Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, learners should be able to:

Knee, Ligaments, and Cartilage

• Identify treatment options for ACL, PCL, MCL, PLC, and multi-ligament knee injuries.
• Evaluate current ACL techniques (repair, BEAR, revision, LET, IB).
• Discuss meniscal repair and transplantation, including augmentation and complication management.
• Assess cartilage restoration options (MACI, OATS, OCA, synthetics, realignment, subchondroplasty) using case-based decision making.
• Review osteotomy techniques (HTO, DFO, slope reduction, TTO) and complication management.

Hip

• Differentiate common causes of hip pain (FAI, dysplasia, abductor tears, ITB syndrome, CECS) and apply surgical and rehabilitation strategies.
• Review arthroscopic techniques for labral repair, capsular management, and hip rehabilitation.

Shoulder and Upper Extremity

• Evaluate management of rotator cuff tears (small, massive, irreparable) and understand optimal treatments
• Compare treatment options for irreparable rotator cuff tears (Tendon transfers, SCR, and spacers).
• Review treatment options for biceps tendon pathology (tenotomy, tenodesis, rerouting/augmentation, nonoperative care).
• Discuss surgical management of AC joint injuries, clavicle fractures, and pectoralis major tendon tears.
• Compare treatment approaches for shoulder instability, including bone augmentation (Latarjet, distal tibia allograft), posterior instability, and complications.

Elbow and the Throwing Athlete

• Evaluate prevention, repair, and reconstruction of UCL injuries, including rehab and complication management.
• Discuss management of the overhead athlete with instability, SLAP pathology, cuff tears, and nerve compression syndromes.

Rehabilitation, Return to Play, and Team Care

• Recognize evidence-based rehabilitation protocols and return-to-play principles for knee injuries.
• Recognize evidence-based rehabilitation protocols and return-to-play principles after rotator cuff and shoulder instability surgery.
• Recognize evidence-based rehabilitation protocols and return-to-play principles after elbow injuries and surgeries in overhead throwing athletes.

Additional Sports Topics

• Manage pediatric sports injuries (ACL in youth, tibial eminence fractures, dysplasia).
• Recognize sex-specific considerations in the female athlete (ACL, RED-S, postpartum issues, RTS).
• Evaluate the role of supplements, nutrition, and orthobiologics (FDA guidelines, early OA, tendinopathies).
• Identify leadership, decision-making, and communication strategies for team physicians.

AMA Credit Designation

AAOS designates this live activity for a pending amount of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For Physicians: The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.