Medical Education Training Program: Knee

Immersive Lab Experience: Knee Joint Preservation
Friday, September 25, 2026
ArthroLab™ | Naples, FL

DESCRIPTION

Delivered in a fully immersive lab environment, the ILE: Knee Joint Preservation course offers a unique learning experience where participants actively engage with our expert faculty through focused didactic presentations, live surgical demonstrations, and hands-on lab experiences. The lab setting allows participants to test and refine their skills, ensuring a dynamic learning experience that empowers participants to confidently navigate joint preservation.

FACULTY

Michael Alaia, MD

Team Physician, US Ski and Snowboard Team

Fellowship: Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NY

Rachel M. Frank, MD

Team Physician, University of Colorado Buffaloes, University of Denver Pioneers
Boulder/Denver, CO

Fellowship: Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL

Justin J. Mitchell, MD

Team Physician, US Ski and Snowboard Team

Fellowship: Steadman Philippon Research Institute
Vail, CO

Patrick A. Smith, MD

HSS at NCH
Naples, FL

Fellowship: Hughston Orthopaedic Clinic
Columbus, GA

AGENDA

6:30 AM	Breakfast
7:30 AM	Arrival and Registration
7:55 AM	Welcome and Introductions
	Session I: Managing Meniscal Pathologies
8:00 AM	Meniscal Repair: Technique Selection
8:10 AM	Live Demo I: Meniscus Root Repair With SutureLoc™ Implant
8:30 AM	ArthroLab Session I: Meniscus Repair With FiberStitch™ Implant and ZoneNavigator™ System; Meniscal Root Repair With SutureLoc Implant
	Session II: Cartilage Continuum
9:45 AM	Solutions for Articular Cartilage Defects
9:55 AM	Live Demo II: Trochlear Lesion Management
10:05 AM	Live Demo III: Autograft OATS^® 2.0 Procedure
10:15 AM	ArthroLab Session II: AutoCart™ Technique, Cartiform^® Viable Osteochondral Allograft, Autograft OATS 2.0 Procedure
12:00 PM	Lunch
	Session III: Alignment
1:00 PM	Complex Cases in Knee Joint Preservation
1:45 PM	ArthroLab Session III: MPFL, Meniscal Transplant, Alignment
4:00 PM	Adjourn

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