OTA 2006 Posters - Spine


Scientific Poster #53 Spine

Anatomy of the C2 Vertebra and Odontoid Process with Relation to Anterior Odontoid Screw Placement for the Management of Type II Odontoid Fractures: A Cadaveric Study
Clayton L. Dean, MD (n); Ezequiel H. Cassinelli, MD (n);
Glenn D. Wera, MD (n); Henry H. Bohlman, MD (n); Nicholas U. Ahn, MD (n);
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Scientific Poster #54 Spine

Prognostic Factors Associated with Minimal Improvement following Acute Whiplash-Associated Disorders
John A. Dufton, DC, MSc1,2 (n); Jacek A. Kopec, MD, PhD3 (n); Hubert Wong, BASc, PhD3 (n); J. David Cassidy, PhD, DrMedSc4,5 (n); Jeffrey Quon, DC, MHSc3,6 (n); Greg Mcintosh, MSc7 (n); H. Ian Robles, BSc PT1 (n); Mieke Koehoorn, PhD3,8 (n);
1Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;
2Division of Research, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;
3Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;
4Rehabilitation Solutions, Toronto Western Hospital and Division of Outcomes and Population Health, Toronto Western Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ;
5Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada;
6Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;

7Canadian Back Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;
8School of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Scientific Poster #55 Spine

Questionable All Terrain Vehicle Safety: Injury Patterns and Demographics in a Rural State
Paul M. Balthrop, MS (n); John A. Nyland, EdD (n);
Craig S. Roberts, MD (n); Janet Wallace, RN (n); Riann Van Zyl, PhD (n); Gerard Barber, PhD (n);
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA


Scientific Poster #56 Spine

Rate of Postoperative Infection in Trauma versus Elective Surgery of the Spine
Gregory M. Mundis, MD (n); William Ertl, MD (*);
T.R. Lewis, MD (*); Timothy Puckett, MD (*);
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Scientific Poster #99 Geriatrics

Mortality of Halo-Vest Immobilization for Geriatric Odontoid Fractures
Christopher A. Heck, MD (n); William O. Shaffer, MD (n);
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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· The FDA has not cleared this drug and/or medical device for the use described in this presentation (i.e., the drug or medical device is being discussed for an "off label" use). · · FDA information not available at time of printing.