Sports Medicine Fellowship Forum: ACL Reconstruction—Options for Technique and Fixation
Sam Akhavan, MD (Pittsburgh, PA), presents his technical pearls for ACL reconstruction.
Sam Akhavan, MD (Pittsburgh, PA), presents his technical pearls for ACL reconstruction.
Christopher Kaeding, MD (Columbus, OH), presents novel techniques in ACL reconstruction for harvesting BTB grafts more efficiently and reproducibly.
Tal S. David, MD (San Diego, CA), discusses current technique options for knotless upper-border subscapularis repair.
Justin W. Griffin, MD (Virginia Beach, VA), discusses his rationale and surgical pearls for SCR.
Mark D. Miller, MD (Charlottesville, VA), demonstrates how to perform a quick percutaneous MCL release for improved visualization and access to the posterior medial compartment during knee arthroscopy.
This video covers the anatomy of the knee as it relates to patellofemoral joint pathologies.
This video discusses the pathomechanics, classification systems, and clinical decision-making associated with pathologies of the patellofemoral joint.
Darren J. Friedman, MD (New York, NY), uses FiberTape® suture to demonstrate the “hamstring muscle strip.” This technique allows for the quick and efficient removal of muscle tissue from a hamstring autograft and uses the posterior harvest approach in ACL...
James M. Gregory, MD (Houston, TX), shares a tip for reimplanting subacromial bursal tissue as a biologic adjunct following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
Paul C. Brady, MD (Knoxville, TN), shows a surgical pearl for using an intra-articular view from the posterior portal when shuttling the FiberTape® and knotless repair sutures during a SpeedBridge™ rotator cuff repair.
This video reviews the biomechanics of the knee as it relates to the pathology of the medial and lateral meniscus.
Thomas Carter, MD (Pheonix, AZ), demonstrates a meniscus transplant using the dovetail or slot technique.
This video provides an overview of the anatomy of the knee as it relates to the pathology of the medial and lateral meniscus.
Steve E. Jordan, MD (Gulf Breeze, FL), demonstrates a hamstring harvest using a posterior approach in preparation for an ACL reconstruction using the atraumatic tendon harvester.
Robert F. Laprade, MD, PhD (Minneapolis, MN), and Lars Engebretsen, MD, PhD (Oslo, Norway), perform a posterolateral corner reconstruction using the Arthrex Collateral Ligament Reconstruction Set.
Aaron J. Krych, MD (Rochester, MN), demonstrates the ZoneNavigator™ system by placing a cruciform suture configuration using the inside-out technique to repair an anterior radial medial meniscus tear.
This video covers the anatomy of the knee as it relates to posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuries.
Michael G. Baraga, MD (Miami, FL), demonstrates a quick tip to ensure the femoral button is flipped without using fluoroscopy during an all-inside ACL reconstruction.
Paul E. Caldwell, MD (Richmond, VA), demonstrates a quick tip for safely removing the graft from the final cutting block during a BioUni® OATS® procedure.
Paul C. Brady, MD (Knoxville, TN), demonstrates a surgical pearl for repairing delaminated partial-thickness rotator cuff tears.
E. Lyle Cain Jr, MD (Birmingham, AL), demonstrates a surgical pearl for tensioning Knotless FiberTak® anchors during glenoid labral repair.
Benjamin G. Domb, MD (Chicago, IL), demonstrates a tip to ensure safe and reliable soft-tissue fixation for hip labral repair using knotless FiberTak® anchors by sounding the drill hole.
Mark D. Campbell, MD (Phoenix, AZ), demonstrates a tip for increasing exposure to improve efficiency during a medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
Rachel M. Frank, MD (Denver, CO), explains how to recognize and treat bone marrow lesions. Dr. Frank discusses applications for treatment and details her surgical technique before a brief discussion on the supporting literature for operative treatment.