On this episode we talk with Michael Ainbinder, PT, DPT, CSCS from the University of Cincinnati. He is currently a sports PT resident working with the mens basketball team at UC. On the episode, he shares his experience with choosing a residency, his past year working with a high level basketball program, as well as the details of a research project he worked on looking at outcomes for high level basketball players returning from an ACLR.  Follow us on (X) and Instagram @theskcpodcast, visit our SKC YouTube and Facebook pages, or email us at theskcpodcast@gmail.com ..read more

On this episode, we talk with Dr. Gregory Maletis from Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles, CA. We discuss registry data for ACLRs, in particular the one he leads: Kaiser Permanente ACLR Registry. He discusses the development of the registry at Kaiser as well as some of the recent findings him and his research team have discovered from their data.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theskcpodcast, visit our SKC Podcast YouTube and Facebook pages, or email us at theskcpodcast@gmail.com ..read more

On this episode, we discuss the topic of postoperative stability and rates of graft tears based on the type of meniscus treatment, following an ACLR. For this project, meniscus treatments included menisectomy, repair, and simply leaving the tear alone. We compared each treatment based on postoperative stability and rates of ACL graft tears.  Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @theskcpodcast, visit our SKC Podcast YouTube and Facebook pages, or email us at theskcpodcast@gmail.com ..read more

On this episode, we discuss a recent project from our office, assessing the factors dictating polyethylene insert size in TKA. The factors assessed for this project include ligament procedures, preoperative alignment, range of motion, posterior slope, and patient reported outcome measures.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theskcpodcast, visit our SKC Podcast YouTube and Facebook pages, or email us at theskcpodcast@gmail.com ..read more

On this episode, we interview Joel Novak, PT, DPT, CSCS, physical therapist from Community Health Network in Indianapolis, IN. The discussion is centered around blood flow restriction therapy for all knee conditions, both nonoperative and postoperative. Joel brings his experience and expertise on the matter and discusses how and why this is used for his patients. To learn more about Joel and BFR therapy, visit his website:  https://myperformancerehab.com/ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theskcpodcast, visit our SKC Podcast YouTube and Facebook pages, or email us at theskcpodcast@gmail ..read more

On this episode, we have a conversation with Dr. Giles Scuderi from Northwell Health in New York about mechanical alignment in TKA. Dr. Scuderi discusses the rationale for this approach to surgery as well as the benefits it can bring for his patients.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theskcpodcast, visit our SKC Podcast YouTube and Facebook pages, or email us at theskcpodcast@gmail.com ..read more

On this week's episode, we bring back Bill Claussen, PT to discuss rehabilitation for PF instability. We talk about the rehabilitation process when treating this condition nonoperatively as well as how to handle postoperative cases.  Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @theskcpodcast, visit our SKC Podcast Facebook and YouTube pages, or email us at theskcpodcast@gmail.com ..read more

This week for the second part of the PF instability series, we bring back Dr. Shelbourne to discuss the history and development of the PF instability treatment algorithm. Learning about where the algorithm came from can help better understand the treatment algorithm and classification system that was discussed last week.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theskcpodcast, visit our SKC Podcast YouTube and Facebook pages, or email us at theskcpodcast@gmail.com ..read more

On this week's episode, we have a great conversation with Dr. Fred Cushner from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City about technology in TKA. He brings us tremendous experience and information on smart technology being utilized with TKA to track data after surgery.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theskcpodcast, visit our SKC Podcast YouTube and Facebook pages, or email us at theskcpodcast@gmail.com ..read more

On this week's episode, we discuss return to sport and subsequent injury rates following revision ACLR. The discussion includes a paper on the topic from AJSM authored by K Donald Shelbourne, MD, Rodney Benner, MD, and Tinker Gray.  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @theskcpodcast, visit our SKC Podcast YouTube and Facebook pages, or email us at theskcpodcast@gmail.com ..read more