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eCM Meeting Abstracts 2008, Collection 2

eCM IX MUSCULOSKELETAL TRAUMA:50 YEARS OF AO RESEARCH
June 15-18, 2008 - Convention Centre, Davos, Switzerland

Abstracts of the meeting listed in order of presentation

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Oral presentations

Page 1 S Perren
Fundamental consideration of Research: With reference to the AO Research Institute and the AO Foundation

AO R&D in the First 50 years

Page 2 S Tepic
Locking screw implants in internal fixation

Page 3 S Bresina, S Tepic
Locking screw fixation for total hip prosthesis

Page 4 NE Bishop, MM Morlock
Tissue sparing hip implants

Page 5 R Frigg, M Wagner, A Frenk
Locking compression plates (LCP) & the less invasive stabilization system (LISS)

Page 6 SJ Ferguson, S Chegini
Femeroacetabular impingement

Page 7 K Ito
Understanding bone healing: combining in silico and in vivo approaches

Page 8 R Wieling
Carbon fibre reinforced PEEK medical implants

AO R&D in the next 50 years

Page 9 RG Richards
The role of implant surfaces in fracture fixation

Page 10 D Eglin
Biodegradable materials for osteosynthesis & tissue engineering 

Page 11 M Stoddart, S Grad, B Gantenbein, S Verrier, M Alini
Stem cells for musculoskeletal regeneration

Bone

Page 12 N Renner
Current problems in fracture treatment: what the surgeon wants

Page 13 J Gasser
Osteoporosis: Who's guilty?

Page 14 H Yuan, K de Groot, CA van Blitterswijk, JD de Bruijn
Preparation of a Resorbable Osteoinductive Tricalcium Phosphate Ceramic

Page 15 A Gisep, V Boner, N Suhm, Th Kaup
Standardized augmentation of osteoporotic bone for improved implant performance

Page 16 LP Bouré, S Zeiter, U Seidenglanz, M Leitner, B van der Pol, R Matthys, SG Pearce
A novel sheep model for evaluating biomaterials in cancellous bone

Page 17 V Glatt, R. Matthys, A Ivkovic, C Evans
Influence of the mechanical environment upon the healing of segmental bone defects in a rat model studied with a novel external fixator

Page 18 R Cancedda, M Mastrogiacomo, P Giannoni, M Alini, S Pearce, A Cedola,
A Papadimitropoulos, F Peyrin, V Komlev, F Rustichelli

Cell therapy of bone

Page 19 RM Porter, A Ivkovic, J Wells, V Glatt, MB Harris, MS Vrahas, C Evans
Characterization and utilization of mesenchymal progenitor cells recovered with the Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator

Page 20 D Riccardi, MM Dvorak, C De Joussineau, SL Dallas, DT Ward, DH Carter, PJ Kemp
The many roles of the extracellular calcium-sensing receptor, CaR, in osteoblast biology

Page 21 A Ivkovic, RM Porter, JW Wells, CH Evans
Improving the osteogenic behaviour of human mesenchymal stromal cells

Page 22 JS Hayes, C Archer, RG Richards
Control of osteoblast genotype with implant surface micortopography

Spine

Page 23 D Sakai
New insights into regeneration of intervertebral disc and spinal cord

Page 24 C Lee
Intradiscal growth factor therapies for intervertebral disc degeneration

Page 25 I Sitte, A Kathrein, K Pfaller, F Pedross, S Roberts
Morphological changes of intervertebral disc cells in the porcine and human injured cervical spine following trauma

Page 26 S Juenger, B Gantenbein, M Alini, SJ Ferguson, K Ito
Effect of limited nutrition on intervertebral disc cells under “Physiological” loading – A 21 day culture (Joint Winner of the Prize for the best presentation)

Page 27 LM Benneker, M Haenni, PF Heini
Pedicular screw fixation on osteoporotic vertebrae: intraoperative evaluation of local bone strength and bone augmentation via perforated pedicular screws

Page 28 S Zeiter, M van der Werf, K Ito
Survival of bone marrow stromal cells within hydrogels: A comparison to nucleus pulposus cells and articular chondrocytes

Infection

Page 29 D Heim, A Grosskreutz, U Schlegel
Clinical infections with fracture fixation – The Frutigen experience

Page 30 S Patrick, A McDowell, JV Glenn, MM Tunney
Improved detection and treatment of prosthetic joint infection

Page 31 TF Moriarty, L Debefve, L Boure, RG Richards
Can we influence the risk of infection by implant design changes?

Page 32 D Grainger
Anti-microbial device-based approaches to implant-centered infection

Page 33 AU Daniels, U von Ah, D Wirz
Continuous real-time evaluation of microorganism growth kinetics & interactions with antimicrobial materials by isothermal micro-nano calorimetry (IMNC)

Imaging

Page 34 G Dunn
Role of the cytoskeleton in cell locomotion

Page 35 J Ralphs
Confocal laser scanning microscopy in connective tissue research

Page 36 GRh Owen
Cryo-electron tomography: 3D imaging at nm resolution

Page 37 AE Tami
In vivo and in vitro tomographic imaging of bone, implants and bioresorbables

Page 38 I ap Gwynn
Biological scanning electron microscopy

Cartilage

Page 39 SJ Gilbert, SK Singhrao, I Khan, VC Duance, CW Archer
Inhibition of chondrocyte death at the wound edge enhances integrative cartilage repair

Page 40 B Johnstone
Cell sources for cartilage tissue engineering

Page 41 A Crawford, EA Jones, A English, J Mundy, D McGonagle
Synovial fluid stem cells: A potential cell source for cartilage tissue engineering

Page 42 IM Khan, JC Bishop, R Williams, CW Archer
Articular chondroprogenitors as tools for cartilage tissue engineering

Page 43 I Martin, A Barbero, M Jakob, S Miot
Do we really need cartilage tissue engineering?

