IC: 307

Title: Joint Preservation Techniques for the Knee in 2021: The Utility of Biologics, Osteotomies, and Cartilage Restoration Procedures  

Course Description:

The goal of this ICL is to provide a comprehensive overview of joint preservation techniques for the knee, including biologic and reconstructive approaches, with an emphasis on evidence-based treatment guidelines for young, high-demand patients.

Learning Objectives:

• To discuss technical pearls for performing combined cartilage restoration, meniscus transplantation, ligament reconstruction, and/or realigning osteotomies.
• To discuss indications for biologic augmentation to joint preservation techniques in the setting of cartilage and/or meniscal restoration.
• To discuss management of the young, high level athlete requiring cartilage/meniscal restoration.
• To go through controversial clinical cases and determine best-practice treatment options.

Faculty

Rachel M. Frank, MD

Seth L. Sherman, MD

Eric J. Strauss, MD

Armando F. Vidal, MD