OTA 2004 Posters - Polytrauma


Scientific Poster #60 Polytrauma

The Use of Computerized Navigation in the Treatment of Gunshot and Shrapnel Injuries

Yoram Weil MD1; Meir Liebergall MD1; Eran Peleg MSC2;
Rami Mosheiff MD1 (all authors - n);
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery,
2Department of Medical Engineering
The Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
Scientific Poster #61 Polytrauma

Quantification of the Systemic Inflammatory Response after Early Total-Care and Damage-Control Procedures for Femoral Shaft Fracture

Hans-Christoph Pape, MD1; Paul J. Harwood, MD2;
Christian Krettek, MD1; Peter V. Giannoudis, MD2;
Frank Hildebrand, MD1 (all authors - *)
1Medizinische Hochschule, Hannover, Germany
2St James's University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
Scientific Poster #62 Polytrauma

Effect of Positioning on Pulmonary Pathophysiology Associated with Fat Embolism in a Canine Model of Trauma

Khalid Syed, MD; Michael Blankstein, MSc; Robert Byrick, MD;
Robin Richards, MD; Emil H. Schemitsch, MD (all authors - n);
St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Scientific Poster #63 Polytrauma

Effect of Surgical Positioning on Neutrophil and Platelet Activation following Concomitant Pulmonary Contusion and Fat Embolism in a Canine Model of Polytrauma

Khalid Syed, MD; Michael Blankstein, MSc; John Freedman, MD;
Robert Byrick, MD; Robin Richards, MD; Emil H. Schemitsch, MD; (all authors - n),
St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Scientific Poster #64 Polytrauma

Cardiac Output Plays a Major Role in Post Traumatic Respiratory Failure following Pulmonary Contusion and Fat Embolism

Emil H. Schemitsch, MD; Daniel Whelan, MD; Robert J. Byrick;
Robin R. Richards, MD (all authors - n);
St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Scientific Poster #65 Polytrauma

Femur Fractures and Vascular Injury in Blunt Trauma

Reuben Gobezie, MD (n); Brent Ponce, MD (n); Jonathan Gaits, MD (n);
Mark Vrahas, MD (a-Synthes Research Grant);
Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital,
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Scientific Poster #66 Polytrauma

The Value of the Dedicated Orthopaedic Trauma Operating Room

Timothy Bhattacharyya, MD (b-Stryker); Suzanne M. Morrison, MPH (n); Richard Wiklund MD (n); Kevin S. King, BS (n); R. Malcolm Smith, MD (n);
Harry Rubash, MD (n); Mark Vrahas, MD (a-Synthes Research Grant);
Partners Orthopaedic Trauma Service, Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Massachusetts, USA