Session III - Polytrauma Thursday, October 20, 2005


Moderator: Ross K. Leighton, MD & Gregory Berry, MD
Thurs, 10/20/05 Polytrauma, Paper #6, 3:40 pm

Reuse of External Fixation Components: A Prospective Randomized Trial

Paul Tornetta, III, MD; Thomas A. Einhorn, MD; William R. Creevy, MD; Rafael Levin, MD; Jodi Siegel, MD; Jinsil Sung, MD; (n-all authors)
Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Thurs, 10/20/05 Polytrauma, Paper #9, 4:04 pm

Toxicology Screening in Orthopaedic Trauma Patients Predicting Duration of Prescription Opioid Use

Gene M. Massey, BS1; Heather N. Dodds, BA2; Craig S. Roberts, MD1; Timothy J. Servoss, MA; Richard D. Blondell, MD; (n-all authors)
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville,
Louisville, Kentucky, USA;
2School of Medicine and Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
Thurs, 10/20/05 Polytrauma, Paper #11, 4:22 pm

The Incidence of Mental Distress in Orthopaedic Trauma Patients

David A. Volgas, MD; Rory Farris, MD; James P. Stannard, MD;
Jorge Alonso, MD; (n-all authors)
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Session X - Polytrauma Saturday, October 22, 2005


Moderator: Bruce G. French, MD & Alan L. Jones, MD
Sat., 10/22/05 Polytrauma II, Paper #41, 9:00 am

Patient Dumping into Level 1 Trauma Centers: Fact or Fiction?

Chad W. Tingey; Kenneth J. Koval, MD; Robert V. Cantu, MD;
Kevin F. Spratt, PhD; (n-all authors)
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
Sat., 10/22/05 Polytrauma II, Paper #42, 9:06 am

Posttraumatic Alterations of the Immune Response: Is There a Genetic Predisposition?

Frank Hildebrand, MD (a-Grant, Hannover Medical School);
Martijn van Griensven, MD (n); Christian Krettek, MD (n);
Hans-Christoph Pape, MD (n);
Trauma Department, Hanover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Sat., 10/22/05 Polytrauma II, Paper #43, 9:18 am

Is "After Hours" Surgery Associated with Adverse Outcomes?

William M. Ricci, MD (a,e-Smith+Nephew); John R. Schwappach, MD (n); Ross K. Leighton, MD (n); Kevin J. Coupe, MD (n); Michael C. Tucker, MD (n);
Washington University School of Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital,
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Sat., 10/22/05 Polytrauma II, Paper #44, 9:24 am

Influence of Workers Compensation Eligibility upon Functional Recovery 10 to 28 Years after Polytrauma

Boris A. Zelle, MD1,2; Martin Panzica, MD1;
Christian A. Krettek, MD, FRACS1; Nicola A. Sittaro, MD3;
Hans C. Pape, MD1; (all authors a-Hannover-Re)
1Department of Trauma Surgery, Hannover Medical School,
Hannover, Germany;
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA;
3Hannover-Re, Department for Epidemiological Research, Hannover, Germany
Sat., 10/22/05 Polytrauma II, Paper #45, 9:30 am

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) following Severe Open Fractures: A Prospective Randomized Study

James P. Stannard, MD (a-Kinetic Concepts, Inc.); Robert C. Baird, MD (n); David A. Volgas, MD (n); Gerald McGwin, Jr., PhD (n); Jorge E. Alonso, MD (n);
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA