Best Ligament Repair Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 305: The Pittsburgh Instability Tool Score Predicts Outcomes After Arthroscopic Anterior Shoulder Stabilization in Patients With Subcritical Bone Loss 30:06

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Drs Lau and Lin discuss The Pittsburgh Instability Tool Score Predicts Outcomes After Arthroscopic Anterior Shoulder Stabilization in Patients With Subcritical Bone Loss.By AANA

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134: Fractured Focus: Burnout in Orthopedic Surgery (LIVE at AOSSM 2025) 31:03

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Today’s episode is going to focus on mental performance and burnout — specifically: What is burnout? What are some risk factors for burnout? And how do we prevent and treat burnout in orthopedic surgeons? We are joined today by two outstanding guests! Dr. Kathy Coyner is an Associate Professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Connecticut …

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AJSM July 2025 5-in-5 Podcast 7:41

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Five articles from the July 2025 issue summarized in five minutes, with the addition of a brief editorial commentary. The 5-in-5 feature is designed to give readers an overview of articles that may pique their interest and encourage more detailed reading. It may also be used by busy readers who would prefer a brief audio summary in order to select …

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Episode 304: Offloading Patellofemoral Chondral Defects Requires Tailored Tibial Tuberosity Osteotomy Procedures 35:20

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Drs Arner and Tanaka an editorial commentary, Offloading Patellofemoral Chondral Defects Requires Tailored Tibial Tuberosity Osteotomy Procedures.By AANA

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AJSM July 2025 Podcast: Association Between ACL Continuity on Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 5 Years After an Acute ACL Rupture and 11-Year Outcomes: A Secondary Analysis From the KANON Trial 26:45

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Emerging evidence suggests that anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures can restore ACL fiber continuity. The relationship between ACL continuity on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (sign of ACL healing) and outcomes >5 years after an acute ACL rupture has not been investigated. ACL continuity on 5-year MRI may be associated with worse patient-re…

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Episode 303: Screw Fixation Has Better Outcomes, Lower Incidence of Redislocation, and Lower Bone Resorption Than Button Fixation for Arthroscopic Anatomic Glenoid Reconstruction With Distal Tibia Allograft ... 40:31

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Drs Kaplan and Wong discuss Screw Fixation Has Better Outcomes, Lower Incidence of Redislocation, and Lower Bone Resorption Than Button Fixation for Arthroscopic Anatomic Glenoid Reconstruction With Distal Tibia Allograft: A Matched Cohort Analysis.By AANA

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Joint Ventures Podcast: Intelligent instability: State-of-the-art from the smallest to most severe injuries 34:32

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Featuring: Dr Christopher Klifto, Dr Michael Banffy and Dr Scott Trenhaile. Dive into a discussion on shoulder instability injuries and guiding patient to a return to activity. The panel examines several hot topics, including soft tissue management with solutions like the Q-FIX◊ KNOTLESS All-Suture Anchor and bony augmentation for glenoid bone loss…

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AJSM June 2025 5-in-5 Podcast 7:40

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Five articles from the June 2025 issue summarized in five minutes, with the addition of a brief editorial commentary. The 5-in-5 feature is designed to give readers an overview of articles that may pique their interest and encourage more detailed reading. It may also be used by busy readers who would prefer a brief audio summary in order to select …

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Episode 302: Farewell to Dr Lubowitz & Welcome to Dr Rossi: The Arthroscopy Journal Editor-in-Chief Handoff 35:37

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Drs Tucker, Lubowitz and Rossi discuss Farewell to Dr Lubowitz & Welcome to Dr Rossi: The Arthroscopy Journal Editor-in-Chief HandoffBy AANA

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Episode 301: Comparable Clinical and Functional Outcomes Between Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation and Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation for Articular Cartilage Lesions in the Patellofemoral Joint ... 27:01

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Drs Lau, Triana and Gonzales-Lomas discuss Comparable Clinical and Functional Outcomes Between Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation and Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation for Articular Cartilage Lesions in the Patellofemoral Joint at a Mean Follow-Up of 5 YearsBy AANA

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Joint Ventures Podcast: The Partial-Thickness Conundrum: Who Needs Biology and Who Needs Biomechanics? 34:32

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Listen to a discussion to learn which types of partial-thickness rotator cuff tear benefit from isolated bioinductive repair with the REGENETEN◊ Implant. Hear the panel’s views on which tears require a sutured repair or can be managed conservatively, what defines state-of-the-art and being specific in patient targeting.…

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Episode 300: Editorial Commentary: Early Postoperative Stiffness After Rotator Cuff Repair Is Often a Good Thing 24:31

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Drs Arner and Werner discuss the Editorial Commentary: Early Postoperative Stiffness After Rotator Cuff Repair Is Often a Good ThingBy AANA

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AJSM June 2025 Podcast: Sagittal Slope-Reducing High Tibial Osteotomy Decreases Anterior Cruciate Ligament Force and Coupled Internal Tibial Rotation Under Pivoting Loads: A Computational Modeling Study ... 23:24

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Sagittal-plane slope-reducing high tibial osteotomy (HTO) can reduce the risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in knees with a high posterior tibial slope. The biomechanical effect of slope-reducing HTO on tibiofemoral kinematics and force carried by the ACL remains less well understood. In conclusion, slope-reducing HTO decreased ACL for…

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Episode 299: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis Is Associated With Reduced Risk for Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in an Insurance Claims ... 24:42

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Drs Slone and Zhang discuss Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis Is Associated With Reduced Risk for Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in an Insurance Claims DatabaseBy AANA

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133: ACLR Outcomes: Factors Associated with RTP and Re-Injury 14:35

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Today’s episode is kind of an Overtime / Ask The Sports Docs crossover. One of the PTs that Ashley works closely with asked her why some patients do well after ACL surgery and some don’t fare as well, despite the surgery being identical in terms of technique, graft choice, post-op protocol etc. An article was just published in AJSM this month looki…

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132: Overtime – PCLR graft choice 13:31

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Welcome to Overtime with the Sports Docs! On each of these mini episodes, we chat about a new article or new surgical technique in the field of sports medicine. We’ll give you our quick take on the most recent data and how this data will be impacting our practice. Today, we’re talking about posterior cruciate ligament injuries – specifically, surgi…

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131: ATSD: “Should I Have PRP for My Partial Rotator Cuff Tear?" 10:03

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We get lots of questions from our patients and 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, with some literature to back it up. Before we jump into our discussion today, we want to quickly update you o…

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130: Ask The Sports Docs: “Should I have surgery for my SLAP tear?” 11:31

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We get lots of questions from our patients and 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, with some literature to back it up. Before we jump into our discussion today, we want to quickly update you o…

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129: (Reboot): Mastering the MPFL with Dr. Miho Tanaka and Dr. Beth Shubin Stein (LIVE at AOSSM 2024) 41:11

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Today’s episode is going to focus on management of patellar instability – including nonsurgical treatment, MPFL reconstruction techniques and the addition of other procedures including trochleoplasty and osteotomies. We are joined today by two outstanding guests! Dr. Miho Tanaka is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and the…

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AJSM May 2025 5-in-5 Podcast 5:59

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Five articles from the May 2025 issue summarized in five minutes, with the addition of a brief editorial commentary. The 5-in-5 feature is designed to give readers an overview of articles that may pique their interest and encourage more detailed reading. It may also be used by busy readers who would prefer a brief audio summary in order to select t…

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AJSM May 2025 Podcast: Two-Year Follow-up of a Group-Sequential, Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of a Subacromial Balloon Spacer for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears of the Shoulder (START:REACTS ... 25:26

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The best management of irreparable rotator cuff tears remains uncertain, with multiple new techniques introduced over the past 2 decades. Two options for treatment are arthroscopic debridement and biceps tenotomy, or the subacromial balloon spacer. Early trial results favored the former option, but the 2-year results have not yet been reported. In …

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Episode 298: Arthroscopic Subacromial Balloon Spacer for Massive Rotator Cuff Tears Demonstrates Improved Shoulder Functionality and High Revision-Free Survival Rates at a Minimum 5-year Follow up 25:37

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Drs Lau and Familiari discuss Arthroscopic Subacromial Balloon Spacer for Massive Rotator Cuff Tears Demonstrates Improved Shoulder Functionality and High Revision-Free Survival Rates at a Minimum 5-year Follow upBy AANA

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128: (Reboot): Dr. Matt Provencher and Dr. Armando Vidal on Strategies for Multi-ligamentous Knee Surgery (LIVE at AOSSM 2024) 35:39

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Today’s episode is going to focus on the workup of a patient with a suspected multiligamentous knee injury as well as a surgical approach that follows – including acute versus delayed surgery, repair versus reconstruction, surgical technique and order of operations in the OR. We are joined today by two outstanding guests! Dr. Matt Provencher is an …

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AJSM April 2025 5-in-5 Podcast 6:47

