All Episodes

176: From Sidelines to Headlines: Reporting Sports Injuries (Stephania Bell)

175: Orthobiologics in Practice: Bone Marrow Concentrate, the ANGEL System, and the Vortex Needle

174: The Comeback Step: Game-Changing Foot & Ankle Surgery

173: Anchors Away! Stabilizing the Athlete’s Shoulder

172: ACL 2.0: Playbook for Reducing Retear Risk

171: Next-Gen Knees: Modern Cartilage Restoration

170: A League of Their Own: Advancements in UCL Surgery

169: Seeing is Believing: The Evolution of Arthroscopic Imaging

168: ATSD – Should I have Surgery for my Type III AC Separation?

167: Overtime – How Many Patella Dislocations is Too Many?

166: ATSD – Do Guardian Caps Actually Decrease Concussions?

165: Overtime – Long-term Outcomes of Arthroscopic Bankart Repair

164: Game Plan: Pickleball (Reboot)

163: Ask The Sports Docs: What is the Optimal Timing of ACL Surgery

162: Overtime: Peptides, PR, and Patient Demand: Separating Science from Social Media

161: Overtime – Platelet Concentration Explains PRP Outcomes in Lateral Epicondylitis

160: Dr. Kevin Farmer on Athletic Shoulder Injuries: From the Sideline to the OR (LIVE at AOSSM 2024)- REBOOT

159: Dr. Winston Gwathmey – Mindset in Surgery (Part II)

158: Dr. Winston Gwathmey – Mindset in Surgery (Part I)

157: The Best of 2025 (The Sports Docs Podcast)

156: Overtime – Hip Return to Sport Index (RSI)

155: Injury Report: Meniscus Tears in the NFL

154: Overtime – ACL Tunnel Widening

153: Dr. Sara Edwards – The Thrower’s Shoulder (Part 2)

152: Dr. Sara Edwards – The Thrower’s Shoulder (Part 1)

151: Why Did I Tear My ACL?

150: Overtime: Cyclops Syndrome after ACL Reconstruction

149: Game Plan – Hamstring Injury Severity and Time Missed in the NFL (Reboot)

148: The Injury Report: Turf Toe / Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow

147: ATSD: Supplements, Palm Cooling and Bracing.. oh my!

146: Injury Report: NFL WR Tyreek Hill Knee Dislocation

145: How to Win Your NFL Fantasy League (2025 Reboot)

144: Dr. Travis Matheney – Management of Borderline Hip Dysplasia (Part 2)

143: Dr. Travis Matheney – Management of Borderline Hip Dysplasia (Part 1)

142: Dr. Jacob Calcei – Wearable Technology for Athlete Performance & Injury Prevention (Part 2)

141: Dr. Jacob Calcei – Wearable Technology for Athlete Performance & Injury Prevention (Part 1)

140: Dr. Gabriella Ode and Dr. Brian Waterman: Shoulder Wars: Return of the Cuff Tear (LIVE at AOSSM)

139: Dr. Michael Banffy and Dr. Christopher Camp: Pitch, please: Managing UCL Injuries in Throwing Athletes (LIVE at AOSSM)

138: Dr. Jorge Chahla and Dr. Robert Parisien: Hips Don’t Lie: How to Tackle Dysplasia (LIVE at AOSSM)

137: Dr. James Voos & Dr. Alan Getgood: The ACL Glow-up: LET vs. ALL (LIVE at AOSSM)

136: Dr. John Kelly and Dr. Matt Fury: Bankart Like Beckham: Mastering Instability Surgery (LIVE at AOSSM)

135: Dr. Mininder Kocher & Dr. Lauren Redler: Guardians of the Growth Plate: Physeal-sparing Knee Surgery (LIVE at AOSSM 2025)

134: Dr. Dean Taylor & Dr. Kathy Coyner: Fractured Focus: Burnout in Orthopedic Surgery (LIVE at AOSSM 2025)

133: ACLR Outcomes: Factors Associated with RTP and Re-Injury

132: Overtime – PCLR graft choice

131: ATSD: “Should I Have PRP for My Partial Rotator Cuff Tear?"

