Failed Fracture Fixation

lt;p>Professor Peter Giannoudis is the Professor of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery (tenured post) at the Medical School of the University of Leeds, UK, where he currently continues to work as the chairman of the Department. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow (FRCS (Glasg)) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS (Eng)). Throughout his career he has served in positions of responsibility including amongst others: President of the British Trauma Society (2003-2007), President of the European Society of Pelvis and Acetabulum (2007-2012), President of the European Society Tissue Regeneration in Orthopaedics and Traumatology (2018-onwards), Chair of the International Committee of Orthopaedic Trauma Association (USA) (2012-2018), Trustee of the British Orthopaedic Association (2017-2020), and Editor in Chief of Injury Journal (2010-onwards). His research portfolio is broad including the immune inflammatory response to trauma, surgical techniques, tissue regeneration, bioengineering and clinical outcomes. 

Dr. Paul Tornetta is Chief and Chair, Professor and Residency Program Director in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Boston University School of Medicine and the Director of Orthopaedic Trauma for the Boston Medical Center. He has served many roles for national and international orthopaedic associations. He has been the chair of multiple committees, served on the board, was Chair of the Council on Education for the AAOS, is a past president of the OTA and was an American British Canadian (ABC) traveling fellow. He is currently in the Presidential line for the AAOS and his Presidential year will be 2024-2025. He has received numerous awards and honors, including the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation clinical research award, Two Kappa Delta Awards, several BUSM Robert E. Leach Resident Teaching Awards and OTA Bovill Awards.

Part A: General Considerations.- Incidence of failure following fracture fixation.- Common causes of fixation failure.- Nails.- Plates.- Frames.- Analysis of failure-A step wise approach .- Biology: metabolic workup.- Infection workup.- Evaluation of mechanical failure.- Malalignment.- Fixation construct.- Compliance issues.- Part B: An Anatomical Case Based Approach.- Acromioclavicular joint dislocation.- Clavicle fracture .- Humeral head fracture.- Humeral neck fracture .-Humeral shaft fracture.- Distal humerus fracture.- Olecranon fracture.- Coronoid fracture.- Radial head and neck fracture.- Terrible Triad.- Forearm fracture.- Distal Radius metaphyseal fracture.- Distal radius:  Volar Bartons.- Distal radius: Dorsal Failure.- Scaphoid fracture.- Perilunate dislocation.- Bennett's fracture.- Cervical spine fracture.- Thoracic spine fracture - dislocation.- Lumbar spine fracture - dislocation.- Spino pelvic dissociation.- Pelvic lateral compression fracture.- Pelvic open book injury.- Pelvic vertical shear injury.- Sacral fracture.- Acetabulum fracture(s).- Intracapsular Femoral neck fracture.- Extracapsular proximal femoral fractures.- Femoral shaft (Sub trochanteric, mid-shaft).- Distal femur (native and periprosthetic).- Patella fracture.- Tibial plateau fracture unicondylar.- Fracture dislocation of tibial plateau.- Proximal tibial shaft .- Distal tibia extra-articular/intraarticular.- Ankle fracture (Bimalleolar- Trimaleolar).- Ankle fracture (posterior malleolus).- Talar fracture.- Os calcis fracture .- Lisfranc fracture dislocation.