OTA 1999 Posters - Femur Fractures

Morbidity and Mortality After Reamed Intramedullary Nailing of Bilateral Femur Fractures

Sean E. Nork, MD; Julie Agel, MS; George V. Russell, MD; William J. Mills, MD; M.L. Chip Routt, Jr., MD, Harborview Medical Center - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seattle, WA

Comparative Analysis for the Fixation of Coronal Distal Intra-articular Femur Fractures

Paul Becker, MD; Paul R. Stafford, MD; Ronald Goulet, PhD; Brent L. Norris, MD; Peter Nowotarski, MD, University of Tennessee College of Medicine-Chattanooga Unit, Chattanooga, TN

The Lesser Trochanteric Image as an Intraoperative Tool for theRestoration of Femoral Rotational Alignment

Christian Krettek, MD; Theodore Miclau, MD; S. Berghahn, DVM; G. Köppen, MS; H. Tscherne, MD, Monash University, Dept. of Surgery, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

Complications of Retrograde Femoral Rodding

Steven I. Rabin, MD; William Dobozi,MD, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL

·* Improved Interlocking of Intramedullary Nails in Osteoporotic Bones

Keita Ito, MD; Ruth Hüngerbuhler, MS (e-Stratec Medical); Dieter Wahl; Rene Grass, MD, AO ASIF Research Institute, Davos, Switzerland; STRATEC Medical, Oberdorf, Switzerland; Dept. of Trauma Surgery, Carl Gustav Carus University Clinic, Tech. Univ. of Dresden, Dresden, Germany

Early vs. Delayed Management of Femoral Fractures in Patients with Severe Closed Head Injury

J.M. Cohn, MD, Kevin C. Coupe, MD, Timothy Renfree; University of Texas at Houston, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Houston, TX

Results of 32 Distal Femoral Fractures with the LISS System

Peter Schandelmaier, Privatdozent Dr.; Christian Krettek, Prof., MD; Christine Stephan, MD; Harald Tscherne, Prof., MD, Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School, GERMANY

Minimally Invasive Treatment of Femoral Malalignment Using Compression Nail and Intramedullary Saw

Oliver Gonschorek, MD; Gunther O. Hofmann, MD, PhD; Christian Lerch; Martin H. Kirschner, MD; Volker Bühren, MD, Trauma Center BGU Murnau, GERMANY

Mechanical Complications Associated with the Use of the Unreamed AO Femoral Intramedullary Nail with Spiral Blade: First Experiences with Sixty Consecutive Cases of Non-Pathological Fractures of the Sub-Intertrochanteric Region of the Femur

Peter Reynders, MD, PhD; Paul L.O. Broos, MD, PhD, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Dept. of Traumatology, BELGIUM

Intramedullary Fixation of Diaphyseal Femoral Fractures in Elderly Patients: An Analysis of Results of Complications

Matison L. Boyer, MD; George J. Haidukewych, MD, Michael E. Torchia, MD; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Dynamic Condylar Screw for Subtrochanteric Fractures

Christopher G. Moran, MD; Sushrut Kulkarni, MCh(Orth), David M. Hahn, FRCS(Orth); University Hospital Nottingham England, Nottingham, ENGLAND

Long-term Effects of Retained Intramedullary Femoral Nails on Bone Mineral Density and Muscle Strength

William K. Kapp, III, MD; Ronald W. Lindsey, MD; Toni Rudersdorf, MD; Pam Henry, PT; Adrian LeBlanc; Phillip C. Noble, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Lower Extremity Oblique Osteotomy for Malunion

Steven I. Rabin, MD; William Dobozi, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL