Session VI - Geriatric Trauma Saturday, October 18, 1997

Moderator: David Seligson, MD
3:55 p.m. Accelerated Bone Mineral Loss following a Hip Fracture: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

Douglas R. Dirschl, MD, Richard C. Henderson, MD, PhD, Ward C. Oakley, MD

University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

4:02 p.m. Impacted Garden I Fractures of The Femoral Neck (31-Bl): Operative vs. Nonoperative Treatment

Robin E. Peter, MD, Bernard Bedat, MD, Jacques Rossier, MD, Pierre Hoffmeyer, MD

University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

4:09 p.m. The Partridge Osteosynthesis: A Prospective Clinical Study on the Use of Nylon Cerclage Bands and Plates in the Treatment of Subprosthetic Femoral Shaft Fractures

Victor A. De Ridder, MD, Prof. F. Heatley, Prof. P. Klopper, S. de Larye

Westeinde Hospital, Lynbaan, Holland

4:16 p.m. Discussion - Kenneth J. Koval, MD
4:27 p.m.The Operative Management of Diaphyseal Nonunions in the Elderly Patient

Bertrand Perey, MD, Jesse Jupiter, MD, David Ring, MD

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

4:34 p.m. Morbidity and Mortality in Elderly Trauma Patients

Paul Tornetta, III, MD, Hamid Mostafavi, MD, Joseph Riina, MD, Cliff Turen, MD, Barry Riemer, MD, Richard Levine, MD, Fred Behrens, MD, Jeffrey Geller, Christopher Ritter

University Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, USA

4:41 p.m. Discussion - Michael J. Bosse, MD