Concurrent Session I- The High-Risk ACL: When One Size Doesn’t Fit All

Friday, July 10, 2026

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

Location: Level 6, Ballroom 6B

Concurrent Session Moderator(s)

Elizabeth Matzkin, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon - Sports Medicine
Mass General brigham
Boston, MA, US
Volker Mushal, MD

University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Medical Education Program
Pittsburgh, PA, US

Disclosure(s):

Elizabeth Matzkin, MD: No relevant disclosure to display

Volker Mushal, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Presentations:

11:01 AM - 11:07 AM PDT

Paper 21: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with lateral extra-articular tenodesis versus isolated anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a markov model-based cost-utility analysis
Abstract Podium Presenter: Peter M. Filtes, MD, PharmD – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
11:07 AM - 11:13 AM PDT

Paper 22: Coexistence of knee hyperextension and steeper posterior tibial slope increases the risk of graft failure after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Abstract Podium Presenter: Kanto Nagai, MD, PhD
11:13 AM - 11:19 AM PDT

Paper 23: Lateral extra-articular tenodesis does not alter gait biomechanics after acl reconstruction in a pediatric population: a motion analysis study
Abstract Podium Presenter: Marie-Lyne Nault, MD PhD – CHU Sainte-Justine
11:19 AM - 11:23 AM PDT

Podium Papers Q&A with Discussion
11:24 AM - 11:25 AM PDT

Debate Introduction: 15 year female, beighton 9 soccer player with acute ACL tear
11:25 AM - 11:31 AM PDT

Debate: Isolated ACL - BTB
Concurrent Session Presenter: Kurt P. Spindler, MD – Cleveland Clinic
11:31 AM - 11:36 AM PDT

Debate: BTB + LET
Concurrent Session Presenter: Leah Brown, MD – UT Health San Antonio
11:36 AM - 11:39 AM PDT

Debate Discussion
11:39 AM - 11:45 AM PDT

High Risk, High Reward: Five Lessons from Treating Athletes at the Highest Level
Concurrent Session Presenter: Katherine Coyner, MD, MBA – UConn Health
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

Case Presentations and Panel Q&A
Panel Moderator: Elizabeth Matzkin, MD – Mass General brigham
Concurrent Session Moderator: Volker Mushal, MD – University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Medical Education Program
Panelist: Kurt P. Spindler, MD – Cleveland Clinic
Panelist: Leah Brown, MD – UT Health San Antonio
Panelist: Katherine Coyner, MD, MBA – UConn Health