Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Experts Contribute to Course Lectures and Presentations at the AOSSM 2026 Annual Meeting

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) hosted its annual meeting July 8-11, 2026, in Seattle, Washington. Several members of the UPMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery attended and contributed to meaningful instructional courses, panel discussions, and more. Learn more about their contributions below and view the full schedule of events.

Presentations

Rookie Season Year-in-Review: Lessons Learned
Justin Arner, MD

How Do You Assess Bone Loss?
Albert Lin, MD

Case Presentations and Panel Q&A
Albert Lin, MD

Concurrent Session I – The High-Risk ACL: When One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Volker Musahl, MD

Case Presentations and Panel Q&A
Volker Musahl, MD

Concurrent Session II – The Next Generation of Sports Medicine Leaders: Resident and Fellow Presentations & Debates
Justin Arner, MD

Papers

No differences in long-term survival after medial meniscus posterior root repair between low- and high-grade chondral changes
Zachary Herman, MD

Mri-based classification of achilles tendon ruptures: reliability and predictors of tear location
Robert Bilodeau, BS

A lateral extra-articular tenodesis (let) indication score may decrease revision aclr and minimize unneeded lets
Ting Cong, MD

Long-term outcomes after arthroscopic bankart repair for on-track lesions at mean 10 year follow-up
Sahil Dadoo, MD

Orthopaedic surgeons’ perspectives on team physician roles after the maragos case: influence of age, location, fellowship training, and level of sports coverage
Abigail Balsan, BS

Anchor-based thresholds may better define meaningful 6-month recovery than distribution methods following jones fracture open reduction and internal fixation
Abdulganeey Olawin, BS

Self-Removal of Sling Following Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Results in No Difference in Outcomes and Complication Rates: Short-Term Results of a Prospective, Single-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial
Sophia McMahon, BA

Posters

Prevalence of Reported Penicillin Allergy and Severe Reactions in Patients Given Cefazolin in Consecutive Cohort of an Elective Orthopedic Surgical Practice
Abigail Balsan, BS

Comprehensive Conservative Treatment and Surgical Management of Common Flexor Tendon and Common Extensor Tendon Tears, 200 Consecutive Cases with Average 9 Year Follow-Up
Zachary Herman, MD

Influence of Chronicity, Number, and Type of Anterior Shoulder Instability Events on Hill-Sachs Lesion Size: A Morphometric Analysis of 255 Patients
Sahil Dadoo, MD

Bariatric Surgery is Associated with Surgical Failure and Inferior Outcomes after Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Compared to a Matched Cohort
Sahil Dadoo, MD

Resilience Reduces the Impact of Recurrent Shoulder Instability on Patient-Reported Outcomes After Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization Surgery
Ryan Lin, BS

Long-Term Survival Rate of Hybrid All-Polyethylene Glenoid Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Implants at 2- and 5-Years Postoperatively
Ehab Nazzal, MD

Patient-Reported Outcomes Decline Over Time following Arthroscopic Bankart Repair for Anterior Shoulder Instability
Sahil Dadoo, MD