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Session: Concurrent Breakout Session

Surgical Considerations in Obese Patients: A Focus on Tactics and Techniques

Thursday, October 19, 2023
9:35 AM – 10:35 AM PST
Location: 606-607

    Moderator(s)

  • Malcolm R. DeBaun, MD

    Director of Orthopaedic Trauma
    Duke University School of Medicine
    Duke University Hospital
    Durham, North Carolina, United States

    Disclosure(s): Azra Care: ownership/equity (Ongoing); Metalogix: Consultant (Ongoing); Next Science: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant or Research Support, or I am listed as the PI (Ongoing); NSite Medical: ownership/equity (Ongoing); Resolute: Consultant (Ongoing), ownership/equity (Ongoing); Shukla: Consultant (Ongoing), Other Financial or Material Support (Ongoing); SI Bone: Consultant (Ongoing); Synthes: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant or Research Support, or I am listed as the PI (Ongoing)

    • Faculty(s)

  • JE

    Jonathan G. Eastman, MD

    Associate Professor
    University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston McGovern Medical School Memorial Herman Medical Center
    McGovern Medical School at UtHealth
    Houson, Texas, United States

    Disclosure(s): Globus: Consultant (Ongoing); Osteocentric: Consultant (Ongoing); Stryker: Consultant (Ongoing)

  • RW

    Raymond D. Wright, MD

    Professor - Orthopaedic Trauma
    University of Kentucky
    Nicholasville, Kentucky, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • GD

    Gregory J. Della Rocca, MD, PhD, MBA

    Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
    University of Missouri
    Columbia, Missouri, United States

    Disclosure(s): Intellectual Ventures: Other Financial or Material Support (Ongoing); Mergenet Medical: Stock Shareholder (excluding mutual funds) (Ongoing); The Orthopaedic Implant Company: Stock Shareholder (excluding mutual funds) (Ongoing); Wright-Tornier: Other Financial or Material Support (Ongoing)

  • Matt Graves, MD

    Professor and Chair
    University of Mississippi
    Jackson, Mississippi, United States

    Disclosure(s): DPS: Consultant (Ongoing), Speakers Bureau (Ongoing)

  • Thomas Large, MD

    Assistant Professor
    Emory University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
    ATLANTA, Georgia, United States

    Disclosure(s): The Orthopaedic Implant Company (OIC): Stock Shareholder (excluding mutual funds) (Ongoing)

Obese patients present unique surgical challenges to the orthopaedic trauma surgeon. With the rising prevalence of obesity nationally and globally, surgeons are called to evolve their practices to accommodate larger patients with skill and tact. Using case-based discussions with expert faculty, this session will focus on specific technical considerations to promote optimal outcomes after surgical fixation of pelvic ring injuries, acetabulum, distal femur, tibial plateau, and pilon fractures in larger patients. A particular emphasis will be made on positioning, exposure, reduction and fixation strategies for obese patients with these complex injuries.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Provide a framework based upon principles to manage complex fractures in obese patients while mitigating risk of complications.
  • Highlight surgical tips and techniques to obtain high quality reductions in obese patients.
  • Emphasize robust and balanced constructs that provide stable fixation in larger patients with intrinsically unstable fracture patterns.