OTA 2003 Posters - Polytrauma


Poster #42 Tape Blisters after Hip Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Study of Two Tape Types

Kenneth J. Koval, MD; Kenneth A. Egol, MD; Peter Hommen, MD; Daniel Polatch, MD; New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA


Poster #43 Blunt Needle Use in Orthopaedic Procedures

Gil R. Ortega, MD, MPH; Rahul V. Shah, MD; Dwayne Hunt; Michael R. Baumgaertner, MD; Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA


Poster #44 Incidence of Compartment Syndrome in Isolated Gun Shot Wounds to the Fibula

Jeffrey A. Geller, MD1; Michael S. Sirkin, MD1; Mark C. Reilly, MD1; Christopher M. Bono, MD2; Kevin Honig, MD1; Fred F. Behrens, MD1; 1University Hospital, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA; 2Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA


Poster #45 Journal and Author Compliance with Human Research Guidelines: A "Worst-Case" Scenario

Michael J. Bosse, MD1; Michael Mazurek, MD2; Andrew Trenholm, MD3; Scott Porter, MD1; Howard Sasser, PhD1; Lance Stell, PhD1; Albert Attia, MD1; 1Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; 2Naval Hospital, San Diego, California, USA; 3Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada


Poster #46 *Automatic Collision Notification: Reduction of Rescue Time for Seriously Injured Occupants

Guenter C. Lob, MD1; Oliver Pieske, MD1; Georg Messner2; Paul Bauer2; 1Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany; 2BMW North America, Department of Engineering, Montvale, New Jersey, USA (a-BMW AG Munich, Germany)


Poster #47 *Sex-Specific Injury Patterns from 'Dashboard Injury' in Front-End Motor Vehicle Collisions: A Predictor for Orthopaedic Trauma Assessment

Kurtis S. Staples, MD; Madhav A. Karunakar, MD; Mark R. Sochor, MD; Stewart C. Wang, MD; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (a-NIH; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)


Poster #48 The Influence of Car Design on Changes in the Injury Severity of Traffic Accident Victims with or without Polytrauma: A Comparison between the 1970s and 1990s

Martinus Richter, MD; Hans-Christoph Pape, MD; Dietmar Otte; Boris Zelle, MD; Christian Krettek, MD, FRACS; Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany


Poster #49 Routine Removal of External Fixators in Clinic without Anesthesia

Steven Ryder, MD; John T. Gorczyca, MD; University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA


Poster #50 The Role of Experimentally Produced Fat Embolism in Systemic Coagulopathy

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


Poster #51 Antibiotic-Impregnated Cement Rods in the Treatment of Long Bone Infections

Daniel R. Schlatterer, DO1; Mark Anders, MD2; 1SUNY at Buffalo Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Buffalo, New York, USA; 2Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, New York, USA


Poster #52 *The Use of Allograft, Platelet-Derived Growth Factors, and Internal Bone Stimulation for Treatment of Recalcitrant Nonunions

Matthew L. Jimenez, MD; Tracy L. Anderson, MS, ATC; Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA; Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, Des Plaines, Illinois, USA (a-EBI; RTI)


Poster #53 Predicting Posttraumatic Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Tim O. White, FRCS; Paul J. Jenkins; C. Michael Robinson, FRCS; Orthopaedic Trauma Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom


Poster #54 Systemic IL-6 Concentrations: An Indicator for Surgery-Induced Second Hit

Frank Hildebrand, MD; Hans-Christoph Pape, MD; Martijn van Griensven, MD; Thomas Brin, MS; Christian Krettek, MD, FRACS; Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany


Poster #55 The Impact of Time of Admission on Major Complications and Mortality in Patients Undergoing Emergency Trauma Surgery

Jason W. Busse, MD; Mohit Bhandari, MD; P.J. Devereaux, MD; Oncidium Health Group, Inc., Burlington, Ontario, Canada; McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada


Poster #56 Staged Treatment of Combined Hepatic and Pelvic Trauma: An International Experience

Peter V. Giannoudis, MD1; Nigel W. Gummerson, MD1; Axel Gansslen, MD2; Christian Krettek, MD, FRACS2; Hans-Christoph Pape, MD2; 1St James' University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom; 2Hannover Medical School, Hannover Germany