Orthopedic Trauma Symposium

Objectives:

These tricks of the trade will help audience

1. Improve pull out strength of plate and screw fixation of fractures

2. Improve outcomes for TKAs (parapatellar arthrotomy repair, MCL repair) and THAs (hip abductor repairs)

3. Improve outcomes for ACL and PCL reconstruction (tunnel, placement and direction).

Objectives:

Learner will be have increased knowledge on robotic surgery in Joint replacement

Learner will be able to speak about the advantages and disadvantages of robotic joint replacement surgery

OBJECTIVES:

1. To understand what normal limb alignment is

2. Appreciate complications and functional limitations of a limb deformity

3. Appreciate the complications and functional limitations of a limb length discrepancy

4. Appreciate the art of limb re-alignment, deformity correction, and limb lengthening

5. Appreciate the complications associated with limb re-alignment, correction and limb lengthening

Objectives:

Introduce an emerging field of tissue regeneration techniques.

Discuss various and currently used cellular and acellular-mediated injection therapies to facilitate healing for orthopedic traumatic injuries and conditions.

Address emerging and experimental non-operative therapies to facilitate healing for orthopedic traumatic injuries and conditions.

Objectives:

1. Understand the epidemiology of geriatric fractures

2. Understand the basic anatomy and types of fragility fractures

3. Describe the barriers to surgery and importance of timely surgery

4. Basic surgical and nonsurgical treatments for fragility fractures

Objectives:

One. Describe the basic vascularity of common flap reconstruction of the upper extremity.

Two. Develop an algorithm for upper extremity trauma reconstruction.

Three. Describe The goals for soft tissue reconstruction of the hand.

The objective will be:

How to identify which elderly patient are candidate for surgery; What is the outcome of geriatric patient undergoing spine surgery for degenerative and traumatic spinal disorders; how to deal with osteoporosis in spine patients.

Objectives

· Identify and recognize life-threatening bleeding

· Demonstrate application of pressure and packing to wound

· Demonstrate application of tourniquet

Objectives:

1-Educate the audience on the most common causes of shoulder pain

2-Teach the audience the most common non-operative ways of treating shoulder pain

3-Discuss the most effective operative methods of treating a variety of shoulder issues

Objectives

1. Understand the benefits of outpatient physical therapy in the recovery of patients with traumatic orthopedic injuries.

2. Understand how various interventions are implemented into the plan of care to assist with return to independence.

Objectives

1. Learn about the importance of growth plates on fracture care

2. Learn about the affect of age and remaining growth on fracture remodeling capacity and acceptable alignment

2 to 3 Behavioral Objectives

1. Recognize traumatic injuries

2. Understand mechanism of injury

3. Familiarity with treatment options

4. outcomes