Session V1 - Basic Science Friday, October 21, 2005

Anabolic Supplementation in Fracture and Muscle Repair

Peter Kazmier, MD¹; Michael S. Hughes, BS¹; Jeffrey O. Anglen, MD²; Aaron A. Stoker, PhD¹; Keiichi Kuroki, DVM, PhD¹; Timothy A. Burd, MD¹; James L. Cook, DVM, PhD¹; (all authors-a-OTA/EBI-Biomet Grant)

¹University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA;

²Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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Fri., 10/21/05 Basic Science, Paper #35, 4:04 pm

The Effect of Levodopa or Levodopa-Carbidopa (Sinemet^®) on Fracture Healing

Elisabeth R. Costa, MS; Paul S. Weinhold, PhD; Gregory A. Tayrose, BS; Jennifer A. Hooker, MD; Laurence E. Dahners, MD; (all authors n)

Department of Orthopaedics, University of North Carolina,

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

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Fri., 10/21/05 Basic Science, Paper #36, 4:16 pm

Evaluation of INFUSE Bone Graft in a Canine Critical Size Defect: Effect of Sponge Placement on Healing

Stephen D. Cook, PhD (a-Medtronic Sofamor Danek);

Laura P. Patron, BSE (a-Medtronic Sofamor Danek); Scott Brown, MD (n);

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tulane University,

New Orleans, Louisianna, USA

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Fri., 10/21/05 Basic Science, Paper #37, 4:28 pm

Composite Scaffolds of Tricalciumphosphate (TCP), Human Bone Marrow Stem Cells (hBMSC) and Adenoviral Gene Transfer of Bone Morphogenetic Protein Type 2 (AdBMP-2) in a Critical Size Femur Defect Model of the Rat

Torsten G. Gerich, MD¹; Christian W. Mueller, MD¹; M. van Griensven, MD¹; K. Hildebrandt, MD²; M. Fehr²; Christian Krettek, MD¹; (all authors a-MHH)

¹Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany;

²Clinic for Small Domestic Animals, Tierärztliche Hochschule, Hannover, Germany

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Fri., 10/21/05 Basic Science, Paper #38, 4:40 pm

Comparison of Three Methods for Measuring Intracompartmental Pressures in Compartment Syndrome: A Clinical and Laboratory Study

Cory Collinge, MD¹ (*); Dan Person, PA² (*);

¹Harris Methodist Hospital-Fort Worth/John Peter Smith Orthopaedic

Surgery Residency, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

²Orthopaedic Specialty Associates, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

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Fri., 10/21/05 Basic Science, Paper #39, 4:46 pm

Relative Strength of Conventional and Locking Plate Fixation in Osteoporotic Bone

Daniel C. Fitzpatrick, MD¹; Michael Bruehl, BS²; Larry Ehmke, MS⁴;

Keith A. Mayo, MD³; Michael Bottlang, PhD⁴; (all authors a-Synthes USA)

¹Orthopedic Healthcare Northwest, Eugene, Oregon, USA

²University of Applied Sciences, Gissen Friedberg, Germany;

³Tacoma Trauma Center, Tacoma, Washington, USA;

⁴Legacy Biomechanics Laboratory, Portland, Oregon, USA

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Fri., 10/21/05 Basic Science, Paper #40, 4:52 pm

Debridement of Cancellous Bone: A Comparison of Irrigation Methods

Reid W. Draeger, BS (a-NIH STRT Grant); Douglas R. Dirschl, MD (n);

Laurence E. Dahners, MD (n);

University of North Carolina School of Medicine,

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

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