Three WSU medical students recently presented research at the 2024 Medical Student Orthopedic Research Symposium. The virtual national conference is hosted by U.S. and international medical students who are pursuing orthopedic surgery.
Trisha Vuong, a third-year medical student, was among those who attended. She won an award for the best poster presentation in the Hip and Knee Reconstruction category.
Presentations from WSU College of Medicine Students:
- Gabriel Alemayehu, MS3: “The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on the Delayed Presentation of Trauma Patients in a Limited Resource Setting: A Retrospective Analysis”
- Paal Nilssen, MS4: “Reoperation Rate Depends on Surgical Approach in Spondylolisthesis in Young Patients in a Large National Cohort”
- Trisha Vuong, MS3: “Kinematic Alignment Produces Superior Clinical Results to Mechanical Alignment with Primary Medial-Pivot Knee Arthroplasty”