WEDNESDAY 19TH JUNE 2013
0800-1600 – TRAUMA INSTRUCTIONAL DAY FOR TRAINEES
1900-2100 – Evening welcome buffet
THURSDAY 20th JUNE 2013
0800-0900 – IOA EXECUTIVE MEETING
0900-0910 – POSTER VIEWING AND TRADE STANDS
0910-1115 – PODIUM PRESENTATIONS & INVITED ‘STATE OF ART’ LECTURE –
PROFESSOR KEVIN MULHALL
1115-1130 – COFFEE BREAK
1130-1310 – PODIUM PRESENTATIONS INCLUDING VISITING IRISH AMERICAN
ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY PAPERS
1310-1400 – LUNCH
1400-1515 – PODIUM PRESENTATIONS & INVITED ‘STATE OF ART’ LECTURE – MR COLM
TAYLOR
1515-1610 – PODIUM PRESENTATIONS
1610-1640 – GUEST LECTURE – MR DAVID JONES
1640-1700 – POSTER JUDGING COMPETITION
1640-1700 – TRADE STANDS
1700-1800 – IOA BUSINESS MEETING
1730-1830 – IOTA MEETING
FRIDAY 21st JUNE 2013
0900-0930 – POSTER VIEWING & TRADE STANDS
0930-1200 – PODIUM PRESENTATIONS & INVITED “STATE OF ART” LECTURE – MR JAMES
ELLIOTT
1200-1230 – GUEST LECTURE – MR DAVID JONES
1230-1400 – LUNCH
1400-1800 – GOLF OUTING
2000 –
IOA DINNER
SATURDAY 22ND JUNE 2013
0930-1030
PODIUM PRESENTATIONS
1100-1600
IRISH SPINE SOCIETY METING
THURSDAY 20th JUNE 2013
Arthroplasty I
Chair –
0910-0915
3D printing aids acetabular reconstruction in complex revision hip arthroplasty
Hughes A1, Abdulkarim A2, McMahon C1, Hurson C1,2
1. St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin 4
2. Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Finglas, Dublin 11.
0915-0920
Fast-track hip and knee arthroplasty in the Irish setting
Galbraith JG, Efuwape A, Bennett
Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
0920-0925
Simultaneous bilateral total hip replacement: A single surgeon series with a minimum
follow-up of 5 years
Bhadmus HA, Lui DF, Lynch S, Burke N, McKenna P, O’Dwyer S, Masterson E
Department of Orthopaedics, Midwestern Regional Hospital, Croom, Limerick
0925-0930
Troponin and D-dimer levels post joint replacement
Campbell J, Murray P
The Galway Clinic, Galway
0930-0935
A comparison study of digital templating methods in total hip arthroplasty
McCain RS, Cusick L, McAlinden G
Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast
0935-0940
Review of quality of x-rays for templating for total hip arthroplasty
Khan F, Ahmed T, Condon F, Lenehan B
Department of Orthopaedics, Midwestern Regional Hospital, Croom, Limerick
0940-0945
Simultaneous bilateral total knee replacement: A single surgeon series with a minimum
follow-up of 8.5 years
Khan F, Lui DF, Bhadmus HA, Lynch S, Burke N, McKenna P, O’Dwyer S, Masterson E
Department of Orthopaedics, Midwestern Regional Hospital, Croom, Limerick
0945-0950
Quality of acetabular cup cementation with the use of a ‘Rim Cutter’ – Is it better?
Burke NG, O’Daly B, Lenehan B, Condon F
Department of Orthopaedics, Midwestern Regional Hospital, Croom, Limerick
0950-1000 – Discussion of papers
Sports & Hip arthroscopy
Chair –
1000-1005
Anatomical Double-bundle Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone ACL Reconstruction: A better
restoration of the anatomy and kinematics of the ACL
O’Daly BJ1,3, Scheppens A1, Meyer E2, O’Reilly P2, Nokes LDM3, Moran R1
1. Sports Surgery Clinic, Santry Demesne, Dublin 9
2. Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity College Dublin
3. Institute of Medical Engineering and Medical Physics, Cardiff School of Engineering and
School of Medicine, Cardiff
1005-1010
Return to Gaelic Sports post Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Canavan K1, Campbell J2, Murray P2
1. The Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
2. The Galway Clinic, Galway
1010-1015
Does hamstring graft size affect outcome of a primary ACL reconstruction?
Jain SK, Mahmood J, Shannon FJ
Department of Orthopaedics, Galway University Hospitals, Galway
1015-1020
Pain control following routine knee arthroscopy
Campbell J, Murray P
The Galway Clinic, Galway
1020-1025
A comparative study assessing medicolegal status as a predictor of outcome post hip
arthroscopy
O’Neill S, Queally JM, Byrne D, Mulhall KJ
Sports Surgery Clinic, Santry Demesne, Dublin 9
1025-1030
Arthroscopic bony correction and labral repair for mixed cam and pincer femoral
acetabular impingement: One and two year clinical outcome
Dunphy O, Carton P
Whitfield Clinic, Butlerstown North, Cork Road, Waterford
1030-1035
Evolving indications for hip arthroscopy: Early results for 237 arthroscopies from a
prospective single surgeon series
Rowan FE1, Byrne D2, Mulhall KJ1,2
1. Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin 7
2. Sports Surgery Clinic, Santry Demesne, Dublin 9
1035-1040
The role of arthroscopic biopsy versus joint aspiration in the diagnosis of peri-prosthetic
infection in total hip replacements
Broderick JM1, Mulhall KJ1,2,3,4
1. Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin 7
2. Sports Surgery Clinic, Santry Demesne, Dublin 9
3. Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Finglas, Dublin 11
4. Mater Private Hospital, Dublin 7
1040-1050 – Discussion of papers
1050-1115 – Invited Lecture –
Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Preservation – Who, How, When and Why ?
Professor Kevin Mulhall
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Sports Surgery Clinic, Cappagh National Orthopaedic
Hospital & Mater Private Hospital
1115-1145 – Coffee Break & Trade Stands
Foot and Ankle / Basic Science
Chair – /
1150-1155
Hyaluronic Acid injection for ankle sprains: A randomized control trial
Quinn M, Gala T, O’Donnell J, Bergin D, Kearns SR
Department of Orthopaedics, Galway University Hospitals, Galway
1155-1200
A prospective randomized controlled trial of wound closure with a bi-directional ‘BarbedSuture’ versus nylon suture for hallux valgus surgery
O’Daly BJ, Vioreanu MH, Burke NG, Kelly JC, D’Souza LG
Department of Orthopaedics, Midwestern Regional Hospital, Croom, Limerick
1200-1205
The “sagittal shift” test is not more reliable than the standard hook test in diagnosing
tibiofibular syndesmotic instability
Connolly MJ, Ellanti P, Davarinos N, Morris S
Department of Orthopaedics, AMNCH, Tallaght, Dublin 24
1205-1210
Use of Smart Toe© implant for small toe arthrodesis: A smart concept?
Khan F, Kimura S, Ahmad T, D’Souza L
Department of Orthopaedics, Midwestern Regional Hospital, Croom, Limerick
1210-1215
A simple formula predicts the necessity for reconstructive surgery during the resection of
primary appendicular soft-tissue sarcoma
Cawley DT, O’Toole GC
National Sarcoma Unit, Dept. of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Vincent’s University Hospital,
Elm Park, Dublin 4
1215-1220
Comparison of four cartilage repair techniques in the human cadaveric hip joint: A
biomechanical study
Cassar-Gheiti AJ, Byrne DP, Mulhall KJ1,2,3
1. Orthopaedic Research & Innovation Foundation, Sports Surgery Clinic, Santry, Dublin 9
2. School of medicine & Medical Science, University College Dublin
3. Orthopaedic Department, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin 7
1220-1225
The use of sound analysis to guide femoral reaming in uncemented total hip arthroplasty:
A new concept
Abdulkarim A, Elsibaei A, Jackson B, Riordan D, Rice J
Department of Orthopaedics, Tralee General Hospital, Tralee, Co. Kerry
1225-1230
Outcome measures in subacromial injections – Comparing the constant shoulder score to
the SF36 questionnaire
Groarke PJ, Campbell M, Keogh P, Kenny P, O’Flanagan S
Department of Orthopaedics, Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin
1230-1240 – Discussion of papers
1240-1300
The medical aspect of the battle of Gettysburg: 150 years later
Dr Edward McDevitt
Institution: Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis Maryland, Team Physician United States
Naval Academy
1300-1400 – LUNCH
Paediatrics
Chair;
1400-1405
Cost benefit analysis for 3 different methods of immobilization post ‘Salter’ osteotomy.
Which is best for the child and the hospital?
Queally JM, O’Loughlin P, Considine S, Noel J, Moore D, Kelly P
Department of Orthopaedics, Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin 12
1405-1410
The use of bioabsorbable pins in less invasive innominate osteotomy for developmental
dysplasia of the hip
Dawson PH, O’Briain DH, McCormack D
Department of Orthopaedics, Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin 1
1410-1415
An evaluation of a new physiotherapy-led triage clinic in paediatric orthopaedics: The
Crumlin Experience
O’Mir M, Cooney C, Kelly P, Moore D, Kiely P, Noel J
Department of Orthopaedics, Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin 12
1415-1420
Combined medial and lateral hamstring versus isolated medial hamstring lengthening
surgery outcome in a cerebral palsy population
Kelly EG, Walsh M, Kiernan D, O’Sullivan R, O’Brien T
Gait Analysis Laboratory, Central Remedial Clinic, Clontarf, Dublin
1420-1425
Management of children with chronic Monteggia fractures using a modified Bell-Tawse
procedure – experience of an Irish centre
McGoldrick NP, Morrissey D, Kiely P
Department of Orthopaedics, Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin 12
1425-1430
The prevalence of abnormal preoperative coagulation tests in paediatric patients
undergoing spinal fusion surgery for scoliosis
Ryan K, Regan I, Kiely P
Department of Orthopaedics, Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin 12
1430-1435
A multicenter analysis of the accuracy of clinical examination in the community in
diagnosing developmental dysplasia of the hip
Groarke P1, McLoughlin L1,2, Groarke P1, Curtin W 1, Kelly P2
1. Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Galway University Hospital, Galway
2. Department of Orthopaedics, Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin 12
1435-1440
Ponseti method for idiopathic congenital talipes equinovarus – a snapshot of outcomes in
a tertiary level paediatric orthopaedic unit
McGoldrick NP, Morrissey D, O’Mir M, Moore D, Kiely P, Noel J, Kelly P
Department of Orthopaedics, Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin 12
1440-1450 – Discussion of papers
1450 – 1515
Invited Lecture
“Networks and the paediatric hip”
Mr. Colm Taylor, South Infirmary Hospital, Cork
Arthroplasty II
Chair;
1515-1520
The value of serial metal ion levels in following up patients with metal-on-metal hip
arthroplasty
McHugh G, Bergin K, McCoy G, Wozniak A, Quinlan J
Department of Orthopaedics, Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford
1520-1525
Birmingham hip resurfacing review with a mean follow-up of 7.5 years: A Galway
experience
Quinn M, Moloney B, Solayar G, Kaar K, Curtin W
Department of Orthopaedics, Galway University Hospital, Galway
1525-1530
Routine tranexamic acid use in a district general primary arthroplasty unit: Outcome
following introduction
Thompson R, Hassan F, Craig D, Bunn J
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Craigavon Hospital
1530-1535
The rising incidence of lower limb peri-prosthetic fractures – A single centre 12-year
experience
Quinlan C, Harris M, Guerin S, Gul R, Harty JA
Department of Orthopaedics, Cork university Hospital, Wilton, Co. Cork
1535-1540
Uncemented total hip arthroplasty in osteoarthritis of the hip secondary to low and high
dislocated hips: A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data with an
intermediate to long-term follow-up
Munigangaiah S, O’Dwyer S, Masterson E
Department of Orthopaedics, Midwestern Regional Hospital, Croom, Limerick
1540-1545
Should early post-operative x-rays be carried out following primary total hip arthroplasty?
