David S. Ruch, Author at OSET | Orthopaedic Summit 2021

David S. Ruch, MD

Hand, Wrist & Elbow Co-Chair

Hand, Wrist & Elbow Program Committee

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor in the Department of Surgery
Vice-Chair & Division Head - Hand Duke University School of Medicine

DR. DAVID S. RUCH earned his Bachelor’s degree in British Literature from Duke University and his Doctorate in Medicine from Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Ruch also completed his residency at Wake Forest in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery where he served as Chief Resident in 1992-1993. After residency, he completed a post-graduate Hand and Microvascular Surgery fellowship at Duke. He returned to Wake Forest where he served on the Orthopaedic Department faculty for 11 years, during which time he co-founded the Hand and Upper Extremity fellowship and served as its co-director. In 2005, Dr. Ruch became the Chief of Hand and Microsurgery at Duke for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and in 2016 assumed the role of the first combined Division Chief of Hand Surgery at Duke.
Dr. Ruch has authored or co-authored over 180 peer-reviewed articles and 40 book chapters and serves as a reviewer for nine journals. His scholarly interests include traumatic conditions of the hand, wrist and elbow. In addition, he has extensive experience in the management of avascular necrosis in young adults.
Dr. Ruch has served on numerous committees and boards. He is currently Chairman of the Membership Committee and on the executive board of the American Orthopedic Association, having previously served as Secretary for that board. He served for 5 years as the practice division director for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and recently completed a term on the board of the American Association of Hand Surgery. He has also served as a representative to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery’s Board of Specialties (BOS). Dr. Ruch is past President of the Southeastern Hand Club and the Duke Hand Club and is currently Executive Director of the Duke Hand Club, through which he has chaired the Duke Residents and Fellows Upper Extremity Review Course for the past nine years.

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All Sessions by David S. Ruch, MD

Time	Program	Topic	Faculty
Saturday, December 11, 2021
Hand, Wrist & Elbow
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM (5 min)	Welcome & Introduction	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Mark S. Rekant, MD David S. Ruch, MDNoah D. Weiss, MD Jeffrey Yao, MD George A. Paletta, Jr., MD, MBA
4:53 PM - 5:13 PM (20 min)	Clinical Case Presentations With Questions & Answers: Athletic Wrist Injuries Questions & Answers	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Case Panel Moderators: Julie E. Adams, MD David S. Ruch, MDCase Panel:Brian D. Adams, MD Jeffrey Yao, MD Raymond Glenn Gaston, MD William B. Geissler, MD Thomas B. Hughes Jr., MD A. Lee Osterman, MD Marc J. Richard, MD Steven Shin, MD, MSc Peter J. Stern, MD
5:43 PM - 5:58 PM (15 min)	Clinical Case Presentations With Questions & Answers: Carpal Tunnel, Not So Simple, Complications Of Carpal & Cubital Tunnel, The Role Of Allograft Versus Sural Nerve	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Case Panel Moderators: David S. Ruch, MDJeffrey Yao, MDCase Panel:Brian D. Adams, MD Julie E. Adams, MD Marco Rizzo, MD Steven J. Lee, MD Jorge L. Orbay, MD A. Lee Osterman, MD Melvin P. Rosenwasser, MD Peter J. Stern, MD Noah D. Weiss, MD
Sunday, December 12, 2021
Hand, Wrist & Elbow
6:55 AM - 7:00 AM (5 min)	Welcome & Introduction	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Mark S. Rekant, MD David S. Ruch, MDNoah D. Weiss, MD Jeffrey Yao, MD George A. Paletta, Jr., MD, MBA
7:00 AM - 7:00 AM (0 min)	THE ELBOW FROM TENDON TO LIGAMENT, MUSCLE & BONE	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Section Moderator: David S. Ruch, MD
7:00 AM - 7:00 AM (0 min)	Panel: 34-Year-Old Left Hand Dominant Construction Worker With Left Lateral Elbow Pain (Lateral Epicondylosis)	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Panel Moderator:Champ L. Baker, Jr., MD
7:00 AM - 7:06 AM (6 min)	Pro: The Role Of Stem Cells & Growth Factors For Elbow Pain In 2021: Time To Jump On Board	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	C. Thomas Vangsness, Jr., MD
7:06 AM - 7:12 AM (6 min)	Pro: The Arthroscopic Approach: Understanding Patient Selection Is Imperative	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Champ L. Baker, Jr., MD
7:12 AM - 7:18 AM (6 min)	Pro: The Role Of Percutaneous Ultrasonic Tenotomy: It Is A Great Office Procedure	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Bernard F. Morrey, MD
7:18 AM - 7:24 AM (6 min)	Pro: Debride & Repair: Why Make It So Complicated	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Thomas B. Hughes Jr., MD
7:24 AM - 7:30 AM (6 min)	Pro: I Have Solved The Problem, You Are Not Listening: More Than 20 Years Of Anconeus Flap As A Nirschl Modification - Avoid The Recurrence	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	David S. Ruch, MD
7:30 AM - 7:36 AM (6 min)	Pro: You Are All Not Thinking: Treat The Tennis Elbow But Decompress The Radial Nerve As Well - Let Me Explain Why	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Raffy Mirzayan, MD
8:18 AM - 8:18 AM (0 min)	Panel: A 19-Year-Old D1 Baseball Pitcher Heard A Pop In His Throwing Arm At The Elbow, MRI Shows The Ligament Is Torn Off The Humerus	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Panel Moderator: John M. "JT" Tokish, MD
8:18 AM - 8:24 AM (6 min)	Pro: Repairing The Ligament, Back To The Humerus Is The Way to Go, No Augmentation	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	David S. Ruch, MD
8:24 AM - 8:30 AM (6 min)	Pro: It's Time For The Internal Brace & Full Repair	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Jeffrey R. Dugas, MD
8:30 AM - 8:36 AM (6 min)	Pro: Don't Listen To My Colleagues, Hybrid Is The Way To Go: It Is A Full Reconstruction Plus An Internal Brace	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	C. Thomas Vangsness, Jr., MD
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM (40 min)	Case Presentations With Questions & Answers: Complications & Decision Making About Tennis Elbow, MCL, LCL, Biceps & Triceps	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Case Panel Moderators: Thomas B. Hughes Jr., MD George A. Paletta, Jr., MD, MBACase Panel:Jeffrey R. Dugas, MD John M. "JT" Tokish, MD Larry D. Field, MD Dean G. Sotereanos, MD C. Thomas Vangsness, Jr., MD Raffy Mirzayan, MD Bernard F. Morrey, MD Michael J. O'Brien, MD David S. Ruch, MD
11:16 AM - 11:16 AM (0 min)	OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE ELBOW	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Section Moderator:David S. Ruch, MD
11:36 AM - 12:00 PM (24 min)	Clinical Case Presentations With Questions & Answers: Fractures & Osteoarthritis Of The Elbow: Complications & A Potpourri, Quick Answers & Making It Work For A Complex Joint (Arthrofibrosis Of The Elbow Post Reconstruction)	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Case Panel Moderators:David S. Ruch, MDGeorge A. Paletta, Jr., MD, MBACase Panel:Noah D. Weiss, MD William B. Geissler, MD Jesse B. Jupiter, MD Dean G. Sotereanos, MD Michael D. McKee, MD, FRCS(C)Bernard F. Morrey, MD Jorge L. Orbay, MD Marc J. Richard, MD Scott P. Steinmann, MD
2:00 PM - 2:00 PM (0 min)	DEBATES IN HAND, WRIST & ELBOW SURGERY: TELL ME THE TRUTH	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Section Moderator: David S. Ruch, MD
2:00 PM - 2:00 PM (0 min)	THE STIFF ELBOW	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Section Moderator: David S. Ruch, MD
3:54 PM - 3:54 PM (0 min)	Debate: 42-Year-Old Mechanic Failed Arthroscopic Debridement of The Wrist With Pain & Limited Motion - What I Do Now	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Debate Moderator:David S. Ruch, MD
3:54 PM - 4:00 PM (6 min)	Pro: Wrist Fusion & Back To Work	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Thomas B. Hughes Jr., MD
4:00 PM - 4:06 PM (6 min)	Pro: Wrist Arthroplasty & Here Are My Results	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Brian D. Adams, MD
5:30 PM - 5:30 PM (0 min)	Panel: Dupuytren's Disease In 2021	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Panel Moderator: David S. Ruch, MD
5:30 PM - 5:36 PM (6 min)	Pro: Percutaneous Fasciectomy Is Not Dangerous & Works: When & How To Do It Safely	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	William B. Geissler, MD
5:36 PM - 5:42 PM (6 min)	Pro: Don't Be Nuts: Open Fasciectomy Has Been & Is The Gold Standard	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Steven Shin, MD, MSc
5:42 PM - 5:48 PM (6 min)	Pro: Stop Sleeping: Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum Is Another Way To Treat Patients In My Office In 2021: Patient Selection Is Key	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Mark S. Rekant, MD
5:48 PM - 5:54 PM (6 min)	Pro: Recurrent Dupuytren's After In Office Injections: What I Do Next	Hand, Wrist & Elbow	Melvin P. Rosenwasser, MD
Trauma
8:10 AM - 8:10 AM (0 min)	ELBOW TRAUMA A POTPOURRI: NEW CONCEPTS 2021	Trauma	Section ModeratorsMichael D. McKee, MD, FRCS(C)David S. Ruch, MD
9:05 AM - 9:30 AM (25 min)	Clinical Case Presentations With Questions & Answers: Difficult Elbow Trauma With Complications (Nonunions Of The Distal Humerus, The Terrible Triad, Anatomic Approaches, Revision Distal Humerus Fractures)	Trauma	Case Panel ModeratorsJorge L. Orbay, MD Michael D. McKee, MD, FRCS(C)Case PanelMark S. Rekant, MD JD Adams, MD Jesse B. Jupiter, MD Melvin P. Rosenwasser, MD William M. Ricci, MD William B. Geissler, MD David S. Ruch, MDNiloofar Dehghan, MD, MSc, FRCSC Nirmal C. Tejwani, MD
10:40 AM - 10:40 AM (0 min)	Mini-Debate: 68-Year-Old Marathoner Falls & Sustains An Open Intra-Articular Distal Humerus Fracture	Trauma	Mini-Debate ModeratorDavid S. Ruch, MD
10:40 AM - 10:45 AM (5 min)	Pro: ORIF Is The Way To Go: Don't Listen To My Colleague	Trauma	William M. Ricci, MD
10:45 AM - 10:50 AM (5 min)	Pro: Total Elbow Arthroplasty Has It's Role: What I Have Learned To Forge Forward	Trauma	Brandi R. Hartley, MD

2021 Ortho Summit
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