Latest Research Findings At The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting

Main Category: Bones / Orthopaedics
Also Included In: Conferences;  Sports Medicine / Fitness;  Back Pain
Article Date: 26 Feb 2009 - 1:00 PDT

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Leading orthopedic surgeons and other clinicians from Rush University Medical Center are presenting new basic and clinical research findings at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nev., on February 25-28. Highlights from some of the educational sessions led by orthopedic experts from Rush as well as some of the podium and poster presentations to be made by physicians from Rush include:

Dr. Joshua Jacobs - Joint Reconstruction

• Educational session: Current Controversies in Bearing Surface Science, Wednesday, February 25, 8 a.m.
  
  
• Educational session: Technology 2009: Alternative Bearing Surfaces: The Good, Bad and Indifferent, Wednesday, February 25, 1:30 p.m.
  
  
• Educational session: Revision in Total Hip Arthroplasty: Understanding and Management of Osteolysis, Thursday, February 26, 10:30 a.m.
  
  
• Educational session: Worldwide Perspective on Hip Resurfacing, Thursday, February 26, 4 p.m.
  
  
• Scientific session: Local Metal Reactions after Metal-Metal Hip Arthroplasty, Saturday, February 28, 8:29 a.m.

Dr. Howard An - Spine, Back and Neck

• Educational session: Avoiding and Managing Complications in Cervical Spine Surgery, Wednesday, February 25, 10:30 a.m.

Dr. Bernard Bach - Sports Medicine

• Scientific session: Instability: Bone Grafts and Complications - Normalization of Glenohumeral Articular Contact Pressures after Either Latarject or Iliac Crest Bone Grafting Procedure: Impact of Graft Type, Positions, and Coracoid Orientation, Saturday, February 28, 11:20 a.m.

Dr. Richard Berger - Joint Reconstruction

• Educational session: Partial Arthroplasty of the Knee, Thursday, February 26, 8 a.m.
  
  
• Podium presentation: Problems from Allowing Knee Replacement to be Discharged the Day of Surgery, Thursday, February 26, 12:06 p.m.
  
  
• Educational session: MIS THA/TKA? Where Now, Where Next?, Friday, February 27, 4 p.m.

Dr. Charles Bush-Joseph - Sports Medicine, Knee, Shoulder and Hip

• Scientific session: Revision ACL, Saturday, February 28, 8 a.m.
  
  
• Podium presentation: Clinical outcome following hamstring over-the-top ACL reconstruction in skeletally immature patients, Wednesday, February 25, 5:12 p.m.

Dr. Brian Cole - Sports Medicine and Cartilage Restoration

• Educational session: Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff repair: An Evolution of Techniques, Are Our Patients Really Benefiting?, Thursday, February 26, 4 p.m.
  
  
• Educational session: Surgical Management of Articular Cartilage Defects of the Knee, Friday, February 27, 8 a.m.
  
  
• Educational session: The Active Patient with GH Arthritis: How Do We Prevent It and How Do We Treat It?, Friday, February 27, 4 p.m.
  
  
• Scientific session: Instability: Bone Grafts and Complications - The Presentation and Management of Post-Surgical Glenohumeral Chondrolysis in Young Adults, Saturday, February 28, 11:30 a.m.
  
  
• Scientific session: Meniscal Injuries - "29881" Versus "29882": Where Are We?, Saturday, February 28,10 a.m.
  
  
• Scientific session: Shoulder and Elbow Complications: The presentation and Management of Post-Surgical Glenohumeral Chondrolysis in Young Adults, Saturday, February 28, 2 p.m.
  
  
• Scientific session: Meniscal Surgery Symposium - Spotlight Technique Video: Meniscal Transplantation, Saturday, February 28, 2 p.m.
  
  
• Scientific session: Meniscal Surgery Symposium - Case Presentations and Panel Discussion, Saturday, February 28, 2:10 p.m.

Dr. Craig Della Valle - Joint Reconstruction

• Educational session: Early Failures after Total Knee Arthroplasty: Strategies for Prevention, Wednesday, February 25, 1:30 p.m. * Podium presentation: Cruciate-Retaining TKA Using a Four-Pegged Tibial Component: Minimum 10-Year Follow-up, Thursday, February 26, 8:48 a.m.
  