Mo R, Hanratty BM, McAlinden MG
Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast
1545-1550
Medium term outcomes in total hip replacement in patients with Down’s Syndrome
Broderick JM1, Mulhall KJ1,2
1. Department of Orthopaedics, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin 7
2. Cappagh National Orthopaedics Hospital, Finglas, Dublin 7
1550-1555
The Irish Joint Registry. Where are we now?
O’Neill BJ, Nugent M, Cashman JP, O’Flanagan SJ, Keogh P, Kenny P
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
1555 -1610 – DISCUSSION
1610-1640 –
GUEST LECTURE
Keeping It Simple in Children’s Orthopaedics
Mr David Jones, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London.
1640-1700 – PRESENTATION OF POSTERS
1700 -1800 – IOA BUSINESS MEETING
1730-1830 – IOTA MEETING
FRIDAY 21st JUNE 2013
0900-0930 – POSTER VIEWING & TRADE STANDS
0930-1200 – PODIUM PRESENTATIONS INCLUDING STATE OF THE ART LECTURE
1200-1230 – GUEST LECTURE –
1230-1400 – LUNCH
1400-1800 – GOLF OUTING
2030
IOA DINNER
Trauma
Chair – Mr.
0930-0935
Locking plate fixation for internal fixation of intracapsular hip fractures: Initial experience
and results of first year of use of a novel device
Soden P, Hughes A, O’Briain D, Hurson C
1. School of Medicine, University College Dublin
2. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin 4
0935-0940
Use of the ‘Dall-Miles’ plate for periprosthetic femoral fractures: 27 cases and a review of
the literature
Jenkinson MRJ, Dargan D, Jenkinson MRJ, Acton JD
Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Glenshane Road, Londonderry, Derry
0940-0945
High revision rates following bipolar hemiarthroplasty using a combination product
Nugent M1, Galbraith J1, Healy O2, Gul R1, Harty JA1
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Co. Cork
2. Department of Public Health, HSE South, St. Finbarr’s Hospital, Cork
0945-0950
Does the position of K-wires in tension-band wiring affect stability of wires and its
subsequent removal in olecranon fractures?
Chan KW, Donnelly K
Department of Trauma, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Glenshane Road, Londonderry, Derry
0950-0955
Limerick Hospital Hip Fracture Score (LHFS): Content validation by the international
classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF) World Health Organization system.
Lynch S, Lui DF, Burke N, Butler A, Kimura S, LyonsE, Hsu M, Hidaya Y, Khan F, Condon F,
Lenehan B
Department of Trauma Orthopaedics, Midwestern Regional Hospital, Limerick
0955-1005 - Discussion of papers
1005-1010
Primary total hip replacement surgery for hip fractures. A prospective cohort study of 901
hip fractures
Hsu M, Lynch S, Lui D, Hidaya Y, Lyons E, Khan F, Shafique S, Kimura S, Butler A, Condon F,
Lenehan B
Department of Trauma Orthopaedics, Midwestern Regional Hospital, Limerick
1010-1015
The 36-hour watershed for hip fractures: Functional outcome benefits of maintaining NICE
guidelines
Feeley I, Lynch S, Lui DF, Butler A, Hsu M, Lyons E, Hidaya Y, Ramotshabi K, Kimura S, Condon
F, Lenehan B
Department of Trauma Orthopaedics, Midwestern Regional Hospital, Limerick
1015-1020
Road traffic accident fracture morbidity in the Republic of Ireland over 13 years: Has the
burden of morbidity reflected the fall in mortality?
