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Spine Simplified: Lumbar Spine - Part 2 Nov 04, 2026

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Chuck is back this week with Lauren E. Matteini, MD a board certified spine surgeon practicing with Fox Valley Orthopedics. In part two they discuss Dr. Matteini's algorithm for treating axial lower back pain.

Join us next week for further back pain discussion with spine surgeon Dr. Matteini

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Spine Simplified: Lumbar Spine - Part 1 Oct 28, 2026

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For this episode Chuck is joined by Lauren E. Matteini, MD a board certified spine surgeon practicing with Fox Valley Orthopedics. In part one they discuss the clinical evaluation for patients presenting a new onset of lower back pain.

Join us next week for further back pain discussion with spine surgeon Dr. Matteini 🎧 New episodes each Wednesday! Subscribe to the official podcast of the Physician Associates in Orthopaedic Surgery! 🎧 PAOS Membership provides the tools, resources, and relationships to strengthen your career and advance orthopaedic care. 🔑Learn more about PAOS membership benefits here -- http://paos.org/joinandconnect

Clinical Outcomes Following Expansion of PA Involvement Across the Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Care Continuum Oct 21, 2026

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Miles interviews colleague Caroline Heramb, PA-C, MCMSc, about her research, Clinical Outcomes Following Expansion of Physician Assistant Involvement Across the Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Care Continuum.

PA-led research has been a highlight of the annual conference for many years, and is a priority of the PAOS Foundation.

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Join us next week for a conversation between Chuck and a spine surgeon!

Early Implant Loosening with Suspected Occult Prosthetic Joint Infection Following Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Case Report Oct 14, 2026

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Susan Lindahl Scholarship winner Nina Coletta, PA-S, speaks with Miles at the San Diego conference, where she presented her work, Early Implant Loosening with Suspected Occult Prosthetic Joint Infection Following Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Case Report

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Efficacy and Safety of Perioperative GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Review Oct 07, 2026

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Susan Lindahl Scholarship winner Bella Hannigan, PA-S, speaks with Miles at the San Diego conference, where she presented her work, Efficacy and Safety of Perioperative GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Review 👉 Learn more about the Susan Lindahl Memorial Scholarship and contribute here to help PA students pursuing orthopaedics! paos.org/scholarship The portal for scholarship applications typically opens in January, with submissions due at the end of April. 🤝 Join and Connect! Membership in Physician Associates in Orthopaedic Surgery: paos.org/joinandconnect

Vascular Evaluation in Suspected Spontaneously Reduced Tibiofemoral Dislocations: ABI vs CTA Sep 30, 2026

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Susan Lindahl Scholarship winner Alex Toben, PA-S, speaks with Miles at the San Diego conference, where she presented her work, Vascular Evaluation in Suspected Spontaneously Reduced Tibiofemoral Dislocations: A Clinical Guide to Ankle-Brachial Index Versus Computed Tomography Angiography. 👉 Learn more about the Susan Lindahl Memorial Scholarship and contribute here to help PA students pursuing orthopaedics! paos.org/scholarship The portal for scholarship applications typically opens in January, with submissions due at the end of April. 🤝 Join and Connect! Membership in Physician Associates in Orthopaedic Surgery: https://paos.org/joinandconnect

orthoPAc podcast episode 300! An Interview with Sam Dyer, PA-C, MHS Sep 22, 2026

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Sam Dyer, PA-C, MHS, launched the orthoPAc podcast in September of 2020. Now, six years later, we have three co-hosts and three hundred episodes! Chuck Dowell, PA-C, MS, ATC and Miles Gilbreath, PA-C, MCHS interview Sam about his idea for the podcast.

Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome in the U.S. Military Sep 15, 2026

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At Ortho By the Bay Miles sits down with Udaya Dahal, PA-C, an Army Baylor Orthopedic PA Fellow. Udaya shares the results of his research on chronic exertional compartment syndrome among military service members and its effects on performance. He presented this work at the annual PAOS conference, Ortho By the Bay, in San Diego. 🎧 New episodes each Wednesday! Subscribe to the official podcast of the Physician Associates in Orthopaedic Surgery! 🎧 🔑 PAOS Membership provides the tools, resources, and relationships to strengthen your career and advance orthopaedic care. 👉 Join and connect: https://paos.org/page/JoinandConnect 🔬 PA-Directed Research - The PAOS Foundation supports Physician Associates working in orthopaedic surgery through scholarships, research, leadership development, and charitable outreach that improve patient care and expand access to musculoskeletal medicine. 👉 Learn more at https://paos.org/Foundation_new 📺 PAOS On Demand! Virtual CME for Ortho By The Bay will be available soon! PAOS members receive a CME discount at PAOS.org. 🛍️ Non-members may also purchase PAOS On-Demand at AAPA.org. Thanks again for joining the orthoPAc podcast, the official podcast of the Physician Associates in Orthopaedic Surgery. Join Sam Dyer, PA-C, Chuck Dowell, PA-C, and Miles Gilbreath, PA-C, each Wednesday for a discussion of up-to-date orthopedic topics for the busy clinician.

Hospital at Home Pathway for Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Patients Sep 09, 2026

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Sam Dyer interviews Kaitlyn G. Elrod, DMS, PA-C, CAQ-OS, ATC. Kaitlyn is part of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institute in Charlotte, NC. She shares the success of offering a Hospital at Home (HAH) Pathway to orthopedic patients, specifically foot and ankle patients. HAH programs provide hospital-level services outside the brick-and-mortar hospital setting and have demonstrated effectiveness in medical populations. For patients that are healthy enough, can we reduce the number of nights they spend in a brick-and-mortar hospital? How do HAH outcomes compare to a baseline cohort over a matched historical timeframe? The PAOS Foundation supports Physician Associates working in orthopaedic surgery through scholarships, research, leadership development, and charitable outreach that improve patient care and expand access to musculoskeletal medicine.

PRP in Focus - Part 4 Sep 02, 2026

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Chuck speaks with Jason A. Smith DO, FAOASM, Sports Medicine about Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP). In part 4, they discuss cases in which they used PRP to help facilitate healing and pain reduction during an injury or after tendon repair. Please see below for studies referenced in this interview: Leukocyte rich versus leukocyte poor. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29383445/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26118749/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30866049/ Importance of dosage in PRP pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15085519/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39331322/ Learn more about Dr. Smith - toledosportsdoc.com/

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