IC 207-2024: Surgical Techniques for ACL Reconstruction in Patients with Open Physes

Course Information

This course includes the recording of a live Instructional Course from the 2024 AOSSM Annual Meeting which took place in Denver, CO.

IC 207: Surgical Techniques for ACL Reconstruction in Patients with Open Physes

Course Description:

Pediatric ACL reconstruction is still a challenge for the orthopaedic surgeon. Many different surgical techniques have been developed with the goal of reducing physeal damage and re-rupture rates. In this case-based IC, a panel of European and US authors describe their indications for ACL reconstruction in the pediatric population and present a re-live surgery of their favorite surgical technique.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants should:

Learn the indications for ACL repair and reconstruction in the pediatric population.
Learn different techniques to preserve growth plates or minimize physis damage.
Learn the importance of return to sports and risk of re-injury in such a delicate population.

Featured Topics:

ACL repair
All epiphyseal ACL reconstruction
Partial transphyseal (tibia) and over the top (femur) ACL reconstruction
Kocher/Micheli technique
All-epiphyseal over the top Marcacci/Zaffagnini technique
Hybrid technique, All epiphyseal (tibia) and over the top (femur) ACL reconstruction
Adult type reconstruction.
Return to sport and risk of re-injury.

In addition, the paramount importance of return to sport timing and risk of re-injury will be discussed regarding pediatric ACL reconstruction.

Faculty:

Davide E. Bonasia, MD
Annunziato Amendola, MD
Daniel Green, MD
Jonathan C. Riboh, MD
Federica Rosso, MD
Stefano Zaffagnini, MD

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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.

In order to obtain AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ participants must complete the activity and evaluation. Please note that this is an online-only activity. Participants must complete the activity and evaluation online. No hard copy submissions will be accepted.

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) (BOC AP#: P460) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education for Athletic Trainers. This live activity is eligible for a maximum of 1.5 Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.

Disclosures

Name	Disclosure Details
Amendola, Annunziato (MD)	No Relevant Financial Relationships
Bonasia, Davide (MD)	Unpaid Consultant relationship with Innovation Institute
Green, Daniel (MD)	Educational Consultant relationship with Suji BFR; Paid Consultant - educational content such as webinars relationship with Suji BFR; Paid Consultant - CEU educational content relationship with RunDNA
Riboh, Jonathan (MD)	No Relevant Financial Relationships
Rosso, Federica (MD)	Royalties relationship with Medacta; Royalties relationship with DJO; Royalties relationship with Top Shelf; Royalties relationship with Smith and Nephew; Unpaid Consultant relationship with Subchondral Solutions; Royalties relationship with Vive Health; Royalties, Financial or Material Support from Publishers relationship with Elsevier; Royalties, Financial or Material Support from Publishers relationship with Lippincott; Speaker's Bureau/Presenter relationship with Smith and Nephew; Unpaid Consultant relationship with Marrow Access Technologies; Research Support relationship with Smith and Nephew; Other Financial or Material Support relationship with Smith and Nephew; Unpaid Consultant relationship with Organogenesis; Paid Consultant relationship with Medacta
Zaffagnini, Stefano (MD)	Paid Consultant relationship with Depuy Mitek; Paid Consultant relationship with Stryker; Paid Consultant relationship with Conmed
Marisol Claich (Planner-Staff)	None
Jan Foecke (Planner-Staff)	None

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 any financial relationships with ineligible companies within the past 24 months. These disclosures have been reviewed, and any potential conflicts of interest have been mitigated to ensure that the content is free from commercial bias.

ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 10/01/2024
TERMINATION DATE: 09/30/2027

Summary


Availability:	On-Demand
	Expires on Sep 30, 2027


Cost:	Member: $20.00 Resident/Fellow Member: $20.00 Affiliate Member: $20.00 Non-Member: $30.00


Credit Offered:	1.5 CME Credits 1.5 Category A CEU Credits