CME Course

AAOS Knee Injuries in Athletes: Getting Patients Back in the Game

Registration Fees:

Members, Resident/Post Residency Fellow, Nonmembers, Emeritus

Course #: 3805 Apr 08 - 10, 2010 06:30AM - 12:00PM Rosemont, IL Directions to the OLC, Rosemont, IL Maximum Enrollment: 96	A credit card number is required for payment. Registration is not complete until you receive a confirmation number after payment.
Course Directors: Rick W Wright, MD; Keith Kenter, MD CME Credit: 20 Please Note: Course participants are required to submit a completed evaluation in order to receive CME Credits.

Participation Requirement:

Participants in Academy surgical skills programs must have completed or be currently enrolled in a residency program accredited by either the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Surgeons from outside of the United States are required to have similar residency program credentials.

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This dynamic skills course will focus on refining your techniques for complex knee injuries in athletes of all ages with the focus on surgical skills. Faculty will emphasize proven surgical techniques to accelerate return-to-sport and avoid postoperative complications. Topics will include single and double bundle ACL reconstruction, PCL reconstruction, HTO, meniscus repair and transplant, autograft and allograft osteochondral transplant.

This course is designed to give you the knowledge and skills to:

• Evaluate patients with ACL tears and formulate a treatment plan.
• Review anatomy and basic science of posterolateral corner injuries.
• Discuss rehabilitation techniques for ACL and PCL reconstruction.
• Compare and contrast techniques of PCL reconstruction
• Discuss complications of ACL reconstruction and how to avoid them
• Distinguish between or among the equipment alternatives necessary to perform meniscus repair
• Understand the common treatment options for articular cartilage injuries and the basic science of these techniques

Faculty:

Bernard R Bach Jr, MD	Robert Brophy, MD	Charles A Bush-Joseph, MD
Brian J Cole, MD	Thomas M DeBerardino, MD	Warren Dunn, MD, MPH
Stephen Gryzlo, MD	Sherwin S W Ho, MD	Christopher C Kaeding, MD
Matthew J Matava, MD	David R McAllister, MD	Eric Cleveland McCarty, MD
Bradley James Nelson, MD	Kurt P Spindler, MD	Nikhil N Verma, MD
Brian R Wolf, MD
Please note: Course content and faculty are subject to change.

DO NOT make your travel reservations until you have received written confirmation of your Course Registration.

Course Location/Housing:

rosemont.hyatt.com/groupbooking/rosemaa892010
Hyatt Rosemont
6350 N. River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
Hotel Phone Number: 800/233-1234
Rates: $152 Single or Double Occupancy
Housing cut-off date: March-18-2010
The Group/Corporate # for this course is G-AA89

If the room block fills prior to the deadline, the hotel cannot guarantee availability and/or the special AAOS rate.

Discount Airfare/Car Rental:

Call CorpTrav Management Group toll-free (800) 211-8016, or United Airlines at (800) 521-4041, to receive special discounts for the following carriers: United, Ted, US Air, Air Canada, Lufthansa - Reference# 549KD

For discount car rental, call Hertz Rent-a-car (800-654-2240) (www.hertz.com) - Reference CV# 02KS0015

Individuals traveling from outside the US and Canada will need to contact a travel agency or the airlines directly within their country.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has appointed CorpTrav Management Group as the official air travel coordinator. To book your air travel online, please review the Housing and Air Travel Information.

Request for a refund must be received in writing in the Academy Office (AAOS, 6300 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018-4262) by April-02-2010. In all instances a cancellation fee will be charged. Beyond these dates, no monetary refunds will be issued. Instead, the tuition amount, less cancellation fee, will be credited toward another AAOS course within one year.

The Academy reserves the right to cancel a course thirty (30) days prior to the course date. Any person who has registered for the course will be notified by email and/or certified mail at the address noted in the AAOS member database. A telephone call will also be made to each registrant for whom a number is available. Persons whose registration is received after a course is cancelled will be notified by telephone, email or mail. Registration fees will be refunded in full. However, other costs incurred by the registrant, such as airline or hotel penalties are the responsibility of the registrant.

For additional information or to register, contact Customer Service at 1 (800) 626-6726 (US and Canada) or 1-847-823-7186 for outside US and Canada Monday - Friday 8AM - 5PM CST or email custserv@aaos.org.