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APPROVED COURSE REPORTS
Second Patras Live-Surgery Fellowship Course
The second live-surgery Fellowship organized by the Sports Medicine Department of Patras University Hospital under the patronage of ISAKOS was held on September 11-13, 2019. The 3 fellows hailed from different countries (Greece, UK, and Iraq) and had different levels of expertise. On the first day, the fellows were introduced to the other members of the Department and participated in the morning conference. We started our training in the theater with 2 sessions demonstrating mainly shoulder and knee cases. The fellows observed 2 ACL repairs performed with hamstring autograft and 4 shoulder procedures (including rotator cuff repair, impingement release, and reverse shoulder arthroplasty). Every case was presented thoroughly, with a review radiological imaging findings, symptoms, and clinical and arthroscopic examination findings. The fellows also had the opportunity to actively participate in the procedures and assist the surgeons.
In the evening, we enjoyed a nice dinner by the sea, during which we had time to get to know each other better, discuss the morning cases, and enjoy some wine or beer.
On the second day, we had only 1 session, which included an ACL reconstruction with quadriceps graft and Lemaire augmentation, a massive rotator cuff repair, and a release of shoulder impingement; during the latter procedure, one of the fellows successfully performed the acromioplasty. Again, the cases were presented thoroughly and discussed with the fellows.
After the operations, we had light lunch and a short academic session in the conference room, during which 3 lectures were presented by the instructors: (1) complications of ACL surgery (A. Kouzelis), (2) dynamic MPFL reconstruction with semitendinosus rerouting (A. Panagopoulos), and (3) techniques of rotator cuff repair (Z. Kokkalis).
On the last day, we again had 2 sessions, during which the fellows had the opportunity to observe and participate in 4 ACL cases, a massive rotator cuff repair, a dynamic MPFL reconstruction, and an open Latarjet procedure.
Overall, during the 3-day course, the participants had the opportunity to actively participate in 16 cases and to discuss several surgical options and techniques with the instructors. They seemed very enthusiastic at the end, and all stated that we had fulfilled their expectations.
We thank ISAKOS again for approving the course, and we hopefully look forward to the next course in 2020.
Andreas Panagopoulos, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor in Orthopaedics
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