Fall 2026

Building the Future of Sports Medicine

By Rick W. Wright, MD, MMHC

AOSSM President Rick W. Wright, MD, MMHC, shares his vision for “Securing the Future” and outlines the Society’s priorities for the year ahead.

- From the President

To Fix or Rehabilitate? First-Time Shoulder Dislocation in a High School Athlete

By Michael Fox, MD, Emily Whicker, MD

This case-based debate examines the management of a first-time traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation in a highly competitive adolescent football player.

- Physicians' Corner

First-Time Patellar Dislocation in the High-Risk Athlete: Why Nonoperative Management Remains the Preferred Initial Treatment

By Richard Judd Robins, MD, Col., USAF, MC, FS (Ret.)

The case-based debate reviews the management of first-time patellar dislocation in athletes, identifying when nonoperative care remains appropriate and how individualized performance data can help guide a safe return to high-risk activities.

- Physicians' Corner

First-Time Patellar Dislocation in the High-Risk Athlete: The Case for Early Surgical Stabilization

By Justin Arner, MD

This case-based debate examines whether first-time patellar dislocation should continue to be treated primarily nonoperatively or whether modern surgical stabilization may offer better outcomes for select high-risk patients.

- Physicians' Corner

When Surgery Isn’t the Answer: Nonoperative Management of Partial Proximal Hamstring Avulsions in Contact Athletes

By Lucy Meyer, MD

This case-based debate examines the evidence for starting with structured nonoperative management, and when that approach may be enough.

- Physicians' Corner

When Surgery Is the Right Call: Early Surgical Repair of Partial Proximal Hamstring Avulsions in Contact Athletes

By Raheel Yaseen, MD, Yazdan Raji, MD

This case-based clinical debate reviews the literature on partial proximal hamstring ruptures with emphasis on the contact-sport athlete and provides a framework for evidence-based surgical decision-making in this population.

- Physicians' Corner

The Psychology of Return to Sport in Youth Athletes After ACL Reconstruction

By Trinity Morrow, BS, Shelby Baez, PhD, Samantha Tayne, MD, MBA

This article synthesizes recent evidence on the psychology of return to sport in young athletes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, with a focus on practical assessment and intervention strategies.

- Young Athletes
- STOP Sports Injuries

Anterior Knee Pain: How Long Is Long Enough?

By Stephanie Pearce, MD, Taylor Hobson, MD, Carla Bridges, MD

This debate-style article examines where to draw the line between continued nonoperative care and intervention when adolescent anterior knee pain persists.

- Early Career Engagement

ABOS Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Examination More Popular Than Ever

By David F. Martin, MD

Since last year alone, more than 400 orthopaedic sports medicine fellows have taken the ABOS Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Subspecialty Examination.

- Early Career Engagement

Augustus Thorndike, MD: The “Forgotten Father” of Sports Medicine in the United States

By Devon T. Brameier, BMBCh, Augustus D. Mazzocca, MD, Bertram Zarins, MD

Sports Medicine Spotlight, a new SMU feature highlighting leaders who have shaped the field, explores how Augustus Thorndike Jr., MD, transformed the care of athletes and helped establish sports medicine as a medical subspecialty.

- Sports Medicine Spotlight

The Revolution in Biomechanical Rotator Cuff Repair

By Smith+Nephew Advertorial

Introducing the unique continuous-stitch TENDON SEAM Construct

- Industry Insights

Fall 2026

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