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
42. LIVE from AOSSM: When #SaveTheMeniscus Isn't An Option (Dr. Aaron Krych & Dr. Christian Latterman)
There has been a growing movement to “Save the Meniscus”, which of course is ideal – but not always possible. Our discussion today will focus on surgical options to address meniscus deficiency when repair is not an option including meniscus allograft transplantation (MAT) and meniscus replacement (NUsurface).
Dr. Christian Lattermann is the Chief of the Sports Medicine Service and Director of the Cartilage Repair Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is an Associate Professor of orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School and the Director of Research at Mass General Brigham Sports Medicine.
Dr. Aaron Krych is a Professor of orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic and Chair of the Sports Medicine Division. He is a team physician for the Minnesota Timberwolves and is a member of numerous research groups including MOCA (Metrics of Osteochondral Allografts) and ROCK (Research in Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee).
In this episode, we discuss:
What patients are ideal candidates for meniscus allograft transplantation (MAT)?
What are the different meniscus allograft preservation techniques and which option is the best?
What role do biologics play in MAT? Can injecting the meniscus allograft with mesenchymal stem cells limit early graft degradation and shrinkage?
What are the different surgical techniques for MAT? What are some tips to ensure anatomic reduction and minimize graft extrusion? (Check out our Instagram - @thesportsdocspod - to see surgical images of a lateral MAT using the bone plug technique.)
What is the NuSurface meniscus replacement prosthesis? What are the indications to use this device rather than MAT?
How do patients do after meniscus replacement?