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2015 ISAKOS CONGRESS

ISAKOS looks forward to welcoming the

international arthroscopy, orthopaedic and

sports medicine community to Lyon, France

for the 10th Biennial ISAKOS Congress!

The 10th Biennial ISAKOS Congress will be held on June 7 – 11, 2015 at the Lyon Convention
Centre at the Cit́ Internationale.

More than 300 faculty have been invited to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ISAKOS at our

hallmark educational event. The ISAKOS Congress program is unique in the diversity of subjects
that are covered. Instructional Course Lectures, Symposia, Lectures and Debates will focus on
topics such as injuries in the athlete, osteotomy, operative complications, cartilage repair, use of

grafts, and osteoarthritis.

The ISAKOS Congress offers a unique opportunity to learn from, and interact with a diverse
international faculty. Drawing the best and the brightest faculty, ISAKOS is pleased to offer

our attendees the chance to interact with international experts in didactic sessions. Congress
participants are encouraged to ask questions, and our faculty look forward to meeting you!

The ISAKOS Congress Scientific Program is available online for your viewing, and is current to the

moment with all program changes.

For those interested in a more specific educational experience, the ISAKOS Congress will include
three pre-courses focusing on “Advances in the Management of Knee Pathology,” “International

Update on Surgical Controversies of the Shoulder” and “ISAKOS & FIFA: Treatment of Soccer
Players”. The Pre-Courses will be held on Saturday, June 6th, and the Knee and Shoulder courses

will include surgical demonstrations in addition to didactic sessions.

Sports medicine specialists should consider attending the ISAKOS Congress Sports Rehabilitation
Concurrent Course. Intended for physical therapists, athletic trainers, coaches and physicians,

the Sports Rehabilitation Course will focus on management or prevention of injuries to the athlete.
Faculty will include both physiotherapists and orthopaedic surgeons for a diversity of perspective.
Past topics of presentation have included Biomechanics of Exercise, Effects of Graft Type and

Technique on Post-Operative Rehabilitation, Functional Training and Return to Activity, New
Treatments for Muscle Injuries, Treatment Options for Tendinopathy, Electrical Stimulation for

Rehabilitation of Muscle Injuries, and Anatomy of Major Joints.

ISAKOS is pleased to announce that Abstract Submission for the 2015 ISAKOS Congress is open!
Abstracts are currently being accepted on all topics related to the practice of arthroscopy, knee

surgery and orthopaedic sports medicine. Presenting authors are invited to visit the ISAKOS website
(www.isakos.com/2015Congress) to complete the online abstract submission process. Abstracts

will only be accepted through the online submission process – please do not email abstracts directly
to the office. Please note – submission of an Abstract is required to apply for some of the ISAKOS

Awards. For more information on ISAKOS Awards, please refer to pages 6 – 7. Abstracts must be
submitted by midnight on September 1, 2014.

You are a vital part of the ISAKOS Congress! We encourage you to experience the unparalleled
education, and be part of the international community that is the ISAKOS Congress–we look

forward to seeing you in Lyon!

Anastasios Georgoulis Julian Feller
ISAKOS Congress Program Chair 2015 ISAKOS Congress Program Deputy Chair 2015

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