2025 Spring Surgical Skills Master Course: The Growing Athlete's Knee - Recording
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On-Demand
8 Courses
Cost
Member: $299.00
Resident/Fellow Member: $299.00
Affiliate Member: $299.00
Non-Member: $399.00
Credit Offered
8 CME Credits
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The Growing Athlete's Knee - Event Recording

Cutting Edge Strategies to Keep Your Patients Active and In the Game

The complex nature of a growing athlete’s knee can be mind-bending! Recorded during the highly regarded live surgical skills course held in April 2025, this program brings expert instruction and cutting-edge content directly to you. 

Learners will begin with foundational principles of the pediatric knee and progress into advanced surgical strategies. Engaging didactic lectures cover essential pediatric considerations, surgical pearls, and the latest clinical insights, including updates from the BEAR Trial, ROCK, FACTS, JUPITER, and others. Expert faculty lead dynamic discussions on ACL, LET, Guided Growth, and Patella Instability with Trochlear Dysplasia. 

Whether you are sharpening your core knowledge or integrating the newest techniques into your practice, this course offers an essential resource for orthopaedic professionals working with young athletes. 

This course provides CME Credit. If you are interested in purchasing the recordings without CME credit, click here

 

 

Course 1 

Welcome and Introduction 

Case Presentation + Small Group Discussion

Moderator: Mininder Kocher, MD

 

Assessment of Pediatric Patient, and Alignment Principles

Speaker: Molly Meadows, MD

 

The Physis and Why is it Important: including assessment of Growth Remaining  

Speaker: Marc Tompkins, MD

 

Principles in Guided Growth            

Speaker: Javi Masquijo, MD

 

Q&A with Case Conclusion               

Moderator: Mininder Kocher, MD


Case Discussion and Introduction to Tibial Spine + Small Group Discussion

Moderator: Theodore J. Ganley, MD

 

Just Try a Close Reduction First    

Speaker: Philip L. Wilson, MD

 

Closed Reduction is a Waste of Time       

Speaker: Maria Tuca, MD,

 

Q&A with Case Conclusion               

Moderator: Theodore J. Ganley, MD


Course 2

Case Presentation and Pediatric ACL Introduction        

Moderator: Nicole A. Friel, MD

 

Is non-surgical treatment still an option?             

Speaker: Gilbert Moatshe, MD

 

ACL Repair – Indications and Early Bear Results             

Speaker: Yi-Meng Yen, MD

 

All Epiphyseal ACL Reconstruction            

Speaker: Theodore J. Ganley, MD

 

Lateral Extra-articular Augmentations: Should all kids get an LET?  

Speaker: Maria Tuca, MD

 

Transphyseal ACL Reconstruction              

Speaker: Jennah Mann, MD

 

Physeal Sparing ACL Reconstruction: Combined Intra- and Extra-articular with ITB Speaker: Crystal A. Perkins, MD

 

Q&A with Case Conclusion               

Moderator: Nicole A. Friel, MD


Course 3

Case Presentation and Introduction with Pediatric Meniscus Repair & Discussion

Moderator: Yi-Meng Yen, MD

 

What do I Need to Know to Address a Discoid Meniscus           

Speaker: Mininder Kocher, MD

 

Meniscus Tears in the Growing Patient – What do I do differently?    

Speaker: Molly Meadows, MD

 

Video Technique: Tibial Spine Fracture ORIF                    

Speakers: Kevin G. Shea, MD ; Theodore J. Ganley, MD


Course 4 

Case Presentation and Introduction of Physeal Fractures Around the Knee & Discussion

Moderator: Philip L. Wilson, MD

 

Physeal Injury to the Proximal Tibial in the Skeletally Immature Athlete      

Speaker:  Jennah Mann, MD

 

Physeal Injury to the Distal Femur in the Skeletally Immature Athlete          

Speaker: Yi-Meng Yen, MD

 

Q&A with Case Conclusion               

Moderator:  Philip L. Wilson, MD

 

LIVE SURGERY DEMO #1

Micheli-Kocher/Modified McIntosh, Extra-articular/Extra-Physeal ACL Reconstruction

Moderator: Theodore J. Ganley, MD

Surgeon: Mininder Kocher, MD


Course 5 

Case Discussion and Introduction to Pediatric PFI       

Moderator:  Henry B. Ellis, MD

 

The Basics of Physeal Sparing Medial Patellofemoral Complex Reconstruction    

Speaker: Nicole A. Friel, MD

 

Distal Realignment in Pediatric Patient:  Keys to a Successful Patella Tendon/Tubercle Transfer               

Speaker: Kevin G. Shea, MD

 

Quadplasty:  When Do I Need To Consider It and How Do You Do It 

Speaker: Shital Parikh, MD

 

Trochleoplasty:  How I Do It and Considerations in Kids            

Speaker: Sasha Carsen, MD, MBA

 

Q&A with Case Conclusion               

Moderator:  Henry B. Ellis, MD


Course 6 

Case Discussion and OCD Introduction 

Moderator:  Kevin G. Shea, MD

 

All It Needs is Blood: Drilling Technique 

Speaker: Javier Masquijo, MD

 

Biologic Enhancing is the key: Grafting Technique

Speaker: Jeff Nepple, MD

 

Fixation Options        

Speaker: Crystal A. Perkins, MD

 

When to Replace      

Speaker: Henry B. Ellis, MD

 

Q&A with Case Conclusion               

Moderator: Kevin G. Shea, MD

 

LIVE SURGERY DEMO #2

Arthroscopic OCD Grafting and Fixation

Moderator: Mininder Kocher, MD

Surgeon: Theodore J. Ganley, MD


Course 7

Update from Representatives of Multi-Center Collaborations in Pediatric Sports Medicine including JUPITER, SCORE, PLUTO, BEAR, ROCK

JUPITER Update         

Speaker: Shital Parikh, MD

PLUTO Update            

Speaker: Mininder Kocher, MD

BEAR Update

Speaker: Yi-meng Yen, MD

SCORE Update           

Speaker: Henry Ellis, MD

ROCK Update

Speaker: Kevin Shea, MD   


Course 8 

Complex Cases Discussion & Closing

Moderator: Henry Ellis, MD

Accreditation
 

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Information
AMA CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABOS MOC CREDIT STATEMENT
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery’s (ABOS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABOS credit.

CLAIMING CREDIT
In order to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ participants must attend the webinar in its entirety and complete the online evaluation. No hard copy submissions will be accepted.
Disclosures

FACULTY

Theodore Ganley 
AlloSource - Research support from company/supplier 
Arthrex - Research support from company/supplier 
Vericel - Research support from company/supplier 
Paladin Techonology Solutions - Research support from company/supplier

Mininder Kocher
Ossur - Royalties from company/supplier
Ossur - Paid consultant for a company/supplier

Gilbert Moatshe 
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics - Speakers Bureau / Honoraria
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics - Paid consultant for a company/supplier

Javier Masquijo
OrthoPediatrics - Paid consultant for a company/supplier

Jeffrey Nepple
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics - Speakers Bureau / Honoraria
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics - Paid consultant for a company/supplier
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics - Research support from company/supplier
Stryker Endoscopy - Research support from company/supplier
Zimmer - Research support from company/supplier

Kevin Shea
Allosource - Other support from a company/supplier

Marc Tompkins
OrthoPediatrics - Paid consultant for a company/supplier
Sarcio - Stock Options
Theratec - Stock Options

Maria Tuca
Arthrex - Speakers Bureau / Honoraria

Shital Parikh 
ConMed - Other support from a company/supplier
Linvatec - Other support from a company/supplier 
Pfizer - Other support from a company/supplier

Yi-Meng Yen
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics - Paid consultant for a company/supplier 


*None of the other Planners, Reviewers, or Faculty disclosed a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company.  

PLANNERS

Marisol Claich, CMP, DES (Staff)
Nothing to disclose

Christina Ortega (Staff)
Nothing to Disclose 

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, we have implemented measures to identify and mitigate relevant financial relationships. All individuals in control of content have disclosed their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the past 24 months. These relationships have been reviewed and mitigated.

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