AO Trauma North America Internet Live Series: Orthopaedic Trauma Journal Club

This Month's Selected Articles and Authors

• Results of linked convertible total elbow arthroplasty for the management of distal humeral fractures in the elderly

Jason Strelzow, BSc, MD, FRCSC

• Olecranon osteotomy for exposure of fractures and nonunions of the distal humerus

Jesse Jupiter, MD, MA

• Complex distal humeral fractures: internal fixation with a principle-based parallel-plate technique

Shawn O'Driscoll, MD

• Operative management of intra-articular fractures of the distal humerus

M. Bradford Henley, MD

Session Moderators

• Adrian Huang, MBBCh, FRCS(C) Ortho

• William Pannell, MD

• Luke Harmer, MD, MPH, FRCSC

• John Morellato, MBBS(Hons), FRCSC

Featured this month on Tuesday, May 18, 2021:

Distal Femur

This Month's Selected Articles and Authors

• Double-plating of comminuted, unstable fractures of the distal part of the femur

Roy Sanders, MD

• The association between supracondylar-intercondylar distal femoral fractures and coronal plane fractures

Sean Nork, MD

• Risk factors for failure of locked plate fixation of distal femur fractures: an analysis of 335 cases

William M. Ricci, MD

• Nail Plate Combination Technique for Native and Periprosthetic Distal Femur Fractures

Frank A. Liporace, MD

Session Moderators

• Christopher Lee, MD

• Erik Lund, MD

• Michael Talerico, MD

This Month's Selected Articles and Authors

• Displaced Midshaft Clavicle Fracture Union Can Be Accurately Predicted with a Delayed Assessment at 6 Weeks Following Injury
• Jamie Nicholson, MD
• Read the Article
• Nonoperative treatment compared with plate fixation of displaced midshaft clavicular fractures. Surgical technique
• Michael McKee, MD
• Read the Article
• Symptomatic Implant Removal Following Dual Mini-Fragment Plating for Clavicular Shaft Fractures
• Timothy Achor, MD
• Read the Article

Session Moderators

• Steven Cherney, MD
• Christopher Domes, MD

Michael Talerico, MD

This Month's Selected Articles and Authors

• Displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures: variables predicting late subtalar fusion
• Richard Buckley, MD, FRCS(C)
• Read the Article
• Open reduction and internal fixation compared with ORIF and primary subtalar arthrodesis for treatment of Sanders type IV calcaneal fractures: a randomized multicenter trial
• Richard Buckley, MD, FRCS(C)
• Read the Article
• Prognostic value of computed tomography classification systems for intra-articular calcaneus fractures
• Stephen K. Benirschke, MD
• Read the Article
• Operative treatment of displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures: long-term (10-20 Years) results in 108 fractures using a prognostic CT classification
• Roy Sanders, MD
• Read the Article

Session Moderators

• Andrew Chen, MD
• Adam Lee, MD
• Arun Aneja, MD

This Month's Selected Articles and Authors

• OTA highlight paper predicting future displacement of nonoperatively managed lateral compression sacral fractures: can it be done?
• Stephen Sims, MD
• Read the Article
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• Nonoperative immediate weightbearing of minimally displaced lateral compression sacral fractures does not result in displacement
• Paul Tornetta, MD
• Read the Article
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• Treatment of unstable pelvic ring injuries with an internal anterior fixator and posterior fixation: initial clinical series
• Rahul Vaidya, MD, FRCSC
• Read the Article

Session Moderators

• Andrew Chen, MD
• Adam Lee, MD
• Arun Aneja, MD

The pilon map: fracture lines and comminution zones in OTA/AO type 43C3 pilon fractures, Peter Cole, MD

Reduction strategies through the anterolateral exposure for fixation of type B and C pilon fractures, Samir Mehta, MD

A staged protocol for soft tissue management in the treatment of complex pilon fractures, Michael Sirkin, MD

The results of early primary open reduction and internal fixation for treatment of OTA 43.C-type tibial pilon fractures: a cohort study, Tim White, MD

Interview moderators

Arun Aneja, PhD, MD

Andrew Chen, MD, MPH

John Morellato, MBBS(Hons), FRCSC

This Month's Selected Articles and Authors

• Staged Management of High-energy Proximal Tibia Fractures (OTA types 41): The Results of a Prospective, Standardized Protocol
• Kenneth A. Egol, MD
• Read the Article
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• The Costs and Complications of Single-Stage Fixation Versus 2-Stage Treatment of Select Bicondylar Tibial Plateau Fractures
• Walter W. Virkus, MD
• Read the Article
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• The Incidence of Soft Tissue Injury in Operative Tibial Plateau Fractures: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis of 103 Patients
• Michael Gardner, MD
• Michael Suk, MD, JD, MPH, FACS
• Read the Article
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• The Effect of Soft Tissue Injuries on Clinical Outcomes After Tibial Plateau Fracture Fixation
• ​​​​​Patrick Schottel, MD
• Stephen Warner, MD​​​​​​
• Read the Article

Session Moderators

• Adam Lee, MD
• Steve Cherney, MD
• Michael Talerico, MD

This will be the first installment of the Orthopaedic Trauma Journal Club presented by AO Trauma North America. During this series, we will feature landmark orthopaedic trauma articles with interviews of the authors and an opportunity to ask questions. The series will be separated based on anatomic location/injuries. In this first installment, we will be focusing on pelvic ring injuries.

The AO Trauma NA Journal Club will provide you the opportunity to better understand these landmark articles including: what prompted the study, takeaway points, how practice has changed, and limitations.