Columbia Orthopedics at the 2021 AAOS Annual Meeting
Columbia Orthopedics is well represented at this year’s American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting. The meeting will take place from August 31st to September 3rd in San Diego, California. Faculty, fellows, residents, and medical students from across many of the department’s divisions, are expected to attend and present a variety of courses, research, presentations, and videos. Columbia Orthopedics members are scheduled to present every day of the conference.
Despite uncertain times, Columbia Orthopedics will be well-represented at AAOS in San Diego with multiple presentations, ICLs, symposia, and educational offerings. We are proud of our faculty, fellows, residents and medical students continuing to wave the NYOH/Columbia Orthopedics banner!
William N. Levine, MD
See below for the syllabus of presentations, posters, and videos being presented by Columbia Orthopedics:
Daily Event Schedule
Tuesday, August 31
Instructional Course Lectures
Own Your Patient’s Bone Health: Know How to Treat Prior to Spine Surgery
Moderator: Paul Anderson, MD; John Dimar II, MD
Panelist: Ronald Lehman, MD
Metabolic bone disease causes major morbidity in the aging skeleton requiring orthopaedists to have improved knowledge of the physiology, diagnosis, and currently available treatment regimes.
8:00AM - ICL 111 - Room 4
From A to P: Technical Pearls to Master Shoulder Instability Surgery
Moderator 1: William Levine, MD
This technique-based course focuses entirely on technical pearls and skills for mastering shoulder instability surgery, for both open and arthroscopic cases.
4:00PM - ICL 168 - Room 8
Paper Presentations
The Posterior Cranial Vertical Line: A Novel Global Sagittal Alignment Parameter that Correlates to Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Development following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
Authors: Paul Park, MD; Cole R. Morrissette, BA, MA; Nathan J. Lee, MD; Meghan Cerpa, MPH; Ronald A. Lehman, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
Paper 039 – Ballroom 6E
8:10 AM
Intraoperative vs. Postoperative Radiographic Coronal Balance for Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
Authors: Alex Ha, MD; Alexander Tuchman, MD; Justin Mathew, MD; Nathan J. Lee, MD; Meghan Cerpa, MPH; Andrew J. Luzzi, MD; Ronald A. Lehman, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD
Paper 043 – Ballroom 6E
8:40 AM
Aspirin is a Good Prophylaxis Option for Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Femoral Neck Fracture Undergoing Arthroplasty
Authors: Emanuele Chisari, MD; Roshan P. Shah, MD, JD; Matthew Levitsky, MD; Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD; Carlos A. Higuera Rueda, MD; Daniel C. Santana; Syona Satwah, BS; Timothy Tan, MD; Javad Parvizi, MD
Paper 209 – Ballroom 6E
2:30 PM
Novel Application of the Internal, Magnetically-Controlled, Telescopic Nail to the Extramedullary Femur in the Skeletally Immature Patient: Early Results
Authors: Katherine Rosenwasser, MD; Nickolas J. Nahm, MD; Philip K. McClure, MD; John E. Herzenberg, MD; Shawn C. Standard, MD
Paper 315 – Room 32
4:45 PM
Career Development, Influencers Series
Navigating the Challenges of Mentoring in Today’s Environment
Moderator: Selina Poon, MD
Presenters: Lattisha L. Bilbrew, MD; Seth S. Leopold, MD; William N. Levine, MD; Claudia L. Thomas, MD; Jennifer M. Weiss, MD
Learn about the nuts and bolts on how to create, build, and continue to have meaningful mentoring relationships with surgeons of all gender and ethnicity in today’s environment.
3:00PM - Room 28E
Orthopaedic Influencers Series Presents Dr. Matthew T. Provencher
Interviewer: Molly Day, MD
Moderator: William Levine, MD
Get up close and personal and learn what it takes to become an influencer as Residents interview those that have the power to positively change through knowledge, position, and authority in orthopaedics.
10:30AM - Ballroom 6D
Wednesday, September 1
Instructional Course Lectures
Management of the Challenging Rotator Cuff Tear
Moderator: Brian R. Waterman, MD;
Panelists: Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA; Michael T. Freehill, MD; William N. Levine, MD
This course explores the systematic evaluation and management of challenging rotator cuff tears, including
repair, augmentation, superior capsular reconstruction, balloon arthroplasty, and orthobiologic adjuncts.
3:30PM - ICL 268 – Ballroom 6F
Thursday, September 2
Instructional Course Lectures
Bone Tumors in the Young Person: Diagnosis and Management
Moderator: Wakenda K. Tyler, MD, MPH
Panelists: Adam S. Levin, MD; Thomas J. Scharschmidt, MD
This course is a review of the most current treatment of the most common benign and malignant bone tumors in pediatric and young adult patients.
8:00AM - ICL 307 - Room 30A
Paper Presentations
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Outcomes in Free-Hand vs. Sensor-Guided Balancing in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Results from the Short Term
Authors: Nana O. Sarpong, MD; Matthew Grosso, MD; Michael B. Held, MD; Carl L. Herndon, MD; Fnu Akshay, MD; Roshan P. Shah, MD, JD; Herbert J. Cooper, MD; Jeffrey A. Geller, MD
Paper 450 – Ballroom 6A
8:00 AM
Intraoperative Scrub-Nurse Handoffs Increase Operative Times for Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients
Authors: Austin C. Kaidi, MSc; Bradley Hammoor, BS, MS; Jakub Tatka, MD; Alexander L. Neuwirth, MD; William N. Levine, MD
Paper 508 – Ballroom 6B
11:10 AM
Trends in Orthopaedic Related Google Search Volume during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States
Authors: Cesar D. Lopez, BS; Michael Constant; Joel Peterson, MD; Elise Bixby, MD; Thomas R. Hickernell, MD; Charles M. Jobin, MD
Paper 552 – Ballroom 20A
1:40 PM
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Applicants During the 2021 Residency Match Cycle in the United States: A Prospective Cohort Study of Rising Fourth-Year Medical Students
Authors: Nicholas C. Danford, MD; Connor Crutchfield, BA; Amiethab Aiyer, MD; Charles M. Jobin, MD; William N. Levine, MD; Thomas S. Lynch, MD
Paper 559 – Ballroom 20A
2:30 PM
Specialty Societies
Neurologic injury Lumbar PSO
Presenter: Ron Lehman, MD
1:30 PM - Ballroom 6E
Friday, September 3
Paper Presentations
The Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on High School and Collegiate Athletes
Authors: Justin Hellwinkel, MD, MSc; David Trofa, MD; Rifat Ahmed, BS, Frank Alexander, ATC, MS; Thomas S. Lynch, MD; Christopher S. Ahmad, MD
Paper 692 – Ballroom 6E
11:50AM
Fusion, Foraminotomy, and Arthroplasty of the Cervical Spine in Elite Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Evaluating Return to Play
Authors: Venkat Boddapati, MD; Josephine R. Coury, MD; Joseph Lombardi, MD; David Trofa, MD; Zeeshan M. Sardar, MD; Ronald A. Lehman, MD; K. Daniel Riew, MD
Paper 750 – Ballroom 6E
4:20PM
AANA/ASES Specialty Society Session
Add Another Layer: My Case for Rotator Cuff Tear Augmentation
Presenter: William N. Levine, MD
9:04 AM - Ballroom 20B
Panel Cases
Panelists: Bassem T. Elhassan, MD; Brian T. Feeley, MD; James D. Kelly, MD; John M. Tokish, MD; Mark H. Getelman, MD; Nikhil N. Verma, MD; Vani J. Sabesan, MD; William N. Levine, MD
9:44 AM - Ballroom 20B
Leadership: Where We Are Now and Where Will We Be in Five Years
Presenters: Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA; William N. Levine, MD
12:08 PM - Ballroom 20B
Panel / Questions and Answers
Panelists: Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA; Jeffrey S. Abrams, MD; Joseph A. Abboud, MD; Larry D. Field, MD; Louis F. McIntyre, MD; Mark A. Frankle, MD; Mark H. Getelman, MD; Patrick J. Denard, MD; William N. Levine, MD
12:20 PM - Ballroom 20B
Posters
Hand & Upper Extremity
Recurrence Rates of Dorsal Wrist Ganglion Cysts following Arthroscopic vs. Open Surgical Excision: A Retrospective Comparison
Authors: Matthew W. Konigsberg, MD; Liana J. Tedesco, MD; John Mueller, MD; Jacob R. Ball, BS; Chia H. Wu, MD, MBA; R. K. Kadiyala, MD, PhD; Robert J. Strauch, MD; Melvin P. Rosenwasser, MD
Poster – P0179
August 31
Hip & Knee Reconstruction
Femoral Neck Notching in Dual Mobility Implants: Is this a Reason for Concern?
Authors: Katherine A. Lygrisse, MD; Chelsea N. Matzko, BA; Roshan P. Shah, MD, JD; William B. Macaulay, MD; Herbert J. Cooper, MD; Ran Schwarzkopf, MD; Matthew S. Hepinstall, MD
Poster – P0038
August 31
Operative Duration and Short-Term Postoperative Complications following Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Authors: Michael B. Held, MD; Venkat Boddapati, MD; Nana O. Sarpong, MD; Herbert J. Cooper, MD; Roshan P. Shah, MD, JD; Jeffrey A. Geller, MD
Poster – P0110
August 31
Cemented Femoral Stems Reduce Risk of Early Periprosthetic Fracture in High Risk Total Hip Arthroplasty Cohort
Authors: Luke G. Menken, DO; Zachary Berliner, MD; Herbert J. Cooper, MD; Jose A. Rodriguez, MD
Poster – P0509
September 2
Iliopsoas Impingement after Anterior Hip Arthroplasty; Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Treatments
Authors: Leonard T. Buller, MD; Luke G. Menken, DO; Evan J. Hawkins, MD; Marcel A. Bas, MD; Gilbert Roc, MD, BS; Herbert J. Cooper, MD; Jose A. Rodriguez, MD
Poster – P0534
September 2
Preoperative Albumin, Transferrin, and Total Lymphocyte Count as Risk Markers for Postoperative Complications following Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review
Authors: Chukwuemeka Mbagwu, MD; Matthew Sloan, MD; Alexander L. Neuwirth, MD; Ryan S. Charette, MD; Keith D. Baldwin, MD; Atul F. Kamath, MD; Charles L. Nelson, MD; Bonnie Simpson Mason, MD
Poster – P0565
September 2
Risk of Instability following Revision Surgery for Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Authors: Luke G. Menken, DO; Zachary Berliner, MD; Yevgeniy Korshunov, MD; Herbert J. Cooper, MD; Matthew S. Hepinstall, MD; Jose A. Rodriguez, MD
Poster – P0618
September 2
Pediatric Orthopedics
How Low Can You Go? Evaluation of Implant Density in Growing Construct Conversion to Posterior Spinal Fusion for Early Onset Scoliosis
Authors: Lindsay M. Andras, MD; Edward Compton, BS; Purnendu Gupta, MD; Jaime A. Gomez, MD; Kenneth D. Illingworth, MD; David L. Skaggs, MD; Paul D. Sponseller, MD; Amer Samdani, MD; Steven W. Hwang, MD; Matthew Oetgen, MD; Jennifer Schottler, MPT; George H. Thompson, MD; Michael G. Vitale, MD, MPH; John T. Smith, MD; Pediatric Spine Study Group
Poster – P0710
September 2
Shoulder, Elbow, & Sports Medicine
Intraoperative Scrub Nurse Handoffs Increase Operative Times for Lower Extremity Orthopaedic Sports Procedures
Authors: Thomas R. Hickernell, MD; Austin C. Kaidi, MSc; Bradley Hammoor, BS, MS; Jakub Tatka, MD; Alexander L. Neuwirth, MD; William N. Levine, MD
Poster – P0401
August 31
Spine
Respiratory Compromise after Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: Incidence, Subsequent Complications, and Independent Predictors
Authors: Venkat Boddapati, MD; Nathan J. Lee, MD; Justin Mathew, MD; Cesar D. Lopez, BS; Joseph Lombardi, MD; Marc D. Dyrszka, MD; Zeeshan Sardar, MD; Ronald A. Lehman, MD; K. Daniel Riew, MD
Poster –P0344
August 31
Hybrid Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion and Cervical Disc Arthroplasty: An Analysis of Short-Term Complications, Reoperations, and Readmissions
