Clinical Paper Sessions - Friday, September 7

​Times and locations vary for these concurrent sessions, see below for details.

 

Clinical Paper Session 1: Thumb / CMC

8:45 – 9:17 AM - Scientific Session
Location: Grand Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Convention Center
Moderators: Christopher H. Allan, MD & Gregory H. Rafijah, MD

​8:45 - 8:51 AM	​Paper 06 Partial arthroscopic trapeziectomy with or without ligament reconstruction to treat thumb osteoarthritis	​​Pierre Desmoineaux, MD
​8:51 - 8:53 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​8:53 - 8:59 AM	​Paper 07 Artelon joint spacer compared to trapezium resection and ligament reconstruction	​♦ Andrew L Blount, MD Shannon D Armstrong, MD Frank Yuan, BS Scott D. Burgess, MD
​8:59 – 9:01 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​9:01 - 9:07 AM	​Paper 08 A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Neoprene Versus Thermoplast Short Opponens Splinting for Trapeziometacarpal Arthrosis	​Stéphanie JE Becker, MD Arjan GJ Bot, MD Suzanne E. Curley, OTR/L, CHT Jesse B. Jupiter, MD David C. Ring, MD, PhD
​9:07 – 9:09 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​9:09 - 9:15 AM	​Paper 09 Detection of Relaxin Receptor in the Synovium and Dorsoradial Ligament of the Trapeziometacarpal Joint	​Kari Clifton, PhD Craig M. Rodner, MD Hicham Drissi, PhD Jennifer Moriatis Wolf, MD
​9:15 – 9:17 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​

 

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Clinical Paper Session 2: Finger / Tendon

8:45 – 9:17 AM - Scientific Session
Location: Columbus I-L, Hyatt Regency Convention Center
Moderators: Jeffrey E. Budoff, MD & Jeffrey Yao, MD

 

​8:45 - 8:51 AM	​Paper 10 Biomechanical Analysis of Knotless Flexor Tendon Repair Using Large Diameter Unidirectional Barbed Suture	♦ Toni Emay Lin, MD Chrisovalantis Lakhiani, BS Michael R. Lee, MD Michel Saint-Cyr, MD Douglas M. Sammer, MD​
​8:51 – 8:53 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​8:53 - 8:59 AM	​Paper 11 Is the Determination of Yield Point Reliable in Tendon Suture Testing?	​♦ Olli V. Leppänen, MD Jouni Havulinna, MD Teemu Karjalainen, MD Harry Göransson, MD
​8:59 – 9:01 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​9:01 - 9:07 AM	​Paper 12 Thompson’s procedure for failed mallet finger deformity of tendon origin	​♦ Kohei  Kanaya, MD, PhD Takuro Wada, MD, PhD Kosuke Iba, MD, PhD Toshihiko Yamashita, MD, PhD
​9:07 – 9:09 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​9:09 - 9:15 AM	​Paper 13 Biomechanics of the Acute Boutonniere Deformity	​♦ Kevin Chen, MD Luis  Grau, BS Hasan  Baydoun, MD Giovanni Solitro, PhD Mark H. Gonzalez, MD, MEng Seth Sankary, BS
​9:15 – 9:17 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​

 

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Clinical Paper Session 3: Wrist Biomechanics

10:05 – 10:37 AM - Scientific Session
Location: Grand Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Convention Center
Moderators: Peter Tang, MD, MPH & Jennifer B. Green, MD

 

​10:05 - 10:11 AM	​Paper 14 The extensor carpi ulnaris muscle plays a major role in destabilizing scapholunate deficient wrists. A biomechanical study.	♦ Guillem Salva-Coll, MD, PhD Marc Garcia-Elias, MD Maria Mayte Leon-Lopez, MD Alex Lluch-Bergada, MD Manuel Llusa-Perez, MD,PhD Alfonso Rodriguez-Baeza, MD,PhD
​10:11 – 10:13 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​10:13 - 10:19 AM	​Paper 15 Dynamic CT Evaluation of Scapholunate Reconstructions	​♦ Aaron Babb, MD Sanjeev Kakar, MD, MBA Shuai Leng, PhD Kristin Daigle Zhao, MA Richard Berger, MD Steven L. Moran, MD
​10:19 – 10:21 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​10:21 - 10:27 AM	​Paper 16 The Effects of Screw Length on Stability of Simulated Osteoporotic Distal Radius Fractures Fixed with Volar Locking Plates	​♦ Lindley B. Wall, MD Michael Brodt, MS Matthew J. Silva, PhD Martin I. Boyer, MD, FRCS(C) Ryan Patrick Calfee, MD
​10:27 – 10:29 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​10:29 - 10:35 AM	​Paper 17 New Technique for Anatomic Reconstruction of the Scapholunate Ligament with Tendon Graft and SwiveLock Anchor Fixation: A Biomechanical Cadaveric Study	​♦ Timothy McGrath, MD Nikola Zivaljevic, MD, MBA
​10:35 – 10:37 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​

 

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Clinical Paper Session 4: Soft Tissue / Dupuytren's

10:05 – 10:37 AM - Scientific Session
Location: Columbus I-L, Hyatt Regency Convention Center
Moderators: Warren C. Hammert, MD & Marc J. Richard, MD

 

10:05 - 10:11 AM	​Paper 18 Patterns of Recurrent Contracture in Patients With Dupuytren’s Disease 3 Years Following Successful Treatment With Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum  ▲	♦ F. Thomas D. Kaplan, MD Vincent R. Hentz, MD James Tursi, MD Greg Kaufman, MD Ted Smith, PhD​
​10:11 – 10:13 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​10:13 - 10:19 AM	​Paper 19 Histology of Cords from Dupuytren's Patients: A Comparision After Collagenase Injection/Fasciectomy, Primary Fasciectomy and Repeat Fasciectomy  ▲	​♦ Marie A. Badalamente, PhD Lawrence C. Hurst, MD Abner Ward, MD Travis Parker, MD Jingxuan Liu, MD Jakub Tatka, Mr.
10:19 – 10:21 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​10:21 - 10:27 AM	​Paper 20 Does Collagenase Injection Disrupt or Digest the Dupuytren’s Cord?  A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study.	​♦ Edward Moon, MD Keith Crivello, MD Hollis Potter, MD Scott Wolfe, MD
​10:27 – 10:29 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
10:29 - 10:35 AM	​Paper 21 Blockade of Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 after Traumatic Nerve Injury Offers a Novel Treatment for Improving Functional Recovery	♦ Tom Chao, MD Peter Hanh, MD Derek Frump, BS Vincent J. Caiozzo, PhD Tahseen Mozaffar, MD Ranjan Gupta, MD
​10:35 – 10:37 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​

 

▲  Clinical Paper Session 4: Soft Tissue/ Dupuytren's - Paper 19: Histology of Cords from Dupuytren's Patients: A Comparision After Collagenase Injection/Fasciectomy, Primary Fasciectomy and Repeat Fasciectomy will include discussion of Genzyme Corp., an "off-label" or other non-FDA approved, investigational pharmaceutical product manufactured by Hylan GF 20 (Synvisc). 

▲  Clinical Paper Session 4: Soft Tissue/ Dupuytren's - Paper 18: Patterns of Recurrent Contracture in Patients With Dupuytren’s Disease 3 Years Following Successful Treatment With Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum will include discussion of Xiaflex, an "off-label" or other non-FDA approved, investigational pharmaceutical product manufactured by Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Clinical Paper Session 5: Miscellaneous

11:25 – 11:57 AM - Scientific Session
Location: Grand Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Convention Center
Moderators: Donald H. Lalonde, MD & Peter M. Murray, MD

 

​11:25 - 11:31 AM	​Paper 22 Minimal Clinically Important Differences on the DASH, Quick-DASH and PRWE	♦ Amelia Adams, MD Jeffrey Ketchersid, BS Wen Hui Tan, BS Ryan Patrick Calfee, MD Daniel Howard, BA​
​11:31 – 11:33 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​11:33 - 11:39 AM	​Paper 23 A National Survey of Program Director Opinions of Core Competencies and Structure of Hand Surgery Fellowship Training	​♦ Erika Davis Sears, MD Bradley Larson, BS Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS
​11:39 – 11:41 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​11:41 - 11:47 AM	​Paper 24 Malpractice in Distal Radius Fracture Management: An Analysis of Closed Claims	​♦ Peter H. DeNoble, MD Astrid C. Marshall, BA O. Alton Barron, MD Louis W. Catalano, III, MD Steven Z. Glickel, MD
​11:47 – 11:49 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​11:49 - 11:55 AM	​Paper 25 Acquisition and Maintenance of Fracture Fixation Competence: a biomechanical assessment in an extra-articular distal radius fracture model	​♦ Matthew D. Putnam, MD Julie E. Adams, MD Paul E. Lender, BA Ann E. Van Heest, MD
​11:55 – 11:57 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​

 

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Clinical Paper Session 6: Basic Science

11:25 – 11:57 AM - Scientific Session
Location: Columbus I-L, Hyatt Regency Convention Center
Moderators: Ranjan Gupta, MD & Dawn M. LaPorte, MD 

