Session I - Femur

Moderator: William M. Ricci, MD & James P. Stannard, MD

Thurs., 10/18/07  Femur, Paper #1, 1:00 pm     OTA-2007

Patient Function following Femoral Neck Shortening and Varus Collapse after Cancellous Screw Fixation of Isolated Femoral Neck Fractures: A Multicenter Cohort Study

Michael Zlowodzki, MD (a-Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care Foundation; AO North America); Ole Brink, MD, PhD (n); Julie Switzer, MD (n); Scott Wingerter, MD (n);
James Woodall Jr, MD (n); David R. Bruinsma (n); Brad A. Petrisor, MD (n);
Philip J. Kregor MD (n); Mohit Bhandari, MD, MSc (n);
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Thurs., 10/18/07  Femur, Paper #2, 1:06 pm     OTA-2007

Patient Preferences for the Treatment of Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures: A Decision-Board Analysis of Internal Fixation versus Hemiarthroplasty

Janhavi Shirali (n); Bashar Alolabi, MD (n); Sohail S. Bajammal, MB, ChB, MSc (n);
Paul J. Karanicolas, MD (n); Michael Zlowodzki, MD (n); Mohit Bhandari, MD, MSc (n);
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Thurs., 10/18/07  Femur, Paper #3, 1:12 pm     OTA-2007 

Leg Length Shortening in Hip Fractures of Younger Patients

Gerald E. Wozasek, MD (n); Patrick Platzer, MD (n);
Gerhild Thalhammer, MD (n); Vilmos Vécsei, MD (n);
Medical University Vienna, Department of Traumatology, Vienna, Austria

Thurs., 10/18/07  Femur, Paper #4, 1:25 pm OTA-2007

Restoration of Function and Walking Ability after the Treatment of Trochanteric Fractures with PFNA: Results of a Multicenter Case Series

Hermann J. Bail, MD1 (a-Berlin Charité); Christian van der Werken2 (a-UMC Utrecht);
Rogier K. J. Simmermacher, MD2 (a-UMC Utrecht); Arthur H. P. Niggebrugge, MD3 (a-Bronovo);
Uwe Ochs, MD4 (a-BGU Tuebingen); Thomas Hockertz, MD5 (a-Braunschweig);
Hans G. Clement, MD6 (a-Graz); Beate Hanson, MD7 (e-AO);
1Klinik für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Charité,
Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Germany;
2University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands;
3Bronovo Ziekenhuis, Netherlands;
4Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Tübingen, Germany;
5Unfallchirurgische Klinik Städtisches Klinikum Braunschweig, Germany;
6Universitätsklinik für Unfallchirurgie Graz, Austria;
7AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation, Davos, Switzerland

Thurs., 10/18/07  Femur, Paper #5, 1:31 pm OTA-2007

Are Subtrochanteric Cerclage Wires Really the Work of the Devil?

Bruce H. Ziran, MD (n); Thomas F. Hull, BA (n); Mary-Kate Barrette-Grischow, MA, MPH (n); Daneen M. Mace, BSN (n); James A. Shaer, MD (n);
St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown, Ohio, USA

Thurs., 10/18/07  Femur, Paper #6, 1:37 pm OTA-2007

Treatment of Nonunion after Femoral Nailing

Kyu Hyun Yang, MD (e-Zimmer); Han Kook Yoon, MD (n);
Jin Park, MD (n); Sul Gee Kim, MD (n);
Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

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