2026 CWISummit scientific abstracts – Chest Wall Injury Society

2026 CWISummit Scientific Presentation Abstracts

Scientific Session #1

Scientific Session #1

Moderators: Sophia Toraby, MD & Kurt D. Martinson, MD, FACS

0700	Bending the Learning Curve: Achieving Faster Proficiency with Intrathoracic Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures Presenter: Renford Cindass, MD Discussant: Richard J. Miskimins, MD, FACS
0712	PIC Scores Improve After Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures Presenter: Joshua Braganza, MD Discussant: Alicia Privette, MD, FACS
0724	Simultaneous Clavicle and Rib Fractures Fixation in Patients with Severe Chest Wall Injuries is Associated with Better Outcomes Presenter: Alexandra Ferre, MD Discussant: Chasen A. Croft, MD, FACS
0736	Surgical stabilisation of non-united sternotomy – a stepwise management algorithm and case series Presenter: John Edwards, MB ChB, PhD, FRCS(C/Th) Discussant: Mary Langcake, FRACS, FACS
0748	Complications after surgical stabilization of rib fracture – a retrospective cohort study Presenter: Didier Lardinois, MD, FEBCTS, PhD Discussant: Ledford Powell, MD, FACS, FCCP, MBA
0800	Chest Wall Collaborative Center Impact on Non-Operative Outcomes Presenter: Deepti Naruka, BSE Discussant: Forest R. Sheppard, MD

Scientific Session #2

Scientific Session #2

Moderators: Zachary D. Warriner, MD, FACS & Riaan F.Nel, MBChB, FCCardio, MMed Thor Surg

0830	National Variation and Temporal Trends in Guideline-Concordant Surgical Stabilization of Flail Chest Presenter: Avanti Badrinathan, MD Discussant: Phillip Antippa, OAM, MBBS, MPH, FRACS
0842	Merging Realities: Virtual and augmented platforms utilization for complex chest wall surgery Presenter: Timothy Veit, DO Discussant: John M. Green, MD, FACS
0854	Nonoperative Management of Multiple Rib Fractures Results in a High Incidence of Nonunion and Malunion Presenter: Wade Hopper, DO Discussant: John S. Mayberry, MD, FACS
0906	Better late than never? Efficacy of late surgical stabilization of acute rib fractures as compared to non-operative management Presenter: Alexandra Ferre, MD Discussant: Don H. Van Boerum, MD, FACS
0918	The Contemporary Outcome of Flail Chest: TQIP study Presenter: Lucine Gabriel, MD Discussant: Jose Ribas, MD
0930	Timing of Regional Anesthesia in Isolated Flail Chest Presenter: Samyuktha Harikrishnan, MBBS Discussant: Jeremy Hsu, MBBS (Hons), FACS, FRCS

Scientific Session #3

Scientific Session #3

Moderators: Crystal Zhang, MD & Pieter Jan Van Huijstee, MD

1300	Hybrid Operating Room May Improve the Accuracy of Fracture Localization and Shorten Wound Size in Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures Presenter: Yi-Che Hsieh, MD Discussant: David S. Morris, MD, FACS
1312	Risk of Heterotopic Ossification After Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures: A Matched Cohort Analysis Presenter: Jacob Guorgui, MD Discussant: Bradley W. Thomas, MD, FACS
1324	SMuRFS 5: Impact of the ShCh shoulder-chest classification of lateral implosion injuries Presenter: Joseph Hughes-Gooding, BSc Discussant: Carl R. Hanson, DO
1336	Rib Fixation Still Helps: Surgical stabilization of rib fractures in traumatic brain injury Presenter: Maral Peisepar Discussant: Cassandra Krause, MD
1348	Intraoperative Findings and Complications After Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures: A 3-Year Level I Trauma Center Experience Presenter: Hutton White, MD Discussant: George J. Philip, MD, MPH, FACS, FCCP
1400	Factors Associated with Mortality in 1054 Geriatric Rib Fracture Patients Presenter: Daniel Akyeampong, MD Discussant: Kaushik Mukherjee, MD, MBA, MSCI, FACS

Scientific Session #4

Scientific Session #4

Moderators: William B. DeVoe, MD, FACS & Didier Lardinois, MD, FEBCTS, PhD

0845	Fracture Patterns in Blunt Thoracic Trauma with Concomitant Diaphragmatic Injuries Presenter: Sebastian Reindl, MD Discussant: Thomas W. White, MD, FACS
0857	Implementation of a Rib Fracture Functional Assessment Tool to Guide Surgical Decision Making Presenter: Carl R. Hanson, DO Discussant: Joshua Gazzetta, DO
0909	Traumatic Hemothorax Activates Complement, Stimulates Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Release, and Primes Neutrophils for Local Inflammatory Reactive Oxygen Species Production Presenter: Nicolle Barmettler, MD Discussant: Gina R. Golden, MD, FACS
0921	Chest Tube Size Does Not Influence Pleural Re-Intervention Rates After Rib Fracture Stabilization Presenter: Usman Aslam, DO Discussant: Caitlin Cohan, MD
0933	Are All Flails Equal? A review of mortality based on the severity of flail segments in chest wall trauma Presenter: Gunnar Orcutt, DO Discussant: Richard Lesperance, MD, FACS
0945	It Is Not the Output, It Is the Injury That Matters: Chest tube management after surgical stabilization of rib fractures Presenter: Jiabao Nie, BS Discussant: Matthijs van Gool, MD, PhD

Scientific Session #5

Scientific Session #5

Moderators: Nina S. Cohen, MD & Joseph S. Fernandez-Moure MD, MS, FACS

1030	A Single-Surgery-Approach in High Energy Chest Wall Trauma with Concomittant Injury to the Shoulder Girdle - Surgical technique and initial results of a case series Presenter: Hassan Awan Malik, MD, MBA Discussant: Daniel G. Cuadrado, MD, FACS, FCCP
1042	Does Surgical Fixation of Flail Chest Injuries Improve Pulmonary Function? Results from a multi-center RCT Presenter: Niloofar Dehghan, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FAAOS Discussant: Christopher Demme, MD
1054	Anatomic Variability of the Ribs and Costal Cartilage: A pilot study Presenter: Nathan Risk, MD Discussant: Daniel L. Miller, MD
1106	C-QoL vs PROMIS10 Presenter: Ethan Aryes, MD, MPH Discussant: Husayn Ladhani, MD
1118	Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures in Patients with a Perioperative Diagnosis of Pneumonia Presenter: Veljko Strajina, MD Discussant: Renford Cindass, Jr., MD
1130	The Precise Anatomical Location of the Intercostal Nerve: Positional variability in human cadavers Presenter: Gianmarino Gianfrate, DO Discussant: Hon Lok David Lo, MD