OTA 1999 Posters - Spine Fractures

Guidelines of the Inter-Association Task Force for the Appropriate Management of the Spine-Injured Athlete

Andrew N. Pollak, MD, OTA Representative to Inter-Association Task Force

Why Acute Cervical Spine Injuries are "Missed" in Infants and Children: 12-Years' Experience from Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center

Anthony N. Avellino, MD; Fred A. Mann, MD; M. Sean Grady, MD; Jens Chapman, MD; Sohail K. Mirza, MD, University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA

The Lack of Clinical Significance of the Middle Column in the Three Column Theory of Spinal Stability

John B. Sledge, MD; C. Dain Allred, Boston University, Boston, MA

* Anterior Instrumentation for Stabilization of Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures: A Biomechanical Analysis

Darrel S. Brodke, MD (a-Synthes, Sofamor Danek, DePuy Acromed); Sohrab Gollogly, MD (a-Synthes, Sofamor Danek, DePuy Acromed); Bao-Khang N. Nguyen, BS (a-Synthes, Sofamor Danek, DePuy Acromed); Troy Nisbitt, BS (a-Synthes, Sofamor Danek, DePuy Acromed); Kent N. Bachus, PhD (a-Synthes, Sofamor Danek, DePuy Acromed), University of Utah, Department of Orthopedics and Orthopedics Bioengineering Research Laboratory, Salt Lake City, UT

The Relationship Between Flexion-Distraction Injuries of the Thoraco-Lumbar Spine and Intra-Abdominal Trauma

Clifford B. Jones, MD; Sohail K. Mirza, MD; Sean E. Nork, MD; Hugh M. Foy; Gregory J. Jurkovich, MD; Jens R. Chapman, MD, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Grand Rapids, MI

Hangman's Fracture: Successful Conservative Treatment for Type I and II Using Rigid Immobilization

Josue P. Gabriel, MD; James Yue, MD; Charles Nolte, DO; Lawrence S. Deutsch, MD, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