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Charles Rockwood Jr., M.D. |
Dr. Rockwood, professor and chairman emeritus of the department of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center, will be the final speaker at two mornings’ full of presentations on Friday, June 27, and Saturday, June 28, at the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. The presentations are part of the Nebraska Resident Graduation and Alumni Meeting.
“The department of orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation is honored to have one of the greatest orthopaedic contributors of all time visit us,” said Kevin Garvin, M.D., chairman of the department of orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation at UNMC.
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Dr. Rockwood’s academic honors include a fellowship in shoulder surgery with. Charles S. Neer II, M.D., who pioneered shoulder prostheses, and an honorary fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has served as president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and as president of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees for the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation.
Dr. Rockwood’s June 27 presentation, titled “Shoulder Arthroplasty and Glenohumeral Arthritis,” will begin at 10:35 a.m. His June 28 presentation, titled “Rotator Cuff Arthropathy,” will begin at 11 a.m. All presentations on both days will take place in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.
Dr. Garvin will open both days with introductions at 8 a.m.
Other presentations include:
June 27
Session I — Chief Resident Presentations
- 8:10 a.m. – Joshua Urban, M.D., “The Long Gamma Nail: Outcomes and Complications.”
- 8:30 – John Sojka, M.D., “Clinical Outcome Analysis of Total Hip Arthroplasty Performed after Acetabular Fracture.”
- 8:50 — Jason Browdy, M.D., “Treatment of Congenital Hemivertebrae in the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine.”
- 9:10 — Kristoffer Breien, M.D., “Avascular Free Grafts to Reconstruct Long Bone Tumor Defects: An Alternative to Vascularized Fibular and Allograft Methods of Reconstruction”
Session II — Research
- 9:30 — Anthony Lauder, M.D.
“Inter- and Intra-Observer Reliability of Two Classification Systems for Intra-articular Calcaneus Fractures.”
Session III — Clinical and Basic Research
- 10:15 — Susan Scherl, M.D. — “Musculoskeletal Medicine: What Should Every Physician Know.”
- 10:35 — Charles Rockwood Jr., M.D. — “Shoulder Arthroplasty and Glenohumeral Arthritis”
June 28
Shoulder Symposium
Session I — Instability
Moderator — David Brown, M.D.
- 8:15 — Edward Fehringer, M.D., “The Anteroinferior Glenoid Labrum Helps Center the Humeral Head.”
- 8:30 — Patrick Clare, M.D., “Open Repair for Traumatic Anterior Instability.”
- 8:45 — Michael Gross, M.D., “Arthroscopic Repair for Traumatic Anterior Instability.”
- 9 — Stephen Brown, M.D., “Repairs in the Throwing Athlete.”
Session II — Cuff
Moderator — Steven Hagan, M.D.
- 9:15 — Lynn Crosby, M.D., “Fatty Infiltration in the Rotator Cuff: A Rabbit Model.”
- 9:30 — Brian Conroy, M.D., “Arthroscopically-Assisted Cuff Repair.”
- 9:45 — Armodios Hatzidakis, M.D., “Open and Arthroscopic Cuff Repair.”
Session III — Arthritis
Moderator — Charles Rockwood Jr., M.D.
- 10:15 — David Clare, M.D., “Glenohumeral Arthrodesis.”
- 10:30 — Michael Gross, M.D., “The Weep Hole Technique for Improved Glenoid Fixation.”
- 10:45 — Edward Fehringer, M.D., “Characterizing the Function Improvement After Total Shoulder for Osteoarthritis.”
Session IV
- 11:00 — Charles Rockwood Jr., M.D., “Rotator Cuff Arthropathy”