Paper Presentations 

These never-before-presented papers will focus on a wide range of research, surgical techniques, therapeutic options and other scientific findings that will be beneficial to your practice as a hand and upper extremity professional.

Papers are carefully chosen by the Societies' Program Committees from submissions solicited through the Scientific Abstract System. 

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Thursday, September 3, 2009

ASHT General Session

ASHT Papers 1-3 including discussion 

8:00 - 8:12 AM	HT-Paper 01	Using the Force-Time Curve to Identify Maximal versus Submaximal Efforts in People with Upper Extremity Injuries (Orit Shechtman, PhD, OTR/L)
8:12 - 8:24 AM	HT-Paper 02	Using the Surface Electromyographic Signal to Identify Maximal versus Submaximal Efforts in People with Upper Extremity Injuries (Bhagwant S. Sindhu, PhD, OTR)
9:07 - 9:21 AM	HT-Paper 03	A Peak in Scar Characteristics During the Healing Periodu (Ronit Wollstein, MD)

 

Poster Previews from the Platform * 9:21 - 9:49 AM

 

Non-operative Treatment of PIPJ Flexion Contractures in Dupuytren’s Disease
Juliana Larocerie-Salgado, Msc, OT Reg (Ont)

 

Correlation Between the Fingertip Forces Exerted During Typing and Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD)
Yafi Levanon, OT, MSc

Development and Validation of the Hand Assessment Tool (HAT)
Daniel Panchik, DSc, OTR/L

 

Systematic Review of the Psychometric Properties of Four Widely Used Shoulder Questionnaires
Jean-Sébastien Roy, PT, PhD

Outcomes of CMC Arthroplasty Using the Entire FCR Tendon
Rebecca Saunders, PT, CHT

ASHT Papers 4-5 including discussion

 

Combined Scientific Session with ASSH and ASHT

Best Paper Session 1-5 * 3:00 - 3:45 PM

Moderators: Martin I. Boyer, MD and Susan Michlovitz, PhD, PT, CHT

3:00 - 3:07 PM	ASSH Best Paper 1	Thumb Carpometacarpal Suspension Arthroplasty using Interference Screw Fixation: Surgical Technique and Clinical Results (Robert W. Wysocki, MD)
3:07 - 3:14 PM	ASHT Best Paper 2	The Reliability of One versus Three Trials of Pain-free Grip Strength in Subjects with Rheumatoid Arthritis (Donna Kennedy, OTR, CHT)
3:14 - 3:21 PM	ASSH Best Paper 3	Entire Flexor Carpi Radialis Tendon Harvest for LRTI Alters Wrist Motion (Edward H. Coale Jr., MD)
3:21 - 3:28 PM	ASHT Best Paper 4	Are Hand Therapists Implementing Evidence-Based Medicine into Daily Practice? (Kristin Valdes, OTD, OTR, CHT)
3:28 - 3:35 PM	ASSH Best Paper 5	Augmentation of Zone II Flexor Tendon Repair using GDF5 in a Rabbit Model (Scott W. Wolfe, MD)
3:35 - 3:42 PM	ASHT Best Paper 6	Diagnostic Value of Grind Test for Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis (Melissa M. Merritt, PT, CHT, OCS, PhD(c))

 

Friday, September 4, 2009

ASSH Scientific Session 1

Clinical Paper Session 1: Carpal Instability * Papers 1-5 * 8:45 - 9:20 AM

Moderators: William B. Geissler, MD and Brian D. Adams, MD

8:45 - 8:42 AM	HS-Paper 1	Interobserver Reliability and Intraobserver Reproducibility of Digital Photograph Documentation of Wrist Arthroscopy (Karl Josef Prommersberger, MD, PhD)
8:52 - 8:59 AM	HS-Paper 2	Arthroscopic Evaluation of the Scapholunate Interval: A Correlation of Anatomic Lesions with the Geissler Classification (Gurpreet S. Dhaliwal, MD)
8:59 - 9:06 AM	HS-Paper 3	Long-term Outcomes of Scapholunate Ligament Reconstruction with Bone-Retinaculum-Bone Autograft (Maximillian Soong, MD)
9:06 - 9:13 AM	HS-Paper 4	Intracarpal Ligamentous Laxity in the Atraumatic Wrist: A Cadaveric Study of Eighty-Three Specimens (Todd R. Rimington, MD)
9:13 - 9:20 AM	HS-Paper 5	Four-corner Fusion: A Retrospective Comparative Study of Fixation with a Circular Plate versus Compression Screws (Harris S. Rose, MD)

