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2013 ISAKOS Congress Wrap Up

International Update on Surgical
ISAKOS Sports

Controversies of the Shoulder and Elbow
Rehabilitation

Chairs: Guillermo Arce and Felix Savoie, III,
ISAKOS Upper Extremity Committee
Concurrent Course:
The ISAKOS Upper Extremity Committee was pleased to

offer a half day surgical skills based pre-course on Surgical Global Perspectives for the Physical
Controversies of the Shoulder and Elbow. This pre-course

was designed to allow participants to evaluate the optimal Therapist and Athletic Trainer
use of diverse techniques for a variety of upper extremity
Chairs: Trevor Birmingham, BSc PT, PhD, CANADA;
surgical procedures, and formulate surgical protocols for upper Moises Cohen, MD, PhD BRAZIL;
extremity procedures that integrate strategies to avoid potential
James Irrgang, PT, PhD, ATC, FAPTA USA;
complications. The chairs would like to thank our Surgical Lynn Snyder-Mackler, PT, ScD, FAPTA USA
Demonstration faculty – Guillermo Arce, MD ARGENTINA,

Gregory Bain, MB BS, FRACS, PhD AUSTRALIA, Klaus Bak, MD On behalf of the course chairs, ISAKOS would like to thank
DENMARK, Luigi Pederzini, MD ITALY, Felix Savoie, III, MD USA, all who participated in the ISAKOS Sports Rehabilitation
Hiroyuki Sugaya, MD JAPAN, and W. Jaap Willems, MD, PhD
Concurrent Course: Global Perspectives for the Physical
NETHERLANDS. This diverse and international faculty presented Therapist and Athletic Trainer. This unique course brought
their unique perspectives on surgical techniques, as well as
together orthopaedic surgeons, physiotherapists and athletic
pearls and pitfalls. Featured procedures included Instability with trainers to discuss international concerns related to sports
Arthroscopic Reconstruction, SLAP Repair, Biceps Tenodesis, rehabilitation.

Open Distal Biceps Repair, Arthroscopic Radial Head Excision, The international faculty focused on issues related to current
Arthroscopic Subscapularis Repair, Double Row Rotator Cuff
developments in the management of knee, shoulder and
Repair, and Arthroscopic AC Reconstruction.
elbow, hip, foot and ankle and muscle injuries in athletes.

These surgical demonstrations are currently under Course participants felt that following the course they are
development as ISAKOS Global Link online courses – we better able to evaluate and manage sideline or onsite issues in

encourage you to log into ISAKOS Global Link in the coming sports medicine, and address controversial issues concerning
months to take these courses if you were unable to participate return to play in athletic events. The diverse faculty also
in the Upper Extremity pre-course.
presented different modalities and treatment strategies utilized
around the world when dealing with similar injuries.
ISAKOS & FIFA–Key Issues and
This course was sponsored by an educational grant from
Challenges in Safety and Health in Soccer

Chairs: Bert Mandelbaum and Moises Cohen

ISAKOS was pleased to partner with the F́d́ration
Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to present a

course specifically dedicated the treatment and management
of soccer players. As the most popular sport in the world,

there is a unique need for specific information on the
treatment of soccer athletes. This course provided a great
opportunity for athletes, team physicians, athletic trainers

and coaches to learn more about the treatment of soccer
players from a diverse faculty. ISAKOS thanks FIFA Medical

Director Jiri Dvorak for his participation in the course –
Dr. Dvorak’s lecture on “Football for Health: Exercise is

Medicine, Prevention of Injuries and Disease” was a highlight
of the course. Our diverse faculty allowed this course to focus

on the entire player, including issues related to concussion,
patient population specific injuries (women and children),

and shoulder lesions; as well as more common soccer
related injuries related to the knee and ankle. Panel based
case discussions were also a highlight of the pre-course, as

physicians presented cases from their own practices. Thank
you to all who participated!

This course was sponsored by an educational grant from

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