OTA 2002 - Session 8 Session VIII - Femur/Knee Sun., 10/13/02 Femur/Knee, Paper #55, 8:25 AM *Biomechanical Evaluation of the Less Invasive Stabilization System (LISS), Angled Blade Plate, and Retrograde Intramedullary Nail for the Fixation of Distal Femur Fractures: An Osteoporotic Cadaveric Model Michael Zlowodzki, MD; Randall Scott Williamson, BS; Lyle D. Zardiackas, PhD; Philip J. Kregor, MD; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; and the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA (a-Synthes, AO Research Foundation)

OTA 2002 Posters OTA 2002 Posters Poster #7 Basic Science Comparison of the LISS and a Retrograde Inserted Supracondylar Intramedullary Nail for Fixation of a Periprosthetic Distal Femur Fracture Proximal to a Total Knee Arthroplasty Matthew R. Bong, MD; Kenneth A. Egol, MD; Kenneth J. Koval, MD; Frederick J. Kummer, PhD; Edward T. Su, MD; Kazuho Iesaka, MD; Jordi Bayer; Paul E. Di Cesare, MD; New York University-Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, USA Purpose: We biomechanically compared the stability of a simulated supracondylar femur fracture proximal to a total knee arthroplasty instrumented with either the Less Invasive Stabilization System (LISS) or a short retrograde inserted locked supracondylar intramedullary nail.

OTA 2002 - Session 8 Session VIII - Femur/Knee Sun., 10/13/02 Femur/Knee, Paper #52, 8:00 AM The Value of the Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index in the Diagnosis of Arterial Injury after Knee Dislocation William J. Mills, MD; Patrick McNair, MD; Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

OTA 2002 - Session 8 Session VIII - Femur/Knee Sun., 10/13/02 Femur/Knee, Paper #53, 8:06 AM Vascular Injuries with Knee Dislocations after Blunt Trauma: Evaluating the Role of Selective Arteriography James P. Stannard, MD; Todd M. Sheils, MD ; Gerald McGwin, Jr., PhD; James Robinson; Jorge E. Alonso, MD; David A. Volgas, MD; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA