The Sports Docs Podcast
Sports medicine is a constantly evolving field, with hundreds of new articles published each month on the topic. This ever-growing wealth of information can make it challenging to stay updated on the newest approaches and techniques, and to know which data should actually change your practice. Join orthopedic surgeons, Dr. Catherine Logan and Dr. Ashley Bassett, as they chat about the most recent developments in sports medicine and dissect through all the noise.
On each episode of The Sports Docs podcast, the hosts will tackle a specific injury – from ACL tears to shoulder instability – and review the top research from various high-impact journals that month, including The American Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, Sports Health, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, and more. The Sports Docs will also be joined by experts in the field of sports medicine – orthopedic surgeons, nonoperative sports medicine specialists, athletes, physical therapists, athletic trainers and others – to provide a fresh and well-rounded perspective based on their unique experiences.
The Sports Docs – Dr. Logan & Dr. Bassett – are friends & former co-residents from the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, who went onto esteemed sports medicine fellowships at The Steadman Clinic and The Rothman Institute, respectively. Dr. Logan practices in Denver, CO, and serves as Team Physician for Men's USA Lacrosse & as a Team Physician for U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Dr. Bassett is the director of the Women’s Sports Medicine Center at the Orthopedic Institute of New Jersey and practices across northern NJ, primarily in Morris and Sussex Counties.
Together, they will bring monthly conversations on how to care for athletes of all ages and levels of play, with a healthy mix of cutting-edge science and real-world application.
The Sports Docs Podcast
40. LIVE from AOSSM: Not Your Average BEAR (Dr. Shawn Anthony)
Today, we’re talking about Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair or “BEAR”. The BEAR technique is a surgical alternative to ACL reconstruction, in which suture repair is combined with a specific extracellular matrix scaffold – termed the BEAR scaffold – which is placed in the space between the two torn ends of the ACL and activated with the patient’s blood. Our discussion today will focus on indications for use of the BEAR implant, the surgical technique, post-op recovery and clinical outcomes thus far.
We are joined today by Dr. Shawn Anthony, Associate Chief of Sports Medicine for the Mount Sinai Health System and Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the renowned Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Anthony is a orthopedic consultant for the US Tennis Association and provides side-line medical coverage at the US Open Tennis Championship each year. He has published extensively on the management of ACL injuries, so we’re excited to have him join for our discussion today on the Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair or “BEAR” technique.
In this episode, we discuss:
The clinical benefits of repairing the native ACL rather than reconstructing it with a graft.
The science behind the BEAR scaffold. How does it work?
The indications to proceed with a BEAR ACL repair. Type of tear / age of patient / time from surgery?
The surgical technique as well as tips and tricks to make the procedure go smoothly.
The postoperative recovery. How does rehabilitation differ from that of a traditional ACL reconstruction?
The clinical outcomes of the BEAR thus far. How does it stack up to ACL reconstruction in different types of patients?