AANA Lab Course 913 - Advanced Knee Course-Course Agenda

Course Agenda

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The APEx Advanced Knee Ligament, Meniscus, and Articular Cartilage Course (Course #913) held November 1-3, 2019 in Rosemont, Illinois, offers comprehensive education on knee surgeries for orthopedic surgeons and medical professionals. The agenda includes lectures, panel discussions, and hands-on cadaver labs focusing on meniscus, articular cartilage, ligament reconstruction, and patellofemoral surgery.<br /><br />On Day 1 (Friday), the course opens with orientation followed by a series of lectures on meniscus anatomy, repair techniques (all-inside, inside-out, outside-in sutures), biologic augmentation, root tear treatments, and meniscus transplantation. A case-based panel discussion reviews meniscus resection, repair, and transplantation. The evening features non-CME spotlight demonstrations, including complex meniscal repairs by Smith and Nephew, and MACI cartilage procedures by Vericel.<br /><br />Day 2 (Saturday) covers articular cartilage management with evidence-based treatments for condylar lesions, OCD, patellofemoral cartilage issues, orthobiologics, and rehabilitation. A decision-making panel discussion is followed by cadaver labs on meniscus repair, transplantation, and cartilage procedures. After lunch, ACL surgery topics such as graft selection, fixation techniques, primary repair, revision surgery, and extra-articular procedures are covered, with a panel debate on state-of-the-art ACL treatments. The afternoon includes lectures on PCL, MCL, posterolateral, and multiple ligament reconstructions, followed by related cadaver labs focusing on anatomy and surgical approaches. The day concludes with a case-based roundtable dinner discussion.<br /><br />Day 3 (Sunday) focuses on patellofemoral instability with lectures on assessment, stabilization procedures, tibial tubercle osteotomies, trochleoplasty, and patellofemoral arthroplasty. Panels discuss challenging cases, followed by lectures on high tibial osteotomy (HTO), tibial slope impact, valgus knee correction, and evidence-based decision making between osteotomy and arthroplasty. The course ends with cadaver labs on patellofemoral surgery, osteotomy, and open dissections.<br /><br />Course chairs are Drs. Nicholas Sgaglione and Kevin Bonner, supported by expert faculty including Robert LaPrade and others. Participants are encouraged to bring writing materials and arrive well-rested to maximize learning from lectures, discussions, and practical cadaver labs.

Keywords

APEx Advanced Knee Course

knee ligament surgery

meniscus repair techniques

articular cartilage management

ligament reconstruction

patellofemoral surgery

ACL surgery

cadaver labs

orthobiologics

high tibial osteotomy