We’re continuing with our favorite topic today – ACL tears – but today’s episode is going to focus on risk factors for ACL tears. Specifically, which of these risk factors can we modify to lessen the chance of sustaining ACL tear and how do we decrease that risk.

On today’s episode we’re continuing our discussion on shoulder instability with Dr. Mark Price, Orthopaedic Surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital and Head Team Physician for the New England Patriots. We have 5 great articles which we discuss over two episodes that really contribute well this conversation on how to best manage shoulder instability in athletes both in-season and post-season.

Welcome to a very special episode of The Sports Docs Podcast. In celebration of our 100th episode, we are honoring Dr. Mark Price who passed away on August 16, 2024 following his battle with leiomyosarcoma. We wanted to pay tribute to Dr. Price, who mentored us both through our residency at Harvard. 

In this episode, we’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. Rachel Frank and focus on emergency action plans as well as the sideline management of some common soccer-related orthopedic injuries.

On today’s episode we’re focusing on concussions and emergency action plans with Dr. Rachel Frank, head team orthopaedic surgeons for the Colorado Rapids soccer team and USA Soccer Network Physician. We have some great articles for you that contribute well to our conversation on the recognition and management of concussions, as well as the importance of emergency action planning. 

On today’s episode we’re discussing biologic augmentation of rotator cuff tears with Dr. Brian Cole – including an algorithm for determining which patients require augmentation as well as different augmentation approaches such as extracellular matrix scaffolds and Orthobiologics.

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.

Today’s episode is going to focus on two common athletic shoulder injuries that we see in American football – traumatic anterior shoulder dislocations and acromioclavicular joint injuries. We’ll dive into the acute on-field management followed by treatment thereafter, including nonoperative and surgical treatment options. 

Today’s episode is going to focus on rotator cuff repair – specifically the various repair constructs to address different tear patterns, when and how to best augment rotator cuff repairs and how our present clinical data can help us counsel our patients and optimize outcomes. 

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! 

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 Surgery at Rush University Medical Center, Chair of Surgery at Rush Oak Park Hospital and Section Head of the Rush Cartilage Restoration Center. 

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.

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 Mulcahey & Dr. Clayton Nuelle!

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 multi-center RCT – the BEAR-MOON trial! We are joined today by two outstanding guests - Dr. Brett Owens & Dr. Kurt Spindler!

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 extremity mobility after surgery.

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’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?

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! Today’s Ask The Sports Docs focuses on everything you ever wanted to know about bracing.

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.

In this episode, we’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. Bonnie Chien and focus on surgical treatment and rehab for Achilles tendon ruptures.