Session VIII - Femur/Knee, Sunday, October 13, 2002

Moderators: William R. Creevy, MD and Robert F. Ostrum, MD
8:00 AM The Value of the Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index in the Diagnosis of Arterial Injury after Knee Dislocation

William J. Mills, MD; Patrick McNair, MD; Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

8:06 AM Vascular Injuries with Knee Dislocations after Blunt Trauma: Evaluating the Role of Selective Arteriography

James P. Stannard, MD; Todd M. Sheils, MD; Gerald McGwin, Jr., PhD; James Robinson; Jorge E. Alonso, MD; David A. Volgas, MD; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

8:19 AM *The Old Begets the New: Trochanteric Nail Insertion for Femoral Shaft Fractures, Revisited

D. Scott Devinney, DO; Roy W. Sanders, MD (a,c,e-Smith + Nephew); Dolfi Herscovici, Jr., DO; Anthony F. Infante, DO; Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA

8:25 AM *Biomechanical Evaluation of the Less Invasive Stabilization System (LISS), Angled Blade Plate, and Retrograde Intramedullary Nail for the Fixation of Distal Femur Fractures: An Osteoporotic Cadaveric Model

Michael Zlowodzki, MD; Randall Scott Williamson, BS; Lyle D. Zardiackas, PhD; Philip J. Kregor, MD; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; and the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA (a-Synthes, AO Research Foundation)

8:31 AM *Plating of Femoral Shaft Fractures: Traditional ORIF versus Submuscular Fixation

Dennis Vogt, MD; Michael Zlowodzki, MD; Peter A. Cole, MD; Philip J. Kregor, MD; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; and the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA (a-Synthes, AO Research Foundation)