2025 Resident Presentations

Friday, March 28

4:30 p.m. – 4:35 p.m.

Deep Infections After Open and Closed Fractures: PREP-IT Investigators
Christopher Bacak, MD


4:35 p.m. – 4:40 p.m.

Migration-related Vehicular Pursuits: An Assessment of the Orthopaedic Healthcare Burden
Alexis Sandler, MD


4:40 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Revision Total Elbow Arthroplasty Strategies Following Infection With Bone Loss
Mauricio Valdez, MD


4:45 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.

Biomechanical Comparison of Distraction Plating Versus External Fixation in Distal Radius Fractures With a Simultaneous Axial and Bending Load
Umar Ghilzai, MD


4:50 p.m. – 4:55 p.m.

The Efficacy of Using Zip Codes as a Proxy for Socioeconomic Status as It Relates to Comprehensive Surgeon Rankings
Paul Gaschen, MD


4:55 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Cost-Effectiveness of Dental Prophylaxis for Prevention of Prosthetic Joint Infection
Jake Powell, DO


5:00 p.m. – 5:05 p.m.

Post-surgical Incidence of DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis Following Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Arthroplasty
Angela Zhang, MD


5:05 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.

Biomechanical Properties of Metacarpals in Cantilever Loading
Angela Zhang, MD


5:10 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Factors Affecting Community Penetration and Patient Access to Robotic Total Knee Arthroplasty
Jacob Sorenson, MD


5:15 p.m. – 5:20 p.m.

Impact of Preoperative Corticosteroid Injections on Postoperative Complications in Wrist Arthroplasty
Manuela Gaviria, MD