Cawley D, Murray T, Flavin R
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin 4
1020-1025
Comprehensive orthogeriatric assessment services for trauma (COAST) improves social
and functional outcome after hip fracture surgery: A prospective cohort study of 1052 hip
fractures
Ramotshabi K, Lui DF, Butler A, Kimura S, Lyons E, Lynch S, Hsu M, Hidaya Y, Burke N,
Condon F, Ryan J, Lenehan B
Department of Trauma Orthopaedics, Midwestern Regional Hospital, Limerick
1025-1030
Intramedullary hip screw: A single-centre 10-year review of complications
Shafqat A, Carroll L, Harty JA
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Cork University Hospital, Cork
1030-1040 – Discussion of papers
1040-1100 –
Invited Lecture
Elbow Fractures – Get them stable and get them moving
Mr. James Elliott, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
1100-1130 – Coffee & Trade Stands
Orthopaedics
Chair –
1130-1135
A new perspective: Patient perceptions compared to orthopaedic staff perceptions on
daily orthopaedic ward rounds
Mac Curtain P, Lui DF, Kimura S, Lynch S, Khan F, D’Souza LS
Department of Trauma Orthopaedics, Midwestern Regional Hospital, Limerick
1135-1140
The service effects of introducing an orthopaedic musculoskeletal triage service
Murphy C, White B, Hynes D, Mulhall KJ
Department of Orthopaedics, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin 7
1140-1145
Physiotherapy led musculoskeletal clinic
Caldwell F, Gilsenan C, Mullett H
Department of Trauma Orthopaedics, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9
1145-1150
An analysis of patient demographics and outcomes from Musgrave Park bone bank
Warnock J, Rowan C, Doyle T, Davison H, McAlinden MG
Department of Orthopaedics, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast
1150-1155
Surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance practices in the Irish orthopaedic community – Is
fixation required?
Durand M, Butler JS, Groarke PJ, O’Flanagan SJ, Keogh P, Kenny PJ
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
1144-1200
Ireland’s contribution to orthopaedic literature: A biometric analysis
Siddens E, Kennedy C, Bilal M, Walsh A
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Co Louth
1200-1215 - Discussion of papers
1215-1245 – GUEST LECTURE
BRIDGING THE GAP
Mr David Jones, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London.
1245-1400 – LUNCH & TRADE STANDS
1400-1800 – GOLF
2000-2400 – EVENING GALA DINNER
SATURDAY 22nd June 2013
Spine
Chair –
0930-0935
Cervical Trauma - Belfast Millennium experience
Dhokia R, McDonald S, Eames N
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
0935-0940
Body mass index and risk of surgical site infection following spine surgery: A systematic
review and meta-analysis
Abdallah DY, Jadaan MM, McCabe J
1. School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, University College
Dublin
2. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Galway University Hospital, Galway
0940-0945
Prestige LP® Anterior cervical disc replacement: A retrospective analysis of prospectively
collected data with intermediate to long-term follow-up
Munigangaiah S, McCabe JP
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Galway University Hospital, Galway
0945-0950
Scoliosis review – The Northern Ireland experience with growth rods
Spence D, Fee, Verzin, McLorinan, Hamilton, Eames N
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
0950-0955
A review of management of spinal metastasis referred to a national tertiary referral centre
O’Neill SC, Fleming CA, Rowan FE, Baker JF, Synnott KA
Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics and The National Spinal Injuries Unit, Mater Misericordiae
University Hospital, Dublin 7
0955-1000
Sacropelvis fixation in the presence of extensive lumbosacral spinal fusion – a novel
technique
Broderick JM1, Harris E1, Poynton A2, Mulhall KJ1,2
Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics and The National Spinal Injuries Unit, Mater Misericordiae
University Hospital, Dublin 7
Mater Private Hospital, Dublin 7
1005-1010
Influence of a change in drink driving legislation on road traffic accident related spinal
injuries
O’Neill SC, Fleming C, Rowan FE, Baker JF, Connolly P, McCormack D, Morris S, Cassidy N,
Synnott K
Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics and The National Spinal Injuries Unit, Mater Misericordiae
University Hospital, Dublin 7
1010-1015
Acute admissions to a National Spinal Unit as a result of sports injuries. A prospective
demographic and epidemiological study
Osman F, Baker J
Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics and The National Spinal Injuries Unit, Mater Misericordiae
University Hospital, Dublin 7
1015-1020
Winner of poster competition will present their abstract
1015-1030 – Discussion
1030 - MEETING CLOSE
11am Irish Spine Society Meeting