OTA 1998 Posters - Tibia Fractures

LISS - The Less Invasive Stabilization System for Metaphyseal Fractures of Femur and Tibia

Robert Schavan, MSC; Robert Frigg; Markus Hehli, AO Development Institute, Switzerland

Reamed Versus Non-Reamed Intramedullary Nailing of Lower Extremity Long Bone Fractures: A Meta- Analysis of the Literature

Mohit Bhandari, MD; Anthony Adili, MD; Doris Tong, MD; Richard Lachowski, MD; Desmond Kwok, MD; Stephen Shaughnessy, PhD, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

Morbidity of Two Incision Fasciotomy for Compartment Syndromes of the Lower Extremity

Robert Harris, MD; Steve Huish, MD; Charlie Reinert, MD; Alan Jones, MD, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX; University of Texas, Southwestern School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dallas, TX

Treatment of Closed Tibial Shaft Fractures: A Survey from the 1997 Orthopaedic Trauma Association Meeting

Cyna Khalily, MD; Stephen Behnke; David Seligson, MD, University of Louisville, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Louisville, KY

Biomechanical Evaluation of the Fracture Stability between ORIF and Cement Augmentation with Proper Void Preparation in a Central Depressed Tibial Plateau Fracture

D.N. Yetkinler; T. McClellan; E.S. Reindel; D.R. Carter; R.D. Poser, Norian Corporation, Cupertino, CA; Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA ; Stanford University, Biomechanical Engineering Division, Stanford, CA

Use of Small Wires through Cannulated Screws in Periarticular Fracture Management with Limited Internal Fixation and Hybrid External Fixators

R. Harris, MD; D. Jones, MD; M. Frisch, MD; A. Jones, MD; C. Reinert, MD, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Brooke Army Medical Center Orthopaedic Surgery Service, San Antonio, TX; University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dallas, TX

Segmental Bone Transport after Unreamed Intramedullary Tibial Nailing in the Acute Trauma Patient

Gary A. Rosenberg, MD; John Sontich, MD, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Tension Wire Position for Hybrid External Fixation of the Proximal Tibia

Paul Tornetta, III; Douglas Tiburzi; Jeffrey Geller; Kenneth Koval; Fred Kummer, Boston University Medical Center and Hospital for Joint Disease Institute, New York, NY

Percutaneous Plating of Tibial Plafond and Plateau Fractures: Preliminary Report

DuWayne A. Carlson, MD, Phoenix Orthopaedic Residency Program, Phoenix, AZ

Modified Tibial Nails for Treating Distal Tibia Fractures

James McKale, BS; John T. Gorczyca, MD; Kevin Pugh, MD; David Pienkowski, PhD, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY

Gun Shot Fractures of the Tibia: A Severe Injury

Richard G. Levine, MD; Neal Hochwald, MD; William Urban Jr., MD; Paul Tornetta III, MD, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY