Past Annual Meetings

2023

February 3-4, 2023
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
New Orleans, LA

Meeting Program

2nd Annual Resident Quiz Bowl Winner: Ochsner Health System
Team: Drs. Kyle Planchard, Carly Cignetti and Mike Stallard

Top Resident Paper Competition Results:

• Winner: Gapping and Failure Load of 4 Different Meniscus Repair Devices
  Wayne Scalisi, MD, LSU – Shreveport
  
  
• 2nd – A Novel Predictive Scoring System for Gunshot Wounds; Bullet Type Matters
  Akshar Patel, MD, Tulane University
  
  
• 3rd (tie) – Back Pain and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
  Matthew Darlow, MD, LSU – New Orleans
  
  
• 3rd (tie) – Retrospective Analysis of a Novel Augmented-Reality Templating Application for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
  Parth Desai, MD, Ochsner Health System

2022

March 18-19, 2022
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
New Orleans, LA

Meeting Program

Resident Skills Competition Winner: LSU – Shreveport
Team: Drs. Jadye Kee, Mitchell Myers, Matthew Myers, and Gabe Sampognaro
Coach: Dr. Kevin Perry

Inaugural Resident Quiz Bowl Winner: Ochsner Health System
Team: Drs. Michael Nammour, Michael Stallard, Michael Warren

Top Resident Paper Competition Results:
Winner: Novel Solution Using Viable Cartilage Allograft for Focal Cartilage Defects
Bhumit Desai, MD, Ochsner Health System

2nd – Delayed Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures: Demographics, Fellowship Training Association, and Consequential Radiographic Outcomes
Cristina Terhoeve, MD, LSU – New Orleans

3rd (tie) – Diagnosing Septic Arthritis After Antibiotics Have Been Given: A Determination of Synovial WBC Cutoff Value
Lindy Robichaux-Edwards, MD, LSU – Shreveport

3rd (tie) – Quantifying Biomechanical Strength of Femurs Before and After Iatrogenic Fracture during Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Biomechanical Analysis
John Weldy, MD, Tulane University

2021 – CANCELLED

2020

March 6-7, 2020
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
New Orleans, LA

Inaugural Resident Skills Competition Winner: Tulane University
Team: Drs. Ian Elliott (Captain), Emily Wild, Andrew Apple, Zach Finley
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ramon Rodriguez

Top Resident Paper Competition Results:
Winner: Gunshot Wounds to the Hip: Doomed to Failure?, Peter D’Amore MD – LSU – New Orleans

2nd – Radiation Exposure with Use of Intraoperative CT Guidance in Spinal Deformity Surgery, Gonzalo Sumarriva, MD – Ochsner Health System

3rd (tie) – A Retrospective Review on Time Savings and Early Outcomes After “Nailable” vs. Traditional External Fixation Followed by Delayed Intramedullary Nailing for Tibia Fractures, Ian Elliott MD – Tulane University

3rd (tie) – A Comparison of Indexed versus Non-Indexed Orthopaedic Journals, Kevin Perry MD – LSU – Shreveport

2019

February 15-16, 2019
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
New Orleans, LA

Top Resident Paper Competition Results:
Winner: Early Hip Fracture Surgery is Safe for Patients on Direct Oral Anticoagulants, Brian Godshaw MD – Ochsner Health System

2nd – Outcomes After Use of PROSTALAC for the Treatment of Infection in Shoulder Arthroplasty, Michael Heffernan MD – Tulane University

3rd (tie) – Rotational Pedicle Myocutaneous Forearm Fillet Flap Used to Fill Forequarter Amputation Defect: Indications and Uses, Sagar Shah MD – LSU New Orleans

3rd (tie) – Synovial Fluid Leukocyte Cell Count Before Versus After Administration of Antibiotics in Patients with Septic Arthritis of Native Joint, Benjamin Feibel MD – LSU Shreveport

2018

February 2-3-2018
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
New Orleans, LA

Top Resident Paper Competition Results:
Winner: The Use of a Bio-Inductive Collagen Patch to Supplement Repair of Large and Massive Rotator Cuff Tears Including Revisions: Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes at 2-Year Follow Up, Stephen Thon, MD – Tulane University

2nd – Healing, Nonunion and Reoperation After Internal Fixation of Diaphyseal and Distal Femoral Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Cristina Terhoeve, MD – Louisiana State University – New Orleans

3rd (tie) – Accuracy of Tibial Slope Estimation in Total Knee Arthroplasty, Connor Ojard, MD – Ochsner Health System

3rd (tie) – Cost and Complications of Percutaneous Fixation of Hand Fractures in a Procedure Room Versus the Operating Room, Andreas Chen, MD – Louisiana State University – Shreveport

People’s Choice Poster Award Winner: Outcomes of Pediatric Meniscus Repair followed by Early Range of Motion and Weight Bearing, Massey P, Stavinoha T, Stairs C, Carroll T, Hoge S, Barton S – LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana

2017

February 10 – 11, 2017
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
New Orleans, LA

Dr. Michael O’Brien and Dr. Christine Stairs

Top Resident Paper Winner: Comparison of Internal Fixation Techniques of Patella Fractures Using Headless Compression Screws vs. Headed Compression Screws and Tension Banding: A Biomechanical Study, Christine Stairs, MD – Louisiana State University – Shreveport
Summary: Five different types of fixation were used to fix simulated transverse patella fractures in a cadaver model and ran through 500 cycles of flexion and extension at a rate of 0.125 Hz using an Instron E3000 mechanical testing frame. The fracture gaps were measured at 1, 100, and 500 cycles using Optotrack 3D sensors. The five types of fixation included: Two headless compression screws, two headed compression screws, two headless compression screws plus tension banding, two headed compression screws plus tension banding and K-wire fixation with tension banding. Results show headless compression screws with tension banding having superior fracture fixation compared to other forms tested. K wire fixation with tension banding had the largest fracture gap at 500 cycles. The purpose of this study was to find a superior form of fracture fixation to allow for earlier range of motion in post operative patients. The headless screw fixation could lead to lower rates of post operative hardware removal due to hardware irritation.

Dr. Michael O’Brien and Dr. Bryce Fugarino

2nd – Single Use Sets for Volar Distal Radius Plating are Currently Less Cost Effective than Conventional Sets, Bryce Fugarino MD, Louisiana State University – New Orleans.

Dr. Michael O’Brien and Dr. William Hester

3rd – Patella Necrosis/Fragmentation After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Series, William Hester MD, Tulane University

Dr. Michael O’Brien and Dr. Brian Godshaw

4th – Effects of Perioperative Dexamethasone on Patients Undergoing Total Hip of Knee Arthroplasty: Is it Safe for all Patients?, Brian Godshaw MD, Ochsner Health System

2016

Meeting Program

Top Resident Paper Winners:

• 1st – Return to Play and Functional Outcomes in Non-Operative vs. Operative Treatment of OCD Lesions in the Elbow, R. Nelson Mead, MD, MBA – Tulane University Medical School
• 2nd – Autograft vs. Allograft Comparison in MPFL (Medial Patellafemoral Ligament), Tariq Hendawi, MD – Ochsner Medical School
• 3rd – Accuracy of Radiologist Performed Ultrasound in Localizing Tendon Ends in Zone 2 Flexor Tendon Lacerations of Hand – A Cadaveric Study, David Alvarez, MD – LSU Shreveport
• 3rd (tie) – Does Marital Status Affect Outcomes following Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)? – Rabun S. Fox, MD – LSU New Orleans

2015