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Kate Senkosky, PA-C, discusses with Sam some basics of the evaluation and management of bone lesions. Sarcomas, Carcinomas, metastatic disease - when do we need to make a referral? Kate Senkosky, PA-C also spoke with the PAOS at this year's annual conference. Audio-visual available for purchase for category 1 enduring credit CME at PAOS.org (coming soon to AAPA.org for non-PAOS members).

Pediatric orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. Jaren Riley discusses scoliosis and preservation of spine motion. In Part III, Dr. Riley covers VBT vs fusion and considerations for the family in deciding what treatment option works best to reach their goals.

Pediatric orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. Jaren Riley discusses scoliosis and preservation of spine motion. In Part II, Dr. Riley covers the basics of Vertebral Body Tethering. Stay tuned for part 3 for more on how to discuss VBT vs fusion with families and considerations today for this new procedure.

Pediatric orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. Jaren Riley discusses scoliosis and preservation of spine motion. In Part 1, a discussion of the history of surgical treatment for scoliosis. What do the data show on physical therapy for pain relief and for addressing the shape of the spine? What is the role of bracing? What considerations are important when discussing fusion with our patients? PAOS members...

"PAOS in the Mile High City" took place in August. Here is a sneak peek of one of the talks from the conference on minimally invasive achilles repair. Includes a discussion of the PARS(Percutaneous Achilles Repair System.) Dr. Metzl serves as head Orthopedic physician for the Colorado Ballet. He is also the assistant team physician for the Denver Broncos and Colorado Rockies. Join the PAOS at an u...

Rachel Frank, MD, covered the latest research and practices in biologics at the PAOS Annual Conference. Today we share an excerpt from her talk, covering PRP, stem cell, and HA injections. Join the PAOS at an upcoming conference: https://paos.org/events/event_list.asp

Today, Sam Dyer covers the basics of musculoskeletal injections, sharing some pearls on injecting the knee and shoulder. Join us in Charlotte on November 4-6! PAOS Orthopedic Boot Camp is an introductory course for physician assistants and nurse practitioners to learn basic principles of orthopedic assessment and evaluation This course teaches the principles and techniques of proper assessment, ph...

John Kodosky, PA-C, discusses with Sam the advances, best practices, and indications for skeletal traction prior to / outside the OR.

Congratulations to Tessa Lilley, PA-S, of Northeastern University! Tessa was one of two winners of the Susan Lindahl Memorial Scholarship. If you're in Denver when this airs, be sure to check out her work -- Preserved Lower Extremity Alignment Using a Novel Meniscus Implant. Stay tuned next week for part 2 of our Skeletal Traction interview!

Congratulations to Victoria Tam, PA-S, of Rutgers University! Victoria was one of two winners of the Susan Lindahl Memorial Scholarship, and she'll be presenting her paper next week at the annual PAOS conference on PJI. Stay tuned next week for an interview with our other scholarship winner - and the week after that we'll return to part 2 of our Skeletal Traction interview!

John Kodosky, PA-C, discusses with Sam the advances, best practices, and indications for skeletal traction prior to / outside the OR.

Rawad Hamzi, MD, presented at the PAOS conference, Extremities in the Carolinas on multimodal analgesia in orthopedics. Dr. Hamzi is an Assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Section of Regional Anesthesia and acute pain management.

Rawad Hamzi, MD, presented at the PAOS conference, Extremities in the Carolinas on multimodal analgesia in orthopedics. Dr. Hamzi is an Assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Section of Regional Anesthesia and acute pain management.

Rawad Hamzi, MD, presented at the PAOS conference, Extremities in the Carolinas on multimodal analgesia in orthopedics. In Part 2, Sam and Dr. Hamzi discuss the usage of acetaminophen, NSAIDs, gabapentinoids and antidepressants for the purposes of multimodal analgesia. Dr. Hamzi is an Assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Section of Regional An...

Rawad Hamzi, MD, presented at the PAOS conference, Extremities in the Carolinas on multimodal analgesia in orthopedics. In Part 1, Sam asks about pathways of pain, why Buprenorphine is prescribed, and coexisting factors influencing patients with OA. Dr. Hamzi is an Assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Section of Regional Anesthesia and acute p...

To see the xray discussed in this episode see our youtube or website: https://youtu.be/J1fblmjkZg4 Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Virginia Casey discusses fracture care and considerations for treating the pediatric population. Dr. Casey recently presented at Extremities in the Carolinas, the PAOS subspecialty conference. These CME videos will be available for enduring credit - on the PAOS websit...

Sam is back this week with Dr. Virginia Casey to discuss her methods and tips for treating pediatric lower extremity fractures

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Virginia Casey discusses fracture care and considerations for treating the pediatric population. Dr. Casey recently presented at Extremities in the Carolinas, the PAOS subspecialty conference. These CME videos will be available for enduring credit for PAOS members at PAOS.org and for nonmembers at the AAPA Learning Central.

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Virginia Casey discusses fracture care and considerations for treating the pediatric population. Dr. Casey recently presented at Extremities in the Carolinas, the PAOS subspecialty conference. These CME videos will be available for enduring credit.

This week Sam has information and updates on SB345, a bill regarding PA practice in North Carolina, which is currently before the NC general assembly.

Sam is joined by Dr. Stefano Bini to discuss current and future applications of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality in the field of orthopedics

Sam is joined by Dr. Stefano Bini to discuss current and future applications of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality in the field of orthopedics

Sam is joined by Dr. Stefano Bini to discuss current and future applications of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality in the field of orthopedics

Sam is back this week to share his tips and tricks for Musculoskeletal Injections, Part II of II.

This week, Sam shares his tips and tricks for musculoskeletal injections. Part I of II