AANA19 Knee Access Pass-Questions and Answers: Concurrent Scientific Session I: Paper Presentations - Treatments for Knee and Patellafemoral Issues-Dr. Adam Yanke, M.D., PhD.

Questions and Answers: Concurrent Scientific Session I: Paper Presentations - Treatments for Knee and Patellafemoral Issues-Dr. Adam Yanke, M.D., PhD.

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In this video transcript, speakers take questions from the audience regarding various topics related to orthopedic surgeries. Sabrina asks Adam about using a lateral uni or hemicondyle, to which he responds that a smaller biouni is a consideration but could result in a slightly mismatched graft. Drew and Adam discuss the positioning of the tibial tubercle in relation to patellar chondral lesions. Seth talks about the technical challenges of performing surgeries on obese patients and discusses the use of anatomy and fluoroscopy to avoid over-constraining the knee. Jacob discusses the press fit aspect of different plug heights for osteochondral grafts. There is also a discussion about billing modifiers for difficult procedures on obese patients and the use of different grafts for medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction. The importance of matching graft sizes is emphasized, with larger defects requiring more careful consideration. The video concludes with a discussion about corticosteroid injections post-op and the timing of injection. Overall, the speakers provide insights into various orthopedic surgery challenges. No credits are provided.

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Concurrent Scientific Session I: Paper Presentations - Treatments for Knee and Patellafemoral Issues 5.4.2019

Keywords

orthopedic surgeries

graft sizes

obese patients

tibial tubercle

press fit