OTA 1999 Posters - Tibia Fractures

The Effect of Hemorrhagic Shock on Closed Tibia Fracture Healing

Adam J. Starr, MD; Robert W. Welch, DVM, PhD; Brian J. Eastridge, MD; William Pierce; Hong Zhang, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Type III-B Open Tibial Fractures in the Elderly

Javad Parvizi, MD; M.E. Torchia; A. Bishop, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN

Lower Extremity Oblique Osteotomy for Malunion

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

Soft-Tissue Injuries with the Use of "Safe" Corridors for Transfixion Wire Placement During External Fixation of Distal Tibia Fractures - An Anatomic Study

Michael J. Vives, MD; Nicholas A. Abidi; Susan N. Ishikawa, MD; Rajiv V. Taliwal, MD; Peter F. Sharkey, MD, The Rothman Institute, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA

*Loading and Protection of the Lower Leg in Vehicle Accidents

Oliver Pieske, MD (a-BMW AG/Munich); Günter C. Lob, MD; Georg Messner, Dipl. Ing. BMW; Wolfgang Lange, Dipl. Ing. BMW, Klinikum Grohadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany

High-Energy Tibial Plafond Fractures: Where Does Ilizarov Technique Fit In?

Robert J. Feibel MD; Philip Fleuriau Chateau MD, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital, General Campus, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA

The Role of Frame Symmetry in Hybrid External Fixation of the Proximal Tibia

Dennis J. Beck, Jr., MD; Michael J. Voor, PhD; Craig S. Roberts, MD; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine; University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky

Evaluation of Soft-Tissue Injuries in High-Energy Tibial Plateau Fractures

Stephan V. Yacoubian, MD; Russell T. Nevins, MD; Julian G. Sallis, MD; Hollis G. Potter, MD; Dean G. Lorich, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

Ability to Kneel after Tibial Nailing: The Length of Incision Matters

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

Fractures of the Proximal Third of the Tibial Shaft Treated with Intramedullary Nails and Blocking Screws

William M. Ricci, MD; Joseph Borrelli, Jr., MD; Carlo Bellabarba, MD; Michael O'Boyle, MD; Roy W. Sanders, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

In-Vitro Fatigue Behavior of Intramedullary Tibial Nail Locking Screws

Joseph Zubak, MD; Robert M. Harris, MD; Lanny V. Griffin, PhD; Roman Hayda, MD, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX

The Relationship of Socioeconomic Risk Factors to Complication Rates in External Fixation of the Tibia

Wade R. Smith, MD; Paul S. Shurnas, MD; David G. Stewart, MD; Brent A. Snee, MD; Steven J. Morgan, MD; Bruce H. Ziran, MD, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO

Reliability and General Applicability of Classification of Fractures of the Tibial Plafond According to a Rank Order Method

Douglas R. Dirschl, MD; J. Larry Marsh, MD; Thomas A. DeCoster, MD; Shepard R. Hurwitz, MD, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Raleigh, NC

Infected Ununited Fractures of the Tibia: Results of Treatment with Intramedullary Nailing

William L. Craig, III, MD; Jordan B. Renner, MD; Laurence E. Dahners, MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Raleigh, NC

Posterolateral Corner Injuries in High-Energy Tibial Plateau Fractures Diagnosed by MRI

Russell T. Nevins, MD; Stephan V. Yacoubian, MD; Hollis G. Potter, MD; J. G. Sallis, MD; Dean G. Lorich, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

Intramedullary Nailing of Distal-Third Tibia Fractures

William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH; James Crowther, MD; Robin E. Driver, Wake Medical Center, Raleigh, NC

Improved Clinical Outcome and Limb Mechanical Axis with the Use of a Femoral Distractor for Fractures of the Lateral Tibial Plateau

Brian D. Solberg, MD; Michael R. Baumgaertner, MD; Jeffrey Sumner, MD, Yale University, School of Medicine, Dept. of Orthopaedics, New Haven, CT

The Treatment of Open Tibial Shaft Fractures: A Systematic Overview and Meta-Analysis

Mohit Bhandari, MD; Gordon H. Guyatt, MD; Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD; Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hamilton, Ontario, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

The Measurement of Tibial Malrotation Using CT Scanning following IM Tibial Nailing: A Cadaver Study

Emmanuel Tolessa; Hans J. Kreder, MD; David Stephens; Joel Rubenstein, Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Ctr., Toronto, ON, CANADA

Transcutaneous Oximetry and Laser Doppler Flowmetry as a Predictor of Healing Complications following High-Energy Fractures of the Distal Tibia

Laura S. Phieffer, MD; Matthew J. Weresh, MD; Kenneth A. Egol, MD; Stephen S. Sims, MD; James F. Kellam, MD; Michael J. Bosse, MD, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte, NC

Small Plate Fixation of Distal Tibial Metaphyseal Fractures

David C. Goodspeed, MD; Timothy G. Weber, MD; D. Kevin Scheid, MD, Orthopaedics Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN

Reamed Tibial Nailing and Perfusion of Intra-Articular Structures of the Knee

James Lever, MD; Sergei Aksenov, MD; Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, FRCS(C), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

Reliability of Radiographic Assessment of Tibial Fracture Healing and Reduction following Intramedullary Fixation

Daniel B. Whelan, MD; Mohit Bhandari, MD; Michael D. McKee, MD; Hans Kreder, MD; David Stephen, MD; Stephen Connolly, MD; Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

·*The Use of Norian SRS and Minimal Internal Fixation in the Management of Tibial Plateau Fractures

John Keating (a-Norian); Carol Hajsucka, RGN (a-Norian), Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND