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3rd Orthopaedic Department European Interbalkan Medical Center, OrthoBiology Surgery Center

Center Information

Asklipiou 10
Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 55535
GREECE
https://www.orthobiologics.gr

Our every-day clinical practice consists of many cases of knee, shoulder and hip injuries and/or problems and sports injuries, and cartilage lesions as well. The Department serves and as a teaching center for fellowships organized by national Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Society and General Orthopaedic Society. We are also Teaching center for cartilage procedures. Fellows are mostly young Orthopedists just after finishing their residency and some residents. We are alaso approved ESSKA and ICRS Teaching Center

Primary Language Spoken: Both Greek and English
Sponosoring ISAKOS Member(s): Prof. Robert Marx, and Prof. Anastasios Georgoulis

Contact Information

Michael Iosifidis, MD, PhD, Head of 3rd Orthopaedic Department European Interbalkan Medical Center

Fellowship Program Information

Affiliation (Center Type): ESSKA Teaching Center, Travelling Fellowship of Greek Arthroscopy Society, ICRS Teaching Center (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: 2 weeks-6 months
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: Yes
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 3333
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Michael Iosifidis, MD, PhD, Knee, Shoulder Arthroscopy/Sports and Joint Reconstruction, Cartilage Repair Procedures Alexandros Tzaveas, MD, PhD, Hip Arthroscopy and Joint Reconstruction Theofylaktos Kyriakidis, MD, PhD, Knee Arthroscopy and Joint Reconstruction Dimitrios Kotzamitelos, MD, Shoulder Arthroscopy and Joint Recostruction Ioannes Melas MD, Peadiatric Orthopaedics and Sports
Recent activity of Teaching Center: ESSKA’s Orthobiologic Initiative (ORBIT) Steering Group, which finished the Part 1 of “Consensus for Use of injectable orthobiologics for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis” for “blood-derived products (alias PRP)”, and the ORBIT Group has started the Part 2 of the same Consensus for “Cell-Based Therapies (CBT)”. Stem cells for the treatment of early to moderate osteoarthritis of the knee: a systematic review. Kyriakidis T, Pitsilos C, Iosifidou M, Tzaveas A, Gigis I, Ditsios K, Iosifidis M. J Exp Orthop. 2023 Oct 7;10(1):102. doi: 10.1186/s40634-023-00665-1. Good mid-term outcomes after adipose-derived culture-expanded mesenchymal stem cells implantation in knee focal cartilage defects. Kyriakidis T, Iosifidis M, Michalopoulos E, Melas I, Stavropoulos-Giokas C, Verdonk R.Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2020 Feb;28(2):502-508. doi: 10.1007/s00167-019-05688-9 Matrix-induced adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells implantation for knee articular cartilage repair. Two years follow-up. Kyriakidis T, Iosifidis M, Michalopoulos E, Melas I, Papadopoulos P, Stavropoulos-Giokas C.Acta Orthop Belg. 2018 Dec;84(4):443-451.PMID: 30879449 Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee Joint: Midterm Clinical and MRI Outcomes of Arthroscopic Retrograde Drilling and Internal Fixation with Bioabsorbable Pins. Komnos G, Iosifidis M, Papageorgiou F, Melas I, Metaxiotis D, Hantes M.Cartilage. 2021 Dec;13(1_suppl):1228S-1236S. doi: 10.1177/19476035211003325

Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases

Arthroscopy 40%
Knee Surgery 20%
Sports Medicine 20%
Cartilage Repair 10%
Biologics 10%
Area(s) of Specialty: Ankle Arthroscopy Biologics Elbow/Wrist Arthroscopy Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy Hip Arthroplasty Hip Arthroscopy Pediatrics Shoulder Arthroplasty Shoulder Arthroscopy
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities: The fellows will be part of all of our activities (clinical, surgical, research, orthobiologics)
Types of Educational Opportunities: Scrub in for surgery, Assist in clinics under supervision, Receive hands-on training, Assist with research, Pediatrics, Didactic sessions, Publishing opportunities
Research projects, research facilities and resources, cadaver labs, publication opportunities, integration of the patient and public involvement, and the role of the fellow: -European Real-World Evidence Study on Platelet-Rich Plasma for Knee Osteoarthritis: a Multicentre Observational Study -ACL all-inside reconstruction vs quadruple semitendinosus graft construct and suspensory button fixation for ACL reconstruction: comparative study of 2 techniques -Adiposed Derived MSCs intraairticular injection for knee OA: a case series study -Cartilage Repair in the Skeletally Immature Knee: A Comparative Study of Different Surgical Techniques Role of the fellow: Participation in procedures, Data collection, co-authorship
Related Conference/Lecture Schedule: All faculty meeting every week (case presentation, special issues, journal club). Every 3 weeks scheduled lecture of visiting speaker. Participation of the annual congresses of national societies Participation on major events, focus meetings and courses on arthroscopic sports medicine
Athletic Team Coverage:

Financial Support and Expenses

Types of Financial Support Available: No financial assistance or other support is available
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: The Teaching Center could also guide the fellows in paper writting and to communicate with other centers of education in order to expand their experiences
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs): There are options of housing in the city and providing food in the hospital. House rental approximately 500 Euros per month