The OTA Podcast
The OTA Podcast Channel is your home for conversations with leading experts in orthopedic trauma. Directed and hosted by the OTA podcast committee, listeners can expect to hear 1-1 interviews with thought leaders, panel discussions on key subjects, hot topic debates from the masters, and timely reviews of clinical papers. The episodes will be structured in series, by subject, and will be 30 minutes in length or less, making it convenient for our members and other listeners. Education is an important mission of the OTA and we are pleased to add the OTA podcast channel to our robust offering of learning...
Origins of the OTA Open Fracture Classification System
Host Joseph Patterson interviews Dr. Patrick Kellam in the discussion of the origin and development of the OTA open fracture classification system.
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Origins of Pelvis Fracture Classifications
Host Dr. Joseph Patterson interviews Drs. Andrew Burgess and Patrick Kellam in the discussion of the origins of the pelvis fracture classification system.
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OTA Selected Paper: Surgery with Locking Plate or Hemiarthroplasty versus Nonoperative Treatment of 3- and 4-Part Proximal Humerus Fractures in Patients Aged 60 Years and Older: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Host Dr. Arun Aneja interviews paper author Dr. Antti Launonen. This paper was presented at the 2023 OTA Annual Meeting. This paper was presented at the 2023 OTA Annual Meeting, and the published article can be found at the link: https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1004308 .
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OTA Selected Paper: Periarticular Multimodal Analgesia for Postoperative Pain in Tibial Plateau Fractures: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Study
Host Dr. Joseph Patterson interviews paper author Dr. Patrick Kellam. This paper was presented at the 2023 OTA Annual Meeting.
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OTA Selected Paper: Liberal Transfusion Causes Higher Infection Rates with No Benefit to Functional Outcomes, Orthopaedic Trauma and Anemia: Conservative versus Liberal Transfusion (ORACL): A Prospective Randomized Study
Host Dr. Arun Aneja interviews paper author Dr. Brian Mullis. This paper was presented at the 2023 OTA Annual Meeting.
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How to Succeed in Getting Your Needs
Dr. Michael Archdeacon chats with host Dr. Michael Blankstein about approaches for negotiating within the health system to obtain needed resources. Dr. Archdeacon presented this material in a symposium at the 2023 OTA Annual Pre-Meeting.
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OTA 2023 Humanitarian Scholars: Part 2
Host Dr. Paul Whiting chats with OTA Humanitarian Scholarship attendees Dr. Loïc Fonkue from Cameroon, and Dr. Dominic Konadu-Yeboah from Ghana. They discuss their medical education, research, meeting observations, and observership opportunities.
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OTA Selected Paper: Outcomes of Amputation and Limb Salvage in Combat Injuries: Does Level of Injury Matter? A Secondary Analysis of METALS I Data
Host Dr. Joseph Patterson interviews paper author Dr. Ashley Levack. This paper was presented at the 2023 OTA Annual Meeting.
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OTA Selected Paper: Integrated Dual Lag Screw Cephalomeduallary Nails Are Associated with Higher Complication Rates versus Single Lag Screw Cephalomedullary Nails for Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures
Host Dr. Michael Blankstein interviews paper author Dr. Noelle van Rysselberghe. This paper was presented at the 2023 OTA Annual Meeting.
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OTA 2023 Annual Meeting Selected Paper: Factors Affecting Outcomes of Hindfoot Fusion Nails for Acute Injury: A Multicenter Study
Host Dr. Arun Aneja interviews paper author Dr. Eugene Kim. This paper was presented at the 2023 OTA Annual Meeting.
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