OTA 2006 Posters - Tibia


Scientific Poster #31 Tibia/Reconstruction

The Effects of Correcting Limb Alignment on Quality of Life and Gait
Bethany Gallagher, MD (n); Stephane Leduc, MD (n);
Jack Engsberg, PhD (n); William Ricci, MD (n); Joseph Borrelli, Jr, MD (n);
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Scientific Poster #68 Basic Science

Is There a Difference Between Locked Intramedullary Nails and Locked Plates for Distal Metaphyseal Tibia and Tibia-Fibula Fractures? A Laboratory Evaluation
Eric J. Strauss, MD (n); Daniel Alfonso, MD (n),
Kenneth Egol, MD (n); Nirmal Tejwani MD (n);
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases,
New York, New York, USA

Scientific Poster #70 Basic Science

The Anatomic Periarticular Plate: An Oxymoron
Kanu Goyal, BS (*); Anthony F. Skalak, MD (*);
Yohannes Haile-Selassie, PhD (*); Randall E. Marcus, MD (*);
Heather Vallier, MD (*); Daniel R. Cooperman, MD (*);
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, MetroHealth Medical Center, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Scientific Poster #73 Basic Science

Evaluation of Pressure Drop in Induced Compartment Syndrome
after Treatment with Standard Fasciotomy or Pie Crusting:
A Cadaveric Study

Mark J. Anders, MD (n); Dov A. Bader, MD (n); Matthew J. Harris (n); William M. Mihalko, MD (n);
University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, USA

Scientific Poster #74 Basic Science

Ideal Tibial Intramedullary Nail Insertion Point Varies with Tibial Rotation
Richard Walker, MD (n); Michael D. McKee, MD (n);
James P. Waddell, MD (n); Emil H. Schemitsch, MD (n);
St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Scientific Poster #107 Geriatrics

Ilizarov Treatment of Tibial Nonunion in Older Adults
Mark R. Brinker, MD1,2 (n); Daniel P. O'Connor, PhD2 (n);
1Fondren Orthopedic Group, Texas Orthopedic Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA;
2Joe W. King Orthopedic Institute, Houston, Texas, USA

Scientific Poster #114 Tibia

New Scoring System Predicting the Occurrence of Deep Infection in Open Tibial Fractures
Kazuhiko Yokoyama, MD1 (*); Moritoshi Itoman, MD2 (*);
Koushin Nakamura, MD2 (*); Masataka Uchino, MD2 (*);
Hwang-Jung Park, MD2 (*); Nobuaki Fukushima, MD3 (*);
Shinichi Aoki, MD4 (*);
1Machida Municipal Hospital, Machida, Tokyo, Japan;
2Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan;
3Okinawa Hokubu Hospital, Nago, Okinawa, Japan;
4Atsugi-Hokubu Hospital, Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan

Scientific Poster #115 Tibia

Computer Navigation versus Fluoroscopic Navigation for Closed Reduction in a Tibial Plateau Fracture Model
Robert G. Howard, MD (n); David W. Wang, MD (n);
Ricardo S. Pietrobon, MD (n); Robert D. Zura, MD (n);
Steven A. Olson, MD (n);
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Scientific Poster #116 Tibia

Risk Factors of Deep Infection in Secondary Intramedullary Nailing after External Fixation for Open Tibial Fractures
Masataka Uchino, MD1 (*);
Kazuhiko Yokoyama, MD2 (*); Moritoshi Itoman, MD1 (*); Koushin Nakamura, MD1 (*);
Hwang-Jung Park, MD1 (*); Takashi Suzuki, MD1 (*);
Shinichi Aoki, MD3 (*); Nobuaki Fukushima, MD4 (*);
1Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan;
2Machida Municipal Hospital, Machida, Tokyo, Japan;
3Atsugi-Hokubu Hospital, Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan;
4Okinawa Hokubu Hospital, Nago, Okinawa, Japan

