OTA 2005 Posters - Upper Extremity


Scientific Poster #24 Upper Extremity

Restoration of Objectively Measured Shoulder Strength and Patient-Oriented Outcome in Immediate Fixation Versus Delayed Reconstruction of Displaced Midshaft Fractures of the Clavicle: Does Delay Matter?

Michael D. McKee, MD, FRCS(C) (n);
Jeff Potter (a-St. Michael's Hospital Student Scholarship);
Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, FRCS(C) (n); Caroline Jones (n);
Lisa M. Wild, RN (n);
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Scientific Poster #25 Upper Extremity

:Varus Posteromedial Rotational Elbow Injuries

David C. Ring, MD (a-AO Foundation);
Job N. Doornberg, MSc (a-Wright Medical; a-Joint Active Systems);
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Scientific Poster #26 Upper Extremity

:Comparison of Elbow Contracture Release in Patients with and without Heterotopic Ossification

Job N. Doornberg, MSc (a-Wright Medical; a-Joint Active Systems);
Durk Linzel, BSc (n); David C. Ring, MD (a-AO Foundation);
Jesse B. Jupiter, MD (n);
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Scientific Poster #27 Upper Extremity

:Does the Glenoid Medialize in Scapular Fractures?

William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH; Robin Driver, RN;
Brad Corr, MS (n-all authors);
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Scientific Poster #28 Upper Extremity

Percutaneous Plating of Fractures of the Proximal Humerus: A Prospective Multi-center Clinical Trial

George Yves Laflamme, MD, FRCS(C)1 (n);
Gregory Berry, MD, FRCS(C)2 (n); Benoit Benoit, MD1 (n);
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Montreal,
Sacre-Coeur Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada; 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of McGill,
Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Scientific Poster #29 Upper Extremity

:Prospective Evaluation of Conservative Treatment of 170 Distal Radius Fractures Showed Very Satisfactory Results

Carmen Hilty, MD1; Mathias Mueller, MD1; Laurent Audigé, PhD1;
Cate Booth2; Peter De Boer, MD2; (all authors, a-AO Foundation);
1AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation
2York District Hospital, North Yorkshire, England
Scientific Poster #30 Upper Extremity

:Arthroscopic Assisted, Percutaneous Reduction and Fixation of Displaced Scaphoid Fractures

Joseph F. Slade, III (e-Accumed); Greg Merrell (n);
Santiago Lozano-Caldron (n); David Ring, MD (a-AO Foundation);
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Scientific Poster #31 Upper Extremity

Early Functional Outcome of Unstable Distal Radius Fractures Treated with External Fixation versus Locked Volar Plating: A Prospective Study

Noah M. Raizman (a-Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship)1;
Paul D. Kim, MD (n)1; Melvin P. Rosenwasser, MD1 (n);
Robert J. Strauch, MD1 (n); Matthew D. Putnam, MD2 (d-Boundary Medical Corp); Douglas P. Hanel, MD3 (n);
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA;
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA;
3Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Scientific Poster #54 Basic Science

:Biomechanical Comparison of a Unique Locking Plate versus a Standard Plate for Internal Fixation of Proximal Humerus Fractures in a Cadaveric Model

Stephen M. Walsh, MD (n); Rudy Reindl, MD (n); Lorne Beckman (n); Gregory K. Berry, MD (n); Edward J. Harvey, MD (a-Synthes);
Thomas Steffen, MD, PhD (n);
McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Scientific Poster #59 Basic Science

Biomechanical Analysis of Plate and Screw Fixation for Full Crutch Weight Bearing of Humeral Shaft Fractures: Synthetic Bone and Cadaveric Testing

R.V. O'Toole1; Romney C. Andersen1; O. Vesnovsky; M. Alexander3;
T. Topoleski2; Jason W. Nascone1; M.F. Sciadini1; Clifford Turen1;
W.A. Eglesder1 (n-all authors);
1R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA;
2Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA;
3University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Scientific Poster #67 Basic Science

Locked versus Unlocked Plating for Humeral Shaft Non-unions: A Biomechanical Study of Four Techniques

Jonathan C. Levy, MD (b-Plates, Screws and Sawbones provided by Synthes); Loren Latta, PhD (n); Ted Milne, PhD (n);
Steven P. Kalandiak, MD (n); James J. Hutson, MD (n);
Gregory Zych, MD (n);
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA