OTA 2007 Posters - Upper Extremity


Scientific Poster #21 Polytrauma OTA-2007

Treatment of Humeral Shaft Fractures Associated with Closed Head Injury at a Level 1 Trauma Center: A Review of 139 Cases

Hamid R. Mostafavi, MD (n); Andrew W. Eglseder, MD (n);
R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA


Scientific Poster #84 Basic Science OTA-2007

Influence of Forearm Orientation and Axial Compression on Elbow Injuries in the Extended Elbow

Michael J. Fitzpatrick, MD1 (n); Matthew Diltz, MD1 (n); Eileen Chu2 (n);
Michelle McGarry2 (n); John Itamura, MD3 (n); Thay Q. Lee, PhD2 (n);
1University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA;
2Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Long Beach, California, USA;
3University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA


Scientific Poster #90 Basic Science OTA-2007

Clavicle Anatomy and Applicability of Precontoured Anatomic Plates: A Cadaveric Study of 200 Clavicles

Jerry I. Huang, MD (n); Paul Toogood, BS (n); Michael R. Chen, MD (n);
John H. Wilber, MD (n); Daniel R. Cooperman, MD (n);
Department of Orthopaedics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA


Scientific Poster #113 Basic Science OTA-2007

The Use of Calcium Phosphate Bone Cement in Fracture Treatment: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials

Sohail S. Bajammal, MB, ChB, MSc1 (n); Michael Zlowodzki, MD2 (n);
Amy E. Schmitz-Lelwica, MD2 (n); Paul Tornetta III, MD3 (n); Thomas A. Einhorn, MD3 (n); Richard Buckley, MD4; Ross Leighton, MD5 (n); Tony Russell, MD6 (n);
Sune Larsson, MD, PhD7 (n); Mohit Bhandari, MD, MSc1 (n);
1McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada;
2University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA;
3Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;
4Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada;
5Halifax Infirmary, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;
6University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Germantown, Tennessee, USA;
7Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden


Scientific Poster #130 Geriatrics OTA-2007

Impaired Function and Reduced Activities of Daily Living following Upper Extremity Fractures in Geriatric Patients: An Underestimated Problem

Ulrich C. Liener, MD1 (n); Thomas Einsiedel, MD1 (n);
Clemens Becker, MD2 (n); Florian Gebhard, MD1 (n);
1University of Ulm, Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Ulm, Germany;
2Robert Bosch Hospital, Geriatric Center, Stuttgart, Germany


Scientific Poster #147 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Angle Stable Nailing for Proximal Humerus Fractures: An International Multicenter Study

Jochen Blum, MD1 (n); Matthias Hansen, MD1 (n); Matthias Müller, MD2 (n);
Pol M. Rommens, MD3 (n);
1Orthopaedic Trauma Center Klinikum Worms, Germany;
2AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation Zurich, Switzerland;
3Orthopaedic Trauma Center University Clinics Mainz, Germany


Scientific Poster #148 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Results of Fixation of Humeral Shaft Fractures with Small Fragment Plates

Corey Vande Zandschulp, MD (n); Bradley Jelen, DO (n); Melanie Watts, BS (n);
Marcus B. Stone, PhD (n);
OrthoIndy, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA


Scientific Poster #149 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Functional Outcomes and Safety of the Anterolateral Acromial Approach for
Treatment of Proximal Humerus Fractures

Michael J. Gardner, MD (n); Sreevathsa Boraiah, MD (n);
David L. Helfet, MD (N); Dean G. Lorich, MD (n);
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA


Scientific Poster #150 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

More than the Sum of Its Parts? Fracture Fragmentation Predicts Failure in Operative and Nonoperative Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures

Atul F. Kamath, MD (n); Eric C. Makhni, BS (n); Charles S. Day, MD (n);
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA


Scientific Poster #151 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Anatomical Consideration of the Scapular Collateral Circulation for
Surgical Approach

Nabil A. Ebraheim, MD (n); Carlos E. Gomez, MD (n); Jason D. Rabenold, MD (n);
Richard A. Yeasting, PhD (n);
University of Toledo Health Science Center, Toledo, Ohio, USA


Scientific Poster #152 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Comparison of Locking versus Nonlocking Volar and Dorsal T-Plates for Dorsally Comminuted Distal Radius Fractures: A Physiologic Cyclic Loading Model

Joseph Gondusky, MD1; Joseph R. Carney, MD1; Jonathon Erpenbach, MD1; Richard Oka2; Andrew Mahar2; Catherine Robertson2; Michael Thompson, MD1; Michael Mazurek, MD1 (all authors: a-Synthes USA);
1Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA;
2Children’s Hospital, San Diego, California, USA


Scientific Poster #153 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

The Significance of Calcar Restoration in Preventing Varus Collapse of Proximal
Humerus Fractures following Reconstruction with Locked Plating

Brent A. Ponce, MD (a-Synthes); Kevin J. Thompson, MD (a-Synthes);
David A. Volgas, MD (a-Synthes); James P. Stannard, MD (a-Synthes);
Jorge E. Alonso, MD (a-Synthes); Chad Corrigan (n);
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA


Scientific Poster #154 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Effect of Initial Reduction on Outcomes of 3- and 4-Part Proximal Humerus Fractures Treated with Locked Plating

Brian D. Solberg, MD (e-Stryker, Zimmer); Neeraj N. Gupta, MD (n);
Yolanda van Rooyen-Batin, MD (n); Charles N. Moon, MD (e-Stryker);
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA


Scientific Poster #155 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Volar Plating versus External Fixation for Distal Radius Fractures: Anatomical and Functional Outcomes

Jeremy Statton, MD (n); Arthur Malkani, MD (n);
Craig S. Roberts, MD (a-Synthes); David Seligson, MD (n);
University of Louisville Department of Orthopaedics, Louisville, Kentucky, USA


Scientific Poster #156 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Functional Outcome following Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Intra-articular Distal Humerus Fractures in the Elderly

Jerry I. Huang, MD (n); Michael Paczas, MD (n); Harry A. Hoyen, MD (n);
Heather A. Vallier, MD (n);
MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA


Scientific Poster #157 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Early Outcome after Plating of Distal Radius Fractures: Effect of Regional versus General Anesthesia

Michael G. Soojian, MD (n); Nader Paksima, DO (n); Michael Walsh, PhD (n);
Jonathan Katz (n); Andrew Rosenberg, MD (n);
Kenneth A. Egol, MD (a-Synthes, Stryker, Biomet, Smith+Nephew);
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, USA


Scientific Poster #158 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

The Trauma Line Concept: A New Classification of Truncal Trauma

John Stark, MD (n); Greg Brown, MD, PhD (n); Amy Stark BA (n);
Christopher Meyer, MD (n);
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA


Scientific Poster #159 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Immediate Postoperative Ulnar Neuropathy after Operative Fixation of Distal Humerus Fractures

Oscar Vazquez, MD1 (n); Marin Rutgers, MD2 (n); David C. Ring, MD2 (n);
Kenneth A. Egol, MD1 (n);
1NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, USA;
2Massachussetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA


Scientific Poster #160 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Is an Early Range of Motion Protocol after Galeazzi Fractures Safe?

David E. Gwinn, MD1,2 (n);
Andrew W. Eglseder, MD1 (a-Smith+Nephew, Stryker, Synthes, Wyeth);
Robert V. O’Toole, MD? (a,e-Synthes; a-Smith+Nephew, Stryker, Wyeth);
1R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA;
2Department of Orthopaedics, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA


Scientific Poster #161 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Improved Motion Leads to Improved Health Status after Elbow Contracture Release for Posttraumatic Stiffness

Anneluuk Lindenhovius, MSc1 (a-Annafonds, Stichting Professor Michael van Vloten Fonds, Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Orthopaedie, AO Foundation, Small Bone Innovations, Smith+Nephew Richards, Wright Medical, Joint Active Systems, Annafonds,
Fulbright Scholarship, Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Orthopaedie);
Job Doornberg, MSc, PhD2 (a-Wright Medical, Joint Active Systems, Annafonds,
Fulbright Scholarship, Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Orthopaedie);
David Ring, MD, PhD1 (a-AO Foundation, Small Bone Innovations, Smith+Nephew Richards, Wright Medical, Joint Active Systems, Biomet;
c-Hand Innovations; e-Smith+Nephew Richards, Wright Medical);
Jesse B. Jupiter, MD1 (AO Foundation, Small Bone Innovations, Smith+Nephew Richards,
Wright Medical, Joint Active Systems, Biomet; e-Wyeth Co, Amgen Co);
1Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;
2Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands


Scientific Poster #162 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial of Dynamic versus Static Progressive Elbow Splinting for Posttraumatic Elbow Stiffness

