Session VII - Tibia Saturday, October 12, 2002

Moderators: Berton R. Moed, MD & Mark C. Reilly, MD
4:00 PM Tibia Fractures: A Patient-Based Decision Analysis

Paul Tornetta, III, MD; Timothy Bhattacharyya, MD; Jonathan Kuo, MD; Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

4:06 PM Distal Fourth Tibia-Fibula Fractures Treated with Intramedullary Nails: Factors Affecting Alignment<

Russell D. Weisz, MD; Nirmal C. Tejwani, MD; Kenneth J. Koval, MD; Roy W. Sanders, MD; Tampa General Hospital, Florida Orthopaedics, Tampa, Florida, USA

4:12 PM The Incidence, Results of Treatment, and Causes of Tibial Osteomyelitis after Reamed Intramedullary Nailing

Stuart D. Anderson, MD; Charles M. Court-Brown, MD, FRCS; Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

4:18 PM *The Effect of Human Recombinant Bone Morphogenic Protein (RHBMP-7) on the Healing of Open Tibial Shaft Fractures: Results of a Multi-Center, Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial

Michael D. McKee, MD, FRCS(C); Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, FRCS(C); James P. Waddell, MD, FRCS(C); Hans J. Kreder, MD, FRCS(C); David J. G. Stephen, MD, FRCS(C); Ross K. Leighton, MD, FRCS(C); Richard E. Buckley, MD, FRCS(C); James N. Powell, MD, FRCS(C); Lisa M. Wild, BScN; Piotr A. Blachut, MD, FRCS(C); Peter J. O'Brien, MD, FRCS(C); S. Pirani, MD, FRCS(C); Robert G. McCormack, MD; and the Canadian Orthopaedic Trauma Society St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (a-Stryker Biotech, Inc.)

4:31 PM Minimally Invasive Plating of High Proximal Tibial Fractures Unsuitable for Nailing

Tadeusz F. Wisniewski, MD, PhD; Marek J. Radziejowski, MD, FCS (SA); Johannesburg Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johannesburg, South Africa

4:37 PM Intramedullary Nailing of Proximal Quarter Tibia Fractures

Sean E. Nork, MD; David B. Barei, MD; Jason L. Schrick, BS; Sarah K. Holt, MSPH; Thomas A. Schildhauer, MD; Bruce J. Sangeorzan, MD; Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

4:43 PM The Use of Hybrid Fixators in Proximal Tibia Fractures

Roberto Varsalona, MD; Bruce H. Ziran, MD; S. Avondo, MD; Q. Mollica, MD; University of Catagnia, Sicily, Italy; and University of Pittsburgh, Department of Orthopaedics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

4:56 PM Tibial Plateau Fractures: Functional Outcome and Incidence of Osteoarthritis in 156 Cases

Anis Dosani, FRCS; Peter V. Giannoudis, MD; Asad Ali Syed, FRCS; Manish Agarwal, FRCS; Stuart J. Matthews, FRCS; Malcolm R. Smith, MD, FRCS; St. James' University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom

5:02 PM *The Less Invasive Stabilization System for Bicondylar Fractures of the Proximal Tibia

Thomas Gosling, MD; Mathias Müller, MD; Martinus Richter, MD; Tobias Hüfner, MD; Christian Krettek, MD, FRACS; Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (a-AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation)

5:08 PM Bicondylar Tibial Plateau Fractures: Comparison of Early Results with a Locking Plate Compared with Medial and Lateral Plating

William J. Ertl, MD; Douglas G. Smith, MD; Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA