Session VIII - Pelvis Sunday, October 24, 1999

Moderator: Milton L. Routt, Jr., MD & David L. Helfet, M.D.
7:45 a.m. Iatrogenic Nerve Injury during Acetabular Fracture Surgery: A Comparison of Monitored and Unmonitored Patients

George J. Haidukewych, MD; Julia M. Scaduto, ARNP; Thomas G. DiPasquale, DO; Dolfi Herscovici, Jr., DO; Roy W. Sanders, MD, Florida Orthopaedic Institute, Tampa, FL

7:51 a.m. Evaluation of Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring during the Insertion of Iliosacral Implants in an Animal Model

Berton R. Moed, MD; Michael J. Hartman, DVM, MD; B.K. Ahmad, MD; Dianna D. Cody, PhD; Joseph G. Craig, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

8:04 a.m. *Mechanical DVT Prophylaxis in Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures following Blunt Trauma

James P. Stannard, MD (a-Nutech, Kinetic Concepts, Inc.); Renee S. Riley, MD (a-Nutech, Kinetic Concepts, Inc.); Jorge E. Alonso, MD (a-Nutech, Kinetic Concepts, Inc.); David A. Volgas, MD (a-Nutech, Kinetic Concepts, Inc.); Michelle D. McClenny, BSN (a-Nutech, Kinetic Concepts, Inc.), University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

8:10 a.m. Magnetic Resonance Venography: Interobserver Variability in the Identification of Pelvic Venous Thrombosis

Steven J. Morgan, MD; Michael S. Stover, MD; Daniel J. Stackhouse, MD; Michael J. Kelley, MD; Brian A. Howard, MD; Michael J. Bosse, MD, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina

8:23 a.m. Control of Severe Hemorrhage in Multiply Injured Patients with Pelvic Ring Disruption Using C-Clamp and Pelvic Packing

Wolfgang Klaus Ertel, MD; Marius Keel, MD; Andreas Platz, MD; Otmar Trentz, MD, Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

8:29 a.m. The Effect of Sacral Malreduction on the Safe Placement of Iliosacral Screws

Mark Cameron Reilly, MD; Christopher M. Bono, MD; Behrang Litkouhi, BS; Michael S. Sirkin, MD; Fred F. Behrens, MD, Orthopaedic Trauma Service, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

8:42 a.m. Nonoperative Treatment of Fractures of the Acetabulum

Michael Stover, MD; Matthew J. Weresh, MD; Michael J. Bosse, MD; Stephen H. Sims, MD; James F. Kellam, MD, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina

8:48 a.m. Biomechanical Consequences of Excision of Displaced Pipkin Femoral Head Fractures

William J. Holmes, MD; Brian Solberg, MD; Brian K. Bay, PhD; Justin E. Laubach, BS; Steven A. Olson, MD, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA