AANA Knee Arthroscopy - September 2024-Course Agenda

Course Agenda

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The AANA Comprehensive Advanced Knee Course, held at the Orthopaedic Learning Center in Rosemont, IL, features a series of expert-led pre-course online lectures designed to prepare registrants for the hands-on lab experience. The lectures cover critical topics across four major areas: Patellofemoral, Meniscus, Articular Cartilage, and Ligament injuries and treatments.<br /><br />In the Patellofemoral section, faculty discuss clinical assessments, MPFL reconstruction, indications for tibial tubercle osteotomy (TTO), trochleoplasty, cartilage injury management, and complications arising from MPFL surgery. <br /><br />The Meniscus module addresses repair versus partial meniscectomy decisions, in-season athlete management, repair techniques (all-inside, inside-out, outside-in), and treatment of specific tear types like radial, horizontal cleavage, and root tears. Advanced repair techniques, biologic augmentation, transplantation indications, and technical pearls for pediatric cases involving discoid meniscus are also covered.<br /><br />Articular Cartilage lectures focus on orthobiologic injections, decision-making for debridement, treatment debates regarding microfracture (MFX) versus autograft transfer for smaller lesions, osteochondral allograft (OCA) and matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI) for larger lesions, adoption of new technologies, and strategies for failed cartilage surgeries.<br /><br />The Ligament section includes detailed discussions on ACL graft selection debates (patellar tendon versus quadriceps tendon), the role of primary ACL repair, operative techniques for MCL injuries, and approaches to multiple ligament reconstruction.<br /><br />All lectures are 10 minutes each, delivered by leading specialists, and will be recorded and provided to registered participants before the live lab course. Additionally, a comprehensive compilation of webinar and live course content will be made available post-event for ongoing learning and reference.

Keywords

AANA Comprehensive Advanced Knee Course

Orthopaedic Learning Center Rosemont

Patellofemoral injuries

MPFL reconstruction

Tibial tubercle osteotomy

Meniscus repair techniques

Articular cartilage treatment

Orthobiologic injections

ACL graft selection

Multiple ligament reconstruction