  
• Podium presentation: A Prospective Randomized Trial of Mini Posterior and Two-Incision Total Hip Arthroplasty, Thursday, February 26, 11:24 a.m.
  
  
• Educational session: Periprosthetic fractures Around Total Hip and Knee Replacement: A Problem on the Rise but Better Solutions, Thursday, February 26, 1:30 p.m.
  
  
• Educational session: Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: What the Practicing Orthopedic Surgeon Needs to Know, Friday, February 27, 8 a.m.

Dr. Gregory Nicholson - Shoulder and Elbow, Sports Medicine and Knee

• Educational session: Shoulder Arthroplasty: What to Do, When and How, Wednesday, February 25, 10:30 a.m.
  
  
• Educational session: Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty, Thursday, February 26, 1:30 p.m.
  
  
• Scientific session: Reverse Prosthesis: Recognizing and Treating Complications - Trabecular Metal Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty and the Lack of Scapular Notching, Saturday, February 28, 1 p.m.
  
  
• Scientific session: Technical Pearls to Improve Total Arthroplasty Results - Posterior Glenoid Bone Grafting in TSA for Posterior Glenoid Wear-Technique and Radiographic Outcome, Saturday, February 28, 3 p.m.

Dr. Wayne Paprosky - Hip and Knee Joint Reconstruction

• Educational session: Complex Revision THA: An Advanced Course, Wednesday, February 25, 8 a.m.
  
  
• Educational session: Bone Defects: When Are Ortho Biologics Indicated?, Friday, February 27, 10:30 a.m.
  
  
• Educational session: How to do a Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty, Friday, February 27, 1:30 p.m.
  
  
• Scientific session: Welcome address for the Hip Society/ American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Saturday, February 28, 8 a.m.
  
  
• Scientific session: Evolution of uncemented femoral fixation in Revision THA: Can we tailor prosthetic choice to each pattern of bone loss?, February 28, 10:15 a.m.

Dr. Frank Phillips - Spine, Back and Neck

• Educational session: The Current State of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Thursday, February 26, 1:30 p.m.

Dr. Anthony Romeo - Shoulder and Elbow, Sports Medicine

• Educational session: Shoulder Arthroplasty: What to Do, When and How, Wednesday, February 25, 10:30 a.m.
  
  
• Educational session: Challenging Problems in Shoulder Instability - How to Get It Right the First Time and What To Do If You Don't, Wednesday, February 25, 1:30 p.m.
  
  
• Educational session: Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff repair: An Evolution of Techniques, Are Our Patients Really Benefiting?, Thursday, February 26, 4 p.m.
  
  
• Scientific session: Shoulder and Elbow Complications: The presentation and Management of Post-Surgical Glenohumeral Chondrolysis in Young Adults, Saturday, February 28, 2 p.m.
  
  
• Scientific session: Instability: Bone Grafts and Complications - Normalization of Glenohumeral Articular Contact Pressures after Either Latarject or Iliac Crest Bone Grafting Procedure: Impact of Graft Type, Positions, and Coracoid Orientation, Saturday, February 28, 11:20 a.m.
  
  
• Scientific session: shoulder Instability Symposium, Saturday, February 28, 7:50 a.m.

Dr. Aaron Rosenberg - Joint Reconstruction

• Educational session: Delivering Exceptional Care Experiences in Your Office and Hospital: Lessons Learned from Other Service Industries, Friday, February 27, 8 a.m.
  
  
• Scientific session: Advances in Treatment of Previous Acetabular Fracture with Hip Arthroplasty, Saturday, February 28, 3:31 p.m.

Dr. Nikhil Verma - Sports Medicine, Knee, Elbow, and Shoulder

• Scientific session: Rotator Cuff: Long-Term Outcome of Recurrent Defects After Rotator Cuff Repair, Saturday, February 28, 1:20 p.m.
  
  
• Scientific session: Instability: Bone Grafts and Complications - Normalization of Glenohumeral Articular Contact Pressures after Either Latarject or Iliac Crest Bone Grafting Procedure: Impact of Graft Type, Positions, and Coracoid Orientation, Saturday, February 28, 11:20 a.m.

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Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release.
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Source: Deb Song
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