Wednesday 23 May - Esforax

Thursday24 MayThursday24 MAY08:00 00:00 - 09:00 00:00Sports/knee soft-tissueFREE PAPER KNEE AND SPORTS TRAUMA IRoom: Hall 10Moderators: Dejour, David (France), Cobb, Justin (United Kingdom)An evolutionary perspective of the patellofemoral joint over 400 million yearsAuthors: Monk, Andrew / Vollrath, Fritz / Gibbons, Max / Beard, David / Gill, Harinderjit / Murray, DavidSpeaker: Monk, Andrew (United Kingdom)Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction - prospective outcome assessment of a large single centre seriesAuthors: Barnett, Andrew / Ansari, Aneel / Ahearn, Nathaneal / Eldridge, Jonathan / Howells, NickSpeaker: Howells, Nick (United Kingdom)Tunnel positioning analysis post medial patellofemoral ligmanent reconstruction. Correlation with clinical outcomesAuthors: Barnett, Andrew / Eldridge, Jonathan / Howells, NickSpeaker: Howells, Nick (United Kingdom)Structural properties of 5 different fixation strategies in MPFL reconstructionAuthors: Lenschow, Simon / Gestring, Jens / Schliemann, Benedikt / Schroeglmann, Mike / Raschke, Michael / Zantop, ThoreSpeaker: Lenschow, Simon (Germany)Profile of bilateral anterior cruciate ligament rupturesAuthors: Figueroa, David / Vaisman, Alex / Leon, Agustin / Oliver, Nicolás / Calvo, Rafael / Mococain, PabloSpeaker: Calvo, Rafael (Chile)The function of the two bundles of the posterior cruciate ligament – an in-vivo study using dynamic stereo X-ray system (DSX)Authors: Hensler, Daniel / Musahl, Volker / Illingworth, Kenneth / Thorhauer, Eric / Tashman, ScottSpeaker: Hensler, Daniel (Germany)General Orthopaedics / complications / basic science / technologyFREE PAPER DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS PROPHYLAXIS IN LOWER LIMB TRAUMARoom: SydneyAND JOINT REPLACEMENTModerators: Lauritzen, Jes Bruun (Denmark), Jäger, Marcus (Germany)Direct thrombin inhibitor vs. Aspirin in primary total hip and knee replacement using wound ooze as the primary outcome measureAuthors: Aquilina, Alexander / Sullivan, Niall / Blom, Ashley / Whitehouse, Michael / Brunton, LukeSpeaker: Brunton, Luke (United Kingdom)A review of chemical thromboprophylaxis in hip fracture patientsAuthors: Gbejuade, Herbert / Kamali, Hajeb / Murray, JamesSpeaker: Gbejuade, Herbert (United Kingdom)Rivaroxiban vs enoxaparin: Short-term outcome of 1004 patients undergoing lower limb arthroplasty enrolled in an enhanced recovery programmeAuthors: Buddhdev, Pranai / Basu, Debashis / Davies, Neil / Waters, TimSpeaker: Buddhdev, Pranai (United Kingdom)Selected within the best Free PapersThe effect of Rivaroxaban on human female osteoblastic cell line SaSO2Authors: Katzburg, Sarah / Salai, Moshe / Stern, Naftali / Somjen, Dalia / Dolkart, Oleg / Gigi, RoySpeaker: Gigi, Roy (Israel)Safety and efficacy of dabigatran as thromboprophylaxis following total hip and knee replacementsAuthors: Raman, Raghu / Shaw, Christopher / Muthukumar, Nagarajan / Sivasankaran, Karthik Shankar / Sharma, Hemant / Johnson, Geoffrey / Gopal, ShivaSpeaker: Raman, Raghu (United Kingdom)Symptomatic venous thromboembolism in out patients immobilised in lower limb plaster castAuthors: Chakravarty, Debashish / Herlekar, Deepak / Kuruvalli, Renuka Reddy / Hirehal, Kiran KumarSpeaker: Kuruvalli, Renuka Reddy (United Kingdom)64Winner of theAllied Professions Award