
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
6. Dr. Elizabeth Matzkin: Management of Meniscus Tears - Part II
On today’s episode, we’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. Elizabeth Matzkin and dive deeper into the surgical management of meniscus tears, specifically focusing on bucket handle meniscus tears and post-surgical rehab.
We’ll start with the article by Aaron Krych and his team at the Mayo Clinic titled Comparative Outcomes of All-Inside Versus Inside-Out Repair of Bucket Handle Meniscal Tears in OJSM. This study found no significant difference in clinical outcomes, retear rate and complications between the two repair techniques. Interestingly, increased age trended towards decreased repair failure rate, attributed to less demand placed on the repair compared to younger patients.
We follow that up with a more recent paper from the December 2020 issue of Arthroscopy, investigating The Biomechanical Performance of the Latest All-Inside Meniscal Repair Devices. This lab study found that hand-tied Orthocord suture repair was the strongest repair construct compared to newer all-inside devices including the AIR, FasT-Fix, and Meniscal Cinch.
We then finished up with a discussion on post-op rehab after meniscus repair with the systematic review article titled Weightbearing versus Nonweightbearing After Meniscus Repair from Sports Health.