Authors: Venkat Boddapati, MD; Nathan J. Lee, MD; Justin Mathew, MD; Joseph Lombardi, MD; Meghana Vulapalli, BS; Marc D. Dyrszka, MD; Zeeshan Sardar, MD; Ronald A. Lehman, MD; K. Daniel Riew, MD, FAAOS
Poster – P0837
September 2
Surgeon Performance and Patient Outcome Improvement through Multiyear Dashboard Reporting: Tracking and Sustaining Change
Authors: Michelle Marks, PT, MA; Maty Petcharaporn, BS; Monica Lee; Mary Dalupang; Ronald A. Lehman, MD; Harry L. Shufflebarger, MD; Vidyadhar V. Upasani, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Suken A. Shah, MD; Tracey Bastrom, MA; Burt Yaszay, MD; Paul D. Sponseller, MD; Firoz Miyanji, MD; Amer Samdani, MD; Baron Lonner, MD; Jack M. Flynn, MD; Peter O. Newton, MD; Harms Study Group
Poster – P0845
September 2
Video Lectures
Hip & Knee Reconstruction
Techniques for Minimizing Instability in Direct Anterior Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty
Authors: Herbert J. Cooper, MD; Samuel Rodriguez; Jennifer Bido, MD; Jason L. Blevins, MD; Luke G. Menken, DO; Austin C. Kaidi, MSc; Jose A. Rodriguez, MD
Instability via the direct anterior approach for total hip arthroplasty is minimized by preserving capsular structures, performing provocative stability tests, and optimizing soft-tissue tension.
Video Theater – OVT15
Pediatric Orthopedics
Single-Incision Approach to Tibial and Fibular Osteotomies in the Management of Rotational Deformities
Authors: Katherine Rosenwasser, MD; Philip K. McClure, MD; John E. Herzenberg, MD
Rotational malalignment is a cause of pain and dysfunction in growing children. This video presents a novel, single-incision approach to tibial and fibular osteotomies for torsional correction.
Video Theater – OVT54
Shoulder, Elbow, & Sports Medicine
Button Repair: A Novel Technique for Lateral Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair in Terrible Triad Injuries
Authors: Liana J. Tedesco, MD; Michael B. Held, MD; R. K. Kadiyala, MD, PhD; Matthew W. Konigsberg, MD
This video describes a technique that involves the use of a cortical button for the management of a lateral ulnar collateral ligament injury in a patient with a terrible triad injury of the elbow.
Video Theater – OVT84
Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Using a Bone-Sparing, Precision, Multiplanar Humeral Prosthesis
Authors: Liana J. Tedesco, MD; John T. Heffernan, MD; William N. Levine, MD
This video demonstrates surgical steps for anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty with the use of a bone-sparing, precision, multiplanar humeral prosthesis.
Video Theater – OVT85
Outerbridge-Kashiwagi Procedure for the Management of a Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Malunion (O-K Procedure)
Authors: Rami Alrabaa, MD; Matthew E. Simhon, MD; R. K. Kadiyala, MD, PhD
This video presents the technique for the Outerbridge-Kashiwagi procedure for the management of a mechanical block secondary to posttraumatic heterotopic bone formation.
Video Theater – OVT93