The American Journal of Sports Medicine next installment in the American Journal of Sports Medicine Webinar series: "AC Joint Dislocation - State of the Art in 2023” aired live on February 23, 2023. This recorded webinar addresses dislocation of the AC joint which is one of the most common acute shoulder injuries in sports. Treatment options still remain controversial worldwide. Despite an increasing number of studies, there are many controversies regarding diagnosis, classification, best initial treatment, and universally accepted and validated injury specific outcome scores. The international faculty of this AJSM live webinar consists of Berte Boe (Norway), Peter Millett (US), Augustus Mazzocca (US), Johannes Barth (France), Alexander van Tongel (Belgium), Markus Scheibel (Switzerland) and will be moderated by Knut Beitzel (Germany). The aim of the webinar is to discuss the recent developments of decision making regarding indication, conservative treatment options, surgical technique, and revision strategy.
Knut Beitzel, MD, MA, is a Specialist in Shoulder Surgery who is Head of Shoulder Surgery and Orthopaedic Sportsmedicine at ATOS Orthoparc Clinic, Cologne, Germany, and a Professor at the Technical University of Munich.
Johannes Barth, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon working in a private hospital in the Grenoble area. His main clinical interests are shoulder and knee arthroscopy with an emphasis on sports injuries. He is the past-president of the Francophone Society of Arthroscopy and a member of the SOFCOT, SECEC, ESSKA, and ISAKOS.
Berte Bøe, MD, PhD, is a Knee and Shoulder Surgeon and Head of the Arthroscopy Unit, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Norway. She is President of the Norwegian Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow and Vice-General Secretary of ESSKA.
Augustus D. Mazzocca MS, MD FAAOS,FAOA, is Medical Director of Mass General Brigham Sports Medicine, Chief of the Division of Sports Medicine Mass General Hospital , and professor of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Harvard Medical School. He is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery UCONN School of Medicine.
Peter J. Millett, MD, MSc, is an orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at The Steadman Clinic and the Chief Medical Officer of the Steadman Philippon Research Institute, Vail, Colorado. A longtime member of AOSSM, he currently serves on the Board of Geisel Medical School at Dartmouth and is an Ambassador for the US Ski Team.
Markus Scheibel, MD, is Head of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Schulthess Klinic, Zurich, Switzerland, and is the Secretary and former President of the German Association for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.
Alexander Van Tongel, PhD, is a Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon, Director of Clinical Research Orthopedics and Traumatology Department UZ Gent, University of Ghent, Gent Belgium.
Johannes BarthSBM and Move Up - Royalties, Paid consultantArthrex - Paid consultantKnut Beitzel Arthrex - Paid consultant, Paid presenter or speaker Berte BoeSmith + Nephew - Paid presenter or speaker, Research support
Augustus Mazzocca Arthrex - Paid consultant, Research support Restore3d - Paid consultant
Peter MillettArthrex - IP royalties, Paid consultant, Research support Medbridge - IP royalties Ossur - Research support Siemens - Research support Smith + Nephew - Research support VuMedi - Stock or stock options
Markus ScheibelArthrex Inc - IP royalties, Paid consultant, Research support CONMED Linvatec - IP royalties, Paid consultant, Research support DJ Orthopedics - Paid consultant Exactech Inc - Paid consultant Linvatec - Research support Stryker - IP royalties, Paid consultant, Research supportC22 Zimmer - Research support
Alexander Van TongelZimmer - Royalties, Paid presenter or speaker, Paid consultantBiomet Sport Medicine - Paid consultant Smith + Nephew - Paid consultant Beemed - Stock or stock options
Brett D. Owens, MDCONMED Linvatec - Royalties, paid consultantMitek - Paid consultant, research supportMusculoskeletal Transplant Foundation - Paid consultant, research supportVericel - Paid consultantVivorte - StockArthrex, Inc. - Research supportAmerican Journal of Sports Medicine - Royalties, Financial or Material Support; boardSaunders/Mosby-Elsevier - Royalties, Financial or Material SupportSLACK Incorporated - Royalties, Financial or Material SupportSpringer - Royalties, Financial or Material SupportOrthopedics - BoardOrthopedics Today - BoardAmerican Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine - Board
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ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: February 23, 2023TERMINATION DATE: February 22, 2026