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Five articles from the April 2025 issue summarized in five minutes, with the addition of a brief editorial commentary. The 5-in-5 feature is designed to give readers an overview of articles that may pique their interest and encourage more detailed reading. It may also be used by busy readers who would prefer a brief audio summary in order to select…

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Episode 297: Arthroscopic Anatomic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Primary Repair Restores Anterior Tibial Translation Intraoperatively at Time Zero With No Additional Effect of Suture Augmentation 37:25

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Drs Salzer and DiFelice discuss Arthroscopic Anatomic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Primary Repair Restores Anterior Tibial Translation Intraoperatively at Time Zero With No Additional Effect of Suture AugmentationBy AANA

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AJSM April 2025 Podcast: The Biomechanical Importance of Bone Block Positioning in Glenoid Augmentation: Every Millimeter Matters 16:52

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In the presence of anterior glenoid bone loss (aGBL), options for bony glenoid augmentation include Latarjet procedures and free bone block transfers. Bone graft placement is challenging, and malposition causes complications, such as recurrent instability or osteoarthritis. In conclusion, in the presence of aGBL, flush bone block placement restores…

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127: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Return to Sport Following Arthroscopic Bankart Repair 9:44

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Our last poster is titled Outcomes and Return to Sport Following Arthroscopic Bankart Repair for Anterior Shoulder Instability in Contact versus Non-contact Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. We’ve spoken a lot about the surgical treatment for anterior shoulder instability on this podcast – most recently with Dr. Brian Lau. That is ep…

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Elevating the standard of care in knee repair 37:16

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Get expert perspectives on treating the entire knee from leading surgeons and the UFC Performance Institute’s Senior Director of Physical Therapy. With the aim of getting their patients back to their lives, the panel explains why they consider multiple aspects of knee preservation: ligament reconstruction (quad grafts, LET and multi-ligament), meni…

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Episode 296: Arthroscope-Assisted Lower Trapezius Tendon Transfer Using Achilles Tendon Allograft for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears Demonstrates Excellent Short-Term Outcomes in the Setting of Concomitant ... 29:16

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Drs Kaplan and Akpinar discuss Arthroscope-Assisted Lower Trapezius Tendon Transfer Using Achilles Tendon Allograft for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears Demonstrates Excellent Short-Term Outcomes in the Setting of Concomitant Subscapularis Repair.By AANA

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126: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Sleep & Orthopaedic Surgeons 10:19

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Our next poster is titled Sleep in Orthopaedic Surgeons: A Prospective Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Home Call on Orthopedic Attending and Resident Sleep. Recurrent episodes of partial sleep deprivation resulting from call schedules are commonly seen in physicians. This has been shown to cause decreased mental effectiveness while at work, whi…

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125: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Concussions, the NBA & Injury Risk 7:25

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Our next poster is titled Characterization of Concussions in the National Basketball Association and the 90-day Period Following Return to Play: Analysis of Musculoskeletal Injury Risk and Player Performance. This study was performed at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona and sought to determine the incidence of musculoskeletal injury in the immediate 90-da…

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Episode 295: Editorial Commentary: Testosterone, Growth Hormone, and Vitamin D Supplementation Is Not Routinely Indicated for Orthopaedic Surgery Patients 26:45

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Drs Arner and Dekker discuss Editorial Commentary: Testosterone, Growth Hormone, and Vitamin D Supplementation Is Not Routinely Indicated for Orthopaedic Surgery Patients.By AANA

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Episode 294: Biceps Tenodesis and SLAP Repair Show Similar Outcomes in Overhead Throwing Athletes With Baseball Pitchers Exhibiting Worse Rates of Return to Sport: A Systematic Review 20:07

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Drs Slone and Verma discuss Biceps Tenodesis and SLAP Repair Show Similar Outcomes in Overhead Throwing Athletes With Baseball Pitchers Exhibiting Worse Rates of Return to Sport: A Systematic Review.By AANA

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124: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Patellofemoral Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation 8:50

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Our next AAOS 2025 Annual Meeting poster is titled Mid-term Follow-up of Patellofemoral Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation. This study was performed by Dr. Bill Bugbee and his team at the Scripps Clinic. Dr. Bugbee was a guest on our show back in November 2023. That is episode 59 and 60, if you want to go check it out. In that episode, we disc…

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123: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Return to Performance Following UCL Surgery in MLB Pitchers 10:58

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We are 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 Diego to take part. The educational program was comprised of instructional course …

