The Shelbourne Knee Center Podcast

Management of a Lateral Side Injury with an ACL Tear (with Marc Haro, MD)

On this week's episode we sit down with Dr. Marc Haro, orthopedic surgeon, from South Carolina. We discuss the treatment for lateral side injuries when injured in conjunction with an ACL tear. We cover the initial exam, initial treatment plan, surgical technique, postoperative rehabilitation, and outcomes for this injury.
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Tourniquet use in TKA

On this week's episode we discuss tourniquet use in TKA. We cover the pros and cons to each method as well as review a research project we completed comparing the two. 
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Zipline Wound Closure for TKA

On this week's episode we discuss a new wound closure device for TKA. This is a topic that was published in the Journal of Knee Surgery in 2019. We discuss the study that was done to assess the effectiveness of the device when compared to the more traditional method of wound closure for TKA, staples. 
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Patellar Tendon Ruptures

On this week's episode, we discuss the management of patellar tendon ruptures. We cover the surgical management, rehabilitation, and outcomes following this injury.
For this injury, we use a braided cable to augment the repair, so listen how this is done as well as how the rehabilitation is managed after surgery. 
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Initial Workup for a Failed TKA

On this week's episode, we discuss the initial workup for a patient that comes in with problems after having a TKA. This conversation includes the subjective and objective exam for this patient population as well as what imaging to order and what to look for on each one. 
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Outcomes for Nonoperative Treatment for Knee OA

On this week's episode, we discuss our outcomes when treating OA patients nonoperatively with physical therapy. We cover outcomes such as ROM, subjective scores, and rates of going on to a TKA. We also discuss the poster we presented at AAOS and APTA CSM that covered rates of TKA based on the location and severity of knee OA. 
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Development of the Nonoperative Treatment Approach for Knee OA (with K Donald Shelbourne, MD)

On this week's episode we interview Dr. K Donald Shelbourne who discusses how he developed his nonoperative treatment approach for patients with knee OA. This was a long evolution and stemmed from his postoperative ROM treatment for patients after ACL surgery. Listen to learn how the treatment for patients with knee OA was developed from the ACL population. 
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Rehabilitation for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis (with Alana Gillenwater, PT, DPT)

On this week's episode, we talk with Alana Gillenwater, physical therapist at the Shelbourne Knee Center, to discuss her approach to treatment for patients with knee OA. She covers her treatment philosophy from the initial visit through discharge for this population.
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Posterior Tibial Slope in Patients Undergoing ACLR with Patellar Tendon Graft

In this week's episode, we will discuss our 2021 article from the American Journal of Sports Medicine titled "Posterior Tibial Slope in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Patellar Tendon Autograft"
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Outcomes Following an ACLR using a Contralateral Patellar Tendon Graft

On this week's episode, we cover our recent publication from the November 2022 issue of OJSM titled "Range of Motion, Strength, and Function after ACL Reconstruction using a Contralateral Patellar Tendon Graft". This paper is a great comprehensive look at the short and long term outcomes of using a contralateral PTG for ACLR. 
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