FractureLine

FL Talks Summit Registration, Movember Mustaches, & Martha Stewart

Welcome to FractureLine: the official weekly news feed from the Chest Wall Injury Society, where we will listen to all the bottom-line CWIS updates, shout-outs, fun facts, and weekly banter!
This week's episode welcomes back the team, including SarahAnn Whitbeck, Dr. White, Dr. Kryskow, Dr. Bauman, and Dr. Carl "Big Face Carl (BFC)" Hanson. We have been away for almost a MONTH (!!!), so we are back in style with lots to discuss! Some of the team recently attended CAMIT (Curso Avanzado de Mínima Invasion Toracica) in Mexico City. Submissions for CWISummit 2025 also recently closed and we broke the record for the number! Finally, it is that time of year again...Movember...when we grow those beautiful upper lip caterpillars for men's health, and the FractureLine team doesn't disappoint!!
This is one super inch-resting episode! 🐛

FL Talks Tube Thoracostomy Timing With Drs. Schubl & Nahmias

Welcome to FractureLine: the official weekly news feed from the Chest Wall Injury Society, where we will listen to all the bottom-line CWIS updates, shout-outs, fun facts, and weekly banter!
This week's episode welcomes Drs. Jeffry Nahmias, MD & Sebastian Schubl, MD FACS (Trauma & Critical Care Surgery, University of California Irvine [UCI]). Dr. Nahmias is the director of the SICU for UCI & Dr. Schubl is the director of medical operations for UCI and a CWIS Stalwart. These two have been working on and recently published their article in Injury (9/23/24), "Effects of post rib plating tube thoracostomy output on the need for thoracic re-intervention: Does the volume matter?" This article is an excellent resource for the ever-present question: is there a magic number for chest tube output before it is pulled that helps prevent the need for replacement or re-intervention?! The answer may very well surprise you! We were joined by SarahAnn Whitbeck, Dr. White, Dr. Kryskow, & Dr. Bauman joined us.
Come dive in!

FL Talks What YOU Need To Know With Drs. Pieracci & Sarani

Welcome to FractureLine: the official weekly news feed from the Chest Wall Injury Society, where we will listen to all the bottom-line CWIS updates, shout-outs, fun facts, and weekly banter!
This week's episode welcomes Dr. Babak Sarani, MD, FACS, FCCM (George Washington University Hosptial & CWIS President) & Dr. Fred Pieracci, MD (Denver Health, Denver, CO & Previous CWIS President). These two have been working on and recently published their article in JTACS (8/22/24) "Contemporary management of patients with multiple rib fractures: What you need to know." This article is the next in line as part of the JTACS series on foundational topics that every surgeon (chest wall enthusiastic or otherwise) should know! It is likely still available for free viewing and download! As always, SarahAnn, Dr. White, & Dr. Bauman joined us.
Come dive in!

FL Talks Research With Drs. Eriksson & Sherrier

Welcome to FractureLine: the official weekly news feed from the Chest Wall Injury Society, where we will listen to all the bottom-line CWIS updates, shout-outs, fun facts, and weekly banter!
This week's episode welcomes Drs. Everett Eriksson, MD (Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina) [CWIS Stalwart] & Dr. Matthew Sherrier, MD (Department of Orthopaedics and Physical Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina). These two have been working on an interesting injury line as a result of rib fractures: the possibility that denervation of abdominal musculature after intercostal nerve injury can lead to atrophy or pain and perhaps even hernia occurrence. This work has been published in their article "Intercostal nerve electrodiagnostic testing in rib fractures," in Muscle & Nerve. As always, SarahAnn, Dr. White, Dr. Bauman & Dr. Kryskow joined us.
This episode continues the trend of research-based topics and may even spark some ideas for you!

FL Talks Research With Dr. Christopher Janowak

Welcome to FractureLine: the official weekly news feed from the Chest Wall Injury Society, where we will listen to all the bottom-line CWIS updates, shout-outs, fun facts, and weekly banter!
This week's episode welcomes Dr. Chris Janowak, MD, FACS. He works in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care at the VA and the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Dr. Janowak discusses his research interests and his article "The Next Generation: Surgeon Learning Curve in a Mature Operative Rib Management Program." As always, SarahAnn, Dr. White, & Dr. Kryskow joined us.
This episode will make you think and may even give you some research ideas!

