The OTA Podcast

Dr. Gerard Slobogean sits down with guests Shelia Sprague, Jennifer Hagen, and Mark Gage as they discuss secondary analysis from the PREP-IT Trials. Live from the 2024 OTA Annual Meeting.  For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org

Guest host Paul Whiting, MD chats with 2024 OTA Humanitarian Scholars Mohamed Fathy Elkhosousy, MD, and Marcella Ryan-Coker, MBChB, MSc, Mmed. Live from the 2024 OTA Annual Meeting. For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org  

Dr. Michael Blankstein sits down with Dr. William Oliver as he shares highlights from his research entitled, 'The HUmeral Shaft Fracture FIXation (HU-FIX) Study: A Prospective Randomized Trial of Operative Versus Nonoperative Management of Fractures of the Humeral Diaphysis. Live from the 2024 OTA Annual Meeting. For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org

Drs. Gerard Slobogean, Zach Working and Justin Haller review the highlights of the Basic Science Focus Forum from the 2024 OTA Annual Meeting. Live from the 2024 OTA Annual Meeting. For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org

Dr. Malcolm Debaun sits down with Dr. Dirk Ter Meulen as he shares an overview of his research entitled, 'Is Cast Treatment Noninferior to Surgery for Elderly Patients with Displaced Intra-Articular Type C Distal Radius Fractures? A Randomized Controlled Noninferiority Trial. Live from the 2024 OTA Annual Meeting. For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org  

Dr. Gerard Slobogean sits down with Drs. Leah Gitajn and Paul Matuszewski as they review highlights from the BSFF/ITCF Joint Symposium on Fracture-Related Infections. Live from the 2024 OTA Annual Meeting. Thanks to BONESUPPORT for sponsoring this episode. To learn more, please visit BONESUPPORT For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org  

Dr. Blankstein interviews Samir Mehta and Christopher Doro on managing fracture-related infections. For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org

Dr. Michael Blankstein conducts live interviews at the 40th OTA Annual Meeting to see what people are learning at this year's event. Guests include Drs. Kevin Plancher, Amir Matityahu, Matt Menon, Omar Ishmael, Thuan Ly, Brandon Yuan, and Michael Weaver.  For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org

Join us for content that every resident needs to know about midshaft clavicular fractures. Michael McKee, MD chats with host Jeremy Podolnick, MD about this study and its impact on patient treatment. For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org

Join us for content that every resident needs to know: the VANCO study. Robert O'Toole, MD chats with host Joseph Patterson, MD about this landmark study and its impact on patient treatment. For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org

Kelly Lefaivre, MD talks with host Gerard Slobogean, MD about her involvement in the OTA, her position on the Board, and exciting future strategic direction of the OTA.  For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org

A fascinating discussion on the impact of the border crisis on trauma care at the US-Mexico border. Michael Blankstein hosts Drs. Taylor Yong, Toni McLaurin, and BT Kent as they share the challenges of managing high energy trauma cases for migrants crossing the border. For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org

Richard Kyle, MD talks with Gerard Slobogean, MD about the importance of mentorship throughout his career, his tenure with the OTA, and his experience creating community within OTA and across other Orthopaedic organizations. For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org

This episode is sponsored by CurvaFix®, Inc, the makers of the CurvaFix® IM Implant – Delivering strong, minimally invasive fixation for curved anatomy and poor bone. In this podcast, Brett Crist, MD moderates a conversation about the treatment of elderly patients' who sustain immobility injuries of the pelvis and acetabulum with Julie Switzer, MD and Robert Wetzel, MD. During their conversation t...

In the final episode of this series focused on preparation for OTA Trauma Fellowship, Malcolm DeBaun MD chats with Chip Routt, MD and Mike Weaver, MD. For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org

This episode is sponsored by BONESUPPORT™, makers of CERAMENT® G – an FDA authorized, antibiotic-eluting bone void filler. For more information, visit  CERAMENT G . Stephen Quinnan, MD moderates a conversation about the uses of CERAMENT G in open fractures and fracture-related infections with Charles N. Moon, MD and Scott M. Sandilands, DO. In it, they not only discuss the clinical evidence suppor...

Malcolm DeBaun, MD leads a conversation with Milton Little, MD in which they discuss OTA Trauma Fellowship preparation in episode 1 of this 2-part series. For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org

Brad Henley, MD, MBA talks with host Michael Blankstein about how OTA has influenced his career dating back to his residency, and shares his passion for the business of trauma medicine, and coding and reimbursement.

David Teague, MD talks with host Michael Blankstein about how OTA has influenced his career dating back to his residency and shares memories as well as insights for the future.  For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org

James Kellam, MD shares his memories and stories of the OTA starting with OTHA over the last 40 years.  For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org

Emily Benson, MD discussess her involvement with the OTA commmunity from her early days in Orthopaedics and the growing the global community. For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org

Join host Malcolm DeBaun, MD as he speaks with Dr. Sean Nork about this Gamechanger article entitled, "Trimalleolar Fractures with Impaction of the Posteromedial Tibial Plafond: Implications for Talar Stability" by Martin Weber from Foot & Ankle International, 2004.    Click for the abstract link.   For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org

Toney Russell, MD shares his insights of over 40 years of innovation as well as the impact of the OTA on the trauma profession and his career.  For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org

Tony McLaurin, MD shares her memories, observations, and perspectives about the OTA over her 25 years of involvement.   For additional educational resources visit  OTA.org

Anna Miller, MD chats with host Jackie Dunahoe, MD about two Gamechanging papers in the operative vs. non-operative treatment of traumatic arthrotomies. The first paper is entitled: "Traumatic Arthrotomies: Do They All Need the Operating Room?" by Richard Randall McKnight et al from the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma in 2021.  Link for abstract. The second paper is "Operative Versus Nonoperative Ma...