Christopher M. Aland MD

Orthopedic and Sportsmedicine Center of Bucks County

Disclaimer I own stock in Arthrocare and Johnson and Johnson I have no conflicts of interest that affect my ability to

teach this course

If all you have is a hammer…

Many companies, many hammers Arthrex Smith Nephew Linvatec Opus Stryker Wolf ConMed Etc.

Must understand tear anatomy Sallay Burkhart Romeo

Tear typesCrescent U shaped

L Shaped

Don’t just have hammers

L tear repair

Bottom lineUnderstand what the tear

is before fixing(Webb)

Learn to tie knotspractice, practice

Mini open=ArthroscopicArthroscopic=mini openLearn to say this sentence,

“a small incision”