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OTA Nominating Committee Announces 2023 Leadership Slate

By OTA Community posted 9 hours ago
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The following slate of nominees was presented, and approved by the OTA membership at the March 11, 2023 OTA Business Meeting: OTA 2nd President Elect: Thomas F. Higgins, MD CFO-Elect: Michael Suk, MD, MBA, JD Member-at-Large: Kelly A. Lefaivre, MD Membership Committee member: Thuan V. Ly, MD The 2023 Nominating Committee: Represented you faithfully Prepared carefully Discussed and considered all member nominations Shared unique perspectives and insights Committed to disclosure of relationship and conflicts Committed to confidentiality of selection and deliberations Conducted democratic participation and discussion I would ...
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OTA Announces 2023 Nominating Committee Members

By OTA Community posted 02-08-2023
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The work of the 2023 Nominating Committee is underway! We would like to thank all members who voted and took the time to nominate candidates for the open positions of 2 nd President Elect, CFO-Elect, Member-at-Large, and 1 Membership Committee member. 2023 Nominating Committee Michael T. Archdeacon, MD – Chair Mai Nguyen, MD John A. Scolaro, MD Adam J. Starr, MD Emily Wagstrom, MD As this year’s Nominating Committee Chair, I am fully committed to following a process that ensures the Committee will: represent you faithfully, and prepare carefully discuss and consider all member nominations commit to review of disclosure of ...
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Volunteers Wanted: OTA Seeks Nominees for ACS Committee on Trauma

By OTA Community posted 02-08-2023
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Deadline: June 2, 2023 OTA seeks members interested in nomination to the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma (COT) orthopaedic specialty section. The COT develops programs that support injury prevention and ensure optimal patient outcomes across the continuum of care. Interested candidates should have demonstrated expertise and commitment to the care of injured patients and must be Fellows of the American College of Surgeons. The COT values dynamic individuals who will be energetic participants and interact well within its structure, which is organized into sub-committees that address the areas of education, quality and ...
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In Memoriam: David Segal (1937-2023)

By OTA Community posted 02-08-2023
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It is with extreme sadness, that we inform the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) that Dr. David Segal passed away on January 16, 2023, following a courageous struggle with cancer. Dr. Segal was one of the founding members of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association. David was born on May 22, 1937, in Romania. As a child, together with his family, he survived the Holocaust in Europe; immigrating to Israel after the war. David studied medicine at the Hebrew University – Hadassah Faculty of Medicine, following which he served as a physician in the Israel Defense Forces. His diverse orthopaedic career spanned the world between the US and Israel. David started ...
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New Procedures & Techniques Videos Posted to OTA Online

By OTA Community posted 02-01-2023
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OTA has posted six new videos to the Procedures & Techniques Video Library: Monitored Anesthesia Care and Soft-Tissue Infiltration with Local Anesthesia-An Anesthetic Option for High-Risk Patients with Hip Fractures Posteromedial Surgical Approach for Fixation of Haraguchi Type 2B Posterior Malleolar Fracture Acute Total Hip Replacement for Geriatric Acetabular Fracture - Anterior Intrapelvic Approach + Posterolateral Approach Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis Using Hybrid Plate-Nail Construct Dorsal Approach to the Wrist-ORIF of Dorsal Intra-articular Distal Radius Fracture Single-Incision Four-Compartment Fasciotomy and Application ...
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1st IOTA Triennial Meeting Exceeds Expectations

By OTA Community posted 01-18-2023
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1st IOTA Triennial Meeting: A Major Success The long-anticipated First Triennial Meeting of the International Orthopaedic Trauma Association (IOTA) in Amsterdam this past December was a major success and great step forward for the global academic orthopaedic trauma community. The success of an academic meeting can be measured by attendance, participation, content, and camaraderie. This first meeting excelled in all these categories. The IOTA member societies, including the OTA, are extremely grateful to our Dutch Trauma Society partners for co-hosting this first meeting with their Annual Meeting, including Victor de Ridder, the main content organizer from ...
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OTA Member Spotlight: Carla Smith, MD

By OTA Community posted 12-27-2022
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Carla Smith, MD is an orthopaedic trauma surgeon at St. Luke’s Health System in Boise, Idaho. She is also a board member of both SIGN Fracture Care and Orthopaedics Overseas, and has traveled extensively helping to bring orthopaedic care and education to low resource environments around the world. In this inaugural edition of OTA Member Spotlight, we talk with Dr. Smith about her experiences and her approach to medicine. How did you get started in orthopaedic trauma? I did my residency in Seattle at the University of Washington, and had quite an extensive exposure to trauma there. Almost until the end of my residency, I was undecided what my focus should ...
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OTA Traveling Fellows Report Successful Inaugural Program

By OTA Community posted 12-14-2022
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In 2018, through the combined work of Anna Miller, MD; Brendan Patterson, MD; and Roy Sanders, MD; the OTA formalized plans for a traveling fellowship program. The OTA Traveling Fellowship was created to allow a small group of early- to mid-career orthopaedic trauma surgeons the opportunity to visit multiple trauma centers and promote social connection, mentorship, and clinical and scientific exchange. At the 2019 OTA Annual Meeting in Denver, the inaugural class of fellows was recruited, but due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, travel was delayed from the spring of 2020 until the fall of 2022. The tour commenced in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and from there the fellows ...
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OTA Member Selected to ACS Future Trauma Leaders Program

By OTA Community posted 12-14-2022
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The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has selected Joseph (Joey) Johnson, MD, to be the inaugural OTA-funded member of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (COT) Future Trauma Leaders (FTL) program. The membership comprises a term of two years, to begin with the Committee’s Annual Meeting in March 2023 and concluding with the Clinical Congress meeting in October 2024. Dr. Johnson was selected from a pool of 48 candidates considered by the COT Membership Committee, Executive Committees, and the ACS Board of Regents. The FTL program is a unique way for the COT to offer an in-depth training and mentoring opportunity to junior trauma and acute ...
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OTA Welcomes High School Scholars

By OTA Community posted 11-30-2022
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The Diversity Committee, in cooperation with the Membership Committee, debuted its inaugural Orthopaedic Trauma Association High School Scholars program at the Annual Meeting in Tampa. The program is designed to introduce high school students to careers in and related to orthopaedic surgery. Nine local high school students learned about careers including orthopaedic surgeon, scrub tech, radiographic tech, and implant representative. OTA members volunteered their time to help students place hardware in sawbones, read x-rays, and apply casts to their fingers. Special thanks to DePuy-Synthes for supplying equipment, and to Zimmer-Biomet for sending a representative ...
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Congratulations to 2022 OTA Award Recipients!

By OTA Community posted 10-26-2022
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The following awards were presented during the Welcome Reception at the 2022 OTA Annual Meeting: Lifetime Achievement Award Lewis G. Zirkle, MD The Lifetime Achievement Award honors an OTA member who has dedicated their career to orthopaedic trauma and whose overall contributions to the profession have made outstanding, long-lasting and impactful improvements to orthopaedic trauma education and research, and patient care. DEI and Health Disparities Research Award Boris A. Zelle, MD Awarded to an individual who has made substantial contributions to advancing DEI and health disparities in the field of orthopaedic ...
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Congratulations to OTA Member Research Grant Recipients!

By OTA Community posted 10-26-2022
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The OTA Research Committee reviewed a number of outstanding applications and is pleased to have awarded $574,539 at the October OTA Annual Meeting. OTA 2023 MEMBER FULL AWARDED GRANTS A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing arthroplasty versus internal fixation for minimally displaced femoral neck fractures Principal Investigator: Gerard P Slobogean, MD, MPH, FRCSC Co-Investigator: Sheila Sprague Awarded Funds:$80,000 Funded by: The AirCast Foundation Grant Type: Clinical pDIFFIR: Geriatric Periprosthetic DIstal Femur FIxation versus Replacement – A Randomized Controlled Trial of Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF) versus Distal Femoral ...
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OTA Welcomes New and Transitioning Board Members and Committee Chairs

By OTA Community posted 10-19-2022
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New and transitioning OTA Board members: The complete leadership listing can be viewed on the OTA website . President: Brendan M. Patterson, MD President-Elect: Emil H. Schemitsch, MD 2nd President Elect: Douglas W. Lundy, MD Immediate Past President: Michael T. Archdeacon, MD 2nd Past President: Heather A. Vallier, MD Member at Large: George V. Russell, MD Sincere gratitude for their strong leadership and dedication is extended to the following OTA Board members who have completed their terms: Michael D. McKee, MD – Presidential Line Joseph R Hsu, MD – Member at Large New OTA committee chairs: Justin Haller, ...
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Eight New Rockwood and Green On Call Topics Posted to OTA Online

By OTA Community posted 10-09-2022
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OTA Online has been updated with eight new Rockwood and Green On Call (bulleted) topics: Principles of Nonoperative Management of Fractures Scapular Fractures Fractures of the Proximal Forearm Pelvic Ring Injuries Acetablum Fractures Tibial Plateau Fractures Tibia and Fibula Shaft Fractures Tibial Pilon Fractures View all Rockwood and Green On Call topics...
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Fall of Kabul and HKIA MASCAL 26 August 2021

By OTA Community posted 10-05-2022
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The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. The Fall of Kabul in August 2021 resulted in the largest volume of combat casualties taken care of by the U.S. Army in the past decade. The hospital was a small Role 2 facility with two large operating rooms, seven ICU Beds, 10-15 ward beds, four trauma bays in the emergency department, three other ED beds, one portable X-ray machine, one CT Scanner, simple lab and blood bank (~100 units), as well as a medical maintenance section. Staff consisted of four trauma teams (one general ...
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Report from the 2022 NOLC

By OTA Community posted 09-21-2022
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From 12-14 September 2022, leaders in the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) met in Washington, D.C. for the National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference (NOLC). The NOLC is an annual event of the AAOS where selected leaders of the Academy meet to discuss current trends as well as to lobby Congress on issues pertinent to orthopaedic surgery. I have been attending NOLC since 2006, and it is my favorite AAOS event. The Board of Councilors (BOC), who represent the individual state orthopaedic societies, and the Board of Specialty Societies (BOS), who represent the individual orthopaedic specialty societies, are the largest constituents of the NOLC. ...
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Enhanced Resources Needed to Address Patient Mental Health

By OTA Community posted 09-14-2022
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In its Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient (2022 Standards), the American College of Surgeons requires Level 1 and 2 trauma centers to screen for mental illness among all new trauma patients, and to provide resources to treat mental health issues. While OTA recognizes this essential need for patients recovering from injury, we also recognize that formal education, training, and knowledge in this arena is grossly lacking, and that almost no trauma centers have embraced this practice in the past. The OTA Board understands the magnitude of this concern and the possibility for enormous impact by taking a lead role in educating physicians and patients, ...
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16 New Rockwood and Green On Call Topics Posted to OTA Online

By OTA Community posted 08-30-2022
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OTA Online has been updated with 16 new Rockwood and Green On Call (bulleted) topics, including: Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Injury Management of the Multiply Injured Patient Gunshot and Wartime Injuries Principles of Nerve Injuries and their Management Psychosocial Aspects of Recovery After Trauma Perioperative Pain Management of Fractures Osteomyelitis and Other Orthopaedic Infections Principles of Nonunion and Bone Defect Treatment Clavicle Fractures Proximal Humeral Fractures Hand Fractures and Dislocations Principles of Spine Trauma Care Cervical Spine ...
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OTA Recommends Journals Avoid Offensive Acronym

By OTA Community posted 08-30-2022
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Dear OTA Members and Colleagues: The OTA Presidential Line and Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma Editorial BOD recently received a letter regarding a publication announcement for an article that used an unacceptable acronym for “Trans-Iliac Trans-Sacral.” Given the offensive nature of this acronym, the OTA is requesting that the journals where this reference is most likely to be utilized prohibit its use and recommend Trans-Iliac screw or Trans-Sacral screw when referring to this configuration. I am writing to ask that members of our Society honor this request as well in your publications, presentations and communications. I would also like to share with you ...
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New OTAI Supplement Available: Early Weightbearing Constructs in the Lower Extremity

By OTA Community posted 08-09-2022
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OTA International , the official open access journal of the OTA, has published a special supplement on Early Weightbearing Constructs in the Lower Extremity. The supplement is edited by Yelena Bogdan, MD; and Milan Sen, MD. Manuscripts include: Early weight-bearing constructs in the lower extremity (introduction) Bogdan, Yelena; Sen, Milan Distal femur: nail plate combination and the linked construct Liporace, Frank A.; Tang, Alex; Jankowski, Jaclyn M.; Yoon, Richard S. Extreme nailing and immediate weight bearing constructs in fractures of the distal tibia John, Mitchell; Mir, Hassan R. Proximal tibia and tibial plateau nail-plate combinations: ...
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