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Knee Surgery Fellowship – Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine and Robotic-Assisted Arthroplasty

Fellowship/Residency Information

Estoril 450
Santiago, Las Condes 7591047
CHILE


This fellowship provides comprehensive training in knee surgery with a focus on arthroscopy and sports medicine. The fellow will be exposed to ligament reconstruction (ACL, PCL and multiligament injuries), meniscal preservation, cartilage procedures and joint preservation techniques. In addition, the program includes training in knee arthroplasty, including unicompartmental and total knee replacement, with exposure to robotic-assisted surgery. The fellow will participate in outpatient clinics, surgical planning and operative procedures, with active involvement in patient management and decision-making. Opportunities for clinical research and academic development are available.

Involved ISAKOS Member(s): Roberto Negrin, MD, Knee Surgeon Carlos Infante, MD, Knee Surgeon Jaime Duboy, MD, MD, Knee Surgeon Mauricio Wainer, MD, Knee Surgeon Nicolas Gaggero, MD, Knee Surgeon Max Barahona, MD, Knee Surgeon Jose Laso, MD, Knee Surgeon Carlos Rojas, MD, MD, Knee Surgeon

Contact Information

Roberto Negrin, MD

Fellowship Program Information

Affiliation (Center Type): Universidad Finis Terrae (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: 12 months
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: No
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 1
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Roberto Negrin, MD, Knee Surgeon Carlos Infante, MD, Knee Surgeon Jaime Duboy, MD, MD, Knee Surgeon Mauricio Wainer, MD, Knee Surgeon Nicolas Gaggero, MD, Knee Surgeon Max Barahona, MD, Knee Surgeon Jose Laso, MD, Knee Surgeon Carlos Rojas, MD, MD, Knee Surgeon
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Financial Support and Expenses

Types of Financial Support Available: Private
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: Direct Application
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs):

Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases

Area(s) of Specialty: Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities:
Types of Educational Opportunities:
Research projects, research facilities and resources, cadaver labs, publication opportunities, integration of the patient and public involvement, and the role of the fellow: - Disparities in survival after hip fractures in Chile in patients above 60 years: the impact of the operating room management. Front Health Serv. 2026 Mar 13;6:1554376. doi: 10.3389/frhs.2026.1554376. eCollection 2026. - Analysis of the surgical waiting list for conditions not covered by the Explicit Health Guarantees in orthopedics and traumatology in Chile. Medwave. 2025 Oct 1;25(9):e3106. doi:10.5867/medwave.2025.09.3106. - Observational study of the profile of patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty in Chilean public hospitals funded through Diagnosis-Related Groups, from 2019 to 2023. Medwave. 2025 Sep 24;25(8):e3111. doi: 10.5867/medwave.2025.08.3111. - Robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty leads to a higher proportion of better Kujala score and global patient-reported outcomes measurements compared to conventional surgery after a minimum of two years of follow-up. J ISAKOS. 2025 Aug;13:100923. doi: 10.1016/j.jisako.2025.100923. - Evaluation of the Learning Curve in Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Time-Series Analysis of Surgical Time. Cureus. 2025 May 14;17(5):e84120. doi: 10.7759/cureus.84120. eCollection 2025 May. - Safety and efficacy of mesenchymal stromal cells mitochondria transplantation as a cell-free therapy for osteoarthritis. J Transl Med. 2025 Jan 7;23(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s12967-024-05945-7. - WOMAC, Kujala Score, and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Quality of Life Thresholds for Predicting Increased and Decreased Likelihood of Failure to Improve Quality of Life After Total Knee Replacement. Cureus. 2024 Sep 21;16(9):e69853. doi: 10.7759/cureus.69853. eCollection 2024 Sep. - Epidemiology of high-energy trauma in Chile: An ecological analysis using public registries. Medwave. 2024 Aug 21;24(7):e2929. doi: 10.5867/medwave.2024.07.2929. - Comparison of the kinematic analysis of indoor and outdoor gait in people with haemophilia and total knee replacement. Haemophilia. 2024 Jul;30(4):1102-1104. doi: 10.1111/hae.15061. - Development of a Machine-Learning Model for Anterior Knee Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty With Patellar Preservation Using Radiological Variables. J Arthroplasty. 2024 Sep;39(9S2):S171-S178. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2024.02.006. Epub 2024 Feb 15. PMID: 38364878 - A Contemporary International Expert Consensus Statement on the Evaluation, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Injuries to the Posterolateral Corner of the Knee. Arthroscopy. 2025 Nov;41(11):4630-4640. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2025.04.055. - Conversion of high tibial osteotomy to unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: Surgical pearls to ensure a successful outcome. J ISAKOS. 2024 Dec;9(6):100321. doi: 10.1016/j.jisako.2024.100321. - Meniscal extrusion consensus statement: A collaborative survey within the Meniscus International Network (MenIN) Study Group. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2024 Jun;32(6):1446-1454. doi: 10.1002/ksa.12183. - Polyethylene Luxation in an Oxinium Fixed-bearing Unicompartmental Knee Replacement Leading to Metallosis: A Case Reports for an Early and a Late Presentation. J Orthop Case Rep. 2023 Sep;13(9):149-154. doi: 10.13107/jocr.2023.v13.i09.3910. - Searching for the Best Treatment for Ramp Lesions: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Cureus. 2023 Jul 10;15(7):e41651. doi: 10.7759/cureus.41651. eCollection 2023 Jul. - Reliable pain and function outcomes but limited sport performance after high tibial osteotomy for medial knee osteoarthritis in the grey zone between osteotomy and unicompartmental replacement. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2026 Feb;34(2):654-659. doi: 10.1002/ksa.70223. - Neurovascular injuries in tibial plateau fractures: Rare in Schatzker IV, predominant in complex patterns. Injury. 2025 Dec;56(12):112855. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2025.112855. - Femoral arthroplasty with bone cement as a salvage measure in open fracture with articular bone defect in young patients. Trauma Case Rep. 2025 Aug 18;59:101237. doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2025.101237. eCollection 2025 Oct. - Unicondylar intra-articular tibial plateau osteotomies provide favourable outcomes and avoid arthroplasty in posttraumatic deformities at 4-year mean follow-up. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2026 Mar;34(3):978-987. doi: 10.1002/ksa.70035. - Single-bundle vs. double-bundle isolated posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a retrospective cohort study on time to work and functional outcomes. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2025 Aug 12;35(1):346. doi: 10.1007/s00590-025-04480-5. - Outcomes of revision surgery with reconstruction for patellar tendon re-rupture: a case series study. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2025 Jul 30;35(1):331. doi: 10.1007/s00590-025-04466-3. - No differences in patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) and complications after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) or hamstrings (HT) in patients aged 50 or older. J Exp Orthop. 2025 Jul 18;12(3):e70371. doi: 10.1002/jeo2.70371. eCollection 2025 Jul. - Knee arthrodesis with modular megaprosthesis as salvage procedure for the limb following in a patient with an infected knee tumor prosthesis: A case report. Trauma Case Rep. 2025 Feb 27;56:101152. doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2025.101152. eCollection 2025 Apr. - Lateral hinge fracture in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy: a narrative review. EFORT Open Rev. 2023 Jul 3;8(7):572-580. doi: 10.1530/EOR-22-0103.
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