Ben Mayo, MD

@ryanmouquegolf Sorry man there’s no chance with the injuries and surgeries he’s had. Walking 4 rounds alone will be too much. The injuries he has will occasionally twinge mid swing and throw off timing

So everyone is aware… I do NOT believe he can get back to world number 1. That ship has sailed I do believe IF… IF he can get his body right (and sort his issues out), with a schedule of 8-10 events per year I think he could still play great golf and can compete.

I had the pleasure of joining @LBC radio to discuss the Tiger Woods scenario… Thanks for the invite guys & great chat 👊🏼

@JLazzy23 @Jimmy4vr @DailyFaceoff @ColbyCohen36 @ProducerVick I would argue the rule is consistent...the line is part of the zone the puck is in, for it to change zones it must completely cross in the direction it is going. Easier to identify it crossed on replay also because you need to see white between.

Completely different part of the game though, because if the puck is on the blue line when you’re keeping the play alive in the offensive zone it’s onside, but when you’re carrying it into the zone the puck needs to fully cross the blue to be onside, it’s two different rules for the same line

Starting to think that the NHL offside rule is inconsistent on offense. Why does the blue line count as the zone when keeping the puck in, but a hard line you have to fully cross on entry? A small tweak would have helped the #LGRW last night. Presented by J.P. Wisers

@DrNiravPandya It's not my choice it's their choice. I give them the pros and cons of each, but my spiel may push for BTB if they're going to play college sports.

Question for my fellow orthopedic surgeons and physical therapists to get a sense of practice patterns nationally and internationally. You have an 18 year old college-bound athlete who has an ACL tear who is playing a contact sport. What is your ACL graft choice?

@northwoods1980 @drroddymcgee I dont think meniscectomy in older patients necessarily sham. Often I see where they've done PT meds injections etc and still hurt after months but not nearly debilitating enough or enough OA for a TKA. It's not a perfect but often does give decent relief for a good period

I see these sham surgeries all the time. Some generalist shoulder doc who was never well trained goes in and messes around with the labrum in an older patient. And the worst part? The biceps tendon, which is probably the only real source of symptoms, gets left completely in place to keep generating pain. I have to assume the surgeon either isn’t comfortable with or doesn’t know how to do an arthroscopic tenodesis, but you’d think they could at least do a tenotomy. I see this constantly and it’s complete fraud surgery. Particularly leaving a diseased biceps tendon in place in an older patient. Unreal. His other cases of the day probably include cleaning up/debriding the meniscus in grandma's knee and other related sham surgeries.

MRI to follow up post "slap repair" shoulder pain in a 65-year-old male. All I have to say is, run away

@drroddymcgee @northwoods1980 Definitely. Sometimes in younger people I do the tenodesis but will still throw 1-2 anchors in the SLAP if it's a really big tear or extends more posterior...helps me sleep better

@BenMayoMD @northwoods1980 I think I can count on one hand in my entire career my # of SLAP repairs and that includes taking care of a high number of baseball players over that time.

@northwoods1980 Or tenotomy depending on patient preference

@northwoods1980 The indications for SLAP repair are so small these days yet many still do them on near every shoulder over 40 they see. If they ever get to surgery almost always a tenodesis for me

@NickHoopes_ What did you get the shoulders doing early just scapula work and pendulum? I'm ok with a little early stiffness in most cases...instability that's the goal, and cuff actually associated with improved healing

@BenMayoMD Worked for years for a surgeon who did this for all surgeries (knees, ankle, shoulders). I’ll die on the hill that that made a huge difference in outcomes. Even if they only needed 1-2 visits. Education and early mobilization was so key!

Evidence v Clinical Practice Case: 14yo T&F athlete s/p lateral menisectony & plica removal. No formal PT. “Just return to activity slowly” 6 weeks post-op Clinical presentation: 50% LSI. Pain with running & can’t squat. 1-2 immediate post op visits would have caught this.

@JeremyBurnhamMD @Patelladoc @AAOS1 @OchsnerHealth Thats my thought as well. Even when I get into the joint I try and minimize how much I close so it stops fluid leak for the scope but not more than that

@BenMayoMD @Patelladoc @AAOS1 @OchsnerHealth I think over tightening, especially distally, might create some of the issues with graft sight pain.

Our technique for Arthrex Amnion™ Matrix augmentation of the quad tendon harvest site during ACL reconstruction was featured on the @AAOS1 Orthopaedic Video Theater in New Orleans. @OchsnerHealth #AAOS2026 #SportsMedicine #ACL

@Patelladoc @JeremyBurnhamMD @AAOS1 @OchsnerHealth Do you think the closure could contribute to persistent graft site pain that some therapists describe seeing? I don't close and have not seen that being an issue

@JeremyBurnhamMD @AAOS1 @OchsnerHealth Since first describing quad free tendon ACL graft, I’ve said leave the trough open for reconstitution. Great concept to provide a matrix toaugment that process. Don’t forget who first described quad free tendon graft in 1998. And which company made the first video technique.

@_WKeyMcGee_ @MyGolfSpy @PuttView I've got EVNROLL very impressed with it

@BenMayoMD @MyGolfSpy @PuttView yeah, most of my mallet experience is with my friends LAB which does have an Accra shaft in it so could just be I dont like LAB putters...

Blade vs Mallet Putters — What the Data Actually Says We analyzed 43,000+ putts using our algorithm and the @PuttView testing system to answer a simple question: Do mallet putters outperform blades? Short answer: Yes. And it’s not particularly close. Here’s what we found 👇 1️⃣ Overall Performance 2.6 stroke advantage for mallets. And it wasn’t just one or two golfers skewing the results. (85%) testers putted better with a mallet.

@_WKeyMcGee_ @MyGolfSpy @PuttView Had this problem for a bit because the mallet felt so heavy didn't have touch with it. Got fitted for a shaft for it and made a huge difference. It's still heavier, but the swing weight feels lighter so I feel like I've got better control

@MyGolfSpy @PuttView I struggle with pace with a mallet. I will get closer alot of times with a blade because I am better at controlling pace with it, but hit it a tad more offline. I also have a shitty putting stroke.

@NathanPStrauss This looks like the Junior A kid home for winter break subbing in on the B2 beer league team

You’re absolutely joking

@NUCLRGOLF You're all thinking about this wrong. Even hammered or high they're better golfers than you. I'm taking John Daly, 9 waters, bag of carrots and celery, and a bran muffin. His body would shut down in shock.

Who would you play against and what are you consuming? 😳⛳️

@GrimisS He's still thinking about that stuffed animal from the Olympics

Most irritated game winning goal ever lol. MacKinnon is such a psycho I love it

@spittinchiclets The fact Larkin can even skate after the bender he's been on is a miracle. Every single picture and video of the party he was front and center

D BOSS GETS THE OT WINNER IN HIS FIRST GAME BACK FROM WINNING GOLD!! 🚨

@txsportsdoc @jointdocShields @RealPhysician @AAOS1 Yes. There's no way EVERY patient is opioid free. I had some TKA I did take no narcotics i prescribed as part of multilig while others albeit few were looking for a refill at 2 week appt. Same with "smaller" cases like ACL. Especially quad most take no narcs but some need them

@jointdocShields @RealPhysician Thanks for saying this John. The pendulum has swung a bit far in the other direction. We can treat pain responsibly. May be good @AAOS1 discussion. “Theoretical to Practical, how are you treating post op pain in total joints”. Love to learn from you and our colleagues.

We’ve swung so far from the opioid crisis that we’ve created a different problem: undertreated pain. Opiophobia — the institutional fear of prescribing adequate analgesia — has become its own epidemic. Patients in real agony get a cocktail of placebos and “follow up outpatient”

@txsportsdoc @nickstrassermd Same

@nickstrassermd Fixing that one

Stable ankle fracture with medial clear space widening — but the patient walked in wearing regular shoes. Would you operate or treat functionally? Let’s discuss the nuances of ankle fracture stability.

@LenMacPT Least shocking paper this year

I mean… always hope but then reality sets in. 70% retear rate on Cross Bracing protocol. Only read the abstract for now and just got my hands on the full paper