Cutting Edge Strategies to Keep Your Patients Active and In the Game
International faculty from three of the world’s leading societies created an all-new surgical skills course that focused on complex and controversial shoulder pathologies using insights and techniques that cross borders. Chaired by Ivan Wong MD and Julie Bishop MD, this hybrid course format offered in-person and real-time virtual attendance options. Lab demos took place in real time at state-of-the-art labs in Chicago and Mexico City, with live translation into 60+ world languages powered by Wordly AI available for all registered attendees.
Expert faculty highlights included:
- Diego Perez-Salazar Marina, MD
- Alberto Guevara Álvarez, MD
- Chrisitan Lozano, MD
- Fabio Restrepo, MD
- Thibault Lafosse, MD
As well as North American faculty:
- Robert Arciero, MD
- Bassem Elhassan, MD
- Peter MacDonald, MD
- Robert B. Litchfield, MD, FRCSC
Cutting edge case-based didactics featured complex shoulder instability and innovative ways to address the massive and irreparable rotator cuff. Plentiful lab demos included arthroscopic anterior and posterior bone block solutions, remplissage, open Bankart, Latarjet, DAS procedure, the Super Sling procedure, arthroscopic subscapularis repairs, lower trapezius transfer, latissimus dorsi transfers, medial muscle advancement and multiple ways to apply biologics.
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Learning Objectives

Identify and describe the best techniques for addressing massive/irreparable cuff tears.

Determine when to utilize the various bone block techniques to address subcritical and critical bone loss in shoulder instability

Utilize best practices and techniques in controversial rotator cuff and instability pathology.
CME Mission Statement

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) seeks to provide orthopaedic surgeons and other professionals who provide comprehensive health services for the care of athletes and active people of all ages and abilities with evidence-based continuing medical education activities that are:
- High-quality
- Unbiased
- Up-to-date
- Learner-driven
- Produced in a variety of formats
The expected results of our educational program are that learners will reflect on their own practice of sports medicine and integrate their educational experiences with their practice as they continuously improve patient care and outcomes.
Specifically, we expect that they will report change in competence by indicating that they intend to apply new knowledge, skills and judgement in surgical decision-making, diagnosis determination, developing treatment options, and evaluation of rehabilitation status, or that they will express an intent to change an aspect of their practice in response to the educational experience.
CME Information
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AOSSM designates this live in-person activity for 15.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
AOSSM designates this live virtual activity for 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Schedule at a Glance
Session 1: Anterior Soft Tissue Instability Solutions
In this section, in addition to cutting edge talks that are case focused, there will be live surgical demos for techniques and tips for performing open Bankart repairs and an international perspective on Remplissage and DAS procedure.
Live Demo Faculty: Bob Litchfield, MD; Benjamin Ma, MD; Diego Perez-Salazar, MD; Mexico
Session 2: Anterior Boney Instability
In this section, in addition to case based and surgical technique focused talks, there will be live surgical demos on techniques for open latajet.
Live Demo Faculty: Jon Barlow, MD, Ben Ma, MD, Jon Dickens, MD, Daniel Slulittel, MD
Session 3: Posterior/Humeral Sided Bone Loss
Live surgical demos in this section will focus on techniques for how to bone graft large Hill Sachs lesions, tips and tricks on how to perform a successful arthroscopic posterior bone block and posterior capsular grafting.
Live Demo Faculty: Brian Werner, MD; Jon Dickens, MD; Daniel Slullitel, MD.
Industry Session: Arthroscopic Anatomic Glenoid Reconstruction using Distal Tibial Allograft-sponsored by Johnson & Johnson MedTech (non-CME)
Dr. Ivan Wong will demonstrate his technique for Arthroscopic Anatomic Glenoid Reconstruction with Distal Tibial Allograft utilizing J&J MedTech Orthopedics’ LATARJET EXPERIENCE Instability System.
Session 5: Rotator Cuff: Repairable Cuff
In this section we will kick off discussing the rotator cuff by focusing on techniques/tips and tricks to improve the outcomes of repairable rotator cuff tears. In addition to case-based and surgery focused talks, we will have live surgical demos on tips for arthroscopic subscapularis repairs and surgical tips for utilizing Cuff Mend when augmenting rotator cuff repairs.
Live Demo Faculty: Shariff K. Bishai, DO, MS, FAOAO, FAANA, FAAOS; Peter MacDonald, MD
Session 1: Complex Cuff Cases- Irreparable Cuff: Anterior, Posterior and Superior
We will kick the day off with a focus on techniques to address the irreparable rotator cuff. In addition to multiple talks including an international perspective, we will have several surgical demos that focus on technique. Highlights include how to harvest and prepare for a latissimus transfer for the irreparable subscapularis, and the new techniques of biologic tuberoplasty and how to utilize the biceps with the biceps smash procedure. Bringing the international perspective we will have live demos showing how to perform the medial muscle advancement technique from Mexico and the Colombian perspective on how to perform a Latissimus Dorsi transfer for the irreparable posterior rotator cuff tear.
Industry Presentation: Versatility Meets Reliability: All-Suture Anchor Techniques-sponsored by Arthrex (non-CME)
Location: OLC Auditorium A
Join our esteemed faculty for a case-based discussion focused on the efficiency of treatment in complex shoulder instability, rotator cuff tears, and rotator cuff augmentation procedures using Arthrex knotless and tensionable all-suture anchors.
Session 1 Continued: Complex Cuff Cases- Irreparable Cuff: Anterior, Posterior and Superior
Highlights include how to harvest and prepare for a latissimus transfer for the irreparable subscapularis, and the new techniques of biologic tuberoplasty and how to utilize the biceps with the biceps smash procedure. Bringing the international perspective we will have live demos showing how to perform the medial muscle advancement technique from Mexico and the Columbian perspective on how to perform a Latissimus Dorsi transfer for the irreparable posterior rotator cuff tear.
Live Demo Faculty: Greg Cvetanovich, MD; Peter MacDonald, MD; Diego Perez-Salazar, MD, Mexico; Daniel Slullitel, MD; Christian Lozano, MD
Industry Session: The Holy Grail of Augmentation: Strength + Biology- sponsored by ConMed (non-CME)
Location: OLC Auditorium A
Join Drs. Stephan Pill and Shariff Bishai for a live demonstration as they describe their treatment algorithm, techniques, and clinical outcomes using BioBrace® for patients with challenging rotator cuff pathologies. They discuss the impact that BioBrace® has had on their patients, in their practice, and the spectrum of pathologies that this plays a role in for more successful healing.
Hotel Contact and Information
Hampton Inn & Suites Rosemont Chicago O'Hare
9480 W. Higgins Road, Rosemont, IL 60018 · (847) 692-3000
Hampton Inn and Suites Hotel near O'Hare Airport (hilton.com)
Group room block is now closed, please contact the hotel directly for availability.