Scientific Poster #117 Tibia

The Role of Angiography In Severe Open Tibial Trauma
Michael F Pearse, MD (n); Adam Topping, (n);
Alison Graham MD, (n); Umraz Khan, MD (n);
Charing Cross Hospital London, London, United Kingdom

Scientific Poster #118 Tibia

Proximal Third Tibia Fractures: A Comparison of Four Fixation Techniques
Douglas A. Dennis, MD (n); Phil Wolinsky, MD (a-Stryker);
Afshin Kalafi, MD (n); Brett Crist, MD (n); Scott Hazlewood, PhD (a-Stryker);
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA

Scientific Poster #119 Tibia

· Antibiotic Bead Utilization for the Prevention of Infection of Open Fracture Wounds: Are the Costs Justified?
Brent Wright, BA; Craig S. Roberts, MD; Steven McCabe, MD;
David Seligson, MD; (all authors - a-Stryker Howmedica, Synthes)
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Scientific Poster #120 Tibia

Treatment of Fasciotomy Wounds in Patients with Tibial Plateau Fractures
Christopher Grimsrud, MD, PhD (n); David Gotham, MD (n);
Mark Lee, MD (n); Phillip Wolinsky, MD (n); David Hak, MD, MBA (n);
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA

Scientific Poster #121 Tibia

Results of Fracture Fixation in Nepal with SIGN Nailing
Carla S. Smith, MD, PhD1,2 (n); Anil Shrestha, MD2 (n);
Kailash Bhandari, MD2 (n);Saju Pradhan, MD2 (n); Lewis Zirkle Jr, MD3 (n);
1The Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Center of the Cascades, Bend, Oregon, USA;
2Nepal Orthopedic Hospital, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal;
3 Northwest Orthopedic Associates, Richland, Washington, USA

Scientific Poster #122 Tibia

Comparison of a-BSM® with a New, Enhanced Calcium Phosphate Cement (CaP3) in a Sheep Tibial Plateau Fracture Model
M.R. Strunk, PhD1 (e-ETEX, Cambridge, MA);
A. Rosenberg, MS1 (e-ETEX, Cambridge, MA);
M. Aiolova, MS1 (e-ETEX, Cambridge, MA);
S. Woods, MS, BME1 (e-ETEX, Cambridge, MA);
D. C. Moore, MS2 (a-Brown Medical School/Rhode Island Hospital);
A. S. Turner, BVSc, MS, Dipl ACVS3 (a-Colorado State Univ);
R. D. Welch, DVM, PhD4 (*);
1ETEX Corp., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA;
2Brown Medical School/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA;
3Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA;
4Dallas, Texas, USA


Scientific Poster #123 Tibia

Comparison of Periarticular Locked Plates and Less Invasive Stabilization System Plating for Fixation of Proximal, Extra-Articular, and Bicondylar Tibial Plateau Fractures
Robert D. Zura, MD (a-Synthes); Samuel B. Adams, MD (n);
Carlos Guevara (n); Barnaby Dedmond, MD (n); Patrick Leach, MD (n);
Kyle Jeray, MD (n); Ricardo Pietrobon, MD, PhD (n);
Steven A. Olson, MD for the Southeastern Fracture Consortium (n);
Duke University Medical Center, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Durham, North Carolina, USA

Scientific Poster #124 Tibia

Closed, Minimally Displaced Tibial Shaft Fractures: Evaluation of Treatment Options Using Decision Analysis
Brian C. Aros, MD (n);
Kenneth J. Koval, MD (n);
Anna N. A. Tosteson, ScD (n); Robert V. Cantu, MD (n);
Department of Orthopaedics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center,
Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA;
Center for Evaluative Clinical Sciences at Dartmouth College,
Hanover, New Hampshire, USA

Scientific Poster #125 Tibia

A Prospective Multicenter Study of Intramedullary Nailing versus Casting of Stable Tibial Fractures
The Southeastern Fracture Consortium;
William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH (a-Synthes);
Robin Driver, RN (*); Alex Vap, BA (*);
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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