2022 Specialty Day Access Pass-Program Agenda

Program Agenda

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The 2022 AANA/RJOS Specialty Day, held on March 26 in Chicago, featured a comprehensive agenda focused on advancements and diversity in orthopaedics. The event opened with a welcome from leaders including Drs. Mark H. Getelman, Brian R. Waterman, Mary K. Mulcahey, and Anna Cohen-Rosenblum, followed by a keynote on diversity collaboration by Dr. Mulcahey.<br /><br />Session I covered ACL knee ligament injuries, discussing female athlete risk factors, pediatric ACL management, synthetic and biologic repair techniques, graft choices debated by Drs. Patzkowski and Matzkin, lateral tenodesis, and revision surgeries, culminating in a panel case discussion.<br /><br />Session II addressed meniscus and cartilage issues, including clinical management of chondral defects, unstable ramp lesions, meniscal root repairs, osteochondral allografts, autologous chondrocyte implantation, biologic treatments, emerging surgical adjuncts, and corrective osteotomies, followed by Q&A and case discussions.<br /><br />Session III focused on patellofemoral instability, with talks on risk factors, soft tissue structures (MPFL, MQTFL, LRL), tibial tubercle osteotomy, trochleoplasty, and a panel discussion.<br /><br />Session IV concentrated on the hip, featuring talks on outcome integration, FAI arthroscopic management, labral reconstruction, hyperlaxity and instability management, and a debate on hamstring injury treatments.<br /><br />Session V highlighted diversity and inclusion with the history of RJOS, lectures on implicit bias and imposter syndrome, recognition awards, and a panel on advancing diversity.<br /><br />After a lunch break, Session VII covered shoulder instability, bone loss measurement, glenoid augmentation techniques including Latarjet and bone block, posterior instability, with a case panel.<br /><br />Session VIII featured the AANA Innovations Lecture by Dr. Martha Murray.<br /><br />Session IX explored rotator cuff repairs, augmentation indications, biologic approaches, tendon transfers, superior capsular reconstruction, balloon spacers, and reverse shoulder arthroplasty considerations, ending with a panel case review.<br /><br />The program concluded with closing remarks and gratitude from the co-chairs, underscoring the day’s focus on clinical excellence, innovation, and diversity in orthopaedic surgery.

Keywords

AANA RJOS Specialty Day 2022

orthopaedics advancements

ACL knee ligament injuries

meniscus cartilage management

patellofemoral instability

hip arthroscopic management

diversity inclusion orthopaedics

shoulder instability treatments

rotator cuff repair techniques

orthopaedic surgical innovation