Session 1: Improving hip fracture care
System improvements your hospital can make now to improve hip fracture care
William DeLong, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Temple University, Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, St, Luke’s Health Network
Risk Stratification for orthopods: what you need to know:
Christopher Haydel, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Temple University
Associate Program Director, Orthopaedic Residency, Temple University Hospital
Tips for avoiding malreduction with subtrochanteric femur fractures:
Saqib Rehman, MD, MBA, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Director of Orthopaedic Trauma, Temple University
Panel discussion – Hip fracture management (Drs. DeLong, Haydel, Rehman, Craig)
Session 2: Getting better results treating fractures of the knee
Tips to make us more successful with tibial plateau fractures:
Derek Donegan, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma Service, University of Pennsylvania
Surgical techniques for fixing complex distal femur fractures:
Eric Johnson, MD, First State Orthopedics, Director of Orthopaedic Trauma Service, Christiana Hospital.
Difficult patella fractures – how to improve your results:
Matthew Craig, MD, MS, Clin. Asst. Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Temple University, Abington Memorial Hospital, Rothman Institute
Panel discussion – fractures about the knee
Drs. Donegan, Johnson, Craig, Collinge
Session 3: Lower extremity trauma debates
Fixation of intertrochanteric femur fractures: SHS vs nail – Debate
Susan Harding, MD, Clin. Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Drexel University, Director of Orthopaedic Trauma, Hahnemann University Hospital.
Derek Donegan, MD. Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania.
Antegrade femur nailing: traction table vs free leg position – Debate
Derek Donegan, MD. Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania.
Susan Harding, MD, Clin. Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Drexel University, Director of Orthopaedic Trauma, Hahnemann University Hospital.
Lisfranc dislocation: ORIF vs fusion – Debate
Kathryn O’Connor, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Kwasi Kwaadu, DPM, AACFAS, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine
Calcaneus fracture: operative vs nonoperative – Debate
Kwasi Kwaadu, DPM, AACFAS, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine
Kathryn O’Connor, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Keynote lecture: Femoral neck fractures in the young adult: What makes sense?
Cory Collinge, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma Service, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Session 4: Avoiding complications in pediatric orthopaedic trauma
The pediatric polytrauma patient:
Rakesh Mashru, MD. Cooper Medical School at Rowan University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Complications with pediatric femur fractures:
Martin Herman, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pediatrics, Program Director, Orthopaedic Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, St. Christophers Hospital for Children.
Complications with pediatric elbow fractures:
Scott Kozin, MD, Professor of orthopaedic surgery, Temple University, Chief of Staff, Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Philadelphia
Panel discussion: pediatric orthopaedic trauma cases
Drs. Mashru, Kruse, Herman
Session 5: Pitfalls with wrist fracture management
Distal radius fractures: what to look for on radiographs
Benjamin Leo Gray, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Penn Orthopedics, Pennsylvania Hospital
Problems with volar plating of distal radius fractures
Joseph Thoder, MD, John Lachman Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Temple University
Complications with scaphoid and carpal injuries
Kristofer Matullo, MD. Asst. Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Temple University, Chief of Hand Surgery, St. Lukes University Health Network.
Panel discussion with cases (Drs. Gray, Thoder, Matullo)
Session 6: Challenges to overcome with periprosthetic fractures
Balancing simplicity with complexity: pre-op planning for periprosthetic femur fractures
Andrew Star, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Temple University, Medical Director, Orthopaedic and Spine Institute, Abington-Jefferson Health
Nailing vs plating for distal femoral periprosthetic fractures:
Cory Collinge, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma Service, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Panel discussion with cases (Drs. Star, Collinge, DeLong)
Session 7: Improving your foot and ankle care
Foot reconstructive options with ORIF fails:
Kathryn O’Connor, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and ankle surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Any consensus on the syndesmosis? An update:
Gene Shaffer, MD, Program Director, Orthopaedic Residency, Albert Einstein Medical Center
Panel discussion with cases (Drs. Shaffer, O’Connor, Graf, Collinge)
Session 8: Upper extremity trauma debates
Displaced midshaft clavicle fracture: ORIF vs. nonoperative treatment – Debate
Kristofer Matullo, MD. Asst. Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Temple University, Chief of Hand Surgery, St. Lukes University Health Network
David Fuller, MD, Associate Professor and Program Director, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cooper Medical School at Rowan University
Complex elbow instability: move them early vs. move them late – Debate
David Fuller, MD, Associate Professor and Program Director, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cooper Medical School at Rowan University
Kristofer Matullo, MD. Asst. Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Temple University, Chief of Hand Surgery, St. Lukes University Health Network
Mid shaft humerus fracture in polytrauma patient: nail vs plate – Debate
Asif Ilyas, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Program Director, Hand & upper extremity fellowship, Jefferson University Hospital, Rothman Institute
Jack Kazanjian, DO, FAOAO, Clin. Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Premier Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Lankenau Medical Center
Radial nerve palsy with closed humerus fracture: observe vs. explore – Debate
Jack Kazanjian, DO, FAOAO, Clin. Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Premier Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Lankenau Medical Center
Asif Ilyas, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Program Director, Hand & upper extremity fellowship, Jefferson University Hospital, Rothman Institute
Session 9: Improving your shoulder and elbow fracture care
Violating the principles of ORIF
Jack Kazanjian, DO, FAOAO, Clin. Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Premier Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Lankenau Medical Center
Choosing surgical approaches to proximal humerus fractures
Susan Harding, MD, Clin. Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Drexel University, Director of Orthopaedic Trauma, Hahnemann University Hospital.
Deciding on surgery vs no surgery: implications of the PROFER trial
Katharine Criner Woozley, MD, Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia
Session 10: Bone grafting – how to decide what’s best
How to choose the right product off the shelf
Samir Mehta, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chief of Orthopaedic Trauma, University of Pennsylvania