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Episode 293: Patients With a History of Lumbar Fusion Have a Greater Risk of Revision Arthroscopy and Conversion to Total Hip Arthroplasty After Primary Hip Arthroscopy 26:09

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Drs Tucker and Domb discuss Perioperative Testosterone Supplementation Improves Outcomes of Orthopaedic Surgeries: A Systematic Review of Heterogeneous StudiesBy AANA

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122: Reboot: Andrea Spiker - Hip Preservation (Part II) 42:18

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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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AJSM March 2025 Podcast: Successful Medial Meniscal Repair Reduces Knee Pain 10 Years After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Exploring the Consequences of Subsequent Surgery With Causal Mediation ... 13:26

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Medial meniscal repair performed at the time of primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) has been shown to be significantly associated with subsequent surgery, and subsequent surgery has been associated with increased Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) pain score and decreased patient satisfaction. In conclusion, su…

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Episode 292: Anchor Arthropathy of the Shoulder Joint After Instability Repair: Outcomes Improve With Revision Surgery 25:31

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Drs Dekker and Arner discuss Anchor Arthropathy of the Shoulder Joint After Instability Repair: Outcomes Improve With Revision Surgery.By AANA

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121: Reboot: Andrea Spiker - Hip Preservation (Part I) 40:44

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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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AJSM March 2025 5-in-5 Podcast 5:49

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Five articles from the March 2025 issue summarized in five minutes, with the addition of a brief editorial commentary. The 5-in-5 feature is designed to give readers an overview of articles that may pique their interest and encourage more detailed reading. It may also be used by busy readers who would prefer a brief audio summary in order to select…

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Episode 291: Patients With a History of Lumbar Fusion Have a Greater Risk of Revision Arthroscopy and Conversion to Total Hip Arthroplasty After Primary Hip Arthroscopy 30:01

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Drs Kaplan and Ranawat discuss Patients With a History of Lumbar Fusion Have a Greater Risk of Revision Arthroscopy and Conversion to Total Hip Arthroplasty After Primary Hip Arthroscopy.By AANA

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120: Ask the Sports Docs: The Evidence for Common Nonsurgical Modalities in Sports Medicine 8:17

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We get lots of questions from our patients and 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 is going to focus on an area of sports medicine that we ge…

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Episode 290: Root Repair Has Superior Radiological and Clinical Outcomes Than Partial Meniscectomy and Non-Operative Treatment in The Management of Meniscus Root tears; A Systematic Review 21:11

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Drs Lau and Krych discuss Root Repair Has Superior Radiological and Clinical Outcomes Than Partial Meniscectomy and Non-Operative Treatment in The Management of Meniscus Root tears: A Systematic Review.By AANA

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119: Overtime – Team Physician Malpractice Liability 13:32

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On each of these mini episodes, we chat about a new article or new surgical technique in the field of sports medicine. We’ll give you our quick take on the most recent data and how this data will impact our practice. Today, we’re broaching a topic that we haven’t discussed before on this podcast. And that is the medico-legal side of sports medicine…

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Episode 289: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Graft Options 41:34

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Drs Tucker and Sgaglione discuss the infographic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Graft OptionsBy AANA

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118: Reboot: Dr. Brian Cole on Osteochondral Allograft Reconstruction: Impact of Research on Clinical Practice (LIVE at AOSSM 2024) 34:54

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It is a Reboot Special with one of our faves - Dr. Brian Cole! Today’s episode is going to focus on osteochondral allograft transplantation, and specifically how basic science research can and should impact your clinical practice. We are joined today by Dr. Brian Cole, a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surg…

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AJSM February 2025 Podcast: Association of Smokeless Tobacco Use With Perioperative Complications and Revision Surgery After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction 14:13

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Tobacco use is a known modifiable risk factor for postoperative complications and revision surgery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Previous studies focus on tobacco as a broad categorization of traditional smoking, smokeless tobacco, and other forms of nicotine use. It is unclear if differences in the type of nicotine used l…

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AJSM February 2025 5-in-5 Podcast 5:41

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Five articles from the February 2025 issue summarized in five minutes, with the addition of a brief editorial commentary. The 5-in-5 feature is designed to give readers an overview of articles that may pique their interest and encourage more detailed reading. It may also be used by busy readers who would prefer a brief audio summary in order to sel…

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Episode 288: Age and Surgical Volume Impact Likelihood and Technique of Lateral Extraarticular Augmentation During Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction 33:55

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Drs Arner and Ernat discuss Age and Surgical Volume Impact Likelihood and Technique of Lateral Extraarticular Augmentation During Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionBy AANA