Oral Abstract Award Winners

Resident

1st Place
GLP-1 Use Increases Malnutrition Risk in TJA
Zachary Jodoin, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
*Presented by Daanish Sheikh

2nd Place
Randomized Predictor-Outcome Pairings Yield Frequent Statistical Significance Without Clinical Meaning
Whisper Grayson, MD, Loyola University Chicago

3rd Place
Effect of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Outcomes
Joseph Michalski, MD, MPH, MS, University of Illinois Chicago

Medical Student

1st Place
Disparities in Long-Term Survival Following Re-Excision for Unplanned Sarcoma Surgery
Jacob Jahn, BS, University of Miami- Miller School of Medicine

2nd Place
Temporal Progression of NMJ Degeneration following Peroneal Nerve Transection
Vennela Challagondla, BS, MPH, University of Illinois College of Medicine

3rd Place
Preoperative Nutrition Consult and Its Effect on Postoperative Infection and Delirium Rates in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Fixation
Esther Auerbach, Maimonides Medical Center 

Rapid Fire Awards

Resident/Fellow

Timing and Trends of Periprosthetic Joint Infections Following Over 90,000 Revision Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty Cases
Maxwell Trudeau, MD, NYU Langone Health/ Langone Orthopedic Hospital

Diagnostic Value of Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio in Fracture-Related Infections: Retrospective Analysis 
Hans E. Lapica, MD, UM/HCA JFK Hospital Orthopedic Residency Program

National Trends in Rare Hemipelvectomy Procedures from 2010 to 2022
Alexandria Debasitis, MD, Maimonides Medical Center

Medical Student

Impact of Preexisting Dementia on Mortality Following Surgical Repair of Hip Fractures in Older Adults: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis
Spencer Rasmussen, BS, Drexel University College of Medicine

CTA and Trauma: When Less is More
Sadie Charles Calame, BS, University of North Carolina

How Tourniquet Use Impacts Postoperative Pain in Tibia Plateau Fractures
Joe Dekle, BCHE, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Poster Awards

Resident/Fellow

1st Place
The Influence of Dialysis in Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty
Bryan O. Ren, MD, University of Michigan

2nd Place
Lumbar Endplate Hounsfield Units Enhance Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Subsidence Prediction Compared to Trabecular Hounsfield Units Alone
Jayanth Kumar, MD, UF Health Jacksonville 

Medical Student

1st Place
Two vs. Three Diaphyseal Screws in Distal Radius Fixation
David M. Sylvester, BS, Rothman Orthopaedics Florida at AdventHealth

2nd Place
Hydrophilic vs. Non-Hydrophilic High-Tensile Strength Sutures: A Biomechanical Study
Samuel E. Mircoff, BS, Loyola University Medical Center

ePoster Awards

Resident/Fellow

1st Place
Treatment of Long Bone Nonunions: Bone Marrow Aspirate with Allograft Cancellous Chips vs Autologous ICBG vs RIA
Doriann M. Alcaide, MD, University of Missouri- Kansas City

2nd Place
Reliability of mRUST Scores in Ballistic Lower Extremity Trauma
Jennifer Eurich, MD, University of Chicago Medical Center

3rd Place
Accuracy of 2D Imaging in Lower Limb Alignment: A Comparative Study with 3D Gold Standards
Maryam Salimi, MD, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, McGovern Medical School

Medical Student

1st Place
Surgical Outcomes: Tumor Bed Excision Following Unplanned Sarcoma Excision
Jacob Jahn, BS, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

2nd Place
Lateral Radiograph Technique May Affect Humeral Shaft Fracture Treatment Recommendation
Douglas Zhang, BA, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

3rd Place
PROMIS Score Trends During Tibial Plateau Fracture Recovery
Robin M. Litten, MS, University of Tennessee Health Science Center