OTA 2005 Posters - Polytrauma


Scientific Poster #1 Geriatrics and Reconstruction

Outcome of Multiple Trauma Patients 65 and Older with Orthopedic Injuries

Daniel Nicholson, BS (n); Scott Olvey, MD (n);
Maria Guerrero, MD (n); Lisa K. Cannada, MD (n);
Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Scientific Poster #12 Polytrauma/Injury Prevention

:The Predictive Value of Base Deficit for Adult and Pediatric In-Hospital Mortality

Jason C. Fanuele, MD; E.W. Weber, MD; R.V. Cantu, MD;
K.F. Spratt, PhD; Kenneth J. Koval, MD (n-all authors);
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
Scientific Poster #13 Polytrauma/Injury Prevention

Do Corticosteroids Reduce the Risk of Fat Embolism Syndrome in Multitrauma Patients? A Meta-Analysis

S. Samuel Bederman, MSc, MD; Mohit Bhandari, MD, MSc, FRCSC;
Michael D. McKee; Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, FRCSC (n-all authors);
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Scientific Poster #14 Polytrauma/Injury Prevention

Correlation Between IL-6 Levels and the SIRS Score: Can an IL-6 Cutoff Predict a SIRS State?

Peter V. Giannoudis1; P. J. Harwood1; P. Loughenbury1; K. Grimme2;
Christian Krettek2; Hans Christian Pape2 (n-all authors);
1St. James University Hospital, United Kingdom
2Hannover Medical School, Germany
Scientific Poster #15 Polytrauma/Injury Prevention

Orthopaedic Surgery Residents' Quality of Life during a Trauma Rotation: A Multi-Centered Prospective Study

Ali Zahrai, MD; Mohit Bhandari, MD, FRCS(C);
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 #16 Polytrauma/Injury Prevention

Does the Application of Bridging External Fixation Across the Knee Raise Compartment Pressures of the Leg?

Jamal Bazzi, MD; Nirmal Tejwani, MD; Toni McLaurin, MD;
Kenneth A. Egol, MD (n-all authors);
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, USA
Scientific Poster #17 Polytrauma/Injury Prevention

All Level I Trauma Centers are Not Created Equal: National Survey of Provided Services

Bruce H. Ziran, MD; Mary-Kate Barrette-Grischow, MA;
Robert Rivello, BSBA; Amy J. Plant, MS; David Gemmel, PhD (n-all authors);
St. Elizabeth Health Center, Division of Orthopaedic Trauma,
Youngstown, Ohio, USA
Scientific Poster #18 Polytrauma/Injury Prevention

Treatment of Distal Femur and Proximal Tibia Fractures with External Fixation followed by Planned Conversion to Internal Fixation

Selina Silva, MS, IV; Anand Parekh, MD; Juan F. Agudelo, MD;
Wade R. Smith, MD; Steven Morgan, MD; Allison Williams, MD, PhD
(n-all authors);
Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Scientific Poster #19 Polytrauma/Injury Prevention

The Association of Psychological Distress and Quality of Life in Trauma Patients: An Observational Study

Mohit Bhandari MD, MSc, FRCS(C)1,2 (a-AO North America);
Jason W. Busse, DC, MSc1 (n); Beate P. Hanson, MD, MPH3 (n);
Pamela Leece, BSc1 (n); Olufemi R. Ayeni, MD2 (n);
Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, FRCS(C)4 (n);
1Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
2Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University,
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
3AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation, Davos, Switzerland
4Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Scientific Poster #20 Polytrauma/Injury Prevention

"How are You Now?" A Description of the Discordance between Patients' and Clinicians' View of Outcome after a Fracture

Dorcas Beaton, PhD; Avi Orner, BA; Sarah Dyer, MSc;
Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, FRCS(C);
Monique Gignac, PhD; Aileen Davis, PhD; Hans Kreder, MD, FRCS(C);
Renee-Louise Franche, PhD; Gerald Devins, PhD;
Claire Bombardier, MD, FRCP(C); Rhoda Reardon BSc (n-all authors);
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Scientific Poster #21 Polytrauma/Injury Prevention

:Usefulness of Routine Cervical CT Examination on Patients with Head Trauma in High Energy Injuries: Many Cervical Fractures May Have Been Missed on Plain Films in the Past

Kosuke Tajima, MD; Takashi Sasaki; Katsuki Kono;
Kazuyoshi Yamanaka; So Nomoto (n-all authors);
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saiseikai Kanagawaken Hospital,
Kosuke Tajima; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Saiseikai Kanagawaken Hospital, Kanagawaku Yokohama, Japan
Scientific Poster #23 Polytrauma/Injury Prevention

:Communication between Intraoperative Orthopaedic Surgeons and Orthopaedic Floor Nurses: Direct Cellular versus Indirect Pager Communication: A Prospective, Randomized Comparison

Gil R. Ortega, MD, MPH (n); Dieter Lindskog, MD (n);
Sudeep Taksali, MD (n); Rahul Shah, MD (n); Michael R. Baumgaertner, MD (n);
Yale University Department of Orthopaedics, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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