Outline

The mock patient presentation will include: History and Physical, Exam Findings, Special Tests, Diagnosis, Treatment Options, Recovery/Rehabilitation Goals.

Lower Extremity Injuries.

There are injuries to the knees.

• Ligament Injuries
  • ACL – Conservative treatment vs. reconstruction vs. repair
  • MCL – Conservative vs. internal brace
  • FCL – Repair vs. reconstruction
• Cartilage Injuries
  • Chondral defects – Non-op, biologics, allograft – or other…
  • DJD – PT, bracing, (Steroids – HA -Biologics) or surgery
• Patellar Injuries
  • Instability – Non-op vs. MPFL repair or reconstruction… and when
  • Youth Injuries
  • Overuse and acute injury… What’s right for the kid?

Hip injuries.

• Labral injuries
• How do we know, what do we do, how do we do it
• Biologic injections

There are ankle injuries.

• Ankle sprains
• Conservative care vs. internal bracing
• Jones vs. Pseudo Jones – what’s the difference and who cares?
• Achilles tendonitis – Biologics?
• Achilles rupture – Conservative vs. surgical treatment

There are injuries to the upper Extremity.

There are injuries to the rotator cuff.

• Impingement – What to do? PT, injection, surgery
• Partial thickness tears – What happens with… PT, biologics, surgery?
• Full thickness tears – When is surgery needed?
• Irreparable RCT – Superior capsular reconstruction vs. reverse TSA

There are labral injuries.

• SLAP repair vs. biceps tenodesis – does it matter?
• Glenohumeral instability – Bankart lesions
• Acromio-clavicular & sterno-clavicular injuries – What to do and when?

There are injuries to youth.

• “Little Leaguer’s Shoulder”- What is it? How do we prevent it?

Elbow injuries.

• Ligament injury
• Ulnar collateral rupture – Conservative, reconstruction or internal brace?

Fracture care.

• Clavicle fractures – Non-Op vs. ORIF, dynamic stabilization, biologics
• Hip fractures in elderly – early mobilization (the key for overall recovery)
• Youth – long bone fractures

OBJECTIVES

1. Discuss the focused history taking and examination techniques of some of the world’s most respected orthopedic surgeons.
2. Evaluate decision-making processes regarding conservative and surgical treatment options for commonly-experienced orthopedic problems.
3. Formulate new methods to effectively educate your patients regarding their injuries, innovative treatment options, recovery steps and expectations.
4. Develop skills to identify injuries specific to youth and adult populations.
5. Translate knowledge of the latest, cutting-edge treatment options with your peers, patients and referral sources.
6. Compare your current physical evaluation skill set with best practices demonstrated.