AAOS Research Symposia

AAOS/OTA/SOMOS Extremity War Injuries III: Challenges in Definitive Reconstruction (EWI III)

• Principal Investigators: Andrew N. Pollak, MD and Col. James R. Ficke, MD
• Dates: January 23-24, 2008 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, DC
• Participants: Military and civilian orthopaedic surgeons, researchers, government, and other medical specialties (by invitation only)
• Purpose: The third installment in the Extremity War Injuries series, EWI III: Challenges in Definitive Reconstruction, shed light on research findings in the areas of soft tissue defects, segmental bone defects, open tibial shaft fractures, and massive peri-articular reconstruction.
• Overview of Topics:
• Research Updates and Funding Challenges
• Segmental Bone Defects
• Soft Tissue Defects
• Management of Open Tibial Shaft Fractures
• Massive Peri-Articular Reconstructions
• Final EWI III Symposium Agenda
• AAOS Now (March 2008): EWI III Continues a Tradition
• Gold Level Symposium Sponsor:
• Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
• Silver Level Symposium Sponsors:
• Medtronic
• Smith & Nephew Trauma
• Stryker
• Synthes
• Additional Support Provided by:
• DePuy

Extremity War Injuries Home Page

For more information on this research symposium, please contact Christy M.P. Gilmour, AAOS Manager, Medical Research in the Office of Government Relations at gilmour@aaos.org.