 

Clinical Paper Session 3: Kienbocks/DRUJ * Papers 11-15 * 10:05 - 10:40 AM

Moderators: Fraser J. Leversedge, MD and Jeffrey A. Greenberg, MD

10:05 - 10:12 AM	HS-Paper 11	Joint Leveling for Advanced Kienböck’s Disease: A Multi-Center Study (Ryan P. Calfee, MD)
10:12 - 10:19 AM	HS-Paper 12	Capitate Shortening Osteotomy and Vascularized Bone Grafting for Treatment of Kienböck’s Disease (Julie E. Adams, MD)
10:19 - 10:26 AM	HS-Paper 13	Salvage of Failed Resection Arthroplasties of the Distal Radioulnar Joint using an Ulnar Head Prosthesis – Long Term Results (Joerg C. van Schoonhoven, MD, PhD)
10:26 - 10:33 AM	HS-Paper 14	The Effect of Ulnar Styloid Fractures on Patient-rated Outcomes after Volar Locking Plating of Distal Radius Fractures (Douglas M. Sammer, MD)
10:33 - 10:40 AM	HS-Paper 15	Incidence of Ulnar-Sided Wrist Pain following Treatment of Intra-articular Distal Radius Fractures with Volar Plate versus External Fixation (Marc J. Richard, MD)

 

ASSH Scientific Session 2

Clinical Paper Session 2: CTS * Papers 6-10 * 8:45 - 9:20 AM

Moderators: Peter C. Amadio, MD and Jeffrey E. Budoff, MD

8:45 - 8:52 AM	HS-Paper 6	Ischemic Nerves are more Susceptible to Mechanical Injury (Ranjan Gupta, MD)
8:52 - 8:59 AM	HS-Paper 7	Vascularization of the Median Nerve in the Distal Forearm and its Clinical Significance (Thomas Giesen, MD)
8:59 - 9:06 AM	HS-Paper 8	Thumb Opposition in Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with Undetectable APB-CMAP (Tatsuki Ebata, MD)
9:06 - 9:13 AM	HS-Paper 9	Determinants of Pain in Patients with Idiopathic Median Nerve Dysfunction at the Carpal Tunnel (Fiesky Nunez, MD)
9:13 - 9:20 AM	HS-Paper 10	Cost Analysis between Inpatient and Outpatient Orthopaedic Procedures (Charles S. Day, MD)

 

Clinical Paper Session 4: Dupuytrens * Papers 16-20 * 10:05 - 10:40 AM

Moderators: Ghazi M. Rayan, MD and Steven Z. Glickel, MD

10:05 - 10:12 AM	HS-Paper 16	Collagenase Injection as Non-surgical Treatment of Dupuytren’s Disease: 8-Year Follow-up (Andrew J. Watt, MD)
10:12 - 10:19 AM	HS-Paper 17	Dupuytren’s Disease and Fibroblast Contractility (Issei Komatsu, MD)
10:19 - 10:26 AM	HS-Paper 18	An Anatomic and Biomechanical Study of Landsmeer’s Oblique Retinacular Ligament and its Role in Finger Extension(Hiroake Ueba, MD)
10:26 - 10:33 AM	HS-Paper 19	Anatomy of Irreducible Metacarpophalangeal Joint Dislocation in a Cadaver Model (Ahmed M. Afifi, MD)
10:33 - 10:40 AM	HS-Paper 20	An Economic Analysis of Hand Transplantation in the United States (Takashi Oda, MD, PhD)

 

ASHT General Session

Papers 7-8 including discussion 

8:05 - 8:20 AM	HT-Paper 07	Are Hand Therapists Implementing Evidence-based Medicine into Daily Practice? (Kristin Valdes, OTD, OTR, CHT)
8:20 - 8:35 AM	HT-Paper 08	Diagnostic Value of Grind Test for Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis (Melissa M. Merritt, PT, CHT, OCS, PhD(c))

 

