ASPN COMMITTEES Please join us in thanking the following ASPN committees who have helped make the 2007 year successful. ASPN BOARD REPRESENTATIVE Paul S. Cederna, MD BYLAWS COMMITTEE Melanie Urbanchek, MD, Chairperson Paul Cederna, MD William Kuzon, Jr., MD Warren Schubert, MD Gregory R.D. Evans, MD, FACS, Ex-Officio CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT COMMITTEE Keith E. Brandt, MD, Chairperson Brandon J. Wilhelmi, MD William A. Zamboni, MD EDUCATION COMMITTEE David T.J. Netscher, MD, Chairperson Steven McCabe, MD Wyndell H. Merritt, MD Gregory R.D. Evans, MD, FACS, Ex-Officio FINANCE COMMITTEE Thomas H.H. Tung, MD, Chairperson David W. Chang, MD Robert C. Russell, MD Gregory R.D. Evans, MD, FACS, Ex-Officio AD-HOC GRANT GENERATION COMMITTEE Gregory R.D. Evans, MD, FACS, Chairperson Keith E. Brandt, MD Paul S. Cederna, MD Howard M. Clarke, MD Rajiv Midha, MD Robert Spinner, MD MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Robert C. Russell, MD, Chairperson Paul S. Cederna, MD Warren C. Hammert, DDS, MD Thomas H.H. Hung, MD Renata V. Weber, MD Gregory R. D. Evans, MD, FACS, Ex-Officio NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE Nash H. Naam, MD, Editor Robert Spinner, MD, Assistant Editor Christine Novak, PT, MS, Assistant Editor 5 NOMINATING COMMITTEE Rajiv Midha, MD, Chairperson Keith E. Brandt, MD David T.W. Chiu, MD William Kuzon, Jr., MD Eric L. Zager, MD Maria Siemionow, MD, PhD, Ex-Officio PROGRAM COMMITTEE Jonathan M. Winograd, MD, Chairperson Gregory M. Buncke, MD Ranjan Gupta, MD William Lineaweaver, MD Nancy McKee, MD, FRCSC David Netscher, MD Joseph M. Rosen, MD Gedge Rosson, MD Warren Schubert, MD Gregory R.D. Evans, MD, FACS, Ex-Officio TIME AND PLACE COMMITTEE Howard Clarke, MD, PhD, Chairperson Paul S. Cederna, MD Ivica Ducic, MD, PhD Gregory R. D. Evans, MD, FACS Loree K. Kalliainen, MD Rajiv Midha, MD David T.J. Netscher, MD Gedge D. Rosson, MD Robert C. Russell, MD Maria Siemionow, MD, PhD Robert Spinner, MD WEBSITE COMMITTEE Paul Cederna, MD, Chairperson William Kuzon, Jr., MD Rajiv Midha, MD Gregory R.D. Evans, MD, FACS, Ex-Officio
ASPN HISTORICAL INFORMATION FOUNDING COUNCIL (Established April 19, 1990) Warren Breidenbach, MD Thomas Brushart, MD David Chiu, MD A. Lee Dellon, MD Richard Ehrlichman, MD Nelson Goldberg, MD Roger Khouri, MD Howard Klein, MD Susan Mackinnon, MD Hallene Maragh, MD Wyndell Merritt, MD Michael Orgel, MD Elliot Rose, MD Joseph Rosen, MD Brooke Seckel, MD Saleh Shenaq, MD Thomas Stevenson, MD Berish Strauch, MD Julia K.Terzis, MD, PhD Allen Van Beek, MD Bruce Williams, MD ASPN PAST PRESIDENTS Julia K. Terzis, MD, PhD 1990-1992 A. Lee Dellon, MD 1992-1993 Berish Strauch, MD 1993-1994 H. Bruce Williams, MD 1994-1995 Susan E. Mackinnon, MD 1995-1996 Wyndell Merritt, MD 1996-1997 Allen Van Beek, MD 1997-1998 Saleh Shenaq, MD 1998-1999 David T. W. Chiu, MD 1999-2001 Nancy H. McKee, MD 2001-2002 William M. Kuzon, Jr., MD, PhD 2002-2003 Keith E. Brandt, MD 2003-2004 Steven McCabe, MD 2004-2005 Maria Siemionow, MD, PhD 2005-2006 Rajiv Midha, MD 2006-2007 6
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ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS AAHS/ASP
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59 ABSTRACT AUTHOR INDEX Luciano, J
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Expression of TGF beta and IL-10 in
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A Novel Approach for Treating Fract
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Wrist Arthrodesis as a Salvage Oper
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Post-Operative Complications Of Art
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Surgical Management of Post-traumat
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Clinical Outcome in Dupuytren's Dis
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The Spiral Flap for Fingertip Resur
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Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Gra
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Flexor Tendon Repair with Barbed Su
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Modified Allen's Test Using Near In
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Long-term Outcomes of Dorsal Interc
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Thumb Metacarpal Phalangeal Joint C
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Preliminary Experience with Fat Gra
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Mesh Implant Arthroplasty for Treat
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Innervations of the Medial Head of
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An Upper Limb Reach and Grasp Cycle
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Local Immunotherapy Inhibits Skin R
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The Effect of Donor Presensitizatio
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Efficacy of Endoscopic Cubital Tunn
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Wrist Arthroscopy: Correlation of C
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Nerve Regeneration through Nerve Au
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Insulin-Like-Growth Factor 1 Improv
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Comparative Analysis of Holding Str
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The Mechanisms of Axonal Sprouting
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Caspase 3 Knockout Mice Show Partia
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Soleus Arch as Compression Site for
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A Study of Modality Specific Nerve
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Increase of Neuronal Camp by Electr
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Spontaneous gait recovery in denerv
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Repairing Peripheral Nerve Injuries
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Pressure Changes in the Medial and
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The Feasibility of Using Side-to-Si
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Subperiosteal Approach: A New, Safe
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Regenerative Acellular Collagen Tub
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Comparison Of Superior Gluteal Arte
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Outcome of Microvascular Complicati
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Utilization of the Internal Mammary
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Tissue Oximetry, A Reliable Techniq
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Partial Muscle Transplantation: Str
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Outcomes of Immediate VRAM Flap Rec
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Refinement of Arterialized Venous F
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In Vivo and In Vitro Evidence that
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Quantitative Evaluation of the Dila
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The Role of Thymus in Chimerism Ind
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The Incorporation of Biologics and