 

​11:25 - 11:31 AM	​Paper 26 Smad3 Modulates Tendon Gene Expression and Interacts with Key Tendon Transcription Factors	Mohana Amirtharajah, MD Ellora Berthet, BS Carol Chen, PhD Tamara Alliston, PhD​​
​11:31 – 11:33 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​​11:33 - 11:39 AM	​Paper 27 Motor Nerve Recovery after Autologous Nerve Graft is Not Enhanced by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Administration	​Joo-Yup Lee, MD, PhD Guilherme Giusti, MD Patricia F. Friedrich, AAS Allen T. Bishop, MD Alexander Y. Shin, MD
​11:39 – 11:41 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​11:41 - 11:47 AM	​​Paper 28 Stem Cell Repopulation of Tissue Engineered Tendon-Bone Composite Grafts	​​Simon Farnebo, MD, PhD Colin Woon, MD Joel Bronstein, BS Taliah Schmitt, MD Hung Pham, BS James Chang, MD
​​11:47 – 11:49 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​11:49 - 11:55 AM	​Paper 29 The Impact of Antiplatelet Medication on Hand and Wrist Surgery	​​Ljiljana Bogunovic, MD Richard H. Gelberman, MD Charles A. Goldfarb, MD Ryan Patrick Calfee, MD
​​11:55 – 11:57 AM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​

 

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Clinical Paper Session 7: Scaphoid

1:00 – 1:32 PM- Scientific Session
Location: Grand Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Convention Center
Moderators: Lewis B. Lane, MD & Scott F. Duncan, MD, MPH

 

​1:00 - 1:06 PM	​Paper 30 Cast Immobilization with and without Immobilization of the Thumb for Nondisplaced Scaphoid Waist Fractures: A Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial	Stephanie J.E. Becker, MD, Geert A. Buijze, MD J.Carel Goslings, MD PhD Steven Rhemrev, MD Alexander Weening, MD Bart Van Dijkman, MD David C. Ring, MD, PhD
​1:06 – 1:08 PM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
1:08 - 1:14 PM	​Paper 31 Predicting Union and Time to Union in a Cohort of Acute Scaphoid Fractures	​Ruby Grewal, MSc, MD Nina Suh, MD Joy MacDermid, PhD
​1:14 – 1:16 PM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​1:16 - 1:22 PM	Paper 32 The Effect of Iatrogenic Osteochondral Defects of the Scaphoid on Radioscaphoid Contact Biomechanics	Byung J. Lee, MD Sarath Koruprolu, MS David Paller, MS Arnold-Peter C. Weiss, MD
1:22 – 1:24 PM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​1:24 - 1:30 PM	​Paper 33 Scaphoid Non-Union with Humpback Deformity Treated Without Structural Bone Graft	Mark S. Cohen, MD Kianoosh Fallahi, MD Sanjai K. Shukla, MD
1:30 – 1:32 PM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​

 

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Clinical Paper Session 8: Distal Radius

2:20 – 2:52 PM- Scientific Session
Location: Grand Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Convention Center
Moderators: Charles S. Day, MD & David B. Siegel, MD

 

​2:20-2:26 PM	​Paper 34 Salvage of Failed Instrumentation of the Distal Radius with Spanning Dorsal Distraction Plating	Suhail K. Mithani, MD Ramesh C. Srinivasan, MD Fraser J. Leversedge, MD Marc J. Richard, MD David S. Ruch, MD​
​2:26 – 2:28 PM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​2:28-2:34 PM	​Paper 35 Alignment in Nonperatively Treated Distal Radius Fractures: Are Our Current Predictors Predictive?	​Joey LaMartina II, MD Charlton Stucken, MD Andrew Jawa, MD Paul Tornetta III, MD
​2:34 – 2:36 PM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​2:36-2:42 PM	​Paper 36 Volar Plate Position is Associated with Flexor Tendon Rupture After Distal Radius Fracture Fixation	​Alison Kitay, MD Morgan Swanstrom, MD Joseph J. Schreiber, MD Michelle Gerwin. Carlson, MD Andrew J. Weiland, MD Aaron Daluiski, MD
​2:42 – 2:44 PM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​
​2:44 - 2:50 PM	​Paper 37 The effect of acute scapholunate dissociation on the functional outcome in intraarticular fractures of the distal radius	​Gertraud Gradl, MD Paul V. Neuhaus, MD Thomas Fuchsberger, MD Thomas Pillukat, MD David C. Ring, MD, PhD Karl J. Prommersberger, MD
​2:50 – 2:52 PM	​Discussion / Rebuttal	​

 

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