OTA 2004 Posters - Geriatrics


Scientific Poster #82 Geriatric

Interventions for Improving Osteoporosis Treatment following Hip Fracture: A Prospective, Randomized Trial

Michael J. Gardner, MD (a-Merck); Robert H. Brophy, MD(n),
Demetris Demetrakopoulos, BA (n); Julie T. Lin, MD (n); Jason Koob, BA (n); Richard Hong, BA (n); Adam Rana, BA (n); Joseph M. Lane, MD (n);
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
Scientific Poster #83 Geriatric

Incidence of Multiple Trauma and Mortality in the Elderly

Peter V. Giannoudis MD1; Angus Robertson MD1; Paul Harwood MD1; Costas Papakostidis MD1; Hans-Christoph Pape MD1;
Charles Court-Brown MD2 (all authors - n)
1St James's University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom;
2Edinburgh Trauma Unit, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Scientific Poster #84 Geriatric

Analysis of the Results after Tibial Pilon Fracture Reconstruction in Patients more than 65 Years of Age

Peter V. Giannoudis, MD1; Mohamad Allami, MD1; Paul Harwood, MD1; David Macdonald, MD1; Hans-Christoph Pape, MD2; Christian Krettek, MD1; (all authors - n)
1St James's University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom;
2Hannover Trauma Unit, Hannover, Germany
Scientific Poster #85 Geriatric

WristWatch: A Prospective Control Trial of Distal Radial Fractures as a Marker for Osteoporosis Investigation

Maureen P.T. Ashe; Pierre Guy, MD; Karim M. Khan, PhD; Patti Janssen, PhD (all authors - n)
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Scientific Poster #86 Geriatric

The Fracture and Osteoporosis Outpatient Clinic

J.H. Hegeman, MD; G Willemsen, MD; J. van Nieuwpoort, NP;
H.G. Kreeftenberg, MD, PhD; J.P.J. Slaets, MD; H.J. ten Duis, MD;
Victor de Ridder, MD+;
+poster presented on behalf of study group (all authors - n)
Departments of Traumatology and Internal Medicine, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands
Scientific Poster #87 Geriatric

Quality of Life and Cost of Femoral Neck Fracture: A Comparison of Internal Fixation, Hemiarthroplasty, and Total Hip Arthroplasty by Decision-Analysis Methods

Michael V. Hoffman, MD; Kenneth J. Koval, MD; Anna Tosteson, PhD; Robert V. Cantu, MD; James N. Weinstein, DO, MS (all authors - n)
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
Scientific Poster #88 Geriatric

Efficacy of Non-Contrast-Enhanced MR Venography for Screening of Deep Venous Thrombosis after Surgery of Proximal Femoral Fractures

Yukio Kawakami, MD1; Atsushi Ono2; Satoru Takada2; Yukako Hayashi2;
Yasuyuki Kobashi2; Takaaki Nagamachi2; Hayato Fujii2; Mitsue Miyazaki, PhD3 (all authors - n)
1National Hospital Organization, Fukuyama Medical Center, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan;
2Okayama Kousei Hospital, Okayama, Japan;
3Medical System Division, Toshiba
Scientific Poster #89 Geriatric

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery: Who Is At Risk?

John Keating, MD; Daniel Fascia (all authors - n)
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Scientific Poster #90 Geriatric

Tape Blisters following Hip Surgery: Can They Be Completely Eliminated?

Kenneth J. Koval, MD; Kenneth A. Egol, MD (all authors - n)
New York University, New York, New York, USA
Scientific Poster #91 Geriatric

Ankle Fractures in the Elderly: What You Get Depends on Where You Live and Who You See

Kenneth J. Koval, MD; Robert Cantu, MD; Jon Lurie, MD;
Weiping Zhou, MD; James N. Weinstein, DO, MS (all authors - n)
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
Scientific Poster #92 Geriatric

The Timing of Surgery for Hip Fracture and Its Effects on Outcomes

Kenneth J. Koval, MD1; Kenneth A. Egol, MD2; Marvin Gilbert, MD3;
Albert Siu, MD3 (all authors - n)
1Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
2New York University, New York, New York, USA
3Mount Sinai Medical School, New York, New York, USA
Scientific Poster #93 Geriatric

Mortality Risk after Hip Fracture: A 10 year Longitudinal Study

Kenneth J. Koval, MD; Kenneth A. Egol, MD; Gina B. Aharonoff;
Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD; Erik Kubiak, MD (all authors - n)
New York University, New York, New York, USA
Scientific Poster #94 Geriatric

The Role of Computerized Navigation in Fixation of Femoral Neck Fractures

Dror Ben-David, MD; Rami Mosheiff, MD; Yoram Weil, MD;
Meir Liebergall, MD (all authors - n)
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Hadassah-Hebrew University
Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel