2023 Resident Research Day

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery will host the 9th Annual Young & Carol Shen Resident Research Day on Wednesday, June 21st and Friday, June 23rd. Please browse below to see what our residents have planned for this year.

Abstracts for each research project are linked below:

Chief Residents:

• Ian Backlund
  A Revised ACL Tibial Tunnel Guide for Improved Tunnel Placement During Reconstruction

• James Burgess
  Comparison of femoral head cutout of 4 Implants in the Treatment of Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures

• Zach Burnett
  Outcomes Following Scapholunate Ligament Reconstruction Using a Two-Tine Staple

• Tim Lancaster
  Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Bilateral Simultaneous Carpal Tunnel Release

• David Noble
  Cardiac Evaluation after Carpal Tunnel Release in Patients with Tenosynovial Amyloidosis

• Cara Throne
  Elbow Torque Study

PGY4:

• Alyssa Althoff
  Abstract Title: Evaluation of Weekend Operating Room Delays at a Level 1 Trauma Center: A One-Year Retrospective Analysis

• Neil Blanchard.
  Review of Orthopedic Weight-bearing Terms at the University of Virginia

• Pearson Gean
  Orthopedics Team Member Sharp Injuries: A Retrospective Evaluation

• Thomas Moran
  Patellar Tunnels for Patellar-Sided Graft Fixation During MPFL Reconstruction are a Safe and Reliable Alternative: A Study of Over 600 Knees

PGY3:

• Monica Arney
  Simplifying postoperative rehabilitation protocol after ankle fracture operative fixation to improve postoperative range of motion and patient reported outcomes

• Richard Campbell
  Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Lenke Classification Rule Breakers: Reckless Rebels or Informed Innovators

• Lawal Labaran
  Flexible Nasolaryngoscopy in Revision Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Does Preoperative Otolaryngology Evaluation Matter?

• Liza Pelrine
  Elevated day of surgery blood glucose is not correlated with increased complication rates following carpal tunnel release

• Jeff Ruland
  An analysis of the incidence, risk factors, and timing of development of cyclops lesions after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

PGY2:

• Katie Schultz
  Gender affirming hormone therapy does not increase complication risk for operatively treated ankle fractures

• Josh Schwartz
  Timing of Olecranon Fracture Fixation Does Not Affect Early Complication or Re-Operation Rates

• Vaib Tadepalli
  VRIF: A Novel Preoperative Templating Software to Produce Patient-Specific, 3D-Printed Plate Templates for Pelvic Fractures

• Jesse Wang
  Modulation of macrophages on pathogenesis of degenerative disc disease