FractureLine

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!). 
Come Jump In!
**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**

In the Know with Nowotny & FL

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. Dustin Nowotny, DO! We were also joined by SarahAnn, Dr. White, and Dr. Kryskow. We get to hear from Dr. Nowotny and his paper, soon to be published in Surgical Technology Online in July 2024, entitled "Cadaveric Simulation in Rib Plating is Beneficial for Helping Surgical Trainees to Assimilate New Technologies!" 
Come Jump In!
**To end this episode (post-credits), we will hear the reflections from Dr. Patrick P. Greiffenstein, MD, from CWISummit 2024**

FractureLine Talks Research with Dr. Bradley Thomas & Stephanie Jensen

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. Bradley Thomas (Atrium—Carolinas Medical Center; Trauma/Critical Care Surgeon & CWIS Development Chair) and Stephanie Jensen (Atrium—Carolinas Medical Center—PGY-3 soon to be PGY-4)! We were also joined by SarahAnn, Dr. White, & Dr. Bauman. We get to hear from Drs. Thomas and Jensen about their paper soon to be published in Injury in July 2024 entitled: "Surgical stabilization of rib fractures in the geriatric trauma population is associated with equivalent outcomes to a younger cohort: A propensity-matched analysis"! 
Come Dive In!
**To end this episode (post-credits), we will hear the reflections from former CWIS President Dr. Andy Doben (St. Francis Health, Hartford, CT), from CWISummit 2024**

FL Busts Myths & Talks New Research

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 some FractureLine favorites and friends! We talk with SarahAnn, Dr. White, Dr. Bauman, and Dr. Faliks. First, we bust some myths about medicine and the human body that SarahAnn has been plagued by! Then, we talk about recent research on the front of Lidocaine patches! Finally, this week is Case Review, so be sure to tune in!
The amount of info here is mind-numbing!
**To end this episode (post-credits), we will hear the reflections of a CWIS Giant, Dr. Fred Pieracci (Denver Health, Denver, CO), from CWISummit 2024**

FL Is Back in Black

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 group back! We talk with the 'ol stalwarts. We also get to hear from Drs. Falicks and Schmitt (CWIS members and leaders of Case Review) about the upcoming Case Review Series they have in store for us (you won't want to miss it)! We have been gone for a few weeks, and this more than makes up for all that missed time!
Come and listen!
**Finally, to end this episode, we will hear the reflections of a fresh CWIS champion and panelist, Dr. Jamie Tung (Stanford Health Care, CA), from CWISummit 2024**

DeVoe Here We Go!

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 new faces to FL! We talk with trauma team members at Riverside Methodist in Columbus, OH (CWIS Member Dr. William DeVoe; SICU Director Dr. John A. Bach; and intern Dr. Anthony Rizzo). They just published a case report entitled "Suture Fixation of Traumatic Rib Fracture Flail Segment With Klebsiella Osteomyelitis," which reports on a very interesting clinical presentation and surgical approach. There is a lot to take home from this!
Come and listen!
**Finally, to end this episode, we will hear the reflections of a CWIS stalwart, Dr. Cecilia Benz (Advanced Thoracic Fellow, Mayo Clinic, AZ), from CWISummit 2024**

CWIS Celebrates Mom and Chest Tubes!

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 gathers the gang back together! We talk chest tubes and so much more. We discuss size, length of time to leave them, and whether we can study them to help create a standard for their use in chest wall injury patients. And, of course, since we recorded this just prior to Mother's Day, there are more than a couple of discussions about those important women in our lives!
Come and listen!
**Finally, in this episode, we will hear the first of a new segment (which will intermittently occur throughout the year) consisting of one of the interviews conducted at the Summit**

CWIS Summit 2024 Reflections

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 is a reflection of our FL stalwarts about CWIS 2024. What they loved, what surprised them, and where they think we will go next. There is talk of presentations, of our learners and their amazing accomplishments, of the location (SLC, UT), and so much more! This will be a nice reminder of the great times for those who could attend. For those unable to be there, this will get you up to speed!
Stop by; there's a lot to hear!
**Finally, in the next episode, we will hear the first of a new segment (which will intermittently occur throughout the year) consisting of one of the interviews conducted at the Summit** Who will be first?! Don't forget to tune in!