Anneluuk Lindenhovius, MSc (a-Annafonds, Stichting Professor Michael van Vloten Fonds, Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Orthopaedie, AO Foundation, Small Bone Innovations, Smith+Nephew Richards, Wright Medical, Joint Active Systems, Biomet);
Job Doornberg, MSc, PhD (a-Wright Medical, Joint Active Systems, Annafonds,
Fulbright Scholarship, Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Orthopaedie);
Jesse B. Jupiter, MD (a-AO Foundation, Small Bone Innovations, Smith+Nephew Richards, Wright Medical, Joint Active Systems, Biomet; e-Wyeth Co, Amgen Co);
Chaitanya Mudgal, MD (a-AO Foundation, Small Bone Innovations, Smith+Nephew Richards, Wright Medical, Joint Active Systems, Biomet);
David Ring, MD, PhD (a-AO Foundation, Small Bone Innovations, Smith+Nephew Richards, Wright Medical, Joint Active Systems, Biomet; c-Hand Innovations;
e-Smith+Nephew Richards, Wright Medical);
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA


Scientific Poster #163 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

The Scapula Fracture Map: An Analysis of Fracture Patterns in 102 Scapulas using Three-Dimensional CT

Bryan M. Armitage (n); Ivan S. Tarkin, MD (n); Diego A. Herrera, MD (n);
Peter A. Cole, MD (a-Zimmer);
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA


Scientific Poster #164 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Distal Radius Fractures and Concomitant Styloid Fractures

Jorge L. Orbay, MD (n); Igor Indriago, MD (n);
Miami Hand Center, Miami, Florida, USA


Scientific Poster #165 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression following Hand Injury: Impact on Functional Status

Allison E. Williams, ND, PhD1 (n); Kagan Ozer, MD1 (n); Amanda Laufer, BS2 (n);
Justin Newman, MS2,3 (n); Steven J. Morgan, MD1 (n); Wade R. Smith, MD1 (n);
1Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine,
Denver, Colorado, USA;
2Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA;
3University of Chicago Pritkzer School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA


Scientific Poster #166 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

The Effect of an Unrepaired Ulnar Styloid Base Fracture on Outcome after Operative Treatment of a Distal Radius Fracture

J. Sebastiaan Souer, MD1 (a-AO Foundation, Small Bone Innovations, Smith+Nephew Richards, Wright Medical, Joint Active Systems, Biomet);
David Ring, MD, PhD1 (a-AO Foundation, Small Bone Innovations,
Smith+Nephew Richards, Wright Medical, Joint Active Systems, Biomet);
Laurent Audige, PhD2 (n); Marta Marent-Huber2 (n); Jesse Jupiter, MD1 (a-AO Foundation, Small Bone Innovations, Smith+Nephew Richards, Wright Medical, Joint Active Systems, Biomet; e-Wyeth Co, Amgen Co);
1Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;
2AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation, AO Foundation, Dübendorf, Switzerland


Scientific Poster #167 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Intra-Articular Fractures of the Distal Radius: Does the Use of Computed Tomography (CT) Influence the Choice of Management?

Rena Stewart, MD, FRCS(C) (n); University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA


Scientific Poster #168 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Scapula Fracture Patterns Predictive of Suprascapular Nerve Injury

Ivan S. Tarkin, MD (n); Diego A. Herrera, MD (n); Bryan Armitage (n);
Bruce A. Levy, MD (n); Peter A. Cole, MD (a-Zimmer);
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA


Scientific Poster #169 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Distal Radius Fractures in the Elderly: Operative versus Nonoperative Treatment

Kenneth A. Egol, MD (a-Synthes, Stryker, Biomet, Smith+Nephew);
Michael Walsh, PhD (n); Nader Paksima, DO (n);
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, USA


Scientific Poster #170 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Toward a Fully Digital Level 1 Trauma Center

Kagan Ozer, MD (n); Philip F. Stahel, MD (n); Wade Smith, MD (n);
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA


Scientific Poster #171 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Factors That Influence Surgeon Recommendations to Return to Work

David Ring, MD, PhD (a-AO Foundation, Small Bone Innovations, Wright Medical, Smith+Nephew, Joint Active Systems, Biomet; b-AO International; c-Hand Innovations; d-Illuminos, Mimedex; e-Wright Medical, Smith+Nephew);
Robert Shin, MD (n); David Zurakowski, PhD (n);
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA


Scientific Poster #172 Upper Extremity OTA-2007

Feasibility of Online Data Collection System for Distal Radius Fractures

Matthew D. Putnam, MD1 (c-Wright, SBi; d-Boundary Medical);
Douglas P. Hanel, MD2 (n); Melvin P. Rosenwasser, MD3 (e-Stryker); Kenneth Koval, MD4 (n); Robert Strauch, MD3 (n); Nickolas Meyer, MD5 (c-Wright; d-Boundary Medical);
1University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA;
2University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA;
3NYOH–Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, USA;
4Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA;
5St. Croix Orthopaedics, Stillwater, Minnesota, USA


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