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FELLOWS EXPERIENCE
CANCUN CONGRESS
MY IMPRESSION OF THE 2019 ISAKOS
CONGRESS IN CANCUN
Zhixue Lim, MBCHb Changi General Hospital SINGAPORE
As a Junior Resident from Singapore, it was my privilege to be given an opportunity to attend ISAKOS Cancun 2019. Before the meeting, I was honored to learn that my e-poster on “Return to Sport after ACL Reconstruction” had been accepted for presentation. This opportunity gave me the chance to share what we have learned from our ACL patients after surgery in Singapore and also allowed me to lean what others have proposed on this keenly debated topic.
At ISAKOS 2019, the symposia and instructional course lectures, all of which were conducted by international subject matter experts, provided new perspectives on sports injuries and procedures. The knowledge was presented in a succinct manner, and participants were encouraged to pose questions and share opinions. The surgical demonstrations at the exhibit booths allowed key opinion leaders to demonstrate surgical techniques and technical tips and gave participants the chance to handle new surgical devices. Attending ISAKOS 2019 provided me with extraordinary opportunities to learn and to foster new relationships in the field of sports surgery.
Thanks to the meticulous planning of ISAKOS conference organizers, the entire experience was a success–from the pre-conference communication regarding abstract submission and acceptance, to the hotel accommodations and transfers, to the smooth execution of the actual meeting. This attention to detail made it easy for participants to focus on learning about key issues related to orthopaedic sports surgery during the outstanding and informative sessions.
As a junior surgeon, I had limited prior experience at international meetings, and ISAKOS Cancun 2019 helped me to understand how to approach sports surgery in the era of evidence-based medicine. For example, while the indications for ACL reconstruction are generally agreed upon, there remains significant variability worldwide in terms of surgical technique, rehabilitation timeframes, and the timing of return to sports. This variability stimulates spirited debate and heralds exciting times as surgeons from around the world try to improve the care of patients with sports injuries. With this in mind, I am very much looking forward to the next ISAKOS meeting in Cape Town 2021.
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