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NYU Langone Medical Center Orthopaedic Experts Present at AAOS Meeting

Newswise - Joseph Zuckerman, MD, Walter A. L. Thompson Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and chair, department of orthopedic surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center Hospital for Joint Diseases, will present at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), March 9-13 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, and joined by other orthopaedic surgeons from the medical center.

"As the U.S. population ages, we anticipate the number and variety of joint related issues to increase," said Dr. Zuckerman, who concludes his one-year term as President of the AAOS during which the Academy focused on developing strategies for ensuring the continued growth of high-caliber orthopaedic surgeons. "At NYU Medical Center, we bring cutting edge research and technologies, such as advanced virtual training simulators, minimally invasive surgical techniques and new healing therapies, together with a sharp focus on bringing the best possible experience for our patients."

•Friday, March 12 at 8:00 AM, "The Orthopaedic Surgeon and Industry Relationship: Evolution or Revolution," which will include prominent officials from the U.S. Department of Justice.

As an example of the hospital center's commitment and focus on training, The Hospital for Joint Diseases at NYU Langone Medical Center is one of eight sites selected throughout the U.S. to participate in a large, multi-city study on the efficiency of using virtual arthroscopy simulators to teach and train orthopaedic surgeons. The simulator, called the Knee Arthroscopy Surgical Trainer (KAST), is the result of collaboration between the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ABOS) and Touch of Life Technologies (ToLTEch). The simulator is available in New Orleans and Laith M. Jazrawi, MD, assistant professor, department of orthopaedic surgery, chief of the division of sports medicine, is available to demonstrate the technology.

"Virtual surgery technology can enhance the training of orthopedic surgeons and someday may become a standard tool over cadavers for fine-tuning procedures from the shoulder to the knee," said Dr. Jazrawi. "Integrated into our surgical skills lab, simulators not only provide realistic, tactile feedback during training for our residents to perfect and apply the skills in the operating room but the digital representation allows us to broadcast live-operation demonstrations to our auditorium."

NYU Langone Medical Center orthopaedic surgeons will also address current clinical best practices, including Platelet-rich Plasma Therapy. Once relegated to professional athletes, this treatment is becoming useful in a variety of orthopaedic applications, including chronic tendon, muscle and ligament injuries. Joseph Bosco, MD, assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, can speak to the various uses and potential benefits of this treatment where the patient's own blood is directly injected to the injured area in hopes of regenerating tiny fibers.

Additionally, several other orthopaedic surgeons from NYU Langone Medical Center will participate in panels and present abstracts or posters during the meeting, including:

Room 347, "The Influence of Education Level on the Outcome After Distal Radius Fractures" from 08:30 AM - 08:36 AM. Nader Paksima, DO NY, NY; Brian Pahk, NY, NY; Santiago Romo, MD; Michael Walsh, PhD NY, NY; Christopher Bechtel, MS NY, NY; Kenneth A Egol, MD NY, NY; Moderator(s): Douglas P Hanel, MD Seattle WA; Robert J Medoff, MD Kailua HI

Room 352 (Instructional), "Fractures and Dislocations About the Elbow and Their Adverse Sequelae - Contemporary Perspectives" from 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM. Kenneth A Egol, MD, NY, NY; Graham J W King, MD, London, ON Canada; David C Ring, MD, Boston, MA; Moderator(s): Jesse B Jupiter, MD, Boston, MA

Room 265, "Does Time of Day of Hospital Arrival Affect Outcome following Trauma?" from 10:30 AM - 10:36 AM. Anthony Tolisano NY, NY; Kenneth A Egol, MD NY, NY; Kevin F Spratt, PhD Lebanon NH; Kenneth J Koval, MD Lebanon NH; Moderator(s): Steven J Morgan, MD Denver CO; Andrew N Pollak, MD Baltimore MD

Room 276, "Athletic Injuries in the Hand" (Instructional) from 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM. Martin A Posner, MD, NY, NY; Steven S Shin, MD, Los Angeles, CA; Moderator(s): Nader Paksima, DO, NY, NY

Room 245, "Cost-effectiveness of screening and decolonization of S. Aureus for reducing Surgical Infection," from 8:36 to 8:42. James D Slover, MD NY, NY ; Janet Haas, MD Valhalla NY ; Michael Phillips, MD NY, NY; Igor Immerman, MD NY, NY ; Joseph A Bosco, III MD NY, NY; Moderator(s): Bassam A Masri, MD Vancouver BC Canada; Douglas E Padgett, MD NY, NY

Poster Presentations

Poster 511 "Diagnosis of Traumatic Knee Arthrotomy: CT Scan of the Knee versus Saline Load Test." Michael Walsh, PhD NY, NY; Kenneth A Egol, MD NY, NY; Roy Davidovitch, MD NY, NY

Poster 489 "Quantitative Assessment of Osteogenic Gene Expression from Alternate Bone-Graft Harvesting Sites." Marc R Fajardo, MD NY, NY; Thorsten Kirsch, PhD NY, NY; Kenneth A Egol, MD NY, NY; Richelle C Takemoto, MD NY, NY

Poster 234 "Digital Nerve Gap Reconstruction: An Economic Analysis." Steve K Lee, MD NY, NY; Nader Paksima, DO NY, NY; Steven D Bastian, MD Scottsdale AZ; Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD; Patricia A Hsu, MD Chicago IL; Kimberlly S Chhor, MD NY,NY

Poster 486 "Do Type C Open Distal Humerus Fractures Have Poorer Outcomes Compared to Their Closed Counterparts?" Bryan C Ding, MD NN, NY; William Min, MD NY, NY; Kenneth A Egol, MD NY, NY; Nirmal C Tejwani, MD NY, NY

You can read more about research and discussions at the meeting by going to http://www.aaos.org/education/anmeet/anmeet.asp, or learn about leading research at NYU Langone Medical center at www.nyumc.org.

Source: NewsWise