130: Ask The Sports Docs: “Should I have surgery for my SLAP tear?”

129: (Reboot): Mastering the MPFL with Dr. Miho Tanaka and Dr. Beth Shubin Stein (LIVE at AOSSM 2024)

128: (Reboot): Dr. Matt Provencher and Dr. Armando Vidal on Strategies for Multi-ligamentous Knee Surgery (LIVE at AOSSM 2024)

127: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Return to Sport Following Arthroscopic Bankart Repair

126: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Sleep & Orthopaedic Surgeons

125: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Concussions, the NBA & Injury Risk

124: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Patellofemoral Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation

123: AAOS Annual Meeting Updates: Return to Performance Following UCL Surgery in MLB Pitchers

122: Reboot: Andrea Spiker - Hip Preservation (Part II)

121: Reboot: Andrea Spiker - Hip Preservation (Part I)

120: Ask the Sports Docs: The Evidence for Common Nonsurgical Modalities in Sports Medicine

119: Overtime – Team Physician Malpractice Liability

118: Reboot: Dr. Brian Cole on Osteochondral Allograft Reconstruction: Impact of Research on Clinical Practice (LIVE at AOSSM 2024)

117: Game Plan: Pickleball

116: Overtime – ACL Graft Choice and Psychological Readiness to RTS

115: Overtime – Tranexamic Acid for Rotator Cuff Repair

114: Overtime – Rehab after MPFL + TTO

113: Ask The Sports Docs: The Scoop on Supplements

112: Year in Review: 2024 - Part II

111: Year in Review: 2024 - Part I

110: Dr. Patrick Denard – Treatment of Challenging Rotator Cuff Pathology (Part 2)

109: Dr. Patrick Denard – Treatment of Challenging Rotator Cuff Pathology (Part 1)

108: Advances in Medial Meniscus Root Repair with Dr. Aaron Krych (Part 2)

107: Advances in Medial Meniscus Root Repair with Dr. Aaron Krych (Part 1)

106: Overtime: SLAP Tear Management - Repair or Tenodesis? (REBOOT)

105: Overtime – Hamstring Injury Severity and Time Missed in the NFL

104: Ask The Sports Docs: Is Cryo-Pneumatic Therapy Post-Operatively Worth It?

How to Win Your NFL Fantasy League (2024 Reboot)

102: Why Did I Tear My ACL? (Reboot)

101: Dr. Mark Price: Shoulder Instability in Athletes - Part II

100: Dr. Mark Price: Shoulder Instability in Athletes - Part I

99: Dr. Rachel Frank – Concussions and Emergency Action Planning in Soccer (Part 2)

98: Dr. Rachel Frank – Concussions and Emergency Action Planning in Soccer (Part 1)

97: Dr. Brian Cole – Rotator Cuff Repair Augmentation

96: Mastering the MPFL with Dr. Miho Tanaka and Dr. Beth Shubin Stein (LIVE at AOSSM 2024)

95: Dr. Kevin Farmer on Athletic Shoulder Injuries: From the Sideline to the OR (LIVE at AOSSM 2024)

93: Dr. Matt Provencher and Dr. Armando Vidal on Strategies for Multi-ligamentous Knee Surgery (LIVE at AOSSM 2024)

94: Dr. Peter Millett on Rotator Cuff Mastery (LIVE at AOSSM 2024)

92: Dr. Brian Cole on Osteochondral Allograft Reconstruction: Impact of Research on Clinical Practice (LIVE at AOSSM 2024)

91: Dr. Tom DeBerardino 0n Advances in Patellofemoral Cartilage Restoration (LIVE at AOSSM 2024)

90: Dr. Clayton Nuelle & Dr. Mary Mulcahey on Insights on Revision ACL Reconstruction (LIVE at AOSSM 2024)

89: Dr. Brett Owens & Dr. Kurt Spindler on the BEAR ACL: Clinical Trial Updates (Live from AOSSM 2024)

88: Reboot: How to Rehab from ACL Surgery with Dr. Candace Cox (Part 2)

87: Reboot: How to Rehab from ACL Surgery with Dr. Candace Cox (Part 1)

86: Reboot: How to Choose Your ACL Graft with The Sports Docs

85: Ask The Sports Docs: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bracing

84: Live from the AANA Annual Meeting 2024

83: Dr. Bonnie Chien: Achilles Injuries (Part 2)

82: Dr. Bonnie Chien: Achilles Injuries (Part 1)

81: Overtime: ACL Graft Update

80. Overtime: The Remplissage Procedure

79. AAOS 2024 Recap: Risk Factors for Elbow UCL Tear on Ultrasound (Dr. Meghan Bishop)

78. AAOS 2024 Recap: Latarjet after Failed Bankart vs. Primary Latarjet (Dr. Meghan Bishop)

77. AAOS 2024 Recap: Revision OCA After Failed ACI (Dr. Meghan Bishop)

76. AAOS 2024 Recap: Statistical Fragility of PRP for Lateral Epicondylitis (Dr. Meghan Bishop)

75. AAOS 2024 Recap: Bioinductive Patch Augmentation for Rotator Cuff Repair (Dr. Meghan Bishop)

74. AAOS 2024 Recap: Influence of Donor-Recipient Sex-Match on OCA Outcomes (Dr. Meghan Bishop)

73. AAOS 2024 Recap: NFL Injury Risk on Turf vs. Natural Grass (Dr. Meghan Bishop)

72. Ask The Sports Docs: Meniscus Tear Treatment Options and SLAP Tear Management

71. Overtime: Medial Meniscus Root Tears

70. Yoni Rosenblatt, PT, DPT, OCS: Rehab Tips & Tricks after Shoulder Stabilization Surgery - Part II

69. Yoni Rosenblatt, PT, DPT, OCS: Rehab Tips & Tricks after Shoulder Stabilization Surgery - Part I

68. Dr. Andrea Spiker: Hip Preservation - Part II

67. Dr. Andrea Spiker: Hip Preservation - Part I

66. Year in Review: 2023 - Part II

65. Year in Review: 2023 - Part I

64. Ask The Sports Docs: Stem Cells, OKC Exercises and ACL Repair

63. The Injury Report: Sports Hernia in the NFL

62. Dr. Brett Owens: MCL Injuries - Part II

61. Dr. Brett Owens: MCL Injuries - Part I

60. Dr. William Bugbee: Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation - Part II

59. Dr. William Bugbee: Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation - Part I

58. Ask The Sports Docs: Anterior Knee Pain and BFR following Knee Surgery

57. The Injury Report: AC Joint Separations in the NFL

56. The Injury Report: High Ankle Sprains in the NFL

55. Dr. Matt Provencher: Musculoskeletal Injuries in Military Population - Part II

54. Dr. Matt Provencher: Musculoskeletal Injuries in Military Population - Part I

53. Overtime: Does Grit Impact ACL Outcomes?

52. Game Plan: Hamstring Injuries in the NFL

51. Overtime: Cutting-Edge Innovations in Orthopedics (New Technology Presented at AOSSM 2023)

50. Game Plan: How to Win Your NFL Fantasy League

49. Dr. Brian Lau: Anterior Shoulder Instability - Part II

48. Dr. Brian Lau: Anterior Shoulder Instability - Part I

47. LIVE from AOSSM: The Next Gen of Sports Medicine (Dr. Dean Taylor & Dr. Carolyn Hettrich)

46. LIVE from AOSSM: Off the Cuff - Subacromial Balloon & Biceps SMASH (Dr. Nikhil Verma & Dr. John Tokish)

45. Game Plan: Why Did I Tear My ACL?

44. LIVE from AOSSM: Challenging Cartilage Injuries (Dr. Sabrina Strickland & Dr. Seth Sherman)

43: LIVE from AOSSM: The Future of Orthobiologics is Now! (Dr. Scott Rodeo)

42. LIVE from AOSSM: When #SaveTheMeniscus Isn't An Option (Dr. Aaron Krych & Dr. Christian Latterman)

41. LIVE from AOSSM: Game Changing Sideline Orthopaedics in the NFL (Dr. James Voos & Dr. Robin West)

40. LIVE from AOSSM: Not Your Average BEAR (Dr. Shawn Anthony)

39. Game Plan: Choosing Your ACL Graft

38. Overtime: SLAP Tear Management - Repair or Tenodesis?

37. Dr. Cassandra Lee: Patellofemoral Cartilage Injuries - Part II

36. Dr. Cassandra Lee: Patellofemoral Cartilage Injuries - Part I

35. Candace Townley Cox, DPT: ACL Recovery Tips and Tricks - Part II

34. Candace Townley Cox, DPT: ACL Recovery Tips and Tricks - Part I

33. LIVE from AAOS with Dr. Brian Waterman: Should Offensive Linemen Use Prophylactic Knee Braces?

32. LIVE from AAOS with Dr. Brian Waterman: Is LET + ACLR the Future of Sports Medicine?

31. LIVE from AAOS with Dr. Brian Waterman: Hip Arthroscopy for FAI in Older Adults

30. LIVE from AAOS with Dr. Brian Waterman: The Cost of Meniscus Surgery

29. LIVE from AAOS with Dr. Brian Waterman: Quadriceps Strength after ACL Reconstruction with Quad Autograft

28. Sports Docs + RJOS Special 40th Anniversary Episode

27. Overtime: Return to Play Following Bankart Repair

26. Overtime: Distal Biceps Ruptures

25. Dr. Clayton Nuelle: Cartilage Injuries of the Knee - Part II

24. Dr. Clayton Nuelle: Cartilage Injuries of the Knee - Part I

23. Overtime: Matrix-Induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (MACI)

22. Dr. Melissa Christino: The Mental Side of the Injured Athlete - Part II

21. Dr. Melissa Christino: The Mental Side of the Injured Athlete - Part I

20. Overtime: Achilles Tendon Injury

19. Year in Review (2021): All the Highlights!

18. Dr. Anand Murthi: Management of Rotator Cuff Tears - Part II

17. Dr. Anand Murthi: Management of Rotator Cuff Tears - Part I

16. Overtime: Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport

15. Dr. Jo Hannafin: Building Teams in Medicine - Part II

14. Dr. Jo Hannafin: Building Teams in Medicine - Part I

13. Introducing OVERTIME: Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis (LET)

12. Dr. Eddie Chang: Blood Flow Restriction Therapy - Part II

11. Dr. Eddie Chang: Blood Flow Restriction Therapy - Part I

10. Dr. Robin West: Return to Play After Orthopaedic Injury - Part II

9. Dr. Robin West: Return to Play After Orthopaedic Injury - Part I

8. Dr. Michael Ciccotti: Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries - Part II

7. Dr. Michael Ciccotti: Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries - Part I

6. Dr. Elizabeth Matzkin: Management of Meniscus Tears - Part II

5. Dr. Elizabeth Matzkin: Management of Meniscus Tears - Part I

4. Dr. Mark Price: Shoulder Instability in Athletes - Part II

3. Dr. Mark Price: Shoulder Instability in Athletes - Part I

2. Dr. Mary Mulcahey: Sports in COVID and All Things ACL - Part II

1. Dr. Mary Mulcahey: Sports in COVID and All Things ACL - Part I