The Sports Docs Podcast
Sports medicine is a constantly evolving field, with hundreds of new articles published each month. This ever-growing wealth of information can make it challenging to stay updated on the newest approaches and techniques. Join orthopedic surgeons, Dr. Catherine Logan and Dr. Ashley Bassett, as they chat about the most recent developments in sports medicine and dissect through all the noise. On each episode, they tackle a specific injury and review top research from high-impact journals, often joined by experts in the field.
Episodes
198: Dr. Kenneth Hunt - Modern Management of Ankle Instability (Part II)
In Part II of our conversation with Dr. Ken Hunt, orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeon at the University of Colorado, we explore two important diagnoses that can complicate ankle injuries: syndesmotic injuries (high ankle sprains) and osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLTs).This episode of The Sports Docs Podcast is brought to you by BraceLab. Whether you are recovering from an injury, managing ev
197: Dr. Kenneth Hunt - Modern Management of Ankle Instability (Part I)
This video is about Ken HuntOn today’s episode of The Sports Docs Podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Kenneth Hunt, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Chief of Foot and Ankle Surgery at the University of Colorado, Director of the UCHealth Foot and Ankle Center, and team physician for University of Colorado Athletics and the Denver Nuggets.This episode of The Sports Docs Podcast is brought to you by Brac
196: Adding the LET: Does Graft Protection Come at a Cost?
On today’s episode of The Sports Docs Podcast, we’re discussing the 2026 Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine article, “The Impact of Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis on Knee Range of Motion After Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction,” by Hamad and colleagues from UCLA.The use of lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) alongside ACL reconstruction continues to increase, particula
195: From the OR to the Octagon (Part 2): Cub Swanson’s Endoscopic Spine Journey with Guests Cub Swanson and Dr. Sohrab Gollogly
In this special Athlete Highlight episode, we are back with Cub Swanson & Dr. Sohrab Gollogly - bringing together two sides of the surgical experience: the athlete who underwent surgery and the surgeon who performed it.Professional mixed martial artist and UFC Hall of Famer Cub Swanson joins his surgeon, orthopedic spine specialist Dr. Sohrab Gollogly, for a conversation about endoscopic spine
194: From the OR to the Octagon (Part 1): Cub Swanson’s Endoscopic Spine Journey with Guests Cub Swanson and Dr. Sohrab Gollogly
In this special Athlete Highlight episode, we’re bringing together two sides of the surgical experience: the athlete who underwent surgery and the surgeon who performed it.Professional mixed martial artist and UFC Hall of Famer Cub Swanson joins his surgeon, orthopedic spine specialist Dr. Sohrab Gollogly, for a conversation about endoscopic spine surgery—from the athlete’s perspective and the sur
193: ACL 2.0: Playbook for Reducing Retear Risk with Dr. Pat Smith and Dr. Aaron Krych (REBOOT)
Live from the Arthrex Team Physician Controversies Conference(& Happy Labor Day!)In this episode of The Sports Docs Podcast, Dr. Ashley Bassett and Dr. Catherine Logan sit down LIVE from the Arthrex Team Physician Controversies with two leading ACL experts—Dr. Pat Smith and Dr. Aaron Krych—to discuss strategies to reduce failure after ACL reconstruction.The conversation highlights the evolutio
192: Stabilizing the Syndesmosis: Modern Approaches to a Common Problem with Dr. Kevin Martin - Live at AOSSM 2026
High ankle sprains and syndesmosis injuries can be some of the most challenging ankle injuries to diagnose and manage—particularly when instability requires surgical intervention.In this special episode of The Sports Docs Podcast LIVE from the AOSSM Annual Meeting in Seattle, hosts Ashley Bassett, MD, and Catherine Logan, MD, sit down with Kevin Martin, DO, Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Ohio State Un
191: Seeing More Through Less: Nanoscopy in Elbow Surgery with Dr. Christopher Ahmad - Live at AOSSM 2026
What if treating the throwing athlete’s elbow could mean seeing more while disrupting less?In this special LIVE episode from the AOSSM Annual Meeting in Seattle, Dr. Catherine Logan and Dr. Ashley Bassett sit down with Christopher Ahmad, MD, renowned sports medicine surgeon and longtime New York Yankees team physician, to explore the evolution of elbow arthroscopy and the emerging role of nano-art
190: From Tear to Return to Play: Optimizing Rotator Cuff Outcomes with Dr. JT Tokish & Dr. Albert Lin - Live at AOSSM 2026
Rotator cuff repair continues to evolve—not only in how surgeons fix the tendon, but in how we think about healing, biomechanics, tissue quality, and augmentation.In this episode of The Sports Docs Podcast LIVE from the AOSSM Annual Meeting in Seattle, Dr. Albert Lin and Dr. JT Tokish join Dr. Ashley Bassett and Dr. Catherine Logan to discuss strategies for optimizing rotator cuff repair outcomes.
189: LEAP Forward: The Evolution of ACL Management with Dr. Bonnie Gregory & Dr. Henry Ellis - Live at AOSSM 2026
Lateral extra-articular procedures (LEAPs) have evolved from a controversial adjunct to ACL reconstruction into an increasingly evidence-supported tool for managing rotational instability and reducing graft failure in appropriately selected patients.In this episode of The Sports Docs Podcast, Drs. Henry Ellis and Bonnie Gregory join us live from the AOSSM Annual Meeting to discuss where lateral au
188: Buttoned Up: Modern Advances in ACL Reconstruction with Seth Sherman, MD - Live at AOSSM 2026
Advances in ACL reconstruction continue to push the field toward stronger fixation, improved graft protection, and more biologically friendly implants. In this special sponsored episode of The Sports Docs Podcast, recorded live at the 2026 AOSSM Annual Meeting in Seattle, Drs. Catherine Logan and Ashley Bassett welcome Dr. Seth Sherman to discuss the latest innovations in graft fixation and how th
187: Leading the Next Era of Sports Medicine with Corey Parker, MPA, CEO of AOSSM - LIVE at AOSSM 2026
The future of sports medicine isn't shaped solely in the operating room—it is also driven by visionary leadership, collaboration, education, and innovation. Live from the AOSSM Annual Meeting in Seattle, Drs. Catherine Logan and Ashley Bassett sit down with Corey Parker, MPA, the newly appointed CEO of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), to discuss his vision for one
186: From Defect to Comeback: Modern Cartilage Treatment Strategies: Dr. Aaron Krych LIVE at AOSSM 2026
Recorded live from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in Seattle, Dr. Aaron Krych joins Drs. Catherine Logan and Ashley Bassett for an in-depth discussion on the rapidly evolving field of cartilage restoration. The conversation explores how treatment has shifted from simply filling cartilage defects to restoring the entire knee joint through comprehensive p
185: Dr. John Kelly and Dr. Matt Fury: Bankart Like Beckham: Mastering Instability Surgery REBOOT (LIVE at AOSSM)
Today’s episode is going to focus on surgical management of primary and recurrent anterior glenohumeral instability in athletes. We are joined today by two outstanding guests! Dr. John Kelly is a professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of Shoulder Sports Medicine at UPenn Ortho. He is Co-director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship and is a team physician for t
184: Dr. Brian Cole on Osteochondral Allograft Reconstruction (REBOOT): Impact of Research on Clinical Practice (LIVE at AOSSM 2024)
Today’s episode is going to focus on osteochondral allograft transplantation, and specifically how basic science research can and should impact your clinical practice.We are joined today by Dr. Brian Cole, a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center, Chair of Surgery at Rush Oak Park Hospital and Section Head of the Rush Car
183. LIVE (REBOOT) from AOSSM: Challenging Cartilage Injuries (Dr. Sabrina Strickland & Dr. Seth Sherman)
Dr. Sabrina Strickland is an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery and an attending surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery . She is active member of many societies and research groups, including the International Cartilage Repair Society and the International Patellofemoral Study Group.Dr. Seth Sherman is the Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship at Stanford University Orthopaedics and
182: Overtime – Can Exercise Improve PRP? Exploring Exercise-Mobilized Platelet-Rich Plasma
Could something as simple as a 20-minute bike ride improve the quality of platelet-rich plasma?In this episode of Overtime with The Sports Docs, Drs. Ashley Bassett and Catherine Logan explore an intriguing laboratory study examining whether exercise performed immediately before a PRP blood draw can enhance the cellular composition of platelet-rich plasma.As biologic therapies continue to expand t
181: Overtime – Secondary Injury after ACL Reconstruction in Professional Soccer Players
The FIFA World Cup has begun and ACL injuries remain one of the most impactful injuries in professional soccer. While much of the discussion around ACL reconstruction focuses on graft choice, rehabilitation, and return-to-play timelines, a new study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine highlights an often-overlooked challenge: secondary muscle injuries after athletes return to comp
180: Dr. Arianna Gianakos – Plantar Fasciitis in Athletes (Part II)
🎧 Episode SummaryIn Part II of our discussion on plantar fasciitis, Dr. Ashley Bassett and Dr. Catherine Logan continue their conversation with Dr. Arianna Gianakos, orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon at Yale University. This episode focuses on treatment options for patients who fail initial conservative management, including injection therapies, biologics, and surgical intervention for recalcitran
179: Dr. Arianna Gianakos – Plantar Fasciitis in Athletes (Part I)
🎧 Episode SummaryEpisode Sponsor: BraceLabhttps://bracelab.com/push-med-foot-brace-fp.htmlIn this episode of The Sports Docs Podcast, Dr. Ashley Bassett and Dr. Catherine Logan are joined by Dr. Arianna Gianakos, orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon at Yale University, to discuss one of the most common causes of heel pain in athletes and active adults—plantar fasciitis.The conversation explores the u
178. Candace Townley Cox, DPT: ACL Recovery Tips and Tricks - Part I (REBOOT)
On today’s episode we’re focusing on rehabilitation of ACL surgery with Candace Townley Cox, a Doctor of Physical Therapy and body movement expert at Evolution Physical Therapy. Today’s discussion will center around tips and tricks to optimize outcomes and some common pitfalls that may hold patients back from a full recovery.We have some great articles for you that contribute well to our conversat
177: TightRope Tales: The Future of Syndesmosis Repair
In this episode of The Sports Docs Podcast, Dr. Ashley Bassett and Dr. Catherine Logan sit down LIVE from the Arthrex Team Physician Controversies with foot and ankle expert Dr. Ned Amendola to discuss the modern management of ankle syndesmosis injuries (“high ankle sprains”) in athletes. The conversation focuses on when surgery is indicated, the evolution from rigid screw fixation to dynamic stab
176: From Sidelines to Headlines: Reporting Sports Injuries (Stephania Bell)
In this episode of The Sports Docs Podcast, Dr. Ashley Bassett and Dr. Catherine Logan sit down LIVE from the Arthrex Team Physician Controversies with Stephania Bell to discuss the evolving role of sports injuries in modern media coverage.As a licensed physical therapist and leading injury analyst for ESPN, Stephania shares how fantasy football, sports betting, visual technology, and audience dem
175: Orthobiologics in Practice: Bone Marrow Concentrate, the ANGEL System, and the Vortex Needle
In this episode of The Sports Docs Podcast, Dr. Ashley Bassett and Dr. Catherine Logan sit down LIVE from the Arthrex Team Physician Controversies with orthobiologics expert Dr. Spencer Stein to discuss the real-world application of bone marrow concentrate (BMAC) in sports medicine.The conversation focuses on how to effectively integrate orthobiologics into clinical and surgical practice, with a d
174: The Comeback Step: Game-Changing Foot & Ankle Surgery
In this The Sports Docs Podcast episode, Dr. Ashley Bassett and Dr. Catherine Logan sit down with foot and ankle experts Dr. David Pedowitz and Dr. Josh Metzl.From evolving surgical techniques to implant innovation and accelerated return-to-play timelines, this conversation highlights how modern approaches are reshaping outcomes for high-level athletes.Achilles Tendon InjuriesWho Needs Surgery? Be
173: Anchors Away! Stabilizing the Athlete’s Shoulder
In this episode of The Sports Docs Podcast, Dr. Bassett & Dr. Logan sit down LIVE from the Arthrex Team Physician Controversies with shoulder instability expert Dr. Kevin Farmer to discuss the modern management of traumatic anterior shoulder instability in athletes.The conversation focuses on the instability continuum, including when to operate, how to evaluate bipolar bone loss, and when to a
172: ACL 2.0: Playbook for Reducing Retear Risk
Live from the Arthrex Team Physician Controversies ConferenceIn this episode of The Sports Docs Podcast, Dr. Ashley Bassett and Dr. Catherine Logan sit down LIVE from the Arthrex Team Physician Controversies with two leading ACL experts—Dr. Pat Smith and Dr. Aaron Krych—to discuss strategies to reduce failure after ACL reconstruction.The conversation highlights the evolution of ACL surgery, focusi
171: Next-Gen Knees: Modern Cartilage Restoration
Live from the Arthrex Team Physician Controversies Conference🎧 Episode SummaryIn this episode of The Sports Docs Podcast, Dr. Ashley Bassett and Dr. Catherine Logan sit down LIVE from the Arthrex Team Physician Controversies with cartilage restoration expert Dr. Travis Maak to discuss the modern surgical management of knee cartilage defects.The conversation focuses on diagnostic workup, surgical d
170: A League of Their Own: Advancements in UCL Surgery
Modern Surgical Management of Elbow UCL TearsLive from the Arthrex Team Physician Controversies 🎧 Episode SummaryIn this episode of The Sports Docs Podcast, Dr. Ashley Bassett and Dr. Catherine Logan sit down LIVE from the Arthrex Team Physician Controversies with two leaders in sports medicine—Dr. Neal ElAttrache and Dr. Jeffrey Dugas—to discuss the modern management of ulnar collateral ligament
169: Seeing is Believing: The Evolution of Arthroscopic Imaging
Live from the 10th Annual Arthrex Team Physician Controversies Conference 🎧 Episode OverviewIn this episode of The Sports Docs Podcast, Dr. Ashley Bassett and Dr. Catherine Logan sit down LIVE from the Arthrex Team Physician Controversies Conference to explore how next-generation arthroscopic imaging is transforming the way orthopaedic surgeons diagnose and treat injuries.Joined by Dr. James Voos—
168: ATSD – Should I have Surgery for my Type III AC Separation?
Welcome to another episode of Ask The Sports Docs. We get a lot questions from our listeners each week and they’re great questions, so rather than responding individually we thought we’d do these mini episodes where highlight some of the best questions and our responses. So, let’s get started!Today, we’re tackling the question: “Should I have surgery for my type III AC jointseparation?” If you are
167: Overtime – How Many Patella Dislocations is Too Many?
Welcome to Overtime with the Sports Docs. On each of these mini episodes, we chat about a new article or new surgical technique in the field of sports medicine.We’ll give you our quick take on the most recent data and how this data will impact our practice. Today, we’re chatting about recurrent patellar instability, and specifically the risk of progressive cartilage damage in the setting of repeat
166: ATSD – Do Guardian Caps Actually Decrease Concussions?
Welcome to another episode of Ask The Sports Docs. We get a lot questions from our listeners each week and they’re great questions, so rather than responding individually we thought we’d do these mini episodes where highlight some of the best questions and our responses. So, let’s get started!Today’s Ask The Sports Docs focuses on a question that we get asked a lot on the sideline, in locker rooms
165: Overtime – Long-term Outcomes of Arthroscopic Bankart Repair
Today, we’re diving into a paper that reviews the long-term outcomes following arthroscopic Bankart repair and challenges some of the historical narratives around this procedure.The study that we are reviewing today is titled “Long-term Outcomes of a Contemporary Arthroscopic Bankart Repair Technique in Patients With Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability: A Minimum 10-Year Follow-up.” This is a
164: Game Plan: Pickleball (Reboot)
Welcome to another episode of Game Plan! It has been a while since we have done one of these Game Plan episodes so to quickly review: These episodes are specifically designed for patients. They are designed to hopefully answer some of the questions you have about the most common sports medicine conditions, injury prevention and treatment options.Today we’re talking about pickleball – the fastest g
163: Ask The Sports Docs: What is the Optimal Timing of ACL Surgery
We get a lot questions from our listeners each week and they’re great questions,so rather than responding individually we thought we’d do these mini episodes where highlight some of the best questions and our responses. So, let’s get started! Today’s Ask The Sports Docs focuses on timing of ACL reconstruction surgery. Our patients, and their families, frequently ask… how long can I wait tohave the
162: Overtime: Peptides, PR, and Patient Demand: Separating Science from Social Media
Welcome to Overtime with the Sports Docs. On each of these mini episodes, Catherine and I chat about a new technique or treatment option in the field of sports medicine. We’ll give you our quick take on the most recent data and how this data will impact our practice.Today we’re tackling a topic that’s coming up more and more in clinic, locker rooms, and social media—injectable peptide therapy. Spe
161: Overtime – Platelet Concentration Explains PRP Outcomes in Lateral Epicondylitis
Welcome to Overtime with the Sports Docs. On each of these mini episodes, we chat about a new article or new surgical technique in the field of sports medicine. We’ll give you our quick take on the most recent data and howthis data will impact our practice.Today, we’re talking about one of the hottest topics in sports medicine — platelet rich plasma for lateral epicondylitis. If you’ve ever wonder
160: Dr. Kevin Farmer on Athletic Shoulder Injuries: From the Sideline to the OR (LIVE at AOSSM 2024)- REBOOT
Today’s episode is going to focus on two common athletic shoulder injuries that we see in American football – traumatic anterior shoulder dislocations and acromioclavicular joint injuries. We’ll dive into the acute on-field management followed by treatment thereafter, including nonoperative and surgical treatment options. We are joined today by Dr. Kevin Farmer, a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
159: Dr. Winston Gwathmey – Mindset in Surgery (Part II)
Our conversation picks back up with an article titled “Mental toughness in surgeons: Is there room for improvement?” This paper was published in the December 2019 issue of the Canadian Journal of Surgery and evaluates mental toughness among general surgery residents and staff surgeons using the Mental Toughness Index. The authors found that staff surgeons score significantly higher across all doma
158: Dr. Winston Gwathmey – Mindset in Surgery (Part I)
On today’s episode we’re focusing on mindset skills, emotional regulation and mental toughness and feel that orthopedic surgery with Dr. Winston Gwathmey, an orthopedic surgeon at UVA. We start off our discussion today with an article from the September 2022 issue of the Journal of Surgical Research titled “Emotional Regulation in Surgery: Fostering Well-Being, Performance, and Leadership.” This a
157: The Best of 2025 (The Sports Docs Podcast)
2025 has been a year of real growth for our show! We’ve seen our listenership expand, our community of colleagues grow, and our impact reach more clinicians, athletes and sports medicine professionals than ever before. That only happens because of you—our listeners—who show up every week curious, engaged, and committed to elevating care in sports medicine.This year also brought a milestone we’re i
156: Overtime – Hip Return to Sport Index (RSI)
Welcome to Overtime with the Sports Docs. On each of these mini episodes, Catherine and I chat about a new article or new surgical technique in the field of sports medicine. We’ll give you our quick take on the most recent data and how this data will impact our practice. Today, we’re breaking down a new study looking at the Hip–Return to Sport after Injury score, or Hip-RSI, and whether it can hel
155: Injury Report: Meniscus Tears in the NFL
Today we’re breaking down a common but sometimes career-altering knee injury in professional football – the meniscus tear. We’ll cover how often these happen in the NFL, how players present, what treatment choices look like, timelines for returning to play, and critically – how meniscal injury affects performance and career lengthBut first, a quick refresher: The menisci are two C-shaped fibrocart
154: Overtime – ACL Tunnel Widening
On each of these mini episodes, Catherine and I chat about a new article or new surgical technique in the field of sports medicine. We’ll give you our quick take on the most recent data and how this data will impact our practice. Today, we’re discussing a brand-new paper hot off the press titled: “Predictors of Tunnel Widening After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction” published in the Novem
153: Dr. Sara Edwards – The Thrower’s Shoulder (Part 2)
Our conversation picks back up with an article titled “Patient Outcomes and Return to Play After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair in Overhead Athletes.” This systematic review, published in the January 2023 issue of JOT, analyzed 20 studies comprising 692 patients with an average follow-up of 40 months. The authors found that arthroscopic cuff repair led to significant improvements in patient re
152: Dr. Sara Edwards – The Thrower’s Shoulder (Part 1)
On today’s episode we’re focusing on the thrower’s shoulder with Dr. Sara Edwards, an orthopedic sports medicine and shoulder surgeon at UCSF. We have some great articles for you that contribute well to our conversation on different shoulder pathology in the overhead throwing athlete. We start off our discussion today with a review article from the April 2023 issue of the yellow journal titled “S
151: Why Did I Tear My ACL?
Welcome to another episode of Game Plan! As you might remember from our episode on ACL graft choices, these Game Plan episodes are specifically designed for patients – to hopefully answer some of the questions you have about the most common sports medicine conditions and surgical treatments. We’re continuing with our favorite topic today – ACL tears – but today’s episode is going to focus on risk
150: Overtime: Cyclops Syndrome after ACL Reconstruction
Welcome to Overtime with the Sports Docs. Today, we’re talking about Cyclops Syndrome after ACL reconstruction surgery. We review an article published in this month’s issue of AJSM titled “Risk Profile for Cyclops Syndrome Necessitating Reoperation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.” But first, let’s back up a bit and discuss the basics, starting with what Cyclops Syndrome is.Cyclops
149: Game Plan – Hamstring Injury Severity and Time Missed in the NFL (Reboot)
Welcome to GamePlan with the Sports Docs. On each of these mini episodes, we chat about a new article or new surgical technique in the field of sports medicine. We’ll give you our quick take on the most recent data and how this data will be impacting our practice.Today, we’re talking about hamstring injuries in the NFL. And if your fantasy team is anything like my fantasy team, it currently looks
148: The Injury Report: Turf Toe / Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow
Today, we’re heading back to the NFL to discuss a surprisingly serious injury – turf toe. In Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was sacked and sustained left great toe injury. This was ultimately diagnosed as a grade 3 turf toe injury requiring surgery. Burrow was placed on injured reserved and elected to undergo surgical repair. While the surgery reportedly
147: ATSD: Supplements, Palm Cooling and Bracing.. oh my!
We get lots of questions from our patients and our listeners each week. And they’re great questions, so rather than responding individually we thought we’d do these mini episodes where highlight some of the best questions and our responses, with some literature to back it up.Today we will be tackling: “What are the most studied and most effective supplements currently for sports medicine patients
146: Injury Report: NFL WR Tyreek Hill Knee Dislocation
Today, we’re diving into one of the most serious injuries in American football, and that is a knee dislocation. Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill recently suffered a devastating knee injury in the Monday Night Football game versus the Jets. He dislocated his knee resulting in multiple torn ligaments, including his ACL. Tyreek was taken to the hospital directly from the game for further evalu
145: How to Win Your NFL Fantasy League (2025 Reboot)
Welcome to another episode of Game Plan! These Game Plan episodes are specifically designed for patients – to hopefully answer some of the questions you have about the most common sports medicine conditions and surgical treatments. But today’s episode is a little different and we’re excited about it! Today, we’re focusing on common injuries in the NFL and how these injuries impact time missed and
144: Dr. Travis Matheney – Management of Borderline Hip Dysplasia (Part 2)
In this episode, we’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. Travis Matheney and focus on surgical treatment options for borderline hip dysplasia.Our conversation picks back up with a review article published in the December 2024 issue of Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine titled “Borderline Hip Dysplasia - Best Treated with Hip Arthroscopy or Periacetabular Osteotomy?” Dr. Andrea Spi
143: Dr. Travis Matheney – Management of Borderline Hip Dysplasia (Part 1)
On today’s episode we’re focusing on the management of borderline hip dysplasia with Dr. Travis Matheney, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Boston Children's Hospital. We have some great articles for you that contribute well to our conversation on the treatment options for borderline hip dysplasia. We’ll start off our discussion today with an article titled “Periacetabular Osteotomy Improves
142: Dr. Jacob Calcei – Wearable Technology for Athlete Performance & Injury Prevention (Part 2)
Our conversation picks back up with an article published just last month in AJSM titled “Player Tracking Metrics to Predict Risk of ACL Injuries During Change-of-Direction Scenarios in the NFL.” The authors analyzed 216 ACL injuries that occurred in the NFL from 2018–2022 to determine how player tracking data could help predict injury risk, particularly during change-of-direction or “CoD” plays. T
141: Dr. Jacob Calcei – Wearable Technology for Athlete Performance & Injury Prevention (Part 1)
On today’s episode we’re focusing on wearable technology for athlete performance, recovery and injury prevention with Dr. Jacob Calcei, an orthopedic surgeon at University Hospitals in Cleveland and team physician for the Cleveland Browns. We’ll start off our discussion today with an article titled “Wearable Performance Devices in Sports Medicine” from the January 2016 issue of Sports Health. The
140: Dr. Gabriella Ode and Dr. Brian Waterman: Shoulder Wars: Return of the Cuff Tear (LIVE at AOSSM)
Today’s episode is going to focus on the management of rotator cuff retears — including tips and tricks for successful revision repair and augmentation options.We are joined today by two outstanding guests! Dr. Brian Waterman is a Professor of orthopedic surgery at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Chief of Sports Medicine & Shoulder Surgery at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and D
139: Dr. Michael Banffy and Dr. Christopher Camp: Pitch, please: Managing UCL Injuries in Throwing Athletes (LIVE at AOSSM)
Today’s episode is going to focus on the management of UCL injuries in throwing athletes.We are joined today by two outstanding guests! Dr. Michael Banffy is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Chief of Orthopedic Sports Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, as well as Director of the Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship at Kerlan-Jobe. He is a team physician for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Ram
138: Dr. Jorge Chahla and Dr. Robert Parisien: Hips Don’t Lie: How to Tackle Dysplasia (LIVE at AOSSM)
Today’s episode is going to focus on addressing hip pathology in the setting of dysplasia — soft tissue management alone or with a periacetabular osteotomy.We are joined today by two outstanding guests! Dr. Jorge Chahla is an Associate Professor of orthopedic surgery at Rush University Medical Center and serves as the Director of Biomechanical Research and Director of the International Fellowship
137: Dr. James Voos & Dr. Alan Getgood: The ACL Glow-up: LET vs. ALL (LIVE at AOSSM)
Today’s episode is going to focus on lateral augmentation procedures to supplement ACL reconstruction, including lateral extraarticular tenodesis versus anterolateral ligament reconstruction.We are joined today by two outstanding guests! Dr. Alan Getgood is the Chief of Surgery at Aspetar and Adjunct Professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Western Ontario. He is a clinician scientist
136: Dr. John Kelly and Dr. Matt Fury: Bankart Like Beckham: Mastering Instability Surgery (LIVE at AOSSM)
Today’s episode is going to focus on surgical management of primary and recurrent anterior glenohumeral instability in athletes. We are joined today by two outstanding guests! Dr. John Kelly is a professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of Shoulder Sports Medicine at UPenn Ortho. He is Co-director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship and is a team physician for t
135: Dr. Mininder Kocher & Dr. Lauren Redler: Guardians of the Growth Plate: Physeal-sparing Knee Surgery (LIVE at AOSSM 2025)
Today’s episode is going to focus on ligament reconstruction in skeletally immature patients – including various growth plate sparing ACL reconstruction techniques, MPFL reconstruction considerations and clinical outcomes.We are joined today by two outstanding guests! Dr. Mininder Kocher is a professor of orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School, Chief of Sports Medicine and Director of the Sp
134: Dr. Dean Taylor & Dr. Kathy Coyner: Fractured Focus: Burnout in Orthopedic Surgery (LIVE at AOSSM 2025)
Today’s episode is going to focus on mental performance and burnout — specifically: What is burnout? What are some risk factors for burnout? And how do we prevent and treat burnout in orthopedic surgeons?We are joined today by two outstanding guests! Dr. Kathy Coyner is an Associate Professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Connecticut and Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship at U
133: ACLR Outcomes: Factors Associated with RTP and Re-Injury
Today’s episode is kind of an Overtime / Ask The Sports Docs crossover. One of the PTs that Ashley works closely with asked her why some patients do well after ACL surgery and some don’t fare as well, despite the surgery being identical in terms of technique, graft choice, post-op protocol etc. An article was just published in AJSM this month looking at this, specifically investigating factors tha
132: Overtime – PCLR graft choice
Welcome to Overtime with the Sports Docs! On each of these mini episodes, we chat about a new article or new surgical technique in the field of sports medicine. We’ll give you our quick take on the most recent data and how this data will be impacting our practice.Today, we’re talking about posterior cruciate ligament injuries – specifically, surgical treatment; including reconstruction technique a
131: ATSD: “Should I Have PRP for My Partial Rotator Cuff Tear?"
We get lots of questions from our patients and our listeners each week. And they’re great questions, so rather than responding individually we thought we’d do these mini episodes where highlight some of the best questions and our responses, with some literature to back it up.Before we jump into our discussion today, we want to quickly update you on something very exciting that is coming up in July
130: Ask The Sports Docs: “Should I have surgery for my SLAP tear?”
We get lots of questions from our patients and our listeners each week. And they’re great questions, so rather than responding individually we thought we’d do these mini episodes where highlight some of the best questions and our responses, with some literature to back it up.Before we jump into our discussion today, we want to quickly update you on something very exciting that is coming up in July
129: (Reboot): Mastering the MPFL with Dr. Miho Tanaka and Dr. Beth Shubin Stein (LIVE at AOSSM 2024)
Today’s episode is going to focus on management of patellar instability – including nonsurgical treatment, MPFL reconstruction techniques and the addition of other procedures including trochleoplasty and osteotomies. We are joined today by two outstanding guests! Dr. Miho Tanaka is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and the Director of the women sports medicine program at
128: (Reboot): Dr. Matt Provencher and Dr. Armando Vidal on Strategies for Multi-ligamentous Knee Surgery (LIVE at AOSSM 2024)
Today’s episode is going to focus on the workup of a patient with a suspected multiligamentous knee injury as well as a surgical approach that follows – including acute versus delayed surgery, repair versus reconstruction, surgical technique and order of operations in the OR. We are joined today by two outstanding guests! Dr. Matt Provencher is an orthopedic surgeon at the Steadman Clinic in Vail
127: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Return to Sport Following Arthroscopic Bankart Repair
Our last poster is titled Outcomes and Return to Sport Following Arthroscopic Bankart Repair for Anterior Shoulder Instability in Contact versus Non-contact Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. We’ve spoken a lot about the surgical treatment for anterior shoulder instability on this podcast – most recently with Dr. Brian Lau. That is episode #48 and 49 if you want to check it out.Thi
126: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Sleep & Orthopaedic Surgeons
Our next poster is titled Sleep in Orthopaedic Surgeons: A Prospective Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Home Call on Orthopedic Attending and Resident Sleep. Recurrent episodes of partial sleep deprivation resulting from call schedules are commonly seen in physicians. This has been shown to cause decreased mental effectiveness while at work, which corresponds with a blood alcohol level of 0.08%
125: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Concussions, the NBA & Injury Risk
Our next poster is titled Characterization of Concussions in the National Basketball Association and the 90-day Period Following Return to Play: Analysis of Musculoskeletal Injury Risk and Player Performance. This study was performed at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona and sought to determine the incidence of musculoskeletal injury in the immediate 90-day period following return to play from concussion.
124: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Patellofemoral Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation
Our next AAOS 2025 Annual Meeting poster is titled Mid-term Follow-up of Patellofemoral Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation. This study was performed by Dr. Bill Bugbee and his team at the Scripps Clinic. Dr. Bugbee was a guest on our show back in November 2023. That is episode 59 and 60, if you want to go check it out. In that episode, we discussed osteochondral allograft transplantation fo
123: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Return to Performance Following UCL Surgery in MLB Pitchers
We are kicking off a special series of episodes to recap the new research presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, our largest orthopaedic conference. This year, over 20,000 orthopedic professionals gathered at the AAOS meeting in San Diego to take part. The educational program was comprised of instructional course lectures, video theater, live surgeries, podium pr
122: Reboot: Andrea Spiker - Hip Preservation (Part II)
Welcome back to The Sports Docs Podcast! In this episode, we’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. Andrea Spiker and focus on open surgical treatment for hip preservation, then wrap up with a discussion on post-op rehab and return to play.Our conversation picks back up with an article from the September 2017 issue of AJSM titled “Early Functional Outcomes of Periacetabular Osteotomy After
121: Reboot: Andrea Spiker - Hip Preservation (Part I)
On today’s episode we’re focusing on hip preservation with Dr. Andrea Spiker. We have some great articles for you that contribute well to our conversation on femoroacetabular impingement or “FAI”, hip dysplasia and the arthroscopic and open surgical treatments for these conditions. As always, links to all of the papers that we discuss on this show can be found on our podcast website – www.thesport
120: Ask the Sports Docs: The Evidence for Common Nonsurgical Modalities in Sports Medicine
We get lots of questions from our patients and our listeners each week, and they’re great questions, so rather than responding individually we thought we’d do these mini episodes where highlight some of the best questions and our responses. So, let’s get started! Today’s Ask The Sports Docs is going to focus on an area of sports medicine that we get asked a lot, despite us being surgeons: “What no
119: Overtime – Team Physician Malpractice Liability
On each of these mini episodes, we chat about a new article or new surgical technique in the field of sports medicine. We’ll give you our quick take on the most recent data and how this data will impact our practice. Today, we’re broaching a topic that we haven’t discussed before on this podcast. And that is the medico-legal side of sports medicine. Specifically, the malpractice liability exposu
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