Best SportsDocsPod Podcasts (2024)

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91: Dr. Tom DeBerardino 0n Advances in Patellofemoral Cartilage Restoration (LIVE at AOSSM 2024) 48:43

2d ago48:43

48:43

Today’s episode is going to focus on patellofemoral cartilage restoration and discuss osteochondral allograft transplantation for both patellar and trochlear lesions, as well as off-the-shelf options including Arthrex Cartiform. We will also chat about the addition of osteotomies to offload that cartilage restoration and optimize outcomes. We are j…

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90: Dr. Clayton Nuelle & Dr. Mary Mulcahey on Insights on Revision ACL Reconstruction (LIVE at AOSSM 2024) 45:48

9d ago45:48

45:48

Today’s episode is going to focus on revision ACL reconstruction – starting with the diagnostic workup of a patient with a suspected ACL retear as well as the surgical approach that follows, including graft choice, staging and the addition of other procedures such as LET and osteotomies. We are joined today by two outstanding guests! Dr. Mary Mulca…

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89: Dr. Brett Owens & Dr. Kurt Spindler on the BEAR ACL: Clinical Trial Updates (Live from AOSSM 2024) 31:46

16d ago31:46

31:46

Today’s episode is going to focus on the level I clinical trials evaluating the Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair or “BEAR”, including an update from the ongoing multicenter RCT – the BEAR-MOON trial! We are joined today by two outstanding guests! Dr. Brett Owens is a professor of orthopedic surgery at the Brown University Alpert Medical School, Chief of …

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88: Reboot: How to Rehab from ACL Surgery with Dr. Candace Cox (Part 2) 18:30

2M ago18:30

18:30

On today’s episode we’re rebooting our most popular episode of all time which focuses on rehabilitation of ACL surgery with Candace Townley Cox, a Doctor of Physical Therapy and body movement expert at Evolution Physical Therapy. We’re going to continue our discussion with Candace Townley Cox and focus on rehabilitation of quad function and lower e…

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87: Reboot: How to Rehab from ACL Surgery with Dr. Candace Cox (Part 1) 43:52

27d ago43:52

43:52

On today’s episode we’re rebooting our most popular episode of all time which focuses on rehabilitation of ACL surgery with Candace Townley Cox, a Doctor of Physical Therapy and body movement expert at Evolution Physical Therapy. Today’s discussion will center around tips and tricks to optimize outcomes and some common pitfalls that may hold patien…

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86: Reboot: How to Choose Your ACL Graft with The Sports Docs 33:55

1M ago33:55

33:55

We’ve been doing this podcast now for over 3 years and today we are giving you a refresh on one of our all-time, most popular episodes. This episode answers the question we get asked all the time: What graft should I choose to reconstruct my ACL? Please note that this episode is going to focus strictly on ACL reconstruction. For more information on…

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85: Ask The Sports Docs: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bracing 12:05

3M ago12:05

12:05

Welcome to another episode of Ask The Sports Docs. We get a lot questions from our listeners each week and they’re great questions, so rather than responding individually we thought we’d do these mini episodes where highlight some of the best questions and our responses. So, let’s get started! Today’s Ask The Sports Docs focuses on everything you e…

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84: Live from the AANA Annual Meeting 2024 13:55

3M ago13:55

13:55

We’re coming to you live from the Arthroscopy Association of North America's Annual Meeting in Boston, MA! This year, orthopedic professionals gathered from all over the world at the AANA meeting to take part in an exciting educational line up. The educational program was comprised of instructional course lectures, podium presentations and panels, …

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83: Dr. Bonnie Chien: Achilles Injuries (Part 2) 36:33

3M ago36:33

36:33

Welcome back to The Sports Docs Podcast! In this episode, we’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. Bonnie Chien and focus on surgical treatment for Achilles tendon ruptures. Our conversation picks back up with an article from the March 2023 issue of AJSM titled “Outcomes and Complications of Open Versus Minimally Invasive Repair of Acute Ach…

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82: Dr. Bonnie Chien: Achilles Injuries (Part 1) 29:43

3M ago29:43

29:43

On today’s episode we’re focusing on Achilles tendon ruptures with Dr. Bonnie Chien. We have some great articles for you that contribute well to our conversation on the optimal management of Achilles tendon ruptures and the different surgical approaches. As always, links to all of the papers that we discuss on this show can be found on our podcast …

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81: Overtime: ACL Graft Update 20:23

4M ago20:23

20:23

Today we’re going to give you an update pertaining to one of our favorite topics – ACL. And honestly, it’s been a bit since we done an episode on ACL so we’re excited to dive into this new paper today and talk more about how it will impact our practice. We’re going to review an article from the January issue of AJSM year titled “Risk of Revision an…

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80. Overtime: The Remplissage Procedure 19:11

4M ago19:11

19:11

In this Overtime episode, The Sports Docs discuss the remplissage procedure and will be reviewing an article from the January issue of AJSM year titled “Stabilizing Mechanisms in Patients Treated Using Hill-Sachs Remplissage with Bankart Repair in Abduction–External Rotation Position.” This study was performed by Dr. Fei Zhang and team in Beijing, …

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79. AAOS 2024 Recap: Risk Factors for Elbow UCL Tear on Ultrasound (Dr. Meghan Bishop) 9:27

4M ago9:27

9:27

Our next poster is titled The Utility of Stress Ultrasound in Identifying Risk Factors for Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Rupture: A Longitudinal Study of 203 Professional Baseball Players. This study was performed by your colleagues at the Rothman Institute and aimed to identify anatomic risk factors on dynamic ultrasound that may predispose play…

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78. AAOS 2024 Recap: Latarjet after Failed Bankart vs. Primary Latarjet (Dr. Meghan Bishop) 13:11

4M ago13:11

13:11

Our next poster is titled Primary Latarjet Procedure versus Latarjet in the Setting of Previously Failed Bankart Repair: A Systematic Review. We’ve spoken a lot about shoulder instability on this podcast, most recently with Yoni Rosenblatt last month discussing rehab tips and tricks after various shoulder stabilization surgeries. We also had Dr. Br…

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77. AAOS 2024 Recap: Revision OCA After Failed ACI (Dr. Meghan Bishop) 10:59

5M ago10:59

10:59

Our next poster is titled Revision Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation after Failed Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation of the Knee: A Matched Cohort Analysis. Dr. Brian Cole and team at Rush sought to evaluate the clinical outcomes associated with revision OCA after failed ACI as compared with a matched cohort of patients undergoing primary OC…

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76. AAOS 2024 Recap: Statistical Fragility of PRP for Lateral Epicondylitis (Dr. Meghan Bishop) 11:38

5M ago11:38

11:38

Our next AAOS 2024 Annual Meeting poster is titled The Statistical Fragility of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Lateral Epicondylitis: A Systematic Review and Simulated Fragility Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Our podcast tries to stay far away from statistical analysis and methodology breakdown; however, this poster draws attention to an import…

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75. AAOS 2024 Recap: Bioinductive Patch Augmentation for Rotator Cuff Repair (Dr. Meghan Bishop) 13:31

5M ago13:31

13:31

Our next poster is titled Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair with Bioinductive Patch Achieves Equivalent Patient-Reported Outcomes At 1 Year and was performed by Dr. Stephanie Muh and team at Wayne State University and Henry Ford Medical Center. The purpose of this study was to compare patient-reported outcomes, range of motion and complications of p…

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74. AAOS 2024 Recap: Influence of Donor-Recipient Sex-Match on OCA Outcomes (Dr. Meghan Bishop) 11:14

5M ago11:14

11:14

Our next AAOS 2024 Annual Meeting poster is titled The Influence of Donor Demographics on Outcomes following Knee Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation. This study was performed by Dr. Brian Cole and Dr. Adam Yanke at Rush and aimed to assess the impact of donor sex and age, donor-recipient sex mismatch, and graft storage duration on clinical out…

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73. AAOS 2024 Recap: NFL Injury Risk on Turf vs. Natural Grass (Dr. Meghan Bishop) 13:20

6M ago13:20

13:20

Today, we’re kicking off a special series of episodes to recap the new research presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, our largest orthopaedic conference. This year, over 20,000 orthopedic professionals gathered at the AAOS meeting in San Francisco to take part. The educational program was comprised of instruction…

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72. Ask The Sports Docs: Meniscus Tear Treatment Options and SLAP Tear Management 18:02

