Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Experts Contribute to Course Lectures and Presentations at the AOSSM 2024 Annual Meeting

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) hosted its 52^nd annual meeting July 10-14, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Several members of the UPMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery attended and contributed to meaningful instructional courses, panel discussions, and more. Learn about their contributions below and view the full schedule of events.

Instructional Courses

All You Need to Know About Meniscus Preservation
Volker Musahl, MD

The Changing Paradigm of Posterior Shoulder Instability: From Simple Repair to Arthroscopic Bone Block
Justin Arner, MD

Technical Tips and Tricks for Knee Osteotomy
Volker Musahl, MD

Masterclass in Multi-Ligamentous Knee Injuries: Expert Perspectives
Volker Musahl, MD

Shoulder Problems in Overhead Sports: Surgeons Beware – It Isn’t Always so Straight Forward: An Interactive, Round Table, Case-Based Problem-Solving Session

Albert Lin, MD

Debates

LET Alone vs. Slope Reducing Osteotomy in ACL Revision in the Case of Borderline Slope Gold Medal Debater

Volker Musahl, MD

Sessions

Isolated ACL Reconstruction or LET It Be
Moderated by Volker Musahl, MD

Surgical Management of Complex Knee Sports Injuries: A Global Perspective from ISAKOS
Panelist: Volker Musahl, MD

The Formal EU-US Meniscus Rehabilitation Consensus: An ESSKA-AOSSM-AASPT Initiative
Panelist: James Irrgang, PT, PhD

Osteotomy – No Bones About It
Panelist: Volker Musahl, MD

Papers

Acromial Morphology in Primary versus Revision Posterior Shoulder Instability Patients
Justin Arner, MD

MRI demonstrates similar diagnostic value to MR arthrogram for determining labral tear extent up to 2 weeks following shoulder dislocation

Ting Cong, MD

Incidental Teres Minor Atrophy in Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair of the Supraspinatus Occurs Frequently and is Associated with Worse Postoperative Outcomes Without Higher Failure Rates

Stephan Marcaccio, MD

Posters

Location of Shoulder Glenoid Labral Tears: A Study of 1763 Consecutive Patients
Justin Arner, MD

Risk Factors Associated with Revision and Contralateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR) Following Primary ACLR
James Irrgang, PT, PhD

Preoperative MRI Underestimates Shoulder Labral Injuries Compared with Diagnostic Arthroscopy

Zachary J. Herman, MD

Prognostic Factors in Recurrent Shoulder Instability following Arthroscopic Anterior Stabilization

Ehab M. Nazzal, MD

Direct Comparison of Modified Jobe and Docking Reconstructions to UCL Repair with Internal Brace at Mid-term Follow-up
Stephen Bayer, MD

Location of Shoulder Glenoid Labral Tears: A Study of 1237 Consecutive Athletes

Stephan Marcaccio, MD

Best-fit Circle Missing Area Method Shows Good Accuracy and Inter-rater Reliability When Assessing Glenoid Bone Loss

Cortez Brown, MD

Long Term Outcomes of Partial Proximal Hamstring Avulsion Repair: Average 10 Year Follow-up

Benjamin Rothrauff, MD, PhD

Graft Diameter and Tibial Slope, not Remnant Preservation, are Associated with Symptomatic Cyclops Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Jonathan D. Hughes, MD

MRI Offers Greater Reliability for Assessment of Glenoid Track Concept than CT

Nicholas Apseloff, MD

Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with side-to-side sutures for full thickness transtendinous supraspinatus tears yields excellent outcomes and low re-tear rates similar to traditional tendon-to-bone fixation at mean follow up of 4 years

Sophia McMahon, BA

Association of Sex-Mismatch Between Donor and Recipient with Graft Survivorship and Clinical Outcomes After Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation

Ariana Lott, MD

Early full knee extension predicts successful return to sport following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Camila Grandberg, MD

Awards/Recognition

Justin Arner, MD

VJSM Award – Best Picture