In the Booth 2025: Nine Months of Fluoxetine Aides in the Reduction of Negative Psychiatric Symptomology / PO vs IV Antibiotics for Fracture Related Infections

Host Dr. Malcolm DeBaun chats with paper author Dr. Jennifer Hagen about the findings of their research: "Nine Months of Fluoxetine Aides in the Reduction of Negative Psychiatric Symptomology Following a Traumatic Musculoskeletal Injury" in the first part of the episode. In the second part, Dr. DeBaun discusses the findings with paper author Dr. Nathaniel E. Schaffer from the paper entitle: "PO vs IV Antibiotics for Fracture Related Infections: Bayesian Analysis." Live from the 2025 OTA Annual Meeting. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org

Host Dr. Joe Patterson sits down with Drs. Michael Sutherland, Bryant Oliphant, and Jennifer Hagen to talk about the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and how orthopedic trauma surgeons can get involved and benefit from the organization in daily practice. Live from the OTA 2025 Annual Meeting. For more information and to become an ACS member, click here. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org  

Host Dr. Gerard Slobogean chats with OTA Annual Meeting Symposium III presenters Robert O'Toole, MD, Renan Castillo, MD, Saam Morshed, MD, PhD, MPH and Nathan O'Hara, PhD. They discuss their perspectives on the symposium topic: "Which Papers Should I Believe? Keys for Interpreting Our Underpowered Retrospective Orthopaedic Trauma Literature." Live from the 2025 OTA Annual Meeting. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org      

Dr. Joe Patterson hosts a conversation with  Drs. Ashley Levack, Sean Campbell, and Joshua Gary about managing busy orthopaedic practices and balancing family needs and obligations throughout the seasons of professional and personal life.  Live from the OTA 2025 Annual Meeting. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org

Dr. Michael Blankstein chats with Dr. Jo De Schepper about study findings of the paper: "Local Osteo-Enhancement Procedure Significantly Increases Bone Mineral Density in the Proximal Femur of Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis at High Risk of Hip Fracture" in the first part of the episode. In the second part, Dr. Blankstein speaks with Dr. Clayton R. Welsh about the results of their study entitled: "The Effect of Fully Threaded Screws on Valgus Collapse in Garden One and Two Femoral Neck Fractures." Live from the 2025 OTA Annual Meeting. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org

Dr. Gerard Slobogean chats with Drs. Ken Egol and Matthew Kingery about the findings of the Comparison of Bracing with Coaptation Splinting for the initial treatment of acute humeral shaft fractures in the first part of the episode. In the second part of the episode, Dr. Slobogean speaks with Prof. Ben Ollivere about the Operative Rib Fixation RCT results.  Live from the 2025 OTA Annual Meeting.

Join host Dr. Michael Blankstein as he chats with new OTA members Drs. Justin Hellwinkle and Mariel Rickert about their experiences at the Annual Meeting.  For additional educational resources visit OTA.org

Host Gerard Slobogean, MD talks with Raymond Pensey, MD and Phillip Lam, MD about treating the older patient faced with limb salvage vs. amputation.

Dr. Alex Crespo speaks with Colonel Dan Stinner, MD about his experience as a US Army surgeon and how young surgeons can pursue military service. For additional educational resources visit OTA.org

This episode is sponsored by SI-BONE®, Inc., the designers of the iFuse TORQ® and iFuse TORQ TNT® Implant Systems. In this podcast, Malcolm DeBaun, MD from Duke University moderates a discussion on the management of geriatric pelvic ring injuries with Augustine Saiz, MD of UC Davis and Michael Gardner, MD of Stanford University. The surgeons share their clinical perspectives and experiences in treating these injuries, discussing current approaches to operative and non-operative management, fixation strategies, and advancements in implant technology that may inform patient care decisions. To learn more about the SI-BONE trauma portfolio, including the iFuse TORQ® and iFuse TORQ TNT® Implant Systems, please visit si-bone.com/providers. Healthcare professionals should refer to the Instructions For Use for indications for use, contraindications, warnings, and precautions at si-bone.com/label.