6M ago18:02

18:02

Our latest segment addition - “Ask The Sports Docs” - Drs. Logan & Bassett answer listeners' most pressing orthopaedic & sports medicine questions, giving insight to their opinions and expertise on these topics. On this episode, The Sports Docs will touch on the treatment of various types of meniscus tears - when to repair vs resect vs manage the i…

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71. Overtime: Medial Meniscus Root Tears 28:45

6M ago28:45

28:45

Today we’re talking about medial meniscus posterior root tears and will be reviewing an article from AJSM last month titled “Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears Lead to Changes in Joint Contact Mechanics at Low Flexion Angles During Simulated Gait.” This study was performed by Dr. Sabrina Strickland and her team at HSS. We will also reference an o…

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70. Yoni Rosenblatt, PT, DPT, OCS: Rehab Tips & Tricks after Shoulder Stabilization Surgery - Part II 39:09

6M ago39:09

39:09

In this episode, we’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. Yoni Rosenblatt and focus on the rehab of different stabilization surgeries, including arthroscopic Bankart repair, Bankart with the addition of a remplissage procedure, and Latarjet reconstruction. We then wrap up with a discussion on return to play and an important conversation on t…

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69. Yoni Rosenblatt, PT, DPT, OCS: Rehab Tips & Tricks after Shoulder Stabilization Surgery - Part I 37:00

6M ago37:00

37:00

On today’s episode we’re focusing on post-op rehab after shoulder stabilization surgery with Dr. Yoni Rosenblatt, a physical therapist at True Sports PT in Baltimore, Maryland. We have some great articles for you that contribute well to our conversation on shoulder instability rehabilitation. As always, links to all of the papers that we discuss on…

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68. Dr. Andrea Spiker: Hip Preservation - Part II 42:17

7M ago42:17

42:17

Welcome back to The Sports Docs Podcast! In this episode, we’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. Andrea Spiker and focus on open surgical treatment for hip preservation, then wrap up with a discussion on post-op rehab and return to play. Our conversation picks back up with an article from the September 2017 issue of AJSM titled “Early Func…

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67. Dr. Andrea Spiker: Hip Preservation - Part I 40:34

7M ago40:34

40:34

On today’s episode we’re focusing on hip preservation with Dr. Andrea Spiker. We have some great articles for you that contribute well to our conversation on femoroacetabular impingement or “FAI”, hip dysplasia and the arthroscopic and open surgical treatments for these conditions. As always, links to all of the papers that we discuss on this show …

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66. Year in Review: 2023 - Part II 26:34

7M ago26:34

26:34

Happy New Year from The Sports Docs Podcast! 🎆 As we reflect on an incredible year of growth for our podcast, we’d like to take a moment to thank our amazing listeners, guests and supporters for making this podcast such a success! 🫶🏻 Our podcast has been downloaded in over 60 countries, is in the top 25% of @buzzsprout podcasts and is ranked in the…

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65. Year in Review: 2023 - Part I 31:55

7M ago31:55

31:55

Happy New Year from The Sports Docs Podcast! 🎆 As we reflect on an incredible year of growth for our podcast, we’d like to take a moment to thank our amazing listeners, guests and supporters for making this podcast such a success! Our podcast has been downloaded in over 60 countries, is in the top 25% of @buzzsprout podcasts and is ranked in the to…

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64. Ask The Sports Docs: Stem Cells, OKC Exercises and ACL Repair 17:06

8M ago17:06

17:06

Our latest segment addition - “Ask The Sports Docs” - Drs. Logan & Bassett answer listeners' most pressing orthopaedic & sports medicine questions, giving insight to their opinions and expertise on these topics. On this episode, The Sports Docs will touch on the use of stem cells in sports medicine, our thoughts on open kinetic chain (OKC) exercise…

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63. The Injury Report: Sports Hernia in the NFL 13:57

8M ago13:57

13:57

Welcome to another episode of the Injury Report! Today, we’re focusing on core muscle injuries in the NFL, also known as “sports hernias”, most recently plaguing lead wide receiver for the Jaguars Christian Kirk. But this injury is quite common in the NFL affecting players from DeSean Jackson, Kareem Hunt, OBJ, Mike Evans, JJ Watt, Adrian Peterson …

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62. Dr. Brett Owens: MCL Injuries - Part II 42:40