Sliding Doors, FractureLine Style

Welcome to FractureLine: the official weekly news feed from the Chest Wall Injury Society, where we will listen to all the bottom-line CWIS updates, shout-outs, fun facts, and weekly banter!
This week's episode welcomes the team on the anniversary of 8 years of CWIS! What a journey we have had, and how exciting it will be to go further into the future! We hear about what would have happened if society had not been formed! This episode will make you think a lot.
This episode dives deep, so come jump in!

Giving Back In Gaza

Welcome to FractureLine: the official weekly news feed from the Chest Wall Injury Society, where we will listen to all the bottom-line CWIS updates, shout-outs, fun facts, and weekly banter!
This week's episode welcomes Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, MD, MPH, FACS! Dr. Sidhwa is a rising CWIS Member! He works in Trauma and Critical Care at San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp, CA, and is CWIS's Treasurer this year. You will hear Dr. Sidhwa spent time performing surgery in Gaza (not his first foray into international surgical missions)! This episode will make you think a lot! We were also joined by SarahAnn, Dr. White, Dr. Kaye, and Dr. Bauman.
This episode dives deep, so come jump in!

Estonia Dreaming With Dr. Martin Kivilo

Welcome to FractureLine: the official weekly news feed from the Chest Wall Injury Society, where we will listen to all the bottom-line CWIS updates, shout-outs, fun facts, and weekly banter!
This week's episode welcomes Dr. Martin Kivilo, MD! Dr. Kivilo is a new medical graduate from Estonia and the first CWIS member from his country! He is interested in trauma surgery and met the CWIS team in Portugal for the ECTES meeting just a few months ago. He is also a former professional rower in Estonia with an impressive 2K time! We were also joined by SarahAnn, Dr. White, and Dr. Bauman. Finally, we get some weekly updates and a reminder that CWIS International is right around the corner!
This episode may seem ‘paddle’-strian, but it’s anything but b-oar-ing!
**To end this episode (post-credits), we will hear the reflections from CWIS Board Member Dr. Stefan Schulz-Drost, MD, PhD, FEBS (HELIOS Clinics Schwerin, Germany), from CWISummit 2024. He also speaks to what is yet to come at CWIS International in his hometown of Berlin, Germany in just a couple weeks!**

FL Chills Out With Cryoneurolysis

Welcome to FractureLine: the official weekly news feed from the Chest Wall Injury Society, where we will listen to all the bottom-line CWIS updates, shout-outs, fun facts, and weekly banter!
This week's episode welcomes Drs. Rodney Gabriel, MD, MAS (UCSD) and Igor Filipovski, MD (CCryo Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DK)! Drs. Filipovski and Gabriel are members of the International Society of Ultrasound Guided Cyroneurolysis (ISUGC). We got to talk with them about their new article published in the Current Pain & Headache Reports: "A Narrative Review of Ultrasound-Guided and Landmark-based Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis for the Management of Acute and Chronic Pain." We were also joined by SarahAnn, Dr. White, Dr. Bauman, and Dr. Kryskow. Finally, we get some weekly updates and a reminder that CWIS International is right around the corner!
It's a scorcher outside so come listen to some cryo facts and chill out with us!
**To end this episode (post-credits), we will hear the reflections from CWIS Member Dr. Ford Powell, MD, (Laguna Hills, CA), from CWISummit 2024**

FL Talks Work/Activity Return After Rib Fracture & Finding Lost Fractures

Welcome to FractureLine: the official weekly news feed from the Chest Wall Injury Society, where we will listen to all the bottom-line CWIS updates, shout-outs, fun facts, and weekly banter!
This week's episode welcomes Drs. Kieran McManus & Andrew Blythe (Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland)! We get to hear from them about their new articles published in the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery: "Return to work and activity after rib-fixation for acute chest trauma: first application of a validated patient-reported outcomes assessment tool." We were also joined by SarahAnn, Dr. White, and Dr. Kryskow.  We also had a special guest and CWIS giant Dr. Joe Forrester introduce a new project that looks to reduce the number of costal margin fractures in trauma patients (Please message SarahAnn or Dr. Forrester ASAP if you are interested in getting involved!). 
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**To end this episode (post-credits), we will hear the reflections from CWIS Member Dr. David Sutori, MD, PhD (Győrzámoly, Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary), from CWISummit 2024**