University of Colorado Department of Orthopaedics 20th Annual CU Sports Medicine Fall Symposium 2025

1. Overview
The University of Colorado Department of Orthopaedics 20th Annual CU Sports Medicine Fall Symposium 2025 provides a comprehensive update on the management of sports-related injuries, focusing on the knee, hip, and foot and ankle. The course covers the latest surgical and non-operative strategies for cartilage restoration, ligament reconstruction, and return-to-sport testing, alongside discussions on contemporary issues like NIL and team physician responsibilities.
Course Date: Fall 2025
2. Learning Objectives

Evaluate evolving techniques for ACL reconstruction, including graft selection, slope correction, and managing stiff knees.

Implement evidence-based strategies for treating meniscus root tears, cartilage defects, and MCL injuries.

Diagnose and manage hip conditions such as femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), instability, and hamstring injuries.

Apply current protocols for Achilles tendinopathy, ankle fractures, and peroneal tendon injuries.

Discuss the impact of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) on team physicians and lessons learned from NFL coverage.

3. Target Audience

Best for orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine physicians, and physical therapists who want updates on knee, hip, and ankle injury management.

4. Topics

Intro to the 20th Annual CU Sports Medicine Fall Symposium

In-Season Athlete With Cartilage Injury – How to Manage

Off-Season Athlete With a Cartilage Lesion – What Are the Options

Meniscus Update 2025

Ramp, Radial and Root Tears

Joint Restoration in the Elite Athlete

Biologics in Knee OA – Understanding the Role of Biomarkers in Treatment

Cartilage Cases – When to Go Beyond Biologics

NFL Team Coverage – Lessons Learned

NIL in Amateur Sports – Effects on the Team Physician

Lower Extremity Growth Plates in Young Athletes – When They Hurt and What to Do

Knee Examination – 2025 Update

Choosing the Right ACL Graft in 2025 – Individualized Approach

ACL Controversies – 2025 Trends in North America (It’s Different in Europe!)

Slope Correction Osteotomy – Hope or Hype

MCL Injuries in 2025 – When to Repair and How to Get it Right

Return to Sport Testing – ACLR

Evolving Technique – The Stiff Knee After ACL Surgery

Biomechanical Biomarkers in Lower Extremity Movement

ACL Cases

The Athlete’s Knee – ACL, Other Ligaments, and Motion – Panel Discussion

Leg Pain in the Athlete – It’s Not Always What You Think

Patellar Tendinitis – Make It Stop

Using an Algorithm to Identify Muscle Imbalance Gait

Incidence and Epidemiology of Ankle Injuries in Sport

Evolving Management of Ligamentous Injuries – Lateral, Syndesmotic and Deltoid Instability

Current Management of Achilles Tendon Injuries in Sport

Foot and Ankle Stress Fractures in Athletes – Prevention and Treatment

Peroneal Tendon Injuries in Athletes

Managing Achilles Tendinopathy – Effective and Cutting-Edge Treatments

Ankle Fractures in Athletes – Treatment and Return to Sport

Rehabilitating Soft Tissue Injuries in Athletes – Top 5 Techniques

The Athlete’s Foot and Ankle – Cases & Complications Discussion

Imaging of the Hip – A Puzzle Put Together

Evaluation of the Athlete’s Hip

Too Hip to Quit – Tackling FAI Like a Pro – Physical Therapist’s Guide to Non-Operative Management

Hip Pain in the Adolescent Athlete – 2025 Update

Femoroacetabular Impingement – This Is Where It All Started From

Hip Instability – Looking Beyond Labral Tears

Orthobiologics Around the Hip and Pelvis

Ultrasound Evaluation of Hamstring – Length, Angle and Hydrodissection to Prevent Injury

Hamstring Injury Rehabilitation – Is It Smoke and Mirrors

Hip Osteoarthritis in the Athlete – Sports Participation After Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty