Best SportsDocsPod Podcasts (2025)

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

1d ago9:44

9:44

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

8d ago10:19

10:19

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

15d ago7:25

7:25

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

22d ago8:50

8:50

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

29d ago10:58

10:58

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

1M ago42:18

42:18

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

1M ago40:44

40:44

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

2M ago8:17

8:17

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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119: Overtime – Team Physician Malpractice Liability 13:32

2M ago13:32

13:32

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

2M ago34:54

34:54

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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117: Game Plan: Pickleball 12:30

2M ago12:30

12:30

Welcome to another episode of Game Plan! It has been a while since we have done one of these Game Plan episodes so to quickly review: These episodes are specifically designed for patients. They are designed to hopefully answer some of the questions you have about the most common sports medicine conditions, injury prevention and treatment options. T…

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116: Overtime – ACL Graft Choice and Psychological Readiness to RTS 18:16

3M ago18:16

18:16

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 graft choice for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, and specifically how that impacts psycho…

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115: Overtime – Tranexamic Acid for Rotator Cuff Repair 13:42

3M ago13:42

13:42

Today, we’re talking about the use of tranexamic acid or “TXA” for rotator cuff repair surgery. First, what is TXA? If you’re not an arthroplasty surgeon or a traumatologist, you may not be as familiar with this medication. TXA is drug that inhibits the enzymatic breakdown of fibrin blood clots, also known as fibrinolysis. By doing this, TXA stabil…

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114: Overtime – Rehab after MPFL + TTO 11:40

3M ago11:40

11:40

Today, we’re talking about postoperative rehabilitation after combined medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction and tibial tubercle osteotomy to treat recurrent patellar instability. As we’ve spoken about before on this show, literature to guide postop recovery after orthopedic surgery is lacking. Often times, we’re using our experience and th…

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113: Ask The Sports Docs: The Scoop on Supplements 14:49

3M ago14:49

14:49

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 a question we get asked a lot: What c…

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112: Year in Review: 2024 - Part II 16:54

4M ago16:54

16:54

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 again ranked in …

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111: Year in Review: 2024 - Part I 12:07

4M ago12:07

12:07

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 again ranked in …

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110: Dr. Patrick Denard – Treatment of Challenging Rotator Cuff Pathology (Part 2) 25:57

4M ago25:57

25:57

Our conversation picks back up with an article published in the December 2020 issue of Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine titled “Surgical Management of Massive Irreparable Cuff Tears: Superior Capsular Reconstruction.” Authored by our guest today, this review article summarizes the biomechanical properties and functional outcomes of super…

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109: Dr. Patrick Denard – Treatment of Challenging Rotator Cuff Pathology (Part 1) 33:05

4M ago33:05

33:05

On today’s episode we’re focusing on challenging rotator cuff pathology with Dr. Patrick Denard, an orthopedic shoulder surgeon at the Oregon Shoulder Institute. We have some great articles for you that contribute well to our conversation on the treatment options for massive reparable, as well as irreparable, rotator cuff injuries. As always, links…

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108: Advances in Medial Meniscus Root Repair with Dr. Aaron Krych (Part 2) 26:35

5M ago26:35

26:35

In this episode, we’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. Aaron Krych and focus on surgical advancements to address meniscus extrusion and optimize postoperative outcomes for patients. Our conversation picks back up with an article published last month in Arthroscopy Techniques titled “Arthroscopic Centralization of the Extruded Meniscus Wit…

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107: Advances in Medial Meniscus Root Repair with Dr. Aaron Krych (Part 1) 24:37

5M ago24:37

24:37

On today’s episode we’re focusing on medial meniscus root repairs with Dr. Aaron Krych, Chair of Orthopedic Surgery and Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. We have some great articles for you that contribute well to our conversation on the optimal treatment of medial meniscus root tears, including recent adva…

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106: Overtime: SLAP Tear Management - Repair or Tenodesis? (REBOOT) 31:24

5M ago31:24

31:24

Welcome to Overtime with the Sports Docs. On each of these mini episodes, Catherine and I 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’re …

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105: Overtime – Hamstring Injury Severity and Time Missed in the NFL 10:26

6M ago10:26

10:26

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 hamstring injuries in the NFL. And if your fantasy team is…

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104: Ask The Sports Docs: Is Cryo-Pneumatic Therapy Post-Operatively Worth It? 10:52

6M ago10:52

10:52

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 one specific question that we get ask…

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How to Win Your NFL Fantasy League (2024 Reboot) 32:16

6M ago32:16

32:16

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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102: Why Did I Tear My ACL? (Reboot) 32:35

6M ago32:35

32:35

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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101: Dr. Mark Price: Shoulder Instability in Athletes - Part II 32:14

7M ago32:14

32:14

Welcome to a very special episode of The Sports Docs Podcast. In celebration of our 101st 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. His death is an immeasurable loss to his family a…

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100: Dr. Mark Price: Shoulder Instability in Athletes - Part I 27:24

7M ago27:24

27:24

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. His death is an immeasurable loss to his family a…

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99: Dr. Rachel Frank – Concussions and Emergency Action Planning in Soccer (Part 2) 32:58

7M ago32:58

32:58

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. Our conversation picks back up with a review article published in the July 2023 issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine titled “On-Field Sports Emergencie…

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98: Dr. Rachel Frank – Concussions and Emergency Action Planning in Soccer (Part 1) 38:44

7M ago38:44

38:44

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 importan…

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97: Dr. Brian Cole – Rotator Cuff Repair Augmentation 27:47

8M ago27:47

27:47

On today’s episode we’re focusing on biologic augmentation of rotator cuff tears – including an algorithm for determining which patients require augmentation as well as different augmentation approaches such as extracellular matrix scaffolds and Orthobiologics. We are joined today by Dr. Brian Cole, a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Chair of th…

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

8M ago41:11

41:11

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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95: Dr. Kevin Farmer on Athletic Shoulder Injuries: From the Sideline to the OR (LIVE at AOSSM 2024) 26:42

8M ago26:42

26:42

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. We are joined today by Dr.…

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93: Dr. Matt Provencher and Dr. Armando Vidal on Strategies for Multi-ligamentous Knee Surgery (LIVE at AOSSM 2024) 34:21

8M ago34:21

34:21

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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94: Dr. Peter Millett on Rotator Cuff Mastery (LIVE at AOSSM 2024) 31:50

8M ago31:50

31:50

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. We are joined today by Dr. Peter Millett, an orthopedic surgeon and part…

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

9M ago34:54

34:54

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…

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

9M 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

9M 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

9M 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

10M 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

11M 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

11M 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

11M 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

12M 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

1y 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

1y 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

1y 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

1y 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

1y 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

1y 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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