Combined Scientific Session with ASSH and ASHT

Clinical Paper Session 5: DRF * Papers 21-25 * 1:00 - 1:35 PM

Moderators: Gary R. Kuzma, MD and Robert J. Strauch, MD 

1:00 - 1:07 PM	HS-Paper 21	Finger Stiffness following Distal Radius Fractures: Is it a Functional Problem? (Steve K. Lee, MD)
1:07 - 1:14 PM	HS-Paper 22	Arthoscopic Guided Osteotomy for Distal Radius Malunions (Francisco del Piñal, MD, PhD)
1:14 - 1:21 PM	HS-Paper 23	A Multicenter Study of Distraction Plating for the Treatment of Highly Comminuted Distal Radius Fractures in Elderly Patients (Marc J. Richard, MD)
1:21 - 1:28 PM	HS-Paper 24	Nonunion of an Ulnar Styloid Base Fracture after Volar Plate Fixation of a Fracture of the Distal Radius (Geert A. Buijze, MD)
1:28 - 1:35 PM	HS-Paper 25	Relationship between Patient Satisfaction and Objective Functional Outcomes after Surgical Treatment for Distal Radius Fractures (Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS)

 

Clinical Paper Session 6: Nerve * Papers 26-30 * 2:20 - 2:55 PM

Moderators: David Slutsky, MD and Nicholas B. Vedder, MD 

2:20 - 2:27 PM	HS-Paper 26	A Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Woven Polyglycolic Acid and Autogenous Vein Conduits for Reconstruction of Digital Nerve Gaps (Brian D. Rinker, MD)
2:27 - 2:34 PM	HS-Paper 27	Comparison of Single and Double Nerve Transfer for Elbow Flexion after Brachial Plexus Injury (Brian T. Carlsen, MD)
2:34 - 2:41 PM	HS-Paper 28	Return of Motor Function after Segmental Nerve Loss in a Rat Model: A Comparison of Autogenous Nerve Graft, Collagen Conduit and Processed Nerve Allograft (Axogen)(Guilherme Giusti, MD)
2:41 - 2:48 PM	HS-Paper 29	Functional Outcome after Tendon Transfer for Radial Nerve Palsy (A.A. Altintas, MD)
2:48 - 2:55 PM	HS-Paper 30	Hemi-Contralateral C7 Transfer to the Median Nerve: Outcomes and Complications (Douglas M. Sammer, MD)

 

Saturday, September 5, 2009

ASSH Scientific Session 1

Clinical Paper Session 7: Scaphoid/Lunate * Papers 31-35 * 8:45 - 9:20 AM

Moderators: Scott W. Wolfe, MD and Robert J. Goitz, MD 

8:45 - 8:52 AM	HS-Paper 31	Triage of Suspected Scaphoid Fractures: Computed Tomography versus Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Wouter H. Mallee, MSc)
8:52 - 8:59 AM	HS-Paper 32	Undisplaced Scaphoid Fractures: The Use of a Week 4 CT Scan to Predict the Outcome of Non-operative Treatment and Reduce the Length of Immobilization (Tim R.C. Davis, FRCS)
8:59 - 9:06 AM	HS-Paper 33	Biomechanical Evaluation of Interfragmentary Compression of Scaphoid Screws (Louise A. Crawford, MBChB, MRCS (Ed))
9:06 - 9:13 AM	HS-Paper 34	Scaphoid Excision, Four Bone Fusion versus Proximal Row Carpectomy: A Comparison of Contact Biomechanics (Peter Tang, MD, MPH)
9:13 - 9:20 AM	HS-Paper 35	PRCA- Palmar Radiocarpal Artery Vascularized Bone Graft for the Unstable “Humpbacked” Scaphoid Non-union with an Avascular Proximal Pole (T. Greg Sommerkamp, MD)

 

Clinical Paper Session 9: Elbow * Papers 41-45 * 10:05 - 10:40 AM

Moderators: Jesse B. Jupiter, MD and Steve K. Lee, MD

10:05 - 10:12 AM	HS-Paper 41	Unstable Radial Head Fractures (Thierry Guitton, MD)
10:12 - 10:19 AM	HS-Paper 42	Total Elbow Allografts with Collateral Ligament Reconstruction for Post-traumatic Elbow Injuries (Amirhesam Ehsan, MD)
10:19 - 10:26 AM	HS-Paper 43	Reconstruction by the Costal Osteochondral Autograft for a Large Articular Defect in Patients of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Elbow (Kozo Shimada, MD)
10:26 - 10:33 AM	HS-Paper 44	Mechanical Failure of Coonrad-Morrey Total Elbow Arthroplasty in Patients who have Osteo and Post-Traumatic Arthritis (Hisham Bismar, DO)
10:33 - 10:40 AM	HS-Paper 45	Driving with an Immobilized Upper Extremity: A Randomized Prospective Crossover Trial (Paul Y. Chong, MD)

 

ASSH Scientific Session 2

Clinical Paper Session 8: Peds * Papers 36-40 * 8:45 - 9:20 AM

Moderators: Scott H. Kozin, MD and Michelle A. James, MD

8:45 - 8:52 AM	HS-Paper 36	One Step Treatment of Grade II and IIIA Thumb Hypoplasia: A Combination of First Web Plasty, MP Joint Ligamentoplasty and Opponensplasty (Gilles Dautel, MD)
8:52 - 8:59 AM	HS-Paper 37	Correlation of Motor Function and Stereognosis Impairment in the Affected Hands of Children with Hemiplegic and Triplegic Cerebral Palsy (Elspeth R.E. Kinnucan, MD)
8:59 - 9:06 AM	HS-Paper 38	Microsurgical Reconstruction of Congenital Missing Digits with Toe-to-Hand Transfers (Neil F. Jones, MD)
9:06 - 9:13 AM	HS-Paper 39	A Minimally Invasive Stepwise Surgical Algorithm for Displaced Pediatric Phalangeal Neck Fractures: The Importance of Percutaneous Reduction (Jonas L. Matzon, MD)
9:13 - 9:20 AM	HS-Paper 40	Remodeling Potential of Phalangeal Distal Condylar Malunions in Children (Benjamin N. Puckett, MD)

 

Clinical Paper Session 10: Arthroscopy * Papers 46-50 * 10:05 - 10:40 AM

Moderators: Daniel J. Nagel, MD and Melvin P. Rosenwasser, MD

10:05 - 10:12 AM	HS-Paper 46	Arthroscopic Foveal Reattachment of the Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex for Distal Radioulnar Joint Instability (Kevin R. Kuzma, MD)
10:12 - 10:19 AM	HS-Paper 47	The Long-term Outcome of Anatomical Reattachment of the TFCC to the Ulnar Fovea using ECU Half-Slip and Interference Screw (Toshiyasu Nakamura, MD, PhD)
10:19 - 10:26 AM	HS-Paper 48	Arthroscopic STT Arthroplasty (Tyson Cobb, MD)
10:26 - 10:33 AM	HS-Paper 49	Prospective Outcomes of Stage III Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthritis Treated with Arthroscopic Hemitrapeziectomy without Substance Interposition: Minimum Follow-up of Four Years (Scott G. Edwards, MD)
10:33 - 10:40 AM	HS-Paper 50	The SBI Avanta Total CMC Implant: Not Ready for Prime-time (Daniel S. Sellers, MD)

 

Combined Scientific Session with ASSH and ASHT

Clinical Paper Session 11: Outcomes * Papers 51-55 * 2:15 - 2:50 PM

Moderators: Joy C. MacDermid, BScPT, PhD and Robert M. Szabo, MD

2:15 - 2:22 PM	HS-Paper 51	Blinded, Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Volar, Dorsal and Custom Thermoplastic Splinting in the Treatment of Acute Mallet Finger (Jeffrey M. Pike, MD, FRCSC)
2:22 - 2:29 PM	HS-Paper 52	This paper was withdrawn
2:29 - 2:36 PM	HS-Paper 53	Hemi-contralateral C7 Transfer for Shoulder Function: Outcomes and Complications (Douglas M. Sammer, MD)
2:36 - 2:43 PM	HS-Paper 54	Outcomes of Silicone Arthroplasty Stratified by Fingers for the Rheumatoid Metacarpophalangeal Joints (Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS)
2:43 - 2:50 PM	HS-Paper 55	The Use of the Functional Independence Measure to Determine Outcomes of Upper Extremity Reconstruction in Tetraplegia (Dora Rendulic, BS)

 

Clinical Paper Session 12: Replant/Micro * Papers 56-60 * 3:35 - 4:10 PM

Moderators: James Chang, MD and L. Scott Levin, MD, Durham, NC 

3:35 - 3:42 PM	HS-Paper 56	A Standardized Protocol for Management of Artery-only Fingertip Replantations (Darrell Brooks, MD)
3:42 - 3:49 PM	HS-Paper 57	Emergency Air Transport for Finger Amputations at a Level 1 Trauma Center (Kagan Ozer, MD)
3:49 - 3:56 PM	HS-Paper 58	Soft Tissue Coverage of Complex Dorsal Hand and Finger Defects using the Turn Over Adipofascial Flap (D. Nicole Deal, MD)
3:56 - 4:03 PM	HS-Paper 59	Vascularized Toe Phalanges for Small Complex Bony Defects (Francisco del Piñal, MD, PhD)
4:03 - 4:10 PM	HS-Paper 60	MRI Classification of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries of the Thumb MCP Joint (Sunil M. Thirkannad, MD)