Session VIII - Geriatrics/Injury Prevention

Moderator: Alan L. Jones, MD & Kenneth J. Koval, MD

A Wake-Up Call to Orthopaedists: Results of the AOA Own the Bone Initiative for Fragility Fractures

Kenneth J. Koval, MD1 (n); Laura Tosi, MD2 (n); Marc Swiontkowski, MD3 (n);
1Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA;
2National Childrens Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA;
3University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Sat., 10/20/07 Geriatrics/Injury Prevention, Paper #47, 9:06 am OTA-2007

The Fracture and Osteoporosis Outpatient Clinic: Successful Intervention to Prevent Fractures after Fractures

Svenhjalmar van Helden, MD1 (a-MSD, Rocher-GSK, Nycomed);
Piet P Geusens, MD, PhD2,3 (a-MSD, Rocher-GSK, Nycomed); Rene ten Broeke, MD4 (n);
Peter R. G. Brink, MD, PhD1 (n);
1University Hospital Maastricht, Department of General Surgery/Traumatology, Maastricht, The Netherlands;
2University Hospital Maastricht, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht, The Netherlands;
3Hasselt University, Biomedical Research Institute, Diepenbeek, Belgium;
4University Hospital Maastricht, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Sat., 10/20/07 Geriatrics/Injury Prevention, Paper #48, 9:12 am OTA-2007

Revisiting a Protocol for Osteoporosis Diagnosis and Treatment in Hospitalized
Orthopaedic Trauma Patients: Risk Factors and Success in Implementing Treatment

Laura Gehrig, MD1 (*); Cory Collinge, MD2 (*);
1Louisiana State University-Shreveport Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA;
2Harris Methodist Hospital-Fort Worth/John Peter Smith Orthopedic Surgery Residency,
Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Sat., 10/20/07 Geriatrics/Injury Prevention, Paper #49, 9:25 am OTA-2007

Cardiac Stress Testing Has Limited Value Prior to Hip Fracture Surgery

S. Andrew Sems, MD (n); Erik C. Summers, MD (n); Traci L. Jurrens, MD (n);
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Sat., 10/20/07 Geriatrics/Injury Prevention, Paper #50, 9:31 am OTA-2007

The Pain of Fracture and Strain of Caregiving: The Relationship between Patient
Function and Caregiver Burden

Mary-Kate Barrette-Grischow, MA, MPH (n); Thomas F. Hull, BA (n);
Linda Silvestri, MPH (n); Bruce H. Ziran, MD (n)
St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown, Ohio, USA

Sat., 10/20/07 Geriatrics/Injury Prevention, Paper #51, 9:43 am OTA-2007

Combined Open Reduction and Internal Fixation and Total Hip Arthroplasty for Acute Management of Acetabular Fractures in the Elderly

Jason Caron, MD (n);
Andrew Schmidt, MD (a-Synthes; a,e-Smith+Nephew; b-FH Orthopaedics);
David Templeman, MD (c-Zimmer; e-Stryker);
University of Minnesota–Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Sat., 10/20/07 Geriatrics/Injury Prevention, Paper #52, 9:49 am OTA-2007

Factors Influencing One-Year Mortality in Patients with Trochanteric Fractures:
A National Study of 4293 Patients

Kjell Matre, MD (n); Jonas Fevang, PhD (n);
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

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