & Kevin Scheid, MD
8:57 AM Lower Extremity Driving Performance after Ankle Fracture

Kenneth A. Egol, MD; Ali Sheikhzadeh, PhD; Sam Moghtaderi, BS; A. Barnett; Nirmal C. Tejwani, MD; Kenneth J. Koval, MD; New York University-Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, USA

9:03 AM The Functional Outcomes of Type C3 Tibial Plafond Fractures with Use of a Staged Protocol

Dolfi Herscovici, Jr., DO; Scott Devinney, DO; Mark A. Jenkins, DO; Thomas G. DiPasquale, DO; Anthony F. Infante, DO; Roy W. Sanders, MD; Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA

9:16 AM Operative Management of Talar Neck Fractures: Outcomes and the Effect of Timing

Heather A. Vallier, MD; Sean E. Nork, MD; David P. Barei, MD; Stephen K. Benirschke, MD; Bruce J. Sangeorzan, MD; Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

9:22 AM Surgical Treatment of Fractures of the Talar Body

Heather A. Vallier, MD; Sean E. Nork, MD; Stephen K. Benirschke, MD; Bruce J. Sangeorzan, MD; Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

9:35 AM The Mangled Foot and Ankle: The Role of Soft Tissue Coverage

Michael J. Bosse, MD1; Renan C. Castillo, MPH; Dolfi Herscovici, Jr., DO2; Thomas G. DiPasquale, DO2; Ellen J. MacKenzie, PhD; 1Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA 2Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA (-NIH Grant)

9:41 AM Chopart Joint Fracture Dislocations: Initial Open Reduction is Better than Closed Reduction

Martinus Richter, MD; Tobias Hüfner, MD; Ulf Schmidt, MD; Thomas Gosling, MD; Jens Geerling, MD; Christian Krettek, MD, FRACS; Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

9:54 AM Operative Treatment of Calcaneal Fractures for Elderly Patients

Dolfi Herscovici, Jr., DO; James Widmaier, MD; Julia M. Scaduto, ARNP; Anthony Infante, DO; Roy W. Sanders, MD; Thomas G. DiPasquale, DO; Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA

10:00 AM Os Calcis Fractures in Children and Adolescents: Long Term Results of Operative Treatment

Nirmal C. Tejwani, MD, New York, New York, USA; Roderick Kuo, MD, Sydney, Australia; Christopher DiGiovanni, MD, Providence, Rhode Island; Sarah K. Holt, MSPH; Stephen K. Benirschke, MD; Bruce J. Sangeorzan, MD; Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA