Fellowship Program Information
Affiliation (Center Type): Tampere University Hospital, Orthopaedics and Traumatology (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: Daily Sessions, Weekly Sessions, & Monthly Sessions
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: Yes
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 3
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Petri Sillanpää, MD, PhD, Knee, Arthroscopy
Recent activity of Teaching Center: Many international visitors such as past ISAKOS Patellofemoral Traveling Fellows. Various ongoing research activities around the knee joint.
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: Help in searching housing for a stay.
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs): Housing expenses are not covered, estimate cost 700-1000e/week.
Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases
Arthroscopy 40%
Knee Surgery 50%
Sports Medicine 10%
Area(s) of Specialty: Ankle Arthroscopy Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy Hip Arthroplasty Hip Arthroscopy Pediatrics Shoulder Arthroscopy
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities: Mainly clinical and surgical. Research activities may be offered.
Types of Educational Opportunities: Scrub in for surgery, Assist in clinics under supervision, Receive hands-on training, Assist with research, 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: Several ongoing research projects in patellofemoral diseases and patellofemoral surgery, knee dislocations and osteotomies around the knee.
The fellow will be introduced to the projects and if willing, may be offered to participate a study.
Related Conference/Lecture Schedule: Radiographic meetings, Academic orthopaedic meetings, Knee meetings monthly, knee and orthopaedic sports medicine cadaver courses occasionally in nearby Surgical Education Centre facilities.
Athletic Team Coverage: Local and national ice-hockey team. Football team. Floorball and Basketball - all major athletic teams in Tampere region.