Concurrent Session I- Global Program Series JSOA: The Root of the Problem

Thursday, July 9, 2026

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

Location: Level 6, Ballroom 6B

Concurrent Session Moderator(s)

Akira Tsujii, MD, PhD

Associate professor
The Univresity of Osaka
Suita, Osaka, JP

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Takehiko Matsushita, MD, PhD

Department director
Meiwa Hospital
Nishinomiya, JP

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):

Akira Tsujii, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Takehiko Matsushita, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Presentations:

11:01 AM - 11:07 AM PDT

Paper 01: No differences in long-term survival after medial meniscus posterior root repair between low- and high-grade chondral changes
Abstract Podium Presenter: Zachary Herman, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
11:07 AM - 11:13 AM PDT

Paper 02: Tibiofemoral load sharing and lateral meniscus function after type 3 lateral meniscus oblique radial tear (lmort) treatment: tibia-based suture anchor repair, capsular-based repair, and debridement
Abstract Podium Presenter: Tyler J. Uppstrom, MD – Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center
11:13 AM - 11:19 AM PDT

Paper 03: The effect of patellofemoral chondrosis on outcomes following meniscus root repair
Abstract Podium Presenter: Michelle S. Shen, MD – New York University Langone Orthopedic Hospital
11:19 AM - 11:24 AM PDT

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

Debate Introductions- Stable LMORT Encounter at the Time of ACL- Benign Neglect Vs. Repair
Panel Moderator: Akira Tsujii, MD, PhD – The Univresity of Osaka
11:25 AM - 11:31 AM PDT

Debate: Repair
Concurrent Session Presenter: Aaron J. Krych, MD – Mayo Clinic
11:31 AM - 11:36 AM PDT

Debate: Benign Neglect
Concurrent Session Presenter: Brian R. Wolf, MD, MS – University of Iowa Health Care
11:36 AM - 11:39 AM PDT

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

Video Technique- PMM Root Repair with Centralization
Concurrent Session Presenter: Hideyuki Koga, MD PhD – Institute of Science Tokyo
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

Case Presentations and Panel Q&A
Panel Moderator: Akira Tsujii, MD, PhD – The Univresity of Osaka
Concurrent Session Moderator: Takehiko Matsushita, MD, PhD – Meiwa Hospital
Session Panelist: Hideyuki Koga, MD PhD – Institute of Science Tokyo
Session Panelist: Yuki Okazaki, MD PhD – Okayama University Hospital
Session Panelist: Aaron J. Krych, MD – Mayo Clinic
Session Panelist: Brian R. Wolf, MD, MS – University of Iowa Health Care