News
- JUNE 10, 2021 – Dr. Van Thiel participates in a The Ortho Show podcast to discuss a biologic used to repair cartilage tears in knees. Podcast description: Tune in to this pitch from Vericel on MACI®. Vericel’s all-star pitch team includes orthopedic surgeons, Dr. Geoffrey Van Thiel and Dr. Cassandra Lee. Listen to hear them pitch to our expert panelists, Dr. Vinod Dasa, Dr. Scott Sigman, Matthew Ray Scott and Joe Mullings. Dr. Van Thiel and Dr. Lee really nailed it with MACI’s key messaging and included a few great laughs to the panelists. They took the panels heat and had seamless responses to their tough questions. Listen to Podcast
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- Dr. Van Thiel continues to present research and cutting edge techniques at international conferences.
- Please see Publications & Presentations for newly published research and techniques.
Publications & Presentations
Cartilage Restoration
- A Review of the Management of Cartilage Defects in the Shoulder
- Cartilage Restoration Review
- Evaluation of a Tibial Osteotomy with Meniscus Transplant
- Management of Cartilage Defects in the Hip
- Management of Cartilage Defects in the Shoulder
- Microfracture in the Shoulder
- Review of Shoulder Cartilage Treatment
- Shoulder Reconstruction with a Distal Tibia Allograft
- Sizing Meniscal Allograft for Transplantation
Hip
- Hip and Pelvic Injections
- Management of Cartilage Defects in the Hip
- Xray Evaluation of Hip Patients with Early Arthritis
Knee
- ACL Reconstruction with a Special Reamer
- ACL Reconstruction with Different Size Tibial Reamers
- Biomechanical Evaluation of Lateral Meniscal Tears
- Evaluation of a Tibial Osteotomy with Meniscus Transplant
- Graft Selection in ACL Surgery
- Knee Bracing for Athletic Injuries
- Laxity Measurement of the ACL
- Rehab after a Revision ACL Reconstruction
- Rehab after a Soft Tissue ACL Graft
- Sizing Meniscal Allograft for Transplantation
- Treatment of a Knee Dislocation
Shoulder
- A Review of the Management of Cartilage Defects in the Shoulder
- Analysis of Posterior Shoulder Instability
- Biomechanical Evaluation of a Biceps Tenodesis
- Biomechanical Evaluation of Suture Anchors in Shoulder Instability
- Glenohumeral Arthritis
- Instability Repair in a Young Patient
- Management of Anterior Shoulder Instability
- Management of Cartilage Defects in the Shoulder
- Management of Chronic Shoulder Dislocations
- Management of Posterior Shoulder Instability
- Microfracture in the Shoulder
- Posterior Instability of the Shoulder
- PRP use in the Shoulder
- Rehab for Bicep Tendon Problems
- Review of Shoulder Cartilage Treatment
- Shoulder Arthroscopy for Degenerative Joint Disease
- Shoulder Reconstruction with a Distal Tibia Allograft
- Subacromial Decompression in Rotator Cuff Repairs
- Subacromial Decompression in the Shoulder
