Focus Demonstrations
New this year: Focus Demonstrations are free of charge. The Focus Demonstration sessions are intended to offer you a unique experience. To keep the atmosphere informal and hands-on, each demonstration is limited to 20 participants and 1 or 2 faculty members. This will allow a hands-on experience and easy dialogue with the "experts." The faculty members will discuss pearls and pitfalls for each procedure. Please register for the Focus Demo’s of your choice on the registration form. The Focus Demonstrations are a supplement to the course. To register for these you must also register for another component of the Fall Course.
NO CME CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN
Thursday, November 20 • 7:30 am – 9:00 am
Session A: Hip Impingement with Labral Repair
Sponsor: Arthrex, Inc.
Michael B. Gerhardt, MD
Goal: Arthroscopic approaches to diagnose and treat hip labral problems will be presented. Patient selection, special instrumentation, and postoperative management will be discussed.
Session B: Hip Impingement with Labral Repair
Sponsor: Smith & Nephew, Endoscopy, Inc.
Marc J. Philippon, MD
Goal: The arthroscopic technique and results of labral treatment in the hip will be demonstrated. The role of debridement versus repair using a Bioraptor anchor will be highlighted.
Session C: Techniques for Meniscus Repair
Sponsors: Arthrex, Biomet Sports Medicine, ConMed Linvatec, MTF, Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Nicholas A. Sgaglione, MD
Goal: Multiple different techniques to address meniscus tears including difficult posterior lateral and medial approaches will be demonstrated.
Session D: Large Rotator Cuff Tears
Sponsor: ArthroCare Sports Medicine
Jeffrey S. Abrams, MD and Robert H. Bell, MD
Goal: Knotless suture anchor repairs will be demonstrated including single and double-row bridging techniques. Tears including the subscapularis and margin convergence techniques will be demonstrated.
Friday, November 21 • 7:30 am – 9:00 am
Session E: Rotator Cuff Utilizing Speed Bridge
Sponsor: Arthrex, Inc.
Stephen S. Burkhart, MD and Anthony A. Romeo, MD
Goal: Double-row repairs including tissue mobilization, rigid medial fixation combined with knotless lateral repair will be demonstrated. Indications and results will be discussed.
Session F: Pearls and Pitfalls of Double Bundle ACL Surgery
Sponsor: Smith & Nephew, Inc., Endoscopy
Freddie H. Fu, MD
Goal: Indications, graft preparation, surgical technique, tunnel preparation, graft tensioning, and methods of fixation will be demonstrated.
Session G: Pearls and Pitfalls of Multiligament Reconstruction
Sponsor: Biomet Sports Medicine
Gregory C. Fanelli, MD
Goal: Combined ACL/PCL grafts will be demonstrated for the multiligament knee dislocation. Postoperative management and results will be discussed.
Session H: Knee Cartilage Transplantation and Joint Preservation Techniques
Sponsor: MTF
Annunziato Amendola, MD and Thomas R. Carter, MD
Goal: Allograft cartilage transplantation (ACT) will be demonstrated including osteochondral graft preparation and delivery system. Graft measurement, techniques, and postoperative programs will be discussed.
Friday, November 21
• 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Session I: Soft Tissue ACL Reconstruction with Stratis and Tritis ACL System
Sponsor: Covidien
Paul Re, MD
Goal: A novel approach to combined ACL surgery and meniscal repair will be demonstrated. Unique instrumentation will be highlighted to produce consistent and reliable results.
Session J: Innovations in Rotator Cuff Repair: Footprint PK Anchor
Sponsor: Smith & Nephew, Inc., Endoscopy
Michael A. Terry, MD and James C. Esch, MD
Goal: Techniques to mobilize and repair rotator cuff tears will be demonstrated. Footprint preparation and rigid fixation will be highlighted.
Session K: Arthroscopic Shoulder Instability Repair Featuring the Spectrum MVP Suture Passer
Sponsor: ConMed Linvatec
Jeffrey S. Abrams, MD and Don A. Buford, MD
Goal: Bankart suture anchor repair and capsular shifts are demonstrated using unique suture-passing devices and absorbable anchors. Indications and postoperative management results will be discussed.
Session L: Dual Row CUFFLOK Technique for RC Footprint Repair
Sponsor: DePuy Mitek
Richard L. Angelo, MD and Jeffrey L. Halbrecht, MD
Goal: A novel approach to repairing the rotator cuff with double-row fixation using Healix BR and Versalok knotless anchors. Indications, techniques, and postoperative management will be discussed.
Saturday, November 22 • 7:30 am – 9:00 am
Session M: All Inside ACL
Sponsor: Arthrex, Inc.
Mark Adickes, MD and James H. Lubowitz, MD
Goal: A novel mini-invasive technique to develop ACL bone tunnels using the retrodrill technique will be demonstrated. Results and postoperative management will be discussed.
Session N: Single Tunnel vs. One Tunnel ACL Repair: Why Do Two When One Will Do?
Sponsor: Biomet Sports Medicine
Stephen M. Howell, MD
Goal: ACL reconstruction using secure fixation techniques will be demonstrated. Different single tunnel methods will be reviewed and compared.
Session O: Anatomic ACL Reconstruction Using a Single Tunnel Through a Anteromedial Approach
Sponsor: DePuy Mitek
Charles L. Beck, MD
Goal: To demonstrate and teach the selection and drilling of proper anatomic ACL tunnels using the anteromedial approach to facilitate the ease of graft passage, to avoid impingement, and to optimize graft fixation. The new ACL femoral anatomic fixation placement and device will be demonstrated and discussed.
Thank you to the following companies for providing
educational grants to the Focus Demonstration sessions:
Arthrex, Inc.
ArthroCare Corporation
Biomet Sports Medicine
ConMed Linvatec
Covidien
DePuy Mitek
MTF
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Endoscopy
