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TheMIS Orthopaedic Center

Center Information

St Loukas General Horpital
Thessaloniki, Central Makedonia 55236
GREECE
https://www.the-mis.gr

Sports Injuries, Arthroscopy, Knee and Hip Reconstruction, Cartilage Lesions, Biologics

Primary Language Spoken: Greek and English
Sponosoring ISAKOS Member(s): Prof Anastasios Georgoulis, georgoulis.anastasios@gmail.com, Prof Nicolaas C Budhiparama, n.c.budhiparama@gmail.com, Emmanouel Papacostas, Aspetar Doha, epapacostas@gmail.com

Contact Information

Prof Ioannis Terzidis MD, PhD, BSc, FEBSM, FICRS, Prof of Sports Injuries, Aristotle University , Thessaloniki, Greece

Fellowship Program Information

Affiliation (Center Type): Travelling Fellowship of Greek Arthroscopy Society, ICRS Teaching Center (Teaching, Academic, University) (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: 3 months
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: No
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 3
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Prof Ioannis Terzidis, Knee and Hip Prof Anastasios Georgoulis, Knee and Shoulder As Prof Trifon Totlis, Knee and Hip, Biologics As Prof Themistoklis Tzatzairis, Pediatrics Dr Eythimios Papasoulis, Trauma
Recent activity of Teaching Center: 1. A modified technique for mechanical isolation of stromal vascular fraction yields increased final product volume and high viable nucleated cells count. Trifon Totlis1,2, Panagiotis-Konstantinos Emfietzis2, Argiro Niti3, Vlasi?s Achlatis2, Lucienne A. Vonk4,5, Ioannis Terzidis1, Kokkona Kouzi-Koliakou3J Exp Orthop. 2025;12:e70378 2.Single-stage autologous chondrocyte coimplantation on a hyaluronan scaffold for the treatment of knee cartilage lesions: a case series of 16 patients with clinical outcomes up to 5 years Emmanouil T. Papakostasa, Efthymios Papasoulisb, Willem Cornelis de Jongc , Aristotelis S. Sideridisb, Argiris Karavelisb, Konstantinos Epameinontidisd , Ioannis P. Terzidis Journal of Cartilage & Joint Preservation 3The Effects of Exercise with Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) in the Post Operative Rehabilitation of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction. Patients: A Case Series Christina Karampampa1,2*, Efthymios Papasoulis1, Dimitrios Hatzimanouil2, Georgios Koutras3, Trifon Totlis1, Ioannis J Orthop Res Ther 8: 1314.(2023)

Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases

Arthroscopy 30%
Knee Surgery 30%
Sports Medicine 20%
trauma 10%
Biologics 10%
Area(s) of Specialty: Ankle Arthroscopy Biologics Elbow/Wrist Arthroscopy Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy Hip Arthroplasty Pediatrics Shoulder Arthroscopy
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities: The fellows will be part of all of our practice (clinical, surgical, research, orthobiologics, etc)
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: ACLR vs ACLR and lateral tenodesis in pivoting athletes: comparative study of 2 techniques. Adiposed Derived MSCs intraairticular injection for knee OA: a case series study. Cartilage Repair: AMIC vs Minced technique : A Comparative Study TKA vs UNI: comparative study Role of the fellow: Participation in procedures, Data collection, co-authorship
Related Conference/Lecture Schedule: All faculty meeting every 3rd week per month (case presentation, special issues). Annual TheMIS meeting every May. Participation of the annual congresses of national societies. Participation on major events, focus meetings and courses on arthroscopic sports injuries
Athletic Team Coverage: PAOK and AEP Panorama Men and Women Handball team.

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: TheMIS Center could guide the fellows in paper publishing and to communicate with other Medical centers of education in order to expand their practice.
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs): Providing food in the hospital. House rental approximately 400-500 Euros per month