Page 44 J Richardson
Success/Failure in orthopaedic cell engineering

Page 45 MA Randolph, LJ Bonassar, TS Johnson, NA O’Sullivan, MJ Yaremchuk
Integration strength of engineered cartilage to native cartilage and bone and synthetic substrate

Page 46 S Grad, MA Wimmer, M. Alini
The effect of sliding velocity on chondrocytes activity in 3D scaffolds

Page 47 B Caterson, AJ Hayes, D Tudor, MA Nowell, CE Hughes
Chondroitin sulphate motifs as biomarkers for the stem/progenitor cell niche in musculoskeletal tissues

Page 48 P Marcus, D Bazou, C Archer
Connexin43 expression in cartilage progenitor cells and its possible role in cell differentiation (Joint Winner of the Prize for the best presentation)

Page 49 RM Porter, N Wehling, GD Palmer, JW Wells, PE Müller, CH Evans
Pro-inflammatroy cytokines inhibit chondrogenesis by human mesenchymal stem cells through NF-KB-dependent pathways

Posters

Page 50 AA Abbas, SY Lee, L Selvaratnam, N Yusof, T Kamarul
Porous PVA-Chitosan based hydrogel as an extracellular matrix scaffold for cartilage regeneration

Page 51 B Annaz, B Reid, B Olalde, MJ Jurado, JI Alava, CD McCaig, IR Gibson
Guiding migration and differentiation of rat bone marrow stromal cells using d.c. electric fields in vitro – Implications in bone tissue engineering

Page 52 M Baucke, A Tami, M Pucher, P Montavon, K Ito
Hydroxyapatite particles maintain peri-implant bone mantel in osteoporotic bone (Joint First Prize for best poster)

Page 53 S Brianza, V Brighenti, K Schwieger, LP Boure
In vitro evaluation of a new system to reduce periimplant strains in horses

Page 54 DM Devine, M Leitner, SM Perren, LP Boure, SG Pearce
Corrosion and tissue reaction to three guide wires (MP35N, L605 & 316L) in combination with a conventional 316L stainless steel cannulated screw

Page 55 A Hafiz, KA Khalid, A Yusof, MA Azril, A Shukrimi, MY Nazri, CA Aminudin, Z Zamzuri, F Fazan
An in vivo implantation study in New Zealand white rabbits for granular hydroxyapatite

Page 56 A Hafiz, KA Khalid, MA Azril, A Shukrimi, MY Nazrä, CA Aminudin, Z Zamzuri, F Fazan
Granules Hydroxyapatite application in fractures

Page 57 JS Hayes, C Archer, RG Richards
Surface polishing positively influences ease of fracture fixation plate and screw removal, and the surgical time required for extraction

Page 58 JS Hayes, DI Vos, J Hahn, SG Pearce, RG Richards
Surface polishing eases intramedullary nail removal – A novel in vivo study (Joint First Prize for best poster)

Page 59 S Ibusuki, MA Randolph, A Papadopoulos, RW Redmond, IE Kochevar, TJ Gill
Photo-crosslinking collagen gel for tissue engineered cartilage

Page 60 JP Kaiser, A Bruinink
Monitoring of cell migration

Page 61 T Kamarul, T Masjuddin, A Ab Rahim, A Razif, L Selvaratnam
The effects of oral glucosamine sulphate and chondroitin sulphate on focal (traumatic) cartilage damage

Page 62 T Kamarul, MM Roebuck, RL Williams, SP Frostick
Tenocyte alignment is dependant upon cell density and tensional loading

Page 63 F Krauss, UT Gonzenbach, AR Studart, LJ Gauckler, L Juillerat-Jeanneret
Open-porous ceramics for bio-applications

Page 64 A Mansor, PP Chong, L Selvareatnam, V Sekaran Nadarajah, T Sara, T Kamarul
Chondrogenesis of bone marrow and peripheral blood derived adult human mesenchymal stem cells

Page 65 AHC Poulsson, RG Richards
The attachment of human primary osteoblast cells to oxygen plasma modified PEEK

Page 66 J Reis, J Potes, F Capela e Silva, A Pereira, S Kanagaraj, M Oliveira, JA Simões
In vitro study of UHMWPE/MWCNT – Preliminary results

Page 67 F Tamura, K Serigano, K Furukawa, Sato M, T Ushida, J Mochida, D Sakai
Scaffold free generation of inter vertebral disc using rotational culture system

Page 68 S Zeiter, P Lezuo, K Ito
Effect of TGFbeta1, BMP-2 and hydraulic pressure on chondrogenic differentiation of bovine bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells ondrocytes

Page 69 M Benoit, JH Giovanola1, K Agbeviade, M Donnet
Experimental Characterization of Pressure Wave Generation and Propagation in Biological Tissues

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