Operative Techniques: Knee Surgery

Section 1: Knee Arthroscopy/Meniscus

1. Knee Examination and Imaging

2. Diagnostic Knee Arthroscopy

3. Arthroscopic Synovectomy and Posterior Knee Arthroscopy

4. Arthroscopic Lysis of Adhesions

5. Arthroscopic Meniscectomy and Meniscal Cyst Decompression

6. Arthroscopic Management of the Discoid Meniscus

7. Inside-Out and Outside-In Meniscal Repair

8. All-Inside Meniscal Repair and Root Repair

9. Arthroscopically-Assisted Meniscus Allograft Transplantation

Section 2: Articular Cartilage Procedures

10. Chondroplasty and Microfracture

11. Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation

12. Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation

13. Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation

14. Osteochondritis Dissecans

15. Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy

16. Distal Femoral Osteotomy

17. Subchondroplasty

Section 3: Ligament

18. Graft Choices and Fixation Devices

19. Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

20. Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

21. Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

22. Posterior Cruciate Ligament Repair and Reconstruction

23. Medial Collateral Ligament Repair and Reconstruction

24. Posterolateral Corner Repair and Reconstruction

25. Multiple Ligament Knee Injury

Section 4: Patellofemoral

26. Acute and Chronic Patellar Tendon Ruptures

27. Quadriceps Tendon Repair

28. Arthroscopic Lateral Retinacular Release and Lengthening

29. Patellar Tendinopathy

30. Acute Patella Dislocation: Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Repair

31. Patella Fracture

32. Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction

Dr. Brian Cole is a Professor in the Department of Orthopedics with a conjoint appointment in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. He is the Section Head of the Cartilage Research and Restoration Center at Rush specializing in the treatment of arthritis in young active patients with a focus on regenerative medicine and biologic alternatives to surgery. He also serves as the head of the Orthopedic Master's Training Program and trains residents and fellows in sports medicine and research. He lectures nationally and internationally and holds several leadership positions in prominent sports medicine societies. Through his basic science and clinical research, he has developed several innovative techniques for the treatment of shoulder, elbow and knee conditions. He has published more than 1,000 articles and 10 widely read textbooks in orthopedics and regenerative medicine. Dr. Cole is frequently chosen as one of the "Best Doctors in America” since 2004. In 2006, he was featured on the cover of Chicago Magazine as "Chicago's Top Doctor” and was selected as NBA Team Physician of the Year in 2009. Orthopedics This Week has named Dr. Cole as one of the top 20 sports medicine, knee and shoulder specialists repeatedly over the last 5 years as selected by his peers. He is the head team physician for the Chicago Bulls NBA team, co-team physician for the Chicago White Sox MLB team and DePaul University in Chicago.