Origins of the OTA Open Fracture Classification System

In this 200th special episode, OTA President Emil Schemitsch, MD chats with host Michael Blankstein, MD about the evolution of the OTA over the last 30 years, groundbreaking research, and perspectives for the future of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association as it celebrates its 40th Anniversary in 2024. For additional educational resources visit https://ota.org/

Host Joseph Patterson interviews Dr. James Kellam in the discussion of the origin and development of the OTA open fracture classification system.  For additional educational resources visit https://ota.org/

Host Dr. Joseph Patterson interviews Drs. Andrew Burgess and James Kellam in the discussion of the origins of the pelvis fracture classification system. For additional educational resources visit https://ota.org/

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 .  To see the abstract, download the free ConveyMED app: Apple Store or Google Play For additional educational resources visit https://ota.org/. 

Host Dr. Joseph Patterson interviews paper author Dr. Patrick Kellam. This paper was presented at the 2023 OTA Annual Meeting. To see the abstract while listening download the free ConveyMED app: Apple Store or Google Play For additional educational resources visit https://ota.org/ 

Host Dr. Arun Aneja interviews paper author Dr. Brian Mullis. This paper was presented at the 2023 OTA Annual Meeting. To see the abstract, listen in the free ConveyMED app: Apple Store or Google Play For additional educational resources visit https://ota.org/ 

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. To see the presentation, listen in the free ConveyMED app: Apple Store or Google Play For additional educational resources visit https://ota.org/

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. For additional educational resources visit https://ota.org/ 

Host Dr. Joseph Patterson interviews paper author Dr. Ashley Levack. This paper was presented at the 2023 OTA Annual Meeting. To see the abstract while listening, download the free ConveyMED app: Apple Store or Google Play. For additional educational resources visit https://ota.org/ 

Host Dr. Michael Blankstein interviews paper author Dr. Noelle van Rysselberghe. This paper was presented at the 2023 OTA Annual Meeting. To view the astract, listen in the free ConveyMED app: Apple Store or Google Play For additional educational resources visit https://ota.org/