8M ago42:40

42:40

We return today with Dr. Brett Owens to shift our discussion of MCL tears on to the treatment of isolated and combined MCL injuries, then wrap up with a discussion on safe return to play. Our conversation picks back up with a level 1 prospective multicenter RCT from the March 2022 issue of AJSM titled “Comparative Outcomes Occur After Superficial M…

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61. Dr. Brett Owens: MCL Injuries - Part I 28:33

8M ago28:33

28:33

On today’s episode we’re focusing on medial collateral ligament injuries with Dr. Brett Owens. We’ll start off our discussion today with an article authored by our guest, Dr. Brett Owens, titled “The Epidemiology of Medial Collateral Ligament Sprains in Young Athletes” from the 2014 issue of AJSM. The authors performed a longitudinal cohort study o…

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60. Dr. William Bugbee: Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation - Part II 33:38

9M ago33:38

33:38

On this episode, we’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. William Bugbee and focus on OCA surgical technique and then discuss clinical outcomes including return to sports. Our conversation picks back up with a recent paper from the July issue of Cartilage this year titled “Young Age and Concomitant or Prior Bony Realignment Procedures are As…

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59. Dr. William Bugbee: Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation - Part I 29:56

9M ago29:56

29:56

On today’s episode we’re focusing on osteochondral allograft transplantation or “OCA” with Dr. William Bugbee. We have some great articles for you that contribute well to our conversation on OCA, including allograft preparation and storage, graft choice, surgical technique, clinical outcomes of OCA and return to sport. We’ll start off our discussio…

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58. Ask The Sports Docs: Anterior Knee Pain and BFR following Knee Surgery 19:01

9M ago19:01

19:01

Our latest segment addition - “Ask The Sports Docs” - Drs. Logan & Bassett answer listeners' most pressing orthopaedic & sports medicine questions, giving insight to their opinions and expertise on these topics. On this episode, The Sports Docs will touch on Anterior Knee Pain after knee surgery and the use of Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) in their …

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57. The Injury Report: AC Joint Separations in the NFL 12:27

9M ago12:27

12:27

Today, we’re focusing on acromioclavicular or “AC” separations in the NFL, also known as “AC sprains." Derek Carr, quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, sustained an AC sprain in the loss to the Green Bay Packers. As always, our plan today is to start with an overview of the relevant anatomy, discuss the mechanism of injury followed by treatment …

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56. The Injury Report: High Ankle Sprains in the NFL 10:18

10M ago10:18

10:18

Welcome to an episode of the Injury Report! Yes, initially these were included in our patient-focused Game Plan episodes but we get so many questions each week about different NFL injuries (How long will they be out? How will they do once they return?) that we decided to create an entirely different episode type. Today, we’re focusing on high ankle…

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55. Dr. Matt Provencher: Musculoskeletal Injuries in Military Population - Part II 35:22

10M ago35:22

35:22

In this episode, we’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. Matt Provencher and focus on ACL tears in the military, then wrap up with a discussion on returning tactical athletes to full duty. Our conversation picks back up with an article from the February issue of OJSM this tear titled “Failure Rates After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Wi…

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54. Dr. Matt Provencher: Musculoskeletal Injuries in Military Population - Part I 35:43

10M ago35:43

35:43

On today’s episode we’re focusing on musculoskeletal injuries or “MSKIs” in warrior athletes with Dr. Matt Provencher. We have some great articles for you that contribute well to our conversation on musculoskeletal injuries in the military population. We’ll start off our discussion today with an article from the March 2022 issue of Military Medicin…

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53. Overtime: Does Grit Impact ACL Outcomes? 10:25

11M ago10:25

10:25

Grit is the disposition to strive for long-term goals despite setbacks and challenges. Given the lengthy, arduous process of rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), an athlete's grit may predict postoperative outcomes across time. In this Overtime episode, The Sports Docs discuss Dr. Jay Albright's recent AJSM publica…

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52. Game Plan: Hamstring Injuries in the NFL 12:10

11M ago12:10

12:10

Welcome to another episode of Game Plan! These Game Plan episodes are specifically designed for patients – to hopefully answer some of the questions you have about the most common sports medicine conditions, treatments and what recovery looks like. Today, we’re focusing on hamstring injuries in the NFL – specifically, risk factors for hamstring inj…

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51. Overtime: Cutting-Edge Innovations in Orthopedics (New Technology Presented at AOSSM 2023) 17:47

11M ago17:47

17:47

Welcome to Overtime with the Sports Docs! On each of these mini episodes, we chat about a new topic or surgical technique in the field of sports medicine. We’ll give you our quick take on the most recent data ranging from operative indications, surgical approaches, post-op protocols and most importantly – patient outcomes. Today we have a special e…

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50. Game Plan: How to Win Your NFL Fantasy League 30:53

11M ago30:53

30:53

Welcome to another episode of Game Plan! These Game Plan episodes are specifically designed for patients – to hopefully answer some of the questions you have about the most common sports medicine conditions and surgical treatments. But today’s episode is a little different and we’re excited about it! Today, we’re focusing on common injuries in the …

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49. Dr. Brian Lau: Anterior Shoulder Instability - Part II 33:59

12M ago33:59

33:59

And we are back for Part II of our discussion with Dr. Brian Lau. Our conversation picks back up with a discussion of surgical treatment options for more significant glenoid bone loss. There is a 2021 yellow journal article titled Diagnosis and Management of Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability that nicely outlines a treatment algorithm based on…

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48. Dr. Brian Lau: Anterior Shoulder Instability - Part I 38:20

12M ago38:20

38:20

On today’s episode we’re focusing on anterior shoulder instability with Dr. Brian Lau, orthopedic sports medicine surgeon, team physician for Duke Athletics and Director of the FIFA Medical Center at Duke. We have some great articles for you that contribute well to our conversation on the treatment of primary anterior shoulder instability. We’ll st…

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47. LIVE from AOSSM: The Next Gen of Sports Medicine (Dr. Dean Taylor & Dr. Carolyn Hettrich) 32:52

12M ago32:52

32:52

Today's episode focuses on physician leadership development and mentorship in the field of orthopedics. We are joined by Dr. Dean Taylor and Dr. Carolyn Hettrich! Dr. Taylor is the Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship at Duke University and is a team physician for Duke Athletics. He is the current President of AOSSM and is also the chair of t…

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46. LIVE from AOSSM: Off the Cuff - Subacromial Balloon & Biceps SMASH (Dr. Nikhil Verma & Dr. John Tokish) 38:25

1y ago38:25

38:25

Today's episode focuses on two different surgical techniques for management of complex rotator cuff injuries: (1) The biceps SMASH technique for augmentation of a repairable rotator cuff tear. (2) The subacromial balloon spacer – InSpace by Stryker – to manage irreparable rotator cuff tears. We are joined today by two distinguished guests: Dr. Nikh…

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45. Game Plan: Why Did I Tear My ACL? 30:11

1y ago30:11

30:11

Welcome to another episode of Game Plan! As you might remember from our episode on ACL graft choices, these Game Plan episodes are specifically designed for patients – to hopefully answer some of the questions you have about the most common sports medicine conditions and surgical treatments. We’re continuing with our favorite topic today – ACL tear…

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44. LIVE from AOSSM: Challenging Cartilage Injuries (Dr. Sabrina Strickland & Dr. Seth Sherman) 33:58

1y ago33:58

33:58

Dr. Sabrina Strickland is an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery and an attending surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery . She is active member of many societies and research groups, including the International Cartilage Repair Society and the International Patellofemoral Study Group. Dr. Seth Sherman is the Director of the Sports Medicine …

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43: LIVE from AOSSM: The Future of Orthobiologics is Now! (Dr. Scott Rodeo) 22:38

1y ago22:38

22:38

Dr. Scott Rodeo is a professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Weill Cornell Medical School and an attending surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery. He is the head team physician for the NY Giants, Co-Chief Emeritus of the Sports Medicine & Shoulder Service and Vice Chair of Orthopaedic Research. Dr. Rodeo is also the Director of the Center for Regener…

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42. LIVE from AOSSM: When #SaveTheMeniscus Isn't An Option (Dr. Aaron Krych & Dr. Christian Latterman) 32:25

1y ago32:25

32:25

There has been a growing movement to “Save the Meniscus”, which of course is ideal – but not always possible. Our discussion today will focus on surgical options to address meniscus deficiency when repair is not an option including meniscus allograft transplantation (MAT) and meniscus replacement (NUsurface). Dr. Christian Lattermann is the Chief o…

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