Date: 27th November
Venue: Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
President: Mr Subodh Deshmukh
FG Allan Lecture: “Shoulder instability: Born loose, Torn loose or Drawn loose” Stuart Hay MBChB, FRCS (Orth).
Best Paper Prize – H Mahmood
Best Poster Prize – E Battaloglu
Trauma
BOTA/IOSUK Travelling Fellowship; Experience of a senior Birmingham Trainee A Kotecha
An audit of fixation of extra-capsular neck of femur fractures O Uhiara, K Theivendran, J Cooper QEH
Prediction of duration of hospitalisation after neck of femur fractures? D Buchanan, A James, K Wahab, Stoke
*BEST PAPER*Best practice tariff for neck of femur fractures – are we getting better and does it make a difference to outcome? H Mahmood, D Tung, G Smith, S Chugh, Wolverhampton
Early postoperative infection following surgery for closed fracture/injuries, a study over a period of three years. R Rangan, Syed, R Karthikeyan, QEH
An innovative technique, using single incision tightrope augmentation in lateral third clavicle fractures. R Nandra, S Maclean, S Kalogrianitis (QEH)
Paediatrics
Is the Haller index an appropriate measure for all levels of the thoracic cage? J Archer, A Gardner, ROH
Intramedullary skeletal kinetic distractor (ISKD): Retrospective series V Kumar, A Gaffey, D Buchanan, ROH
A comparison of ketamine sedation and general anaesthesia in the manipulation of paediatric and forearm and wrist fractures. RW Jordan, D Westcott, A Aquilani, C Wilding, S Cooke (UHCW)
Long-term outcomes following Birmingham Interlocking Pelvis Osteotomy for Legg-Calve-Perthes disease U Ahmed, S Malik, A Politis, G Morris, C McBryde, CE Bache, J O’Hara (ROH)
Investigating a suspicious clavicle lesion S Hussain, Z Khan, N Akhtar, R Grimer, (ROH)
Malignant bone tumours of the foot: a 30 yr experience A Ramasamy, S Evans, N Bali, Z Khan, R Grimer, L Jeys, (ROH)
Multidrug Resistant Bacteria: An independent prognostic variable for failure in lower limb joint arthroplasty? H Sadique, S Evans, P Jumaa, N Reeves, L Jeys, (ROH)
Posters
*BEST POSTER* Computed Tomography in Trauma – Do Scoop Stretchers Increase Radiation Exposure E Battaloglu, N Shastri-Hurst, M Ballard, K Porter (QEH)
Semi-extended extra synovial techique for tibial nailing S Hussain, R Karthikeyan, J Cooper (QEH)
Audit looking at the routine measurement of inflammatory markers post arthroplasty at Walsall Manor Hospital D Dhillon, F Awad, M Shahid, G Selzer, (Walsall)
Co-prescription of Opioids and laxatives in Orthopaedics J Barrett-Lee, M Abdel-Malek, O Uhiara, R Raine, (Wolverhampton)