Session V - Polytrauma Friday, October 10, 2003

Moderator: Alan L. Jones, MD & Emil H. Schemitsch, MD
10:15 AM Deep Vein Thrombosis in Polytrauma: Anatomic Location of Clots and the Role of Magnetic Resonance Venography

James P. Stannard, MD1; Aloke K. Singhania, MD2; Robert R. Ben-Lopez, MD1; Edward R. Anderson, MD1; Rory C. Farris, BS1; David A. Volgas, MD1; Gerald McGwin, Jr., PhD1; Jorge E. Alonso, MD1; 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; 2Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby, United Kingdom

10:21 AM *Prophylaxis for Deep Vein Thrombosis in Trauma: A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Mechanical and Pharmacologic Prophylaxis

James P. Stannard, MD; Robert R. Ben-Lopez, MD; Edward R. Anderson, MD; Matt Busbee, BS; Donna K. Karr, RN; Gerald McGwin, Jr., DO; David A. Volgas, MD; Jorge E. Alonso, MD; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA (a-Aventis)

10:34 AM An Investigation of the Influence of Sequential Fat Embolism Hemorrhage and Resuscitation on Pulmonary Pathogenesis in an Animal Model of Trauma

Michael Blankstein, MD; Emil H. Schemitsch, MD; Robert J. Byrick, MD; Masaki Nakane, MD; Annie K.W. Bang, PhD; John Freedman, MD; Robin R. Richards, MD; David Bell, MD; St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

10:40 AM *The Impact of Fracture Fixation on the Systemic Cytokine Response in Stable Polytrauma Patients - A Prospective Randomized Analysis of Intramedullary Instrumentation versus Damage Control for Femoral Fractures

Hans-Christoph Pape, MD1; Kai M. Grimme, MD1; Peter V. Giannoudis, MD, FRCS1; Andrea L. Sott, MD2; Frank Hildebrand, MD1; Christian Krettek, MD, FRACS1; 1Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; 2St. George's Hospital, London, United Kingdom (a-AO/ASIF International)

10:46 AM Secondary Surgery in Blunt Trauma Patients and Perioperative Liberation of Proinflammatory Cytokines: Clinical Relevance of Biochemical Markers

Frank Hildebrand, MD; Martijn van Griensven, PhD; Christian Krettek, MD, FRACS; Hans-Christoph Pape, MD; Department of Trauma Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

10:59 AM Computerized Navigation Assisted Intramedullary Nailing: The First Generation

Amal Khoury, MD; Meir Liebergall, MD; Yoram Weil, MD; Rami Mosheiff, MD; Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

11:05 AM *The Academic Orthopaedic Trauma Service: An Analysis of Its Financial Viability and Its Impact on Resident Education and Faculty Job Satisfaction

Mitchel B. Harris, MD; Sean J. Gregory, MD; Wake Forest University, Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA (a-Synthes, USA)

11:11 AM Application of a Standardized Polytrauma Rehabilitation Score for Patients with Injuries below the Knee

Christian Probst, MD; Frank Muller, MD; Boris A. Zelle, MD; Martin Panzica, MD; Hans-Christoph Pape, MD; Christian Krettek, MD, FRACS; Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany