OTA Practice Management Panel: Perspectives on Practice Selection Part 2

Listen in to  the conclusion of this OTA Clinical Practice Management guest panel as Drs. Brian Cunningham, Rob Wetzel, Meelan Patel, and Rachel Sotsky continue their discussion on lessons learned and experience that's been gained across different settings in orthopedic trauma. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org

The OTA Clinical Practice Management guest panel, Drs. Brian Cunningham, Rob Wetzel, Meelan Patel, and Rachel Sotsky, discuss lessons learned and experience that's been gained across different settings in orthopedic trauma. Part 1 of a 2-part discussion.  For additional educational resources visit OTA.org

In this episode, Dr. Michael Blankstein and Dr. Philip Kregor discuss historical perspectives and current viewpoints on the evolution of hip trauma surgery and strategies for managing the hip fracture patient with traumaplasty. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org

Listen is as host Joe Patterson, MD debates the management of anemia after acute trauma with Danielle Peterson, MD and Brian Mullis, MD. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org

Paul Whiting, MD hosts this episode with Pakistan Guest Nation attendees Masood Umer, MD and Usama Bin Saeed, MD. They discuss challenges to attend, highlights of the symposium, delegation to IOTA, and vision for future collaboration. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org

Host Malcolm DeBaun, MD chats with paper authors Jeremy Adelstein, MD, and Josh Napora, MD about their results in: "Postoperative Radiation Does Not Decrease Risk of Heterotopic Ossification after Acetabulum Fracture Fixation" in the first part of this episode. Link to abstract Dr. DeBaun references for thrombin gel treatment of HO. In the second part of this episode, Mark Gage, MD chats with paper author Lucas Marchand, MD about his study findings in "Bier Block Regional Anesthesia versus Hematoma Block for Closed Distal Radius Reduction: A Randomized Controlled Trial." Live from the 2025 OTA Annual Meeting. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org

Host Dr. Alex Crespo chats with JOT paper authors Drs. Michael Murphy, MD, and William Lack, MD about their JOT published article: "Low-energy Distal Femur Fractures in Patients Over 50 years old: Protecting the Femoral Neck Reduces Risk of Subsequent Hip Fracture"  Click the link to see the publication.  For additional educational resources visit OTA.org

Drs. Emily Benson and Carla Smith chat with three EGLOW Fellows who were attendees at the Annual Meeting: 2025 Fellows Dr. Mirna Ochoa (Honduras), and Dr. Bezawit Tsegaye (Ethiopia) and 2024 Fellow Dr. Olukemi Lawani (Nigeria). They discuss their start in orthopaedics, take-aways from the meeting, and paying it forward to other young women and trainees. Live from the 2025 OTA Annual Meeting. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org

Host Michael Blankstein, MD chats with paper author Michael DeRogatis about the findings of his research: "Periprosthetic Femur Fractures in Hemiarthroplasty Are Correlated With Stem Type: An Analysis From the American Joint Replacement Registry " in the first part of the episode. In the second part, Dr. Blankstein discusses study findings with paper author Héctor J Aguado, MD, PHD, from the paper entitled: "Proximal Femur Cut-Out Management, Re-Fixation or Arthroplasty, Which Yields Better Outcomes? Insights from 143 Patients from the PIPPAS Study." Live from the 2025 OTA Annual Meeting. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org

Host Gerard Slobogean, MD chats with paper author Dennis Den Hartog, MD, PhD about the findings of his research: "Hemiarthroplasty Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Comminuted Proximal Humeral Fractures: Results of the Procon Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial" in the first part of the episode. In the second part, Dr. Slobogean discusses study findings with paper author Jad Lawand, MD-Candidate from the paper entitled: "Nonunion and Post-operative Complications Associated with Intramedullary Nailing Versus Plate Fixation of Humeral Shaft Fractures" Live from the 2025 OTA Annual Meeting. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org