In orthopedic IR, confidence comes from exposure. It’s all about getting those reps in. In this BackTable MSK Brief, host Kavi Krishnasamy interviews Dr. Brandon Key from the Medical College of Wisconsin about implementing bone stabilization and fixation in interventional radiology for pathologic and non-pathologic fractures.

The doctors discuss key barriers which include limited training exposure and operational inefficiencies that discourage adoption. However, they highlight the evolving technology, vendor toolsets, and growing multidisciplinary collaboration that are mitigating these barriers. The discussion expands to cover trauma-related consults from orthopedic surgery, indications and evolving applications of the IlluminOss device, screw types and preferences, and the capabilities of the Flow-FX cement-delivery device. 

Episode Outline

00:00 - Introduction

00:57 - The Delay in Take-Off of Bony Fixation and Stabilization at the Trainee Level 

03:10 - Meaningful Multidisciplinary Momentum

05:35 - Treatment of Pathologic Fractures in the Orthopedic IR Space

09:17 - Considerations for Trauma and Fragility Cases

16:09 - Patient Prep and Approach

18:05 - Final Thoughts

Resources

Dr. Brandon Key, MD

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-key-md-367a01310/ 

IlluminOss

https://illuminoss.com/us 

Flow-FX
https://flow-fx.net/products/