OTA 2005 Posters - Basic Science


Scientific Poster #48 Basic Science

A Load-Bearing, Biodegradable BMP Carrier for Bone Regeneration in a Segmental Defect

Rena L. Stewart, MD (n); T.G. Chu, MD (a-Wyeth); S.J. Warden (n);
C.H. Turner (n)
Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Scientific Poster #49 Basic Science

:The In Vitro Elution Characteristics of Antifungal-loaded Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and Calcium Sulfate Bone Cements

Christopher Grimsrud, MD, PhD1 (n); Raymond Raven, MD1 (n);
A.W. Fothergill, MA, MBA (n)2; Hubert Kim, MD, PhD1 (a-Pfizer);
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California,
San Francisco, California, USA
2Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Scientific Poster #50 Basic Science

A Biomechanical Comparison of Large Fragment Fixation Augmented with Biodegradable Calcium Phosphate and PMMA Bone Cements to Non-augmented Fixation in an Osteoporotic Bone Model

Cory A. Collinge, MD1 (*); Bradley Merk, MD2 (*);

Eugene P. Lautenschlager, PhD2 (*);
1Harris Methodist Hospital-Fort Worth and John Peter Smith Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program, Fort Worth, Texas, USA;
2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Northwestern University,
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Scientific Poster #51 Basic Science

Oral COX-2 Inhibition Does Not Decrease Bone Formation in a Murine Distraction Osteogenesis Model

Ankur Chawla, BS (a- Howard Hughes Fellowship);
John T. Gorczyca, MD; Regis O'Keefe, MD, PhD
(all authors-a-OTA/Zimmer Grant);
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
Scientific Poster #52 Basic Science

Cerebral Emboli and Cognitive Function following Long Bone Fractures and Intramedullary Stabilization

A.C. Gray; L. Torrens; J. Christie; T.O. White; C.M. Robinson (n-all authors);
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary Trauma Unit, Edinburgh, Scotland
Scientific Poster #53 Basic Science

Are Orthopaedic Implants Detectable by Airport Metal Detectors?

William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH; Tom Austin, MS; Colin Crosby, MS;
Robin Driver, RN; Franklin Shuler, MD, PhD; Philip Kregor, MD
(n-all authors);
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 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 #55 Basic Science

Biomechanical Assessment of Locking Plates for Fixation of Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures following Total Hip Arthroplasty

Richard Walker, MD; Rad Zdero, PhD; Michael D. McKee, MD, FRCS(C);
James P. Waddell, MD, FRCS(C); Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, FRCS(C)
(n-all authors);
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Scientific Poster #56 Basic Science

Effects of Hypothermia and Re-warming to the Inflammatory Response in a Murine Model of Trauma: Characterization of the First and the Second Hit Impact

Frank Hildebrand, MD1 (a-AO Foundation);
Martijn van Griensven, MD, PhD1 (n); Peter Giannoudis, MD2 (n);
Christian Krettek, MD1 (n); Hans-Christoph Pape, MD1 (a-AO Foundation);
1Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School, Germany;
2Department of Trauma, St. James University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
Scientific Poster #57 Basic Science

Fixation of Vertically Unstable Pelvic Ring Injuries with a Locking Screw Construct: A Biomechanical Comparison to Iliosacral Screws

Catherine A. Humphrey, MD (n); Qi Liu, MS (n);
Thomas J. Ellis, MD (a-Zimmer Educational Grant, Synthes North America);
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
Scientific Poster #58 Basic Science

Submuscular Plating of Distal Tibia and Fibula: Anatomy of the Saphenous and Superficial Peroneal Nerve

Amer J. Mirza, MD (n); Allison Moriarty, BS (n);
Tom Ellis, MD (a-Zimmer Educational Grant);
Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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 #60 Basic Science

Biphasic Sustained Release of Antibiotics and OP-1 at the Site of Segmental Femoral Defects in Adult Male Rats

Ham A. Benghuzzi, PhD; George Russell, MD; Michelle Tucci, PhD;
Audrey Tsao, MD; Ashraf Ragab, MD (all authors a-OTA/AONA Grant);
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Scientific Poster #61 Basic Science

Proximal Tibia Locking Plates: Bicortical versus Unicortical Screw Placement

Paul J. Dougherty, MD; Do-Gyoon Kim, PhD; Steve Meisterling, MD; Yerner Yeni, PhD (n-all authors);
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Scientific Poster #62 Basic Science

Nail Fixation of Distal Third Pediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures: Retrograde Insertion Increases Stiffness in Bending but Not Axial Torsion

N. McDonald (a-Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research Fellow Funds); CT Mehlman, DO (n); Donita Bylski-Austrow, PhD (n); D. Glass, PhD (n);
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Scientific Poster #63 Basic Science

Fracture Fixation in Anterior Colliculus Ankle Fractures: An In Vitro Biomechanical Analysis

R.J. Jenkinson (n); David W. Sanders, MD (a,b-Synthes Canada);
L.M. Ferreira (n); J.M Johnson (n);
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Scientific Poster #64 Basic Science

Strain Distribution in Bone for Conventional and Locked Plate Constructs

Amer J. Mirza, MD; Larry Ehmke, MS; James Krieg, MD;
Steven Madey, MD; Michael Bottlang PhD (all authors a-Synthes USA);
Legacy Emanual Biomechanics Laboratory, Portland, Oregon, USA
Scientific Poster #65 Basic Science

Level of Evidence in Orthopaedic Journals

William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH1; Emad Attallah-Wasif, MD1;
Nick Pappas MS1, Paul Tornetta, III MD2, Mohit Bhandari MD3
(n-all authors);
1Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA;
2Boston Medical Center, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;
3McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Scientific Poster #66 Basic Science

Small Fragment Screw Fixation of the Femoral Condyles for Supracondylar-Intercondylar Fractures of the Distal Femur

Afshin Khalafi, MD (a-AO North America Resident Trauma Research Grant); Shane Curtiss, AS (n); Scott Hazelwood, PhD (n);
Philip R. Wolinsky, MD (n);
University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, 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
Scientific Poster #68 Basic Science

·Angular Stable Locking of Intramedullary Nails: Is It Promising for Treatment of Distal Tibial Fractures?

Karsten Schwieger, PhD (e-AO Research Institute);
Boyko Gueorguiev, MSc (e-AO Research Institute); Joachim Horn, MD (n);
Dankwart Höntzsch, MD (n); Berend Linke, PhD (e-AO Research Institute);
AO Research Institute, Davos, Switzerland
Scientific Poster #69 Basic Science

Chondrocyte Viability after Intra-articular Calcaneus Fractures in Humans

Scott T. Ball, MD; Alexandra K. Schwartz, MD; Robert Sah, MD, ScD;
Kyle Jadin, PhD; R. Todd Allen, MD, PhD; Michael Brage, MD
(n-all authors);
University of California, San Diego, California, USA
Scientific Poster #70 Basic Science

Fracture between Proximal and Distal Femoral Implants: Effect of the Length of the Uninstrumented Segment

Karen M. Brown, MD; John Eastman, BS; Marnie M. Saunders, PhD;
Michael P. Stauff, MD; J. Spence Reid, MD (n-all authors);
Pennsylvania State University Department of Orthopedics,
Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Scientific Poster #71 Basic Science

Cell Viability of Human Chondrocytes after Traumatic Joint Disruption

W. Chad Hembree, BA; Bridgette D. Furman, BS; Robert Zura, MD;
Lois A. Nichols, MD; Farshid Guilak, PhD; Steven A. Olson, MD
(n-all authors);
Duke University Medical Center, Division of Orthopaedics,
Durham, North Carolina, USA
Scientific Poster #72 Basic Science

Immediate Weight Bearing of Comminuted Tibial Shaft Fractures after Statically Locked Intramedullary Nailing

Mark B. Wagner, MD (n); Dawson Brown, BS (n); Qi Liu, MS (n);
Thomas J. Ellis, MD (a-Stryker Educational Grant);
Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA
Scientific Poster #73 Basic Science

A Biomechanical Comparison of Distal Femoral Fracture Fixation: The Dynamic Condylar Screw, Distal Femoral Nail, Locking Condylar Plate, and Less Invasive Stabilization System

David A. Parker, MD (n); Eugene P. Lautenschlager, PhD (n);
Michael L. Caravelli, MD (n); David C. Flanigan, MD (n);
Bradley R. Merk, MD (a-Synthes);
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA