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, we are joined by the FL crew (SarahAnn, Dr. White, Dr. Bauman & Dr. Kaye). This week, we catch up with Dr. Sean Dieffenbaugher from Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC! We got a chance to hear his story of joining CWIS and what he has been able to accomplish over the last 5 years (and it is A LOT). There is some reflection from the Summit and talk regarding future directions for CWIS. This episode is the "fall-off-the-bone" type, perfectly seasoned and prepared! Come listen!

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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, we are joined by the FL crew (Dr. Kryskow, SarahAnn, Dr. White, Dr. Bauman & Dr. Hanson). We wanted to take a moment and catch up in preparation for the SUMMIT in a few short weeks! We talked about Frankenplating, the pre-course workshop/cadaver lab, our exciting collaborative centers dinner, the outstanding Saturday night activity at Twin Smokers BBQ, and all the fun things to do with your Friday Afternoon free in Atlanta, GA! Formal educational offerings are on hold until after the Summit, but they are eagerly awaited as well! Come get pumped up!! The countdown is quickly ending!

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, we are joined by the FL crew (Dr. Kryskow, SarahAnn, Dr. White, & Dr. Hanson). Our special guest this week is Dr. Mauricio Velasquez, one of our CWIS surgeons from Cali, Columbia. He was invited to discuss his newest published article in The European Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery: Surgical stabilization of posterior rib fractures involving the costotransverse joint. Dr. Velasquez brings a fresh perspective and many tips and tricks to this discussion. We may very well be looking at a new landmark paper in the fixation of chest wall trauma! Finally, there are many exciting things, including news & deadlines for the upcoming yearly Summit and International meeting! As a last note, we have completed releasing all the interviews from last year's Summit, so if you want to appear in this upcoming year's release, be sure to find a podcast person to give your thoughts and opinion in April in Atlanta!

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, we are joined by: Dr. Bauman, SarahAnn, Dr. Joe Forrester (CWIS Education Chair),& Dr. Samy Bendjemil. Dr. Bendjemil is new to the CWIS & FractureLine community. He just finished his fellowship at Stanford with Dr. Forrester. He now heads off for his first attending job (!!!)! These two joined us to discuss their article in Trauma Case Reports titled: "Breaking waves and cartilage: Surgical management of costal cartilage injuries in surfing-related trauma." It includes all our favorite things: sports related injuries, nonunion, ossification, and much more! We also get to hear many exciting things, including news & deadlines (and the dwindling spots for the pre-summit 1.0 plating lab) for our education this month and the upcoming summit! Don't bail! Come and drop in, the waters are fine! Finally, this week's Summit Recap special guest is Dr. Peter Cole. Dr. Cole has become a staple of the yearly CWIS summit since 2019, and brings an enthusiasm for bone healing and rib fixation that is enviable! He also is world renown for scapular fracture treatment!

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, we are joined by most of the usual suspects: Dr. White, SarahAnn, (briefly) Dr. Bauman, & Dr. Adam Kaye (!!!). We welcome back the group from Northwell Health on Long Island, NY. This time Drs. Elysa Margiotta, MD & Shannon F.R. Small, MD, FACS, CNSC, joined us to discuss their article in the Journal of Surgical Research titled: "Implementation of a Modified Pain, Inspiration, Cough Protocol in Patients With Traumatic Rib Fractures." They use a modified PIC (pain, inspiration, cough) score to help delineate patient needs when they present with rib fractures. We also get to hear many exciting things, including news & deadlines (and the dwindling spots for the pre-summit plating lab) for our education this month and the upcoming summit! Finally, we welcomed Dr. Adam Kaye back to the podcast, he has been busy setting his life up on the East Coast and we are so happy he could join us this week! Come and stay a while! Finally, this week's Summit Recap special guest is Dr. Feroze Sidhwa. Dr. Sidhwa was previously featured on FL and serves as CWIS's Secretary/Treasurer. He is a physician dedicated to global health and brings a career of mission work to his contributions to the society.

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, we are joined by most of the usual suspects: Dr. White, SarahAnn, & Aaron Pugh. We are also happy to welcome back another CWIS stalwart, Melissa Webb (Trauma Physiotherapist, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia). Melissa was able to help us understand her work with the STUMBL Score (the brainchild of another CWIS titan, Dr. Ceri Battle, PhD, Swansea University School of Medicine in Wales) at her home institution in Melbourne. It is entitled "Retrospective validation of the STUMBL score in a Level 1 trauma centre," and was published in Injury. We also get to hear many exciting things, including news & deadlines (and the dwindling spots for the pre-summit plating lab) for our education this month and the upcoming summit! Come and stay a while! Finally, this week's Summit Recap special guest is Brittany Levy. She was the KLS Martin Research Fellow who was well-lauded for her work on chest tubes, with an innovative new approach. Another budding Chest Wall Injury Society rising star!

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, we are joined by the usual suspects: Dr. Kryskow, Dr. White, SarahAnn, Aaron Pugh, Dr. Bauman, & Carl Hanson. We are also happy to introduce a new name to the rib fracture/chest wall trauma circle, Mr. Jonathan Henglein, PA-C. Jonathan is a 20-year PA with lots of experience in trauma and a recent article in The Journal of Surgical Research titled: "A Comparison of Scoring Systems to Identify Patients at Increased Risk From Traumatic Rib Fractures." Jonathan currently works for Southside Hospital (part of Northwell Health on Long Island) which recently attained Level 1 status, a huge accomplishment! Come and stay a while! Finally, this week's Summit Recap special guest is Max van Diepen (Rotterdam, Netherlands - MD/PhD Candidate). He is well known in the CWIS circle for his work thus far and will, no doubt, add greatly to the work of the Chest Wall Injury Society!

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, we are joined by a BRAND NEW FractureLine Family Member, Mr. Aaron Pugh, PA-C. He has been a part of the Intermountain family for many years and comes into this association with much to offer! We are fortunate to have him. We also are joined by Dr. Kyle Schmitt (Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, CWIS Case Review Co-Lead with Dr. Bradley Faliks)! Dr. Schmitt reviewed the 2024 Case Review highlights and offered thoughts about where we will go in the new year.  To round out the holiday season, we also took the time to discuss (in-depth) the team's favorite yearly wintery offering, Eggnog (including the best way to enjoy it).   Cozy up next to the fire and tune into your favorite rib podcast!   Finally, this week's Summit Review features Dr. Jose Diaz, Division Chief Acute Care Surgery, University of South Florida, and a giant in the rib plating sphere. We were lucky enough to sit down and talk about his thoughts on where rib fracture management started and where we will see it 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 back the team, including SarahAnn Whitbeck, Dr. White, Dr. Bauman, & Dr. Mark Kryskow. We welcome first-time FractureLine guests and soon-to-be-members (hopefully): Drs. Cate Cameron (Jamieson Trauma Institute, Metro North Health, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia) & Fran Williamson (Trauma Service, Metro North Health, Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia) to discuss their hot off-the-press article "Community opioid dispensing after rib fracture injuries: CODI study." Their study took place as a retrospective look at their community between 2014 and 2015 and has brought many interesting trends/findings to light. We also discussed proper etiquette for the gift-giving season and so much more! It is a holly-jolly time!  We also continue with the Summit reflections, and this week, we will be joined by Dr. Ron Gross, CWIS stalwart and deservedly retired Luminary of the Chest Wall Injury Society!

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. Bauman, & Dr. Carl Hanson. This is a special week as we approach Thanksgiving! As a special subject this week we discussed a product of our choice which we would recommend given the approaching holiday gift-giving season. We also discussed our thoughts/predictions on what we would like CWIS to focus on and what it can do to stay fresh and ahead of the curve.  It's a turkey of a time!  We have also re-introduced the Summit reflections and this week will be Dr. Zachary Warriner, CWIS stalwart and Trauma/Critical Care surgeon at the University of Kentucky!

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. During November, we have had a push to "Fund The Future of Fractures," the yearly push to raise money to help support our budding chest wall surgeons! All donations are welcome and help keep us growing and learning! We also spoke about all of the education coming up in the next few weeks and hold on because there is a lot of it! Finally, it is that time of year again...Movember...when we produce those beautiful upper lip caterpillars for men's health, and the FractureLine team continues not to disappoint!! Join the fun! 

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! 🐛

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!**