AO Sports Advanced Course—Knee Injuries and Deformities
This course aims to present a broad perspective about the knee joint, emphasizing the concept of “the knee as an organ," where the synergistic interaction between soft tissues (ligaments, menisci, and cartilage) and bone is critical to promote optimal function. The focus is to deliver a set of principles that should guide surgeons on the process of decision making while dealing with sports related knee injuries with a brief introduction to the principles of deformity correction around the knee. The state of the art in diagnosis, planning, and management of knee disorders will be addressed by a group of experienced faculty.
Course content
Upon completion, participants should be able to:
- Describe the surgical anatomy of the ligaments of the knee and its implication in the reconstructive procedures of those structures.
- Describe the rationale applied to the management of soft tissues injuries (menisci, ligaments, and cartilage).
- Explain the importance of lower extremity alignment while managing knee disorders based on comprehensive clinical and radiological assessment.
- Apply the principles of deformity correction to make a preoperative plan for osteotomies around the knee. Apply concepts of ligament reconstruction and deformity correction in the setting of a skills lab.
- Module 1—The knee as an organ
- Module 2—Practical exercise: meniscal repair
- Module 3—Reconstruction of anatomy for superior stability
- Module 4—Practical exercise: reconstruction of the central pivor
- Module 5—Peripheral instability: corners of the knee
- Module 6—Alignment of the knee
- Module 7—Patellofemoral joint
- Module 8—Complex cases
- Multiple facets of the knee and biomechanics
- Anatomy of the PLC and PMC
- Principles of preoperative planning in the coronal plane
- Meniscal repair―horizontal tear
- Meniscal repair―vertical tear
- Meniscal repair―radial tear
- Meniscal repair―root tear
- PCL reconstruction
- ACL reconstruction
- PLC reconstruction
- PMC reconstruction
- Preoperative planning―paper based
- Meniscal tear―when and how to repair
- Meniscal root fixation
- Meniscus ramp lesion
- ACL tunnel positioning
- ACL and anterolateral procedures
- PCL tunnel positioning
- Considerations in hyperextension injuries
- PLC injury / management
- PMC injury / management
- Correction of varus deformity
- Correction of valgus deformity
- Sagittal plane deformity―tibial slope
- Torsional deformity―evaluation and decision making
- Treatment considerations in first time patellar dislocation
- Soft-tissue reconstructions in patellofemoral instability
- Tibial tuberosity osteotomy in patellofemoral instability
- Complex patellofemoral instability
- Failed meniscal repair
- Failed ACL reconstruction
- Failed PCL reconstruction
- Treatment strategy in knee dislocations
Course details may be subject to change. Please check your chosen date and location for the detailed program.