Session I - Spine

Moderator: Mitchel B. Harris, MD & H. Claude Sagi, MD

Thurs., 10/16/08 Spine, Paper #1, 2:25 pm OTA-2008

Spinal Fractures in Multiple Trauma Patients - What Is the Outcome at a Follow-up Interval of Ten Years and More?

Sophie Darwiche, MD1 (n);
Christian Probst, MD2 (a-Grant by H & S Re Insurance Company, Grant from Medartis,
Basel, Switzerland); Jennifer Steel, PhD1 (n);
Ralf Lohse, MD, PhD3 (e-H & S Re Insurance Company);
Christian Krettek, MD2 (a-AO Foundation);
Nicola A. Sittaro, MD3 (a-H & S Re Insurance Company);
Hans-Christoph Pape, MD1 (a-AO Foundation, Grant by H & S Re Insurance Company) ;
1University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA;
2Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany;
3Hannover-Re, Hannover, Germany

Thurs., 10/16/08 Spine, Paper #2, 2:31 pm OTA-2008

Are Normal CT Scans Sufficient to Allow Collar Removal on the Trauma Patient?

Mitchel B. Harris, MD (a-DePuy, Medtronic, Synthes; a,b-Zimmer; e-Globus);
Josef Simon, MD (n); Christopher Bono, MD (a-DePuy, Medtronic, Stryker);
Lawrence Maciolek, MD (n);
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Thurs., 10/16/08 Spine, Paper #3, 2:42 pm OTA-2008

Trauma CT Scanning of the Abdomen and Pelvis Is a Reliable Screening Tool for Significant Thoracolumbar Injury Resulting from Blunt Trauma

Micah Smith, MD1 (n); John D. Reed, MD2 (n); Raymond Facco, MD, FACS2 (n);
Thein Hlaing, MBBS, FACE3 (n); Mary Aaland, MD, FACS3 (n); B. Matthew Hicks, MD4 (n);
1Fort Wayne Medical Education Program, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA;
2Fort Wayne Radiology, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA;
3Parkview Hospital Trauma Services, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA;
4Fort Wayne Orthopaedics, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Thurs., 10/16/08 Spine, Paper #4, 2:48 pm OTA-2008

Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation (CRPF) of Thoracolumbar Fractures with and without Fusion: Safety and Outcome

Tony Y. Tannoury, MD (c,e-DePuy Spine); Jeremy Macko, MA, BA (n);
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Thurs., 10/16/08 Spine, Paper #5, 2:54 pm OTA-2008

Sacral Kyphosis As a Cause of Sacral Nerve Impingement in Lumbosacral Dissociations

Melvin D. Helgeson, MD (n); Ronald A. Lehman, Jr., MD (n); F. Marshall Moore, MD (n);
LTC Romney C. Andersen, MD (n); H. Michael Frisch, MD (n);
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 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. Δ OTA Grant.