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EDITOR’S MESSAGE

Blink of an eye, and the first half of 2014 is behind us. We are now only a year away from the 10th Biennial
ISAKOS Congress in Lyon. Summer in France–what a treat!

The food, the Alps, the wine. What a great destination for a (family) vacation.Are we all thinking of it that

way? This is one of few interesting questions we had asked some of the world’s most famous surgeons. The
answers, as it seems, were not so straightforward.

Furthermore, being an international organization, which represents so many different countries, ethnicities,

experiences and cultures, we also wanted to discuss the gender ratio in our field, and understand how this
issue is being perceived by our global leaders.

This Newsletter features an increased Current Concept section, including topics related to Hip Arthroscopy,
ACL Tears, Bennets Lesions, Femoroacetabular Impingement, PRP, and topics related to Total Knee

Arthroplasty.

We are also back to touch on the basic terms of our field, to educate ourselves on the ‘bread and butter’ that
we usually tend to overlook, like how we determined the viability of the cartilage we are treating on a daily

basis.

We will learn from, and give special recognition to one of the most innovative surgeons of our time,
Dr. Laurent Lafosse, of France. His students and fellows share with us their feelings and the experience

gained under his guiding hands. Out-of-the-box thinking at its best.

Finally, Dr. Slullitel reminds us in his “Worst Case Scenario” that we are not just orthopaedic surgeons – we are
doctors. Therefore, we need to review our patient’s global care, to not miss things which can negatively effect
the long term management, and add extra stress to a field which, to begin with, is far from being stress free.

Wishing you well for this second half of 2014! Enjoy.

Omer Mei-Dan, MD, USA
ISAKOS Newsletter Editor

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