Session III - Polytrauma Friday, October 11, 2002

Moderator: Hans J. Kreder, MD & Peter G. Trafton, MD
3:38 PM The Reverse-Flow Sural Artery Flap for Soft Tissue Injuries of the Lower Third of the Leg

David A. Volgas, MD; Brian M. Scholl, MD; James P. Stannard MD; Jorge E. Alonso, MD; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

3:44 PM Deep Septic Complications Associated with the Delayed Management of Open Fractures in the Poly-traumatized Patient

Lisa A. Taitsman, MD, MPH; David P. Barei, MD; Sean E. Nork, MD; Sarah Holt, MA; Bruce J. Sangeorzan, MD; Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

3:50 PM Management of Open Fractures of the Lower Extremity: Do Timing of Operative Treatment and Primary Wound Closure Really Matter?

Michael T. Rohmiller, MD; Sharat Kusuma, BS, MBA; Gordon M. Blanchard, MD; John R. Edwards, MD; Mark P. McAndrew, MD; Marcus F. Sciadini, MD; Kenneth D. Johnson, MD; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

4:03 PM Management of Femoral Shaft Fractures in Polytrauma: From Early Total Care to Damage Control Orthopaedic Surgery

Hans-Christoph Pape, MD; Boris Zelle, MD; Frank Hildebrand, MD; Christian Krettek, MD, FRACS; Hannover Medical School; Hannover, Germany

4:09 PM Prosthetic Device Satisfaction among Patients with Lower Extremity Amputation Due To Trauma

Juliana K. Cyril, MPH, PhD; Ellen J. MacKenzie, PhD; Douglas G. Smith, MD; Michael J. Bosse, MD; The LEAP Study Investigators; Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

4:15 PM Functional Outcomes after Lower Extremity Amputations for Trauma: Effects of Amputation Level, Soft Tissue Coverage, and Prosthetic Design

Ellen J. MacKenzie, PhD; Michael J. Bosse, MD; Renan C. Castillo, MS; Douglas G. Smith, MD; and The LEAP Study Group; Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (-NIAMS/NIH Grant)

4:28 PM Rapid Prototyping: Future of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery?

George A. Brown, MD, MS; Keikhosrow Firoozbakhsh, PhD; Jose R. Reyna, MD; David Huberty, MD; Brenton Milner, MD; Kenna Larsen, BS; Heather Hansen-Dispenza, BS; Rick J. Gehlert, MD; Thomas A. DeCoster, MD; Moheb S. Moneim, MD; University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

4:34 PM Heterotopic Ossification Prophylaxis with Indomethacin Increases the Risk of Long Bone Nonunion

Timothy A. Burd, MD; Michael S Hughes, BS; Jeffrey O. Anglen, MD; University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA

4:47 PM Psychological Distress among Patients with a Severe Lower Limb Injury

Melissa L. McCarthy, ScD; Ellen J. MacKenzie, PhD; David Edwin, PhD; Michael J. Bosse, MD; Renan C. Castillo, MS; Adam J. Starr, MD; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

4:53 PM Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after Orthopaedic Trauma

Adam J. Starr, MD; Drake S. Borer, MD; Charles M. Reinert, MD; Maxine Mendoza-Welch, PA-C; William